1983 VFLR Season

These are the results for the 1983 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured twenty-two rounds in a double round-robin format. Fitzroy Reserves were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. Essendon Reserves were the premiers, with Kevin Morris as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1983 VFLR Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Matches: 138

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Reserves Princes Park Bryan Quirk
Collingwood Reserves Victoria Park Lee Adamson
Essendon Reserves Windy Hill Kevin Morris
Fitzroy Reserves Junction Oval
Footscray Reserves Western Oval
Geelong Reserves Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Reserves Princes Park
Melbourne Reserves MCG Ray Jordon
North Melbourne Reserves Arden Street Oval Col Kinnear
Richmond Reserves MCG Mike Green
St Kilda Reserves Moorabbin Oval
Sydney Reserves Lakeside Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon Reserves
Runners-Up: Collingwood Reserves
Minor Premiers: Fitzroy Reserves

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 16 -0- 6 64 114.3% 2,640 2,310 380 360 333 312
Collingwood Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 7 60 116.2% 2,552 2,197 369 338 314 313
Essendon Reserves 3rd 14 -0- 8 56 119.0% 2,570 2,159 375 320 308 311
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 13 -0- 9 52 116.7% 2,705 2,317 397 323 332 325
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 12 -0- 10 48 112.8% 2,610 2,313 373 372 335 303
Geelong Reserves 6th 12 -0- 10 48 109.7% 2,465 2,248 362 293 322 316
Carlton Reserves 7th 11 -0- 11 44 104.9% 2,365 2,254 336 349 329 280
Richmond Reserves 8th 11 -0- 11 44 98.4% 2,568 2,610 370 348 377 348
Footscray Reserves 9th 10 -0- 12 40 93.5% 2,264 2,421 330 284 354 297
St Kilda Reserves 10th 10 -0- 12 40 88.9% 2,318 2,608 340 278 376 352
Melbourne Reserves 11th 5 -0- 17 20 68.8% 1,981 2,880 285 271 425 330
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 19 12 74.0% 2,047 2,768 294 283 406 332

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Essendon Reserves 1st Premiers
Collingwood Reserves 2nd Runners-Up
Fitzroy Reserves 3rd Defeated by Essendon Reserves (Preliminary Final)
North Melbourne Reserves 4th Defeated by Essendon Reserves (Semi Final)
Hawthorn Reserves 5th Defeated by North Melbourne Reserves (Elimination Final)
Geelong Reserves 6th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton Reserves 7th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond Reserves 8th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Reserves 9th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Reserves 10th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Reserves 11th Did not qualify for finals
Sydney Reserves 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/03/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) Princes Park 90 - 88
SAT 26/03/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Hawthorn (R) Junction Oval 142 - 143
SAT 26/03/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) VFL Park 83 - 133
SAT 26/03/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 90 - 192
SAT 26/03/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) Arden Street Oval 89 - 105
SUN 27/03/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Essendon (R) Lakeside Oval 59 - 122

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 1 -0- 0 4 213.3% 192 90
Essendon Reserves 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 206.8% 122 59
Geelong Reserves 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 160.2% 133 83
St Kilda Reserves 4th 1 -0- 0 4 118.0% 105 89
Carlton Reserves 5th 1 -0- 0 4 102.3% 90 88
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 1 -0- 0 4 100.7% 143 142
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 0 -0- 1 0 99.3% 142 143
Richmond Reserves 8th 0 -0- 1 0 97.8% 88 90
North Melbourne Reserves 9th 0 -0- 1 0 84.8% 89 105
Footscray Reserves 10th 0 -0- 1 0 62.4% 83 133
Sydney Reserves 11th 0 -0- 1 0 48.4% 59 122
Melbourne Reserves 12th 0 -0- 1 0 46.9% 90 192

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/04/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) Victoria Park 157 - 105
SAT 02/04/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) Western Oval 92 - 95
SAT 02/04/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 100 - 115
MON 04/04/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) Windy Hill 212 - 99
MON 04/04/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 76 - 106
MON 04/04/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Sydney (R) Princes Park 169 - 85

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Reserves 1st 2 -0- 0 8 211.4% 334 158
Collingwood Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 179.0% 349 195
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 137.4% 312 227
Carlton Reserves 4th 2 -0- 0 8 102.8% 185 180
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 1 -0- 1 4 107.7% 195 181
Richmond Reserves 6th 1 -0- 1 4 106.8% 203 190
Geelong Reserves 7th 1 -0- 1 4 99.2% 238 240
St Kilda Reserves 8th 1 -0- 1 4 67.8% 204 301
Fitzroy Reserves 9th 0 -0- 2 0 87.6% 218 249
Footscray Reserves 10th 0 -0- 2 0 76.8% 175 228
Melbourne Reserves 11th 0 -0- 2 0 61.9% 190 307
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 2 0 49.5% 144 291

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/04/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) VFL Park 111 - 139
SAT 09/04/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Essendon (R) Junction Oval 104 - 78
SAT 09/04/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) Western Oval 95 - 103
SAT 09/04/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) Kardinia Park 104 - 139
SAT 09/04/1983 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) Moorabbin Oval 86 - 150
SUN 10/04/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v North Melbourne (R) Lakeside Oval 114 - 134

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 3 -0- 0 12 159.5% 488 306
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 147.6% 462 313
Essendon Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 157.3% 412 262
Richmond Reserves 4th 2 -0- 1 8 116.3% 342 294
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 2 -0- 1 8 111.5% 329 295
Carlton Reserves 6th 2 -0- 1 8 92.8% 296 319
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 1 -0- 2 4 98.5% 322 327
Geelong Reserves 8th 1 -0- 2 4 90.2% 342 379
Melbourne Reserves 9th 1 -0- 2 4 72.9% 293 402
St Kilda Reserves 10th 1 -0- 2 4 64.3% 290 451
Footscray Reserves 11th 0 -0- 3 0 81.6% 270 331
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 3 0 60.7% 258 425

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Collingwood (R) Windy Hill 111 - 152
SAT 16/04/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Sydney (R) Junction Oval 139 - 92
SAT 16/04/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Western Oval 111 - 159
SAT 16/04/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 94 - 113
SAT 16/04/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 73 - 173
SAT 16/04/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) Arden Street Oval 95 - 130

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 4 -0- 0 16 153.5% 640 417
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 146.5% 621 424
Richmond Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 121.3% 472 389
Carlton Reserves 4th 3 -0- 1 12 119.6% 469 392
Essendon Reserves 5th 2 -0- 2 8 126.3% 523 414
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 2 -0- 2 8 110.0% 461 419
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 2 -0- 2 8 99.8% 424 425
St Kilda Reserves 8th 2 -0- 2 8 73.9% 403 545
Geelong Reserves 9th 1 -0- 3 4 88.6% 436 492
Melbourne Reserves 10th 1 -0- 3 4 63.7% 366 575
Footscray Reserves 11th 0 -0- 4 0 77.8% 381 490
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 4 0 62.1% 350 564

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 112 - 120
SAT 23/04/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) Victoria Park 99 - 92
SAT 23/04/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 109 - 86
SAT 23/04/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 86 - 68
SAT 23/04/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 103 - 92
SUN 24/04/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v St Kilda (R) Lakeside Oval 97 - 133

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 5 -0- 0 20 145.2% 739 509
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 136.3% 713 523
Essendon Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 126.4% 632 500
Richmond Reserves 4th 3 -0- 2 12 113.7% 540 475
Carlton Reserves 5th 3 -0- 2 12 113.5% 581 512
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 3 -0- 2 12 109.4% 581 531
St Kilda Reserves 7th 3 -0- 2 12 83.5% 536 642
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 2 -0- 3 8 95.5% 510 534
Geelong Reserves 9th 2 -0- 3 8 92.3% 539 584
Footscray Reserves 10th 1 -0- 4 4 83.7% 467 558
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 4 4 67.6% 458 678
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 5 0 64.1% 447 697

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) Princes Park 118 - 116
SAT 30/04/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 124 - 93
SAT 30/04/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) Windy Hill 128 - 125
SAT 30/04/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) VFL Park 90 - 143
SAT 30/04/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) MCG 127 - 94
SAT 30/04/1983 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) Moorabbin Oval 112 - 161

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 6 -0- 0 24 143.4% 863 602
Essendon Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 121.6% 760 625
Richmond Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 120.9% 683 565
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 4 -0- 2 16 120.6% 803 666
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 4 -0- 2 16 115.4% 742 643
Carlton Reserves 6th 4 -0- 2 16 111.3% 699 628
St Kilda Reserves 7th 3 -0- 3 12 80.7% 648 803
Geelong Reserves 8th 2 -0- 4 8 93.3% 655 702
North Melbourne Reserves 9th 2 -0- 4 8 91.6% 603 658
Melbourne Reserves 10th 2 -0- 4 8 75.8% 585 772
Footscray Reserves 11th 1 -0- 5 4 86.3% 592 686
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 6 0 65.7% 541 824

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 112 - 90
SAT 07/05/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) Junction Oval 74 - 127
SAT 07/05/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Collingwood (R) Western Oval 88 - 76
SAT 07/05/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) Princes Park 119 - 147
SAT 07/05/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 85 - 137
SUN 08/05/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Carlton (R) Lakeside Oval 98 - 58

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 6 -0- 1 24 136.1% 939 690
Essendon Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 122.0% 872 715
Richmond Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 114.2% 773 677
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 4 -0- 3 16 113.4% 922 813
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 4 -0- 3 16 106.0% 816 770
Carlton Reserves 6th 4 -0- 3 16 104.3% 757 726
St Kilda Reserves 7th 4 -0- 3 16 88.4% 785 888
Geelong Reserves 8th 3 -0- 4 12 100.8% 782 776
North Melbourne Reserves 9th 3 -0- 4 12 96.5% 750 777
Footscray Reserves 10th 2 -0- 5 8 89.2% 680 762
Melbourne Reserves 11th 2 -0- 5 8 73.7% 670 909
Sydney Reserves 12th 1 -0- 6 4 72.4% 639 882

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) VFL Park 142 - 106
SAT 14/05/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Sydney (R) Kardinia Park 157 - 88
SAT 14/05/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Essendon (R) Princes Park 121 - 94
SAT 14/05/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 118 - 182
SAT 14/05/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) Arden Street Oval 138 - 71
SAT 14/05/1983 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) Moorabbin Oval 108 - 94

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 7 -0- 1 28 135.8% 1,081 796
Essendon Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 115.6% 966 836
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 115.0% 1,043 907
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 5 -0- 3 20 112.4% 998 888
St Kilda Reserves 5th 5 -0- 3 20 90.9% 893 982
Geelong Reserves 6th 4 -0- 4 16 108.7% 939 864
Richmond Reserves 7th 4 -0- 4 16 107.3% 879 819
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 4 -0- 4 16 104.7% 888 848
Carlton Reserves 9th 4 -0- 4 16 102.0% 851 834
Footscray Reserves 10th 2 -0- 6 8 83.4% 751 900
Melbourne Reserves 11th 2 -0- 6 8 72.2% 788 1,091
Sydney Reserves 12th 1 -0- 7 4 70.0% 727 1,039

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 92 - 84
SAT 21/05/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 114 - 109
SAT 21/05/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Footscray (R) VFL Park 96 - 65
SAT 21/05/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v North Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 82 - 115
SAT 21/05/1983 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Richmond (R) Moorabbin Oval 187 - 90
SUN 22/05/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Collingwood (R) Lakeside Oval 105 - 121

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 8 -0- 1 32 133.4% 1,202 901
Fitzroy Reserves 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 114.8% 1,094 953
Essendon Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 114.3% 1,080 945
St Kilda Reserves 4th 6 -0- 3 24 100.7% 1,080 1,072
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 5 -0- 4 20 112.8% 1,127 999
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 5 -0- 4 20 107.8% 1,003 930
Carlton Reserves 7th 5 -0- 4 20 102.7% 943 918
Geelong Reserves 8th 4 -0- 5 16 104.3% 1,021 979
Richmond Reserves 9th 4 -0- 5 16 96.3% 969 1,006
Footscray Reserves 10th 2 -0- 7 8 81.9% 816 996
Melbourne Reserves 11th 2 -0- 7 8 74.4% 897 1,205
Sydney Reserves 12th 1 -0- 8 4 71.7% 832 1,160

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) Victoria Park 83 - 117
SAT 28/05/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) Windy Hill 86 - 141
SAT 28/05/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) Western Oval 103 - 94
SAT 28/05/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) VFL Park 116 - 91
SAT 28/05/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) Arden Street Oval 151 - 103
SAT 28/05/1983 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Sydney (R) MCG 169 - 139

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 8 -0- 2 32 126.2% 1,285 1,018
Fitzroy Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 116.9% 1,211 1,036
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 114.0% 1,243 1,090
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 6 -0- 4 24 111.7% 1,154 1,033
Essendon Reserves 5th 6 -0- 4 24 107.4% 1,166 1,086
St Kilda Reserves 6th 6 -0- 4 24 99.9% 1,174 1,175
Geelong Reserves 7th 5 -0- 5 20 109.1% 1,162 1,065
Richmond Reserves 8th 5 -0- 5 20 99.4% 1,138 1,145
Carlton Reserves 9th 5 -0- 5 20 97.8% 1,046 1,069
Footscray Reserves 10th 3 -0- 7 12 84.3% 919 1,090
Melbourne Reserves 11th 2 -0- 8 8 74.8% 988 1,321
Sydney Reserves 12th 1 -0- 9 4 73.1% 971 1,329

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 84 - 104
SAT 04/06/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) Junction Oval 98 - 149
SAT 04/06/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Geelong (R) Princes Park 126 - 89
SAT 04/06/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 108 - 131
SAT 04/06/1983 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Collingwood (R) Moorabbin Oval 137 - 88
SUN 05/06/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Footscray (R) Lakeside Oval 85 - 160

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 8 -0- 3 32 118.9% 1,373 1,155
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 116.1% 1,369 1,179
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 112.6% 1,285 1,141
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 7 -0- 4 28 110.5% 1,309 1,185
Essendon Reserves 5th 7 -0- 4 28 108.5% 1,270 1,170
St Kilda Reserves 6th 7 -0- 4 28 103.8% 1,311 1,263
Richmond Reserves 7th 6 -0- 5 24 103.5% 1,287 1,243
Geelong Reserves 8th 5 -0- 6 20 105.0% 1,251 1,191
Carlton Reserves 9th 5 -0- 6 20 96.3% 1,130 1,173
Footscray Reserves 10th 4 -0- 7 16 91.8% 1,079 1,175
Melbourne Reserves 11th 2 -0- 9 8 75.5% 1,096 1,452
Sydney Reserves 12th 1 -0- 10 4 70.9% 1,056 1,489

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Sydney (R) Windy Hill 113 - 89
SAT 11/06/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 114 - 155
SAT 11/06/1983 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) Moorabbin Oval 97 - 99
MON 13/06/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) VFL Park 119 - 79
MON 13/06/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) Western Oval 95 - 85
MON 13/06/1983 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 112 - 163

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 9 -0- 3 36 120.9% 1,492 1,234
Fitzroy Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 112.7% 1,464 1,299
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 111.8% 1,384 1,238
Essendon Reserves 4th 8 -0- 4 32 109.8% 1,383 1,259
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 7 -0- 5 28 111.2% 1,483 1,334
St Kilda Reserves 6th 7 -0- 5 28 103.4% 1,408 1,362
Carlton Reserves 7th 6 -0- 6 24 100.6% 1,293 1,285
Richmond Reserves 8th 6 -0- 6 24 99.5% 1,399 1,406
Geelong Reserves 9th 5 -0- 7 20 103.9% 1,336 1,286
Footscray Reserves 10th 5 -0- 7 20 93.2% 1,174 1,260
Melbourne Reserves 11th 2 -0- 10 8 74.8% 1,175 1,571
Sydney Reserves 12th 1 -0- 11 4 71.5% 1,145 1,602

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Footscray (R) Princes Park 204 - 123
SAT 18/06/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 78 - 96
SAT 18/06/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) Junction Oval 159 - 144
SAT 18/06/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) Kardinia Park 90 - 102
SAT 18/06/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 131 - 108
SUN 19/06/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Hawthorn (R) Lakeside Oval 129 - 87

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 10 -0- 3 40 120.4% 1,594 1,324
Fitzroy Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 112.5% 1,623 1,443
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 109.4% 1,528 1,397
Essendon Reserves 4th 8 -0- 5 32 107.8% 1,461 1,355
St Kilda Reserves 5th 8 -0- 5 32 104.4% 1,504 1,440
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 7 -0- 6 28 107.3% 1,570 1,463
Carlton Reserves 7th 7 -0- 6 28 106.3% 1,497 1,408
Richmond Reserves 8th 6 -0- 7 24 98.0% 1,507 1,537
Geelong Reserves 9th 5 -0- 8 20 102.7% 1,426 1,388
Footscray Reserves 10th 5 -0- 8 20 88.6% 1,297 1,464
Melbourne Reserves 11th 3 -0- 10 12 77.8% 1,306 1,679
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 11 8 75.4% 1,274 1,689

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Carlton (R) Victoria Park 103 - 81
SAT 25/06/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) Windy Hill 153 - 50
SAT 25/06/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) VFL Park 86 - 80
SAT 25/06/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) Princes Park 99 - 104
SAT 25/06/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) MCG 109 - 120
SAT 25/06/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) Arden Street Oval 164 - 59

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 11 -0- 3 44 120.8% 1,697 1,405
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 116.2% 1,692 1,456
Essendon Reserves 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 114.9% 1,614 1,405
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 9 -0- 5 36 104.8% 1,673 1,596
St Kilda Reserves 5th 9 -0- 5 36 104.5% 1,608 1,539
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 7 -0- 7 28 106.5% 1,669 1,567
Carlton Reserves 7th 7 -0- 7 28 104.4% 1,578 1,511
Geelong Reserves 8th 6 -0- 8 24 103.0% 1,512 1,468
Richmond Reserves 9th 6 -0- 8 24 97.8% 1,587 1,623
Footscray Reserves 10th 6 -0- 8 24 90.1% 1,417 1,573
Melbourne Reserves 11th 3 -0- 11 12 78.7% 1,415 1,799
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 12 8 71.9% 1,333 1,853

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) Princes Park 82 - 56
SAT 02/07/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) Victoria Park 44 - 73
SAT 02/07/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 40 - 120
SAT 02/07/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) Kardinia Park 135 - 80
SAT 02/07/1983 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 119 - 139
SUN 03/07/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Fitzroy (R) Lakeside Oval 76 - 84

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 11 -0- 4 44 117.8% 1,741 1,478
Essendon Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 116.4% 1,687 1,449
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 116.3% 1,831 1,575
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 10 -0- 5 40 105.1% 1,757 1,672
St Kilda Reserves 5th 9 -0- 6 36 100.8% 1,688 1,674
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 8 -0- 7 32 111.3% 1,789 1,607
Carlton Reserves 7th 8 -0- 7 32 105.9% 1,660 1,567
Geelong Reserves 8th 7 -0- 8 28 106.4% 1,647 1,548
Richmond Reserves 9th 6 -0- 9 24 96.8% 1,706 1,762
Footscray Reserves 10th 6 -0- 9 24 86.1% 1,457 1,693
Melbourne Reserves 11th 3 -0- 12 12 78.2% 1,471 1,881
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 13 8 72.7% 1,409 1,937

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Carlton (R) VFL Park 102 - 64
SAT 09/07/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) Western Oval 129 - 125
SAT 09/07/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) Arden Street Oval 161 - 115
SAT 16/07/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Collingwood (R) Princes Park 134 - 114
SAT 16/07/1983 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 88 - 158
SAT 16/07/1983 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Sydney (R) Moorabbin Oval 146 - 111

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 11 -0- 5 44 117.9% 1,992 1,690
Collingwood Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 115.1% 1,855 1,612
Fitzroy Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 107.1% 1,859 1,736
Essendon Reserves 4th 10 -0- 6 40 111.9% 1,802 1,610
St Kilda Reserves 5th 10 -0- 6 40 102.7% 1,834 1,785
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 9 -0- 7 36 111.7% 1,923 1,721
Geelong Reserves 7th 8 -0- 8 32 110.3% 1,805 1,636
Carlton Reserves 8th 8 -0- 8 32 103.3% 1,724 1,669
Footscray Reserves 9th 7 -0- 9 28 87.2% 1,586 1,818
Richmond Reserves 10th 6 -0- 10 24 96.8% 1,831 1,891
Melbourne Reserves 11th 3 -0- 13 12 76.5% 1,559 2,039
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 14 8 73.0% 1,520 2,083

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 133 - 110
SAT 23/07/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) Junction Oval 172 - 75
SAT 23/07/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Essendon (R) Western Oval 100 - 152
SAT 23/07/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) Kardinia Park 113 - 106
SAT 23/07/1983 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 113 - 112
SUN 24/07/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Melbourne (R) Lakeside Oval 117 - 130

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 12 -0- 5 48 115.4% 1,988 1,722
Fitzroy Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 112.1% 2,031 1,811
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 115.3% 2,102 1,823
Essendon Reserves 4th 11 -0- 6 44 114.3% 1,954 1,710
St Kilda Reserves 5th 10 -0- 7 40 97.5% 1,909 1,957
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 9 -0- 8 36 111.0% 2,035 1,834
Geelong Reserves 7th 9 -0- 8 36 110.1% 1,918 1,742
Carlton Reserves 8th 8 -0- 9 32 102.7% 1,830 1,782
Richmond Reserves 9th 7 -0- 10 28 97.1% 1,944 2,003
Footscray Reserves 10th 7 -0- 10 28 85.6% 1,686 1,970
Melbourne Reserves 11th 4 -0- 13 16 78.3% 1,689 2,156
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 15 8 74.0% 1,637 2,213

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Sydney (R) Princes Park 104 - 72
SAT 30/07/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) Victoria Park 101 - 81
SAT 30/07/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) Windy Hill 69 - 111
SAT 30/07/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) VFL Park 74 - 151
SAT 30/07/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) Arden Street Oval 110 - 102
SAT 30/07/1983 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Melbourne (R) Moorabbin Oval 43 - 82

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 13 -0- 5 52 115.9% 2,089 1,803
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 6 48 114.9% 2,212 1,925
Fitzroy Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 107.3% 2,105 1,962
Essendon Reserves 4th 11 -0- 7 44 111.1% 2,023 1,821
Geelong Reserves 5th 10 -0- 8 40 113.9% 2,069 1,816
St Kilda Reserves 6th 10 -0- 8 40 95.7% 1,952 2,039
Hawthorn Reserves 7th 9 -0- 9 36 109.9% 2,137 1,944
Carlton Reserves 8th 9 -0- 9 36 104.3% 1,934 1,854
Richmond Reserves 9th 8 -0- 10 32 99.2% 2,055 2,072
Footscray Reserves 10th 7 -0- 11 28 85.3% 1,767 2,071
Melbourne Reserves 11th 5 -0- 13 20 80.5% 1,771 2,199
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 16 8 73.8% 1,709 2,317

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v St Kilda (R) Princes Park 96 - 75
SAT 06/08/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 126 - 129
SAT 06/08/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) Windy Hill 141 - 71
SAT 06/08/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) Junction Oval 131 - 65
SAT 06/08/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 107 - 102
SAT 06/08/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Geelong (R) 108 - 96

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 13 -0- 6 52 114.6% 2,215 1,932
Fitzroy Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 6 52 110.3% 2,236 2,027
Essendon Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 114.4% 2,164 1,892
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 12 -0- 7 48 113.9% 2,314 2,032
Geelong Reserves 5th 10 -0- 9 40 112.5% 2,165 1,924
Carlton Reserves 6th 10 -0- 9 40 105.2% 2,030 1,929
St Kilda Reserves 7th 10 -0- 9 40 94.9% 2,027 2,135
Hawthorn Reserves 8th 9 -0- 10 36 105.9% 2,208 2,085
Richmond Reserves 9th 9 -0- 10 36 99.4% 2,184 2,198
Footscray Reserves 10th 8 -0- 11 32 86.2% 1,874 2,173
Melbourne Reserves 11th 5 -0- 14 20 78.8% 1,836 2,330
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 16 12 75.3% 1,817 2,413

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 106 - 118
SAT 13/08/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Sydney (R) Victoria Park 128 - 89
SAT 13/08/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) MCG 178 - 55
SAT 13/08/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) Western Oval 107 - 125
SAT 13/08/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) Arden Street Oval 71 - 92
SAT 13/08/1983 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 183 - 131

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Reserves 1st 14 -0- 6 56 115.9% 2,343 2,021
Fitzroy Reserves 2nd 14 -0- 6 56 110.6% 2,361 2,134
Essendon Reserves 3rd 13 -0- 7 52 120.3% 2,342 1,947
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 12 -0- 8 48 112.3% 2,385 2,124
Geelong Reserves 5th 11 -0- 9 44 113.1% 2,257 1,995
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 10 -0- 10 40 106.2% 2,326 2,191
Carlton Reserves 7th 10 -0- 10 40 104.3% 2,136 2,047
Richmond Reserves 8th 10 -0- 10 40 101.6% 2,367 2,329
St Kilda Reserves 9th 10 -0- 10 40 93.1% 2,158 2,318
Footscray Reserves 10th 8 -0- 12 32 86.2% 1,981 2,298
Melbourne Reserves 11th 5 -0- 15 20 75.4% 1,891 2,508
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 17 12 75.0% 1,906 2,541

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v North Melbourne (R) Princes Park 166 - 109
SAT 20/08/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Collingwood (R) Junction Oval 96 - 88
SAT 20/08/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) Moorabbin Oval 169 - 80
SAT 20/08/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) Kardinia Park 149 - 130
SAT 20/08/1983 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) VFL Park 161 - 63
SAT 20/08/1983 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Richmond (R) Lakeside Oval 98 - 113

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 15 -0- 6 60 110.6% 2,457 2,222
Collingwood Reserves 2nd 14 -0- 7 56 114.8% 2,431 2,117
Essendon Reserves 3rd 13 -0- 8 52 117.9% 2,472 2,096
Geelong Reserves 4th 12 -0- 9 48 113.2% 2,406 2,125
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 12 -0- 9 48 108.9% 2,494 2,290
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 11 -0- 10 44 110.3% 2,487 2,254
Carlton Reserves 7th 11 -0- 10 44 106.8% 2,302 2,156
Richmond Reserves 8th 11 -0- 10 44 102.2% 2,480 2,427
St Kilda Reserves 9th 10 -0- 11 40 90.0% 2,238 2,487
Footscray Reserves 10th 9 -0- 12 36 90.4% 2,150 2,378
Melbourne Reserves 11th 5 -0- 16 20 73.2% 1,954 2,669
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 18 12 75.5% 2,004 2,654

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1983 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 63 - 98
SAT 27/08/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) Victoria Park 121 - 80
SAT 27/08/1983 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Sydney (R) Western Oval 114 - 43
SAT 27/08/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) Arden Street Oval 211 - 27
SAT 27/08/1983 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 88 - 183
SUN 28/08/1983 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Lakeside Oval 59 - 123

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 16 -0- 6 64 114.3% 2,640 2,310
Collingwood Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 7 60 116.2% 2,552 2,197
Essendon Reserves 3rd 14 -0- 8 56 119.0% 2,570 2,159
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 13 -0- 9 52 116.7% 2,705 2,317
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 12 -0- 10 48 112.8% 2,610 2,313
Geelong Reserves 6th 12 -0- 10 48 109.7% 2,465 2,248
Carlton Reserves 7th 11 -0- 11 44 104.9% 2,365 2,254
Richmond Reserves 8th 11 -0- 11 44 98.4% 2,568 2,610
Footscray Reserves 9th 10 -0- 12 40 93.5% 2,264 2,421
St Kilda Reserves 10th 10 -0- 12 40 88.9% 2,318 2,608
Melbourne Reserves 11th 5 -0- 17 20 68.8% 1,981 2,880
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 19 12 74.0% 2,047 2,768

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 04/09/1983 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) Lakeside Oval 137 - 97

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 121 - 70

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1983 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 111 - 67
SUN 11/09/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Collingwood (R) Lakeside Oval 50 - 102

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1983 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 98 - 165

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1983 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 99 - 128