1983 VFLR Season: Essendon Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Reserves for the 1983 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Collingwood Reserves in the qualifying final, defeating the North Melbourne Reserves in the first semi final and defeating the Fitzroy Reserves in the preliminary final, the Essendon Reserves defeated the Collingwood Reserves in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1983 VFLR Season
Team:
Essendon Reserves
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 119.0)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris, Kevin | #47 | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris, Kevin | 26 | 17 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/1983 | Round 1 | Sydney (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 63 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 04/04/1983 | Round 2 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 113 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 09/04/1983 | Round 3 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FITR by 26 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 16/04/1983 | Round 4 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | LOSS | COLR by 41 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 23/04/1983 | Round 5 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 23 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 30/04/1983 | Round 6 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 3 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 07/05/1983 | Round 7 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 22 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 14/05/1983 | Round 8 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 27 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 21/05/1983 | Round 9 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 5 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 28/05/1983 | Round 10 | Geelong (R) | HOME | LOSS | GEER by 55 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 04/06/1983 | Round 11 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 20 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 11/06/1983 | Round 12 | Sydney (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 24 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 18/06/1983 | Round 13 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | LOSS | STKR by 18 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 25/06/1983 | Round 14 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 103 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 02/07/1983 | Round 15 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 29 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 09/07/1983 | Round 16 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | NMLR by 46 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 23/07/1983 | Round 17 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 52 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 30/07/1983 | Round 18 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 42 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 06/08/1983 | Round 19 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 70 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 13/08/1983 | Round 20 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 123 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 20/08/1983 | Round 21 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | LOSS | GEER by 19 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 27/08/1983 | Round 22 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 35 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 03/09/1983 | Qualifying Final | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | LOSS | COLR by 51 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 10/09/1983 | Semi Final | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 44 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 17/09/1983 | Preliminary Final | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 67 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 24/09/1983 | Grand Final | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 29 | Kevin Morris | Kevin Morris |