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Encyclopedia > 1983 VFL season

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Night Series Competition

Carlton 14.16 (100) defeated Richmond 10.6 (66) The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...


Ladder

All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 132. An additional 6 games were played during the finals series.

Team Won Lost Draw % Points
1 North Melbourne 16 6 0 128 64
2 Hawthorn 15 7 0 129 60
3 Fitzroy 15 7 0 127 60
4 Essendon 15 7 0 120 60
5 Carlton 13 9 0 105 52
6 Collingwood 12 10 0 103 48
7 Footscray 10 12 0 87 40
8 Melbourne 9 13 0 87 36
9 Geelong 8 14 0 88 32
10 Richmond 7 15 0 89 28
11 Sydney 7 15 0 78 28
12 St Kilda 5 17 0 79 20

Kangaroos Football Club Logo The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos Football Club, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Finals

Elimination Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon Bombers 17.12 (114) Carlton Blues 12.9 (81) Waverley Park 65,881 Saturday, 3 September

Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an often controversial football stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Qualifying Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Hawthorn Hawks 19.13 (127) Fitzroy Lions 19.9 (123) MCG 58,288 Saturday, 3 September

The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... MCG redirects here. ...

Semi Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne Kangaroos 6.12 (48) Hawthorn Hawks 13.10 (88) Waverley Park 41,063 Saturday, 10 September
Fitzroy Lions 12.14 (86) Essendon Bombers 16.13 (109) MCG 81,090 Saturday, 10 September

The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos Football Club plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an often controversial football stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... MCG redirects here. ...

Preliminary Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne Kangaroos 12.6 (78) Essendon Bombers 25.14 (164) Waverley Park 63,785 Saturday, 17 September

The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos Football Club plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an often controversial football stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Grand Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Hawthorn Hawks 20.20 (140) Essendon Bombers 8.9 (57) MCG 110,332 Saturday, 24 September

The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... MCG redirects here. ...

Awards

The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Ross Glendinning of North Melbourne. The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal awarded to the fairest and best player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie. ... Ross Glendinning (born 17 September 1956) was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. ... The North Melbourne Football Club, known as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ...


The Coleman Medal was awarded to Bernie Quinlan of Fitzroy. The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year. ... Bernie Quinlan (born 21 July, 1951), is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who enjoyed a lengthy career with Footscray and Fitzroy in the VFL. He played 366 league games in total. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ...


The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Terry Daniher of Essendon. The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. ... Nicknamed T.D he was the first of four brothers to play for Essendon. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...


The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Colin Robertson of Hawthorn. The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in AFL grand final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match. ... Colin Robertson (July 27, 1783 – February 4, 1842) was a n early Canadian fur trader and political figure. ... The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...


The Wooden Spoon was awarded to St Kilda. A wooden spoon is a long-handled spoon, usually used in food preparation, that is made of wood. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...


Attendance

A total of 3,631,042 people attended VFL matches during the 1983 season, an average of about 26,312 per game (including finals matches). A combined total of 420,439 attended finals matches in 1983, an average of 70,073 per finals match. The largest attendance for a home and away game was Richmond versus Collingwood at the MCG, the attendance figure was 81,966. This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... MCG redirects here. ...

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