1983 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1983 season
PresidentRon Cook
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Leigh Matthews
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 15–7 (2nd)
Finals series Premiers
(Defeated Essendon 140–57)
Best and Fairest Terry Wallace
Leading goalkicker Leigh Matthews (79)
Highest home attendance110,332 (Grand Final vs. Essendon)
Lowest home attendance8,188 (Round 14 vs. St Kilda
Average home attendance30,850

The 1983 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 59th season in the Victorian Football League and 82nd overall. Hawthorn qualified for finals for the second consecutive season. Hawthorn qualified for their seventh Grand Final and their first since 1978. Hawthorn won their fifth premiership defeating Essendon 140–57 in the Grand Final. This was their first premiership since 1978.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 26 March (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 16.16 (112)20.11 (131)Won by 19 points Junction Oval (A)15,6261–0
2Monday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 9.16 (70)5.15 (45)Won by 25 points Princes Park (H)16,2952–0
3Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 6.6 (42)26.15 (171)Won by 129 points Moorabbin Oval (A)19,2273–0
4Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 12.25 (97)17.16 (118)Lost by 21 points Princes Park (A)16,5043–1
5Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 9.19 (73)14.11 (95)Won by 22 points Victoria Park (A)28,5064–1
6Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.16 (88)15.16 (106)Lost by 18 points VFL Park (H)33,0964–2
7Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 13.13 (91)21.16 (142)Lost by 51 points Princes Park (H)13,9584–3
8Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 20.17 (137)14.11 (95)Won by 42 points Princes Park (H)21,8355–3
9Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104)14.12 (96)Lost by 8 points Princes Park (A)30,6605–4
10Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.13 (109)27.9 (171)Won by 62 points VFL Park (A)23,9896–4
11Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.16 (88)14.11 (95)Lost by 7 points Princes Park (H)13,4826–5
12Saturday, 11 June (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 25.17 (167)21.8 (134)Won by 33 points Princes Park (H)20,7087–5
13Sunday, 19 June (2:10 pm) Sydney 11.12 (78)15.20 (110)Won by 32 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)10,0848–5
14Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 21.17 (143)9.20 (74)Won by 69 points Princes Park (H)8,1889–5
15Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 9.6 (60)13.11 (89)Won by 29 points VFL Park (A)15,75010–5
16Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 19.23 (137)14.16 (100)Won by 37 points Princes Park (H)28,48411–5
17Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.16 (82)22.14 (146)Won by 64 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)31,08412–5
18Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.18 (90)15.7 (97)Won by 7 points Arden Street Oval (A)17,72013–5
19Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 23.18 (156)16.14 (110)Lost by 46 points Windy Hill (A)19,23713–6
20Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.22 (112)20.9 (129)Lost by 17 points Princes Park (H)28,47613–7
21Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 25.22 (172)8.9 (57)Won by 115 points VFL Park (H)21,19214–7
22Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 11.11 (77)24.13 (157)Won by 80 points Kardinia Park (A)12,24515–7
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying FinalSaturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 19.13 (127)19.9 (123)Won by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)58,288
Second Semi-FinalSaturday, 10 September (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 13.10 (88)6.12 (48)Won by 40 points VFL Park (H)41,063
Grand Final Saturday, 24 September (2:50 pm) Essendon 20.20 (140)8.9 (57)Won by 83 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)110,332
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 North Melbourne 22166027892183127.864
2 Hawthorn (P)22157026752078128.760
3 Fitzroy 22157026082059126.760
4 Essendon 22157026642215120.360
5 Carlton 22139023602244105.252
6 Collingwood 221210023152247103.048
7 Footscray 22101202102242886.640
8 Melbourne 2291302220255786.836
9 Geelong 2281401932219787.932
10 Richmond 2271502124239288.828
11 Sydney 2271502068267077.528
12 St Kilda 2251702150273778.620

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 106.1
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1983 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.