1983 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1983 season
PresidentRon Cook
CoachAllan Jeans
Captain(s)Leigh Matthews
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season15–7 (2nd)
Finals seriesPremiers
(Defeated Essendon 140–57)
Best and FairestTerry Wallace
Leading goalkickerLeigh Matthews (79)
Highest home attendance110,332 (Grand Final vs. Essendon)
Lowest home attendance8,188 (Round 14 vs. St Kilda
Average home attendance30,850
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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.

Fixture

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Premiership season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 26 March (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 16.16 (112) 20.11 (131) Won by 19 points Junction Oval (A) 15,626 1–0
2 Monday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 9.16 (70) 5.15 (45) Won by 25 points Princes Park (H) 16,295 2–0
3 Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 6.6 (42) 26.15 (171) Won by 129 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 19,227 3–0
4 Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 12.25 (97) 17.16 (118) Lost by 21 points Princes Park (A) 16,504 3–1
5 Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 9.19 (73) 14.11 (95) Won by 22 points Victoria Park (A) 28,506 4–1
6 Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.16 (88) 15.16 (106) Lost by 18 points VFL Park (H) 33,096 4–2
7 Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 13.13 (91) 21.16 (142) Lost by 51 points Princes Park (H) 13,958 4–3
8 Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 20.17 (137) 14.11 (95) Won by 42 points Princes Park (H) 21,835 5–3
9 Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104) 14.12 (96) Lost by 8 points Princes Park (A) 30,660 5–4
10 Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.13 (109) 27.9 (171) Won by 62 points VFL Park (A) 23,989 6–4
11 Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.16 (88) 14.11 (95) Lost by 7 points Princes Park (H) 13,482 6–5
12 Saturday, 11 June (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 25.17 (167) 21.8 (134) Won by 33 points Princes Park (H) 20,708 7–5
13 Sunday, 19 June (2:10 pm) Sydney 11.12 (78) 15.20 (110) Won by 32 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 10,084 8–5
14 Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 21.17 (143) 9.20 (74) Won by 69 points Princes Park (H) 8,188 9–5
15 Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 9.6 (60) 13.11 (89) Won by 29 points VFL Park (A) 15,750 10–5
16 Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 19.23 (137) 14.16 (100) Won by 37 points Princes Park (H) 28,484 11–5
17 Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.16 (82) 22.14 (146) Won by 64 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 31,084 12–5
18 Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.18 (90) 15.7 (97) Won by 7 points Arden Street Oval (A) 17,720 13–5
19 Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 23.18 (156) 16.14 (110) Lost by 46 points Windy Hill (A) 19,237 13–6
20 Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.22 (112) 20.9 (129) Lost by 17 points Princes Park (H) 28,476 13–7
21 Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 25.22 (172) 8.9 (57) Won by 115 points VFL Park (H) 21,192 14–7
22 Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 11.11 (77) 24.13 (157) Won by 80 points Kardinia Park (A) 12,245 15–7
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Finals series

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Qualifying Final Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 19.13 (127) 19.9 (123) Won by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 58,288
Second Semi-Final Saturday, 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

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 North Melbourne 22 16 6 0 2789 2183 127.8 64
2 Hawthorn (P) 22 15 7 0 2675 2078 128.7 60
3 Fitzroy 22 15 7 0 2608 2059 126.7 60
4 Essendon 22 15 7 0 2664 2215 120.3 60
5 Carlton 22 13 9 0 2360 2244 105.2 52
6 Collingwood 22 12 10 0 2315 2247 103.0 48
7 Footscray 22 10 12 0 2102 2428 86.6 40
8 Melbourne 22 9 13 0 2220 2557 86.8 36
9 Geelong 22 8 14 0 1932 2197 87.9 32
10 Richmond 22 7 15 0 2124 2392 88.8 28
11 Sydney 22 7 15 0 2068 2670 77.5 28
12 St Kilda 22 5 17 0 2150 2737 78.6 20

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1983 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.


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