1983 Australian Football Championships Explained

1983 Australian Football Championships
Sport:Australian football
Location:Adelaide and Perth, Australia
Start Date:16 May 1983
End Date:12 July 1911
Teams:3
Commissioner:Australian National Football Council
Format:Round Robin
Final Champion:Western Australia
Previous:1980
Next:1984

The 1983 Australian Football Championships was an Australian football series between representative teams of the three major football states. Games involving Victoria were played under State of Origin rules, whilst the match between Western Australia and South Australia involved players based in their respective states at the time. The competition was won by Western Australia.[1] [2]

Results

Game 1

|- style="background:#ccf;"| Home team| Home team score| Away team| Away team score| Ground| Crowd| Date| Time| Broadcast Network|- style="background:#fff;"| South Australia| 26.16 (172)| Victoria| 17.14 (116)| Football Park| 42,521| 16 May 1983 [3] || Seven

Game 2

|- style="background:#ccf;"| Home team| Home team score| Away team| Away team score| Ground| Crowd| Date| Time| Broadcast Network|- style="background:#fff;"| Western Australia| 20.14 (134)| South Australia| 16.14 (110)| Subiaco Oval|| 4 June 1983||Seven

Game 3

|- style="background:#ccf;"| Home team| Home team score| Away team| Away team score| Ground| Crowd| Date| Time| Broadcast Network|- style="background:#fff;"| Western Australia| 16.22 (118)| Victoria| 16.19 (115)| Subiaco Oval| 44,213| 12 July 1983 || Seven

All-Australian Team

Following completion of the series, the best players over the three games were selected in the All-Australian team.

Notes and References

  1. News: Seven Victorians in All-Australian side. 14 February 2016. The Football Record. Round 16 (Week 2). VFL Media Department. 16 July 1983. 3.
  2. News: WA thrills with 3-point win. 15 February 2016. The Canberra Times. 13 July 1983. 40.
  3. News: State selectors to study Victorian defeat in S.A.. 14 February 2016. The Football Record. Round 9. VFL Media Department. 21 May 1983. 17.
  4. Web site: Fos Williams Medallist. South Australian National Football League. South Australian National Football League. 15 February 2016. 1 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001042130/http://www.sanfl.com.au/awards/fos_williams_medallist/. dead.
  5. Web site: State Games 1951-2011. wafooty.com.au. 19 February 2016.
  6. News: Four Vics. in SA squad. 3 October 1979. The Age.
  7. News: State selectors names a flexible side for Adelaide. 14 February 2016. The Football Record. Round 8. VFL Media Department. 14 May 1983. 16–17.
  8. News: Geoff Raines added to Victorian State squad. 14 February 2016. The Football Record. Round 16 (Week 1). VFL Media Department. 9 July 1983. 9.