1983 Hawthorn Football Club season explained

Club:Hawthorn Football Club
Season:1983
President:Ron Cook
Coach:Allan Jeans
Captain:Leigh Matthews
Home Ground:Princes Park
Regularseason Comp:VFL season
Regularseason Result:15–7 (2nd)
Finals Series:Finals series
Finals Result:Premiers
(Defeated 140–57)
Club B&Amp;F:Best and Fairest
Best And Fairest:Terry Wallace
Leading Goalscorer:Leigh Matthews (79)
Highest Attendance:110,332 (Grand Final vs.)
Lowest Attendance:8,188 (Round 14 vs.
Average Attendance:30,850
Prevseason:1982
Nextseason:1984

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 140–57 in the Grand Final. This was their first premiership since 1978.

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 26 March (2:10 pm)16.16 (112)20.11 (131)Won by 19 pointsJunction Oval (A)15,6261–0
2Monday, 4 April (2:10 pm)9.16 (70)5.15 (45)Won by 25 pointsPrinces Park (H)16,2952–0
3Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm)6.6 (42)26.15 (171)Won by 129 pointsMoorabbin Oval (A)19,2273–0
4Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm)12.25 (97)17.16 (118)Lost by 21 pointsPrinces Park (A)16,5043–1
5Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm)9.19 (73)14.11 (95)Won by 22 pointsVictoria Park (A)28,5064–1
6Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm)12.16 (88)15.16 (106)Lost by 18 pointsVFL Park (H)33,0964–2
7Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm)13.13 (91)21.16 (142)Lost by 51 pointsPrinces Park (H)13,9584–3
8Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm)20.17 (137)14.11 (95)Won by 42 pointsPrinces Park (H)21,8355–3
9Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm)15.14 (104)14.12 (96)Lost by 8 pointsPrinces Park (A)30,6605–4
10Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm)16.13 (109)27.9 (171)Won by 62 pointsVFL Park (A)23,9896–4
11Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm)12.16 (88)14.11 (95)Lost by 7 pointsPrinces Park (H)13,4826–5
12Saturday, 11 June (2:10 pm)25.17 (167)21.8 (134)Won by 33 pointsPrinces Park (H)20,7087–5
13Sunday, 19 June (2:10 pm)11.12 (78)15.20 (110)Won by 32 pointsSydney Cricket Ground (A)10,0848–5
14Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm)21.17 (143)9.20 (74)Won by 69 pointsPrinces Park (H)8,1889–5
15Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm)9.6 (60)13.11 (89)Won by 29 pointsVFL Park (A)15,75010–5
16Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm)19.23 (137)14.16 (100)Won by 37 pointsPrinces Park (H)28,48411–5
17Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm)11.16 (82)22.14 (146)Won by 64 pointsMelbourne Cricket Ground (A)31,08412–5
18Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm)12.18 (90)15.7 (97)Won by 7 pointsArden Street Oval (A)17,72013–5
19Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm)23.18 (156)16.14 (110)Lost by 46 pointsWindy Hill (A)19,23713–6
20Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm)15.22 (112)20.9 (129)Lost by 17 pointsPrinces Park (H)28,47613–7
21Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm)25.22 (172)8.9 (57)Won by 115 pointsVFL Park (H)21,19214–7
22Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm)11.11 (77)24.13 (157)Won by 80 pointsKardinia 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)19.13 (127)19.9 (123)Won by 4 pointsMelbourne Cricket Ground (H)58,288
Second Semi-FinalSaturday, 10 September (2:10 pm)13.10 (88)6.12 (48)Won by 40 pointsVFL Park (H)41,063
Grand FinalSaturday, 24 September (2:50 pm)20.20 (140)8.9 (57)Won by 83 pointsMelbourne Cricket Ground (H)110,332

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFL Tables - 1983 Scores. afltables.com. 16 September 2016.