- 1983 VFL Grand Final
The 1983 VFL Grand Final took place on
September 24 ,1983 at theMelbourne Cricket Ground between VFL clubs Hawthorn and Essendon.It was Essendon's first Grand Final since 1968 and they were comprehensively beaten by 83 points. The margin of victory for Hawthorn was at the time the biggest in Grand Final history and beat the record which had been set three years earlier. It foreshadowed what was to be an all-time record run of seven consecutive Grand Final appearances for the Hawks.
Teams
Aussie rules team| title = Hawthorn
backpocket1 =Gary Ayres
fullback =Chris Mew
backpocket2 =David O'Halloran
halfbackflank1 =Russell Greene
centrehalfback = Michael McCarthy
halfbackflank2 = John Kennedy
wing1 =Peter Schwab
centre =Terry Wallace
wing2 =Rodney Eade
halfforwardflank1 =Gary Buckenara
centrehalfforward =Dermott Brereton
halfforwardflank2 =Peter Knights
forwardpocket1 =Leigh Matthews (Captain)
fullforward = Michael Byrne
forwardpocket2 =Richard Loveridge
ruck =Ian Paton
ruckrover =Michael Tuck
rover = Colin Robertson
interchange1 =Robert DiPierdomenico
interchange2 =Ken Judge
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coach =Allan Jeans Aussie rules team| title = Essendon
backpocket1 =Shane Heard
fullback = Paul Weston
backpocket2 =Stephen Carey
halfbackflank1 =Garry Foulds
centrehalfback =Kevin Walsh
halfbackflank2 =Peter Bradbury
wing1 =Glenn Hawker
centre =Merv Neagle
wing2 =Bryan Wood
halfforwardflank1 =Rene Kink
centrehalfforward =Roger Merrett
halfforwardflank2 =Alan Ezard
forwardpocket1 = Darren Williams
fullforward =Terry Daniher (Captain)
forwardpocket2 =Paul Van Der Haar
ruck =Simon Madden
ruckrover =Tim Watson
rover =Tony Buhagiar
interchange1 =Stephen Copping
interchange2 =Cameron Clayton
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coach = Kevin Sheedytatistics
Goalkickers
Attendance
* MCG crowd - 110,332
Norm Smith Medal
The
Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Hawthorn's Colin RobertsonReferences
* [http://www.hawkheadquarters.com/game.aspx?gameid=1153&view=default Hawks Headquarters page on the 1983 Grand Final]
* "The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004"
* Ross, J. (ed), "100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported", Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0ee also
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1983 VFL season
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