1983 AFC Night Series
The 1983 Australian Football Championships Night Series was the 5th edition of the AFC Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WAFL and State Representative Teams.[1]
AFC Sterling Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 8 March - 26 July 1983 |
Teams | 17 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Carlton (1st title) |
Runners-up | Richmond |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Attendance | 112,719 (7,045 per match) |
A total of 17 teams from across Australia played 16 matches over five months, with matches held during the pre-season and midweek throughout the premiership season.
Qualified Teams
Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners)1 |
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Enter in Round 1 | ||||
Carlton | Blues | VFL | Winners of the 1982 Victorian Football League | 12th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Richmond | Tigers | VFL | Runners-Up in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 9th (Previous: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Hawthorn | Hawks | VFL | Third Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 7th (Previous: 1971, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
North Melbourne | Kangaroos | VFL | Fourth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 7th (Previous: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Essendon | Bombers | VFL | Fifth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 7th (Previous: 1893, 1911, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Fitzroy | Lions | VFL | Sixth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 6th (Previous: 1913, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Sydney | Swans | VFL | Seventh Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 8th (Previous: 1888, 1890, 1909, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Melbourne | Demons | VFL | Eighth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 5th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Geelong | Cats | VFL | Ninth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 5th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Collingwood | Magpies | VFL | Tenth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 7th (Previous: 1896, 1910, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
St Kilda | Saints | VFL | Eleventh Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 5th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Norwood | Redlegs | SANFL | Winners of the 1982 South Australian National Football League | 11th (Previous: 1888, 1907, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Glenelg | Tigers | SANFL | Runners-Up in the 1982 South Australian National Football League | 9th (Previous: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Claremont | Tigers | WAFL | Runners-Up in the 1982 West Australian Football League | 6th (Previous: 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
West Perth | Falcons | WAFL | Third Place in the 1982 West Australian Football League2 | 8th (Previous: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981) |
Enter in Qualifying Playoff | ||||
Footscray | Bulldogs | VFL | Twelfth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League | 6th (Previous: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Tasmania | Devils | TANFL | Winners of the 1982 Escort Shield | 7th (Previous: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981) |
- 1 Includes previous appearances in the Championship of Australia and NFL Night Series.
- 2 Replaced Swan Districts who was banned for two years by the AFC for fielding a Reserves-Colts side in their 1982 Quarter-Final loss to Richmond.
Venues
Melbourne | Hobart |
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Waverley Park | KGV Oval |
Capacity: 72,000 | Capacity: 18,000 |
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Knockout stage
Qualifying Playoff
19 March 1983 | Tasmania | 38-146 | Footscray | KGV Oval, Hobart | |
4.14 (38) | 21.20 (146) | Attendance: 4,135 |
Round 1
8 March 1983 | Carlton | 66-50 | Fitzroy | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
9.12 (66) | 6.14 (50) | Attendance: 7,487 |
15 March 1983 | Sydney | 102-71 | West Perth | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
15.12 (102) | 10.11 (71) | Attendance: 2,518 |
29 March 1983 | North Melbourne | 78-62 | Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
11.12 (78) | 8.14 (62) | Attendance: 6,185 |
12 April 1983 | Geelong | 92-36 | Glenelg | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
13.14 (92) | 5.6 (36) | Attendance: 2,684 |
19 April 1983 | Hawthorn | 100-70 | Essendon | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
15.10 (100) | 11.4 (70) | Attendance: 8,861 |
26 April 1983 | Collingwood | 111-59 | Claremont | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
16.15 (111) | 7.17 (59) | Attendance: 5,699 |
3 May 1983 | Richmond | 95-81 | St Kilda | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
14.11 (95) | 12.9 (81) | Attendance: 6,703 |
10 May 1983 | Footscray | 77-93 | Norwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
11.11 (77) | 14.9 (97) | Attendance: 1,145 |
Quarter Finals
QF #1 24 May 1983 | Carlton | 83-41 | Sydney | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
12.11 (83) | 6.5 (41) | Attendance: 4,879 |
QF #2 31 May 1983 | North Melbourne | 88-81 | Geelong | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
14.4 (88) | 12.9 (81) | Attendance: 4,317 |
QF #3 7 June 1983 | Hawthorn | 65-63 | Collingwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
9.11 (65) | 8.15 (63) | Attendance: 8,326 |
QF #4 21 June 1983 | Richmond | 121-66 | Norwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
18.13 (121) | 10.6 (66) | Attendance: 4,510 |
Semi Finals
SF #1 28 June 1983 | Carlton | 84-54 | North Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
12.12 (84) | 7.12 (54) | Attendance: 4,541 |
SF #2 5 July 1983 | Richmond | 99-74 | Hawthorn | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
15.9 (99) | 11.8 (74) | Attendance: 7,622 |
Australian Football Championships Night Series Final
Final 26 July 1983 | Carlton | 100-66 | Richmond | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
2.7 (19) 8.7 (55) 12.9 (81) 14.16 (100) |
1.0 (6) 2.2 (14) 5.5 (35) 10.6 (66) |
Attendance: 32,927 Umpires: Smith, Nash | |||
Goals | |||||
Ashman 3 Bosustow, Johnston, Howell, Glascott 2 Marchesani, M.Buckley, Williams 1 |
Roach 4 Egan 2 Wiley, Landy, Foley, Lovett 1 |
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