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The margin of victory was at the time the biggest in Grand Final history, beating the record which had been set by [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] in the [[1980 VFL Grand Final]], and stood until it was broken by Hawthorn in the [[1988 VFL Grand Final]]. |
The margin of victory was at the time the biggest in Grand Final history, beating the record which had been set by [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] in the [[1980 VFL Grand Final]], and stood until it was broken by Hawthorn in the [[1988 VFL Grand Final]]. |
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This match was the first in what was to be an all-time record run of seven consecutive Grand Final appearances by the Hawks. |
This match was the first in what was to be an all-time record run of seven consecutive Grand Final appearances by the Hawks. It was also the first of three consecutive Grand Finals to be contested between these teams. In the [[1984 VFL Grand Final]] and [[1985 Grand Final]] the fortunes were reversed, with Essendon running out convincing winners on both occasions. |
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==Teams== |
==Teams== |
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Revision as of 07:59, 24 October 2009
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The 1983 VFL Grand Final was an
Background
It was Essendon's first Grand Final appearance since losing the
At the conclusion of the
In the finals series leading up to the Grand Final, the Bombers defeated Carlton by 33 points in the Elimination Final before defeating Fitzroy in the First Semi-Final, again by 33 points, to advance to the Grand Final. The Hawks defeated Fitzroy in the Qualifying Final by just 4 points and then defeated North Melbourne by 40 points to progress to the Grand Final.
Match summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
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| Hawthorn | 5.6 | 12.10 | 16.18 | 20.20 (140) |
| Essendon | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 8.9 (57) |
The Hawks asserted their strength early, leading by 2.6 at quarter time, and then completely dominated the rest of the game, scoring seven goals to one in the second quarter and holding the Bombers scoreless in the third quarter, whilst adding four goals of their own. Captain
The margin of victory was at the time the biggest in Grand Final history, beating the record which had been set by
This match was the first in what was to be an all-time record run of seven consecutive Grand Final appearances by the Hawks. It was also the first of three consecutive Grand Finals to be contested between these teams. In the
Teams
| B: | Gary Ayres | Chris Mew | David O'Halloran |
| HB: | Russell Greene | Michael McCarthy
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John Kennedy
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| C: | Peter Schwab | Terry Wallace | Rodney Eade |
| HF: | Gary Buckenara | Dermott Brereton | Peter Knights |
| F: | Leigh Matthews (c) | Michael Byrne
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Richard Loveridge |
| Foll: | Ian Paton | Michael Tuck | Colin Robertson
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| Int: | Robert DiPierdomenico | Ken Judge | |
| Coach: | Allan Jeans | ||
| B: | Shane Heard | Paul Weston | Stephen Carey |
| HB: | Garry Foulds | Kevin Walsh | Peter Bradbury |
| C: | Glenn Hawker | Merv Neagle | Bryan Wood |
| HF: | Rene Kink | Roger Merrett | Alan Ezard |
| F: | Darren Williams
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Terry Daniher (c) | Paul Van Der Haar
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| Foll: | Simon Madden | Tim Watson | Tony Buhagiar |
| Int: | Stephen Copping | Cameron Clayton | |
| Coach: | Kevin Sheedy | ||
Goalkickers
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Hawthorn
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Essendon
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References
- 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 0-670-86814-0