1983 Australian Football Championships
Tournament information
SportAustralian football
LocationAdelaide and Perth, Australia
Dates16 May 1983–12 July 1911
FormatRound Robin
Teams3
Final champion
Western Australia
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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

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Time Broadcast Network South Australia 26.16 (172) Victoria 17.14 (116) Football Park 42,521 16 May 1983 [3] Seven

Game 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Time Broadcast Network Western Australia 20.14 (134) South Australia 16.14 (110) Subiaco Oval 4 June 1983 Seven

Game 3

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Time Broadcast Network Western Australia 16.22 (118) Victoria 16.19 (115) Subiaco Oval 44,213 12 July 1983 [1] Seven

Standings

1983 Australian Championship[5]
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Western Australia 2 2 0 0 252 225 112 4
2 South Australia 2 1 1 0 282 250 112 2
3 Victoria 2 0 2 0 231 290 79 0

All-Australian Team

Following completion of the series, the best players over the three games were selected in the All-Australian team.[2]

Main article: 1983 All-Australian team
1983 All-Australian team
B: Stephen Curtis (SA) Craig Williams (SA) Stephen McCann (Vic)
HB: Keith Greig (Vic) Ross Glendinning (WA) Tony Giles (SA)
C: Craig Bradley (SA) Michael Aish (SA) Robert Flower (Vic)
HF: Gary Buckenara (WA) Terry Daniher (Vic) Peter Motley (SA)
F: Michael Tuck (Vic) Simon Madden (Vic) Kevin Taylor (WA)
Foll: Matt Rendell (SA) Stephen Michael (WA) Captain Maurice Rioli (WA)
Int: Mark Lee (Vic) Mike Richardson (WA)  
     
Coach: John Todd (WA)

Squads

Western Australia
[6] 		South Australia
[7] 		Victoria
[8][9]

Coach/es: John Todd
Captain/s: Stephen Michael
Vice Captain/s:
Deputy Captain/s:
vs South Australia and Victoria

vs South Australia

vs Victoria

Coach: Bob Hammond
Captain/s: Russell Ebert
Vice Captain/s:
Deputy Captain/s:
vs Victoria and Western Australia

vs Victoria

vs Western Australia

Did not play

Coach: David Parkin
Captain/s: Robert Flower
Vice Captain/s: Terry Daniher
Deputy Captain/s:
vs South Australia and Western Australia

vs South Australia

vs Western Australia

Did not play

References

  1. ^ a b "Seven Victorians in All-Australian side". No. Round 16 (Week 2). VFL Media Department. The Football Record. 16 July 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "WA thrills with 3-point win". The Canberra Times. 13 July 1983. p. 40. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ "State selectors to study Victorian defeat in S.A." No. Round 9. VFL Media Department. The Football Record. 21 May 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Fos Williams Medallist". South Australian National Football League. South Australian National Football League. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. ^ Doherty, Francis (2000). "Australian National Football Councils Carnivals". The Aussie Rules: Records & Stats Trivia Book. New Holland Publishers. p. 241. ISBN 9781740514019.
  6. ^ "State Games 1951-2011". wafooty.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Four Vics. in SA squad". The Age. 3 October 1979.
  8. ^ "State selectors names a flexible side for Adelaide". No. Round 8. VFL Media Department. The Football Record. 14 May 1983. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Geoff Raines added to Victorian State squad". No. Round 16 (Week 1). VFL Media Department. The Football Record. 9 July 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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