1983 AFC Night Series

1983 AFC Night SeriesAFC Sterling Cup

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)

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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]

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

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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

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Melbourne | Hobart

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Waverley Park | KGV Oval
Capacity: 72,000 | Capacity: 18,000

## Knockout stage

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### Qualifying Playoff

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19 March 1983  | Tasmania | 38–146 | Footscray | KGV Oval, Hobart |

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| 4.14 (38)  |  | 21.20 (146)  | Attendance: 4,135

### Round 1

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8 March 1983  | Carlton | 66–50 | Fitzroy | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 9.12 (66)  |  | 6.14 (50)  | Attendance: 7,487

15 March 1983  | Sydney | 102–71 | West Perth | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 15.12 (102)  |  | 10.11 (71)  | Attendance: 2,518

29 March 1983  | North Melbourne | 78–62 | Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 11.12 (78)  |  | 8.14 (62)  | Attendance: 6,185

12 April 1983  | Geelong | 92–36 | Glenelg | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 13.14 (92)  |  | 5.6 (36)  | Attendance: 2,684

19 April 1983  | Hawthorn | 100–70 | Essendon | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 15.10 (100)  |  | 11.4 (70)  | Attendance: 8,861

26 April 1983  | Collingwood | 111–59 | Claremont | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 16.15 (111)  |  | 7.17 (59)  | Attendance: 5,699

3 May 1983  | Richmond | 95–81 | St Kilda | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 14.11 (95)  |  | 12.9 (81)  | Attendance: 6,703

10 May 1983  | Footscray | 77–93 | Norwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 11.11 (77)  |  | 14.9 (97)  | Attendance: 1,145

### Quarter–finals

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QF #1 24 May 1983  | Carlton | 83–41 | Sydney | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 12.11 (83)  |  | 6.5 (41)  | Attendance: 4,879

QF #2 31 May 1983  | North Melbourne | 88–81 | Geelong | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 14.4 (88)  |  | 12.9 (81)  | Attendance: 4,317

QF #3 7 June 1983  | Hawthorn | 65–63 | Collingwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 9.11 (65)  |  | 8.15 (63)  | Attendance: 8,326

QF #4 21 June 1983  | Richmond | 121–66 | Norwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 18.13 (121)  |  | 10.6 (66)  | Attendance: 4,510

### Semi–finals

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SF #1 28 June 1983  | Carlton | 84–54 | North Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 12.12 (84)  |  | 7.12 (54)  | Attendance: 4,541

SF #2 5 July 1983  | Richmond | 99–74 | Hawthorn | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 15.9 (99)  |  | 11.8 (74)  | Attendance: 7,622

### Australian Football Championships Night Series final

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Final  26 July 1983  | Carlton | 100–66 | Richmond | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 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  |

## References

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1. ^ David Eastman. "1983 AFC Sterling Cup".

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