1983 WAFL season
1983 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Swan Districts 5th premiership |
Minor premiers | South Fremantle 9th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | John Ironmonger (East Perth) Bryan Cousins (Perth)[a] |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Warren Ralph (Claremont) |
Matches played | 88 |
The 1983 WAFL season was the 99th season of the West Australian Football League in its various incarnations. The season opened on 31 March and concluded on 17 September with the 1983 WAFL Grand Final contested between Claremont and Swan Districts.
South Fremantle, after a disappointing 1982, and Claremont dominated the competition for most of the year before Swans – after a slow start due to numerous injuries with four losses from eight matches – came home very strongly for a second premiership win in a row. East Perth, with a new coach and required to play fourteen men new to league football, missed the finals for only the second time in eighteen seasons and indeed only the fifth since their dynasty between 1956 and 1961,[1] though a reserves premiership after a drawn preliminary final was partial compensation.
The continuing fall in WAFL attendances despite the growth of Perth’s metropolitan population,[2] loss of many star players to the VFL, and resultant financial difficulties for all clubs, led the government of Brian Burke to undergo a review of the WAFL’s needs, especially club finances and ground leases, but future seasons did not prove the move successful. In an effort to update their images East Fremantle adopted the moniker “Sharks” and West Perth the “Falcons”, and despite considerable scepticism both clubs have retained these nicknames to the present. The blue and whites dominated the pre-season[3] and recovered from a very bad start in the home-and-away rounds to reach fourth position in the last round, but were out of their depths against the top three – who lost only three matches to the remaining five teams all season. The Sharks did win the experimental “Emu Export” lightning carnival held at Subiaco Oval on May 14 and 15, which was regarded by the WAFL as a major flop and never repeated.[4]
For the first time the WAFL allowed six home-and-away matches to be played on Sunday and televised direct to Perth viewers, but attendances at these matches were about half what would have happened otherwise[5] and the WAFL abandoned this for the 1984 season.
Home-and-away season
Round 1
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 March | Perth 12.11 (83) | def. by | South Fremantle 19.22 (136) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 6798) | |
Saturday, 26 March | Swan Districts 20.8 (128) | def. by | Claremont 26.12 (168) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 12452) | |
Saturday, 26 March | East Fremantle 15.13 (103) | def. by | Subiaco 22.16 (148) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6129) | |
Sunday, 27 March | West Perth 18.26 (134) | def. | East Perth 17.13 (115) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 13860) | [6] |
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Round 2 (Easter Weekend)
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 April | South Fremantle 18.11 (119) | def. | West Perth 16.8 (104) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13077) | |
Saturday, 2 April | Subiaco 20.18 (138) | def. | Perth 11.14 (80) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6818) | |
Monday, 4 April | East Perth 22.9 (141) | def. by | Swan Districts 23.20 (158) | Perth Oval (crowd: 14160) | [8] |
Monday, 4 April | Claremont 27.15 (177) | def. | East Fremantle 13.5 (83) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 7474) | |
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Round 3
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 April | Subiaco 9.19 (73) | def. by | South Fremantle 27.22 (184) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 12653) | |
Saturday, 9 April | West Perth 22.24 (156) | def. | Perth 14.10 (94) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 7874) | |
Saturday, 9 April | East Perth 13.8 (86) | def. by | Claremont 23.22 (160) | Perth Oval (crowd: 10970) | [10] |
Saturday, 9 April | East Fremantle 9.9 (63) | def. by | Swan Districts 18.24 (132) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5827) | |
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Round 4
Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 April | West Perth 20.18 (138) | def. | Swan Districts 10.13 (73) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 14850) | |
Saturday, 16 April | Perth 13.15 (93) | def. by | East Perth 18.19 (127) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 5527) | |
Saturday, 16 April | Claremont 17.15 (117) | def. | Subiaco 15.10 (100) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 6695) | |
Sunday, 17 April | South Fremantle 24.16 (160) | def. | East Fremantle 14.9 (93) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9972) | |
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Round 5
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 April | Swan Districts 21.18 (144) | def. | Subiaco 17.8 (110) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 8820) | |
Saturday, 23 April | East Perth 19.14 (128) | def. by | South Fremantle 28.14 (182) | Perth Oval (crowd: 9027) | |
Saturday, 23 April | West Perth 11.8 (74) | def. by | Claremont 22.15 (147) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 15784) | |
Saturday, 23 April | East Fremantle 19.22 (136) | def. | Perth 10.11 (71) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4973) | [16] |
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Round 6
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 April | South Fremantle 24.22 (166) | def. | Swan Districts 13.18 (96) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 14126) | |
Saturday, 30 April | Subiaco 12.17 (89) | def. by | East Perth 19.13 (127) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7520) | |
Saturday, 30 April | Perth 15.14 (104) | def. by | Claremont 17.18 (120) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 4027) | |
Saturday, 30 April | West Perth 19.15 (129) | def. by | East Fremantle 19.19 (133) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 6839) | |
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Round 7
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 May | West Perth 17.18 (120) | def. | Subiaco 9.19 (73) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 6480) | |
Saturday, 7 May | Swan Districts 17.25 (127) | def. | Perth 15.13 (103) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6127) | [21] |
Saturday, 7 May | Claremont 17.10 (112) | def. | South Fremantle 15.16 (106) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 18268) | |
Saturday, 7 May | East Perth 31.18 (204) | def. | East Fremantle 18.12 (120) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6813) | |
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Emu Export Lightning Cup
First Round
Second Round
Final
Emu Export Loans Lightning Premiership Final | |||||
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Sunday, 15 May | East Fremantle 9.10 (64) | def. | Swan Districts 6.14 (50) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3870) | |
East Fremantle take their first title since 1979 in an experimental series regarded as a flop, with the crowd in dry weather less than half that observed in damp conditions the preceding day.[4] |
Round 8
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 May | South Fremantle 26.18 (174) | def. | Perth 12.18 (90) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6536) | |
Saturday, 21 May | East Perth 19.18 (132) | def. | West Perth 10.9 (69) | Perth Oval (crowd: 13343) | |
Saturday, 21 May | Subiaco 18.10 (118) | def. by | East Fremantle 19.18 (132) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5027) | [26] |
Sunday, 22 May | Claremont 24.17 (161) | def. | Swan Districts 18.19 (127) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 6597) | |
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Round 9
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 May | South Fremantle 22.16 (148) | def. | West Perth 16.16 (112) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 11420) | |
Saturday, 28 May | Swan Districts 26.20 (176) | def. | East Perth 19.16 (130) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 13127) | |
Saturday, 28 May | Perth 29.15 (189) | def. | Subiaco 19.7 (121) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 4130) | [29] |
Saturday, 28 May | East Fremantle 24.18 (162) | def. | Claremont 19.15 (129) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6813) | |
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Round 10 (Foundation Day)
Round 10 | |||||
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Monday, 6 June | West Perth 15.21 (111) | def. by | Swan Districts 16.18 (114) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 11728) | |
Monday, 6 June | East Perth 22.21 (153) | def. | Perth 10.12 (72) | Perth Oval (crowd: 5840) | |
Monday, 6 June | Subiaco 14.15 (99) | def. by | Claremont 24.10 (154) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4791) | |
Monday, 6 June | East Fremantle 19.13 (127) | def. by | South Fremantle 18.20 (128) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 17560) | |
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Round 11
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 11 June | South Fremantle 26.29 (185) | def. | Subiaco 9.4 (58) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5950) | |
Saturday, 11 June | Perth 21.14 (140) | def. by | West Perth 27.11 (173) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5009) | [36] |
Saturday, 11 June | Claremont 13.9 (87) | def. by | East Perth 18.16 (124) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 9837) | |
Saturday, 11 June | Swan Districts 30.15 (195) | def. | East Fremantle 15.11 (101) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10960) | |
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Round 12
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 June | Subiaco 12.19 (91) | def. by | Swan Districts 13.25 (103) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4423) | [41] |
Saturday, 18 June | West Perth 9.14 (68) | def. by | Claremont 18.16 (124) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 8275) | |
Saturday, 18 June | Perth 18.16 (124) | def. by | East Fremantle 18.23 (131) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 3670) | |
Sunday, 19 June | South Fremantle 16.23 (119) | def. | East Perth 11.14 (80) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6583) | |
Rain and gloom late in the match seem to produce a lapse among the Perth players, who miss a rare win in a match where for three quarters East Fremantle were lucky to stay in striking distance.[42] |
Round 13
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 25 June | Swan Districts 18.19 (127) | def. | South Fremantle 10.15 (75) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 14760) | |
Saturday, 25 June | Subiaco 20.7 (127) | def. | East Perth 15.11 (101) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4633) | |
Saturday, 25 June | Claremont 22.16 (148) | def. | Perth 15.10 (100) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3771) | |
Saturday, 25 June | East Fremantle 16.8 (104) | def. | West Perth 15.11 (101) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5810) | |
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Round 14
Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 July | Subiaco 17.10 (112) | def. | West Perth 15.18 (108) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7060) | |
Saturday, 2 July | Perth 17.14 (116) | def. by | Swan Districts 23.15 (153) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 5697) | |
Saturday, 2 July | South Fremantle 17.12 (114) | def. | Claremont 16.13 (109) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13975) | |
Saturday, 2 July | East Perth 17.16 (118) | def. | East Fremantle 15.20 (110) | Perth Oval (crowd: 8137) | |
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Round 15
Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 July | Perth 12.12 (84) | def. by | South Fremantle 12.16 (88) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 4359) | |
Saturday, 9 July | West Perth 6.12 (48) | def. by | East Perth 17.12 (114) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 7332) | |
Saturday, 9 July | Swan Districts 14.10 (94) | def. | Claremont 8.16 (64) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10183) | |
Saturday, 9 July | East Fremantle 19.26 (140) | def. | Subiaco 8.11 (59) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4414) | [49] |
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State of Origin Match
Western Australia vs Victoria | |||||
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Tuesday, 12 July | Western Australia | def. | Victoria | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 44,213) | [51] |
5.6 (36) 6.13 (49) 11.19 (85) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 |
5.4 (34) 10.9 (69) 13.15 (93) |
Simpson Medal: Maurice Rioli Field umpires: Michael Ball, Kevin Smith | ||
16.22 (118) | Final | 16.19 (115) | |||
Buckenara 7.1 Taylor 2.4 Ralph 2.2 Sidebottom 1.3 Johnson 1.1 Richardson, Blackwell, Michael 1.0 Buhagiar 0.4 Rioli 0.2 Rance, Panizza, Bosustow 0.1 |
Goals | 3.2 Wallace 3.1 Lee 2.1 Knights, Madden 1.1 Weightman, Daniher 1.0 Johnston, Royal, Watson, Flower 0.2 Tuck 0.1 Raines, Cunningham, Greene, Conlan | |||
Western Australia win the title of Australian football champions and leave Victoria winless for the first time via a stirring comeback win led by seven-goal Hawthorn star Buckenara. |
Round 16
Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 July | East Perth 14.15 (99) | def. by | Swan Districts 20.26 (146) | Perth Oval (crowd: 13931) | |
Saturday, 16 July | Subiaco 13.10 (88) | def. by | Perth 19.20 (134) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3903) | |
Saturday, 16 July | Claremont 26.22 (178) | def. | East Fremantle 12.9 (81) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 7963) | |
Sunday, 17 July | South Fremantle 16.17 (113) | def. | West Perth 13.13 (91) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8010) | [52] |
After ruckman Baden Harper adjusts his back brace, Claremont become unstoppable in a game thought by critics as tough for them to win, scoring 20.7 (127) after half-time despite rain in the final quarter.[53] |
Round 17
Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 July | Subiaco 14.15 (99) | def. by | South Fremantle 27.18 (180) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4727) | |
Saturday, 23 July | West Perth 12.14 (86) | def. | Perth 11.17 (83) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 4935) | |
Saturday, 23 July | East Perth 8.7 (55) | def. by | Claremont 20.19 (139) | Perth Oval (crowd: 9436) | |
Saturday, 23 July | East Fremantle 8.8 (56) | def. by | Swan Districts 13.22 (100) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7810) | |
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Round 18
Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 July | Perth 21.16 (142) | def. | East Perth 17.9 (111) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 5237) | |
Saturday, 30 July | Claremont 37.19 (241) | def. | Subiaco 11.9 (75) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 4210) | [56] |
Saturday, 30 July | South Fremantle 21.22 (148) | def. | East Fremantle 11.10 (76) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12730) | |
Sunday, 31 July | Swan Districts 18.19 (127) | def. | West Perth 15.14 (104) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 9211) | |
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Round 19
Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 6 August | Swan Districts 26.22 (178) | def. | Subiaco 5.8 (38) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3980) | [61] |
Saturday, 6 August | East Perth 15.11 (101) | def. by | South Fremantle 24.11 (155) | Perth Oval (crowd: 8818) | |
Saturday, 6 August | Claremont 26.13 (169) | def. | West Perth 16.13 (109) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 6858) | |
Saturday, 6 August | East Fremantle 21.20 (146) | def. | Perth 15.21 (111) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5052) | |
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Round 20
Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 August | South Fremantle 18.25 (133) | def. | Swan Districts 11.23 (89) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 15290) | |
Saturday, 13 August | East Perth 22.18 (150) | def. | Subiaco 9.12 (66) | Perth Oval (crowd: 3257) | |
Saturday, 13 August | Perth 8.15 (63) | def. by | Claremont 21.17 (143) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 3800) | |
Saturday, 13 August | West Perth 11.13 (79) | def. by | East Fremantle 16.17 (113) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 6375) | |
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Round 21
Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 August | Subiaco 15.15 (105) | def. by | West Perth 16.20 (116) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3320) | |
Saturday, 20 August | Swan Districts 25.21 (171) | def. | Perth 14.8 (92) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4217) | |
Saturday, 20 August | Claremont 21.12 (138) | def. | South Fremantle 15.19 (109) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 13810) | |
Saturday, 20 August | East Fremantle 19.16 (130) | def. | East Perth 12.9 (81) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 14924) | |
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Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | South Fremantle | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2922 | 2070 | 141.2 | 72 |
2 | Claremont | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2985 | 2061 | 144.8 | 68 |
3 | Swan Districts (P) | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2758 | 2260 | 122.0 | 64 |
4 | East Fremantle | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2340 | 2690 | 87.0 | 40 |
5 | East Perth | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2477 | 2522 | 98.2 | 36 |
6 | West Perth | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2230 | 2452 | 90.9 | 28 |
7 | Subiaco | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1987 | 2986 | 66.5 | 16 |
8 | Perth | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2168 | 2826 | 76.7 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
First Semi-Final
First Semi-Final | |||||
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Saturday, 27 August | Swan Districts 21.25 (151) | def. | East Fremantle 13.14 (92) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 23,345) | [69] |
East Fremantle, who finished six games behind the top three and were without Kevin Taylor and first-year future West Coast star Michael Brennan,[70] were never in the hunt after kicking into the breeze upon winning the toss in what turned out a “forgettable” match. |
Second Semi-Final
Second Semi-Final | |||||
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Saturday, 3 September | South Fremantle 14.26 (110) | def. by | Claremont 20.11 (131) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 22,947) | [71] |
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Preliminary Final
Preliminary Final | |||||
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Saturday, 10 September | South Fremantle 15.11 (101) | def. by | Swan Districts 26.19 (175) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 33,585) | [73] |
Swan Districts produced a flawless team display to thrash a South Fremantle team whose lack of pace tells under the pressure on a warm day. It was the Swans’ first-ever finals win over South Fremantle. |
Grand Final
1983 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 17 September | Claremont | def. by | Swan Districts | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 47,760) | [74] |
1.5 (11) 5.7 (37) 9.8 (62) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 |
3.3 (21) 9.6 (60) 13.12 (90) |
Simpson Medal: Brad Shine (Swan Districts) | ||
12.11 (83) | Final | 15.14 (104) | |||
Ralph 3, Larry Kickett, Burns, Blackwell, Brett Farmer, Mitchell, Malaxos, Daniel, Watson, Pearce | Goals | Sartori 3, Baker 2, Shine 2, Holmes 2, Cransberg, Langsford, Skwrowski, Smith, Nowotny, Phil Narkle | |||
Moss, Aitken, Michael O'Connell, Kickett, Watson, Reynolds | Best | Sartori, Langsford, Shine, Rance, Skwrowski, Cransberg, Solin, Phil Narkle | |||
Swans produce another fine team effort to win their second consecutive premiership and send retiring veteran Stan Nowotny out on a high note. |
Notes
a Cousins lost on a countback, but was awarded a restrospective Medal in 1997.
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- ^ See Barker, Anthony J.; Behind the Play: A History of Football in Western Australia. ISBN 0975242709
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- ^ Wainwright, Robert; ‘Magro Overcomes Series of Setbacks’; The West Australian, 9 May 1983, p. 66
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- ^ WAFL Footy Facts: Bassendean Oval Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Carter, Matera Show the Way’; The West Australian, 15 August 1983, p. 76
- ^ Young, Doug; ‘Fields Shines in the Centre’; The West Australian, 15 August 1983, p. 76
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Fremantle Spirit Lives On’; The West Australian, 22 August 1983, p. 80
- ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Claremont Spirit Lives On’; The West Australian, 22 August 1983, p. 80
- ^ WAFL Footy Facts: East Fremantle – Most Consecutive Losses v Each Opponent
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Real Battle Starts This Week’; The West Australian, 29 August 1983, pp. 72, 68
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Sharks Can Look to Rosy Future’; The West Australian, 29 August 1983, p. 69
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Moss Sets the Standard for Stirring Victory’; The West Australian, 5 September 1983, p. 80
- ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) September 1983 rainfall
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Swans Get into Top Gear’; The West Australian, 12 September 1983, p. 88
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Swans Get It Right’; The West Australian, 19 September 1983, pp. 76, 72