1983 Australian Football Championships
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian football |
| Location | Adelaide and Perth, Australia |
| Dates | 16 May 1983–12 July 1911 |
| Format | Round Robin |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final champion | |
| Western Australia | |
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
[edit]Game 1
[edit]Game 2
[edit]- Simpson Medal: Stephen Michael (Western Australia)[2]
- Fos Williams Medal: Craig Williams (South Australia)[4]
Game 3
[edit]- Simpson Medal: Maurice Rioli (Western Australia)
- Tassie Medal: Stephen Michael (Western Australia)[2]
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 225 | 112.0 | 4 |
| 2 | South Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 282 | 250 | 112.8 | 2 |
| 3 | Victoria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 290 | 79.7 | 0 |
Source: [5]
All-Australian Team
[edit]Following completion of the series, the best players over the three games were selected in the All-Australian team.[2]
| 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
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "WA thrills with 3-point win". The Canberra Times. 13 July 1983. p. 40. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Fos Williams Medallist". South Australian National Football League. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Doherty, Francis (2000). "Australian National Football Councils Carnivals". The Aussie Rules: Records & Stats Trivia Book. New Holland Publishers. p. 241. ISBN 9781740514019.
- ^ "State Games 1951-2011". wafooty.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Four Vics. in SA squad". The Age. 3 October 1979.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.