1983 WAFL Premiership Season
The WAFL (West Australian Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in Western Australia. Originally formed as the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) in 1885, the WAFL has undergone a variety of name changes since then, re-adopting its current name in 2001. The league currently consists of nine teams, which play each other in a 24-round season usually lasting from March to September, with the top five teams playing off in a finals series, culminating in a Grand Final.
1983 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Fremantle | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2922 | 2070 | 141.16 | 72 |
| 2 | Claremont | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2985 | 2061 | 144.83 | 68 |
| 3 | Swan Districts | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2758 | 2260 | 122.04 | 64 |
| 4 | East Fremantle | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2340 | 2690 | 86.99 | 40 |
| 5 | East Perth | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2477 | 2522 | 98.22 | 36 |
| 6 | West Perth | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2230 | 2452 | 90.95 | 28 |
| 7 | Subiaco | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1987 | 2986 | 66.54 | 16 |
| 8 | Perth | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2168 | 2826 | 76.72 | 12 |
| H&A | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 19867 | 19867 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 947 | 947 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 20814 | 20814 | 100.00 | 352 |
1983 Round by Round
Round
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
1SF |
2SF |
PF |
GF
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 3.2 | 5.4 | 9.10 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 26-Mar-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 6,798 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.6 | 10.10 | 14.16 | 19.22 | 136 | South Fremantle won by 53 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 8.0 | 10.4 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 128 | Sat 26-Mar-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 12,452 | |
| Claremont | 3.6 | 12.6 | 17.7 | 26.12 | 168 | Claremont won by 40 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 0.4 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 15.13 | 103 | Sat 26-Mar-1983 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,129 | |
| Subiaco | 5.6 | 13.7 | 18.11 | 22.16 | 148 | Subiaco won by 45 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.7 | 9.13 | 13.22 | 18.26 | 134 | Sun 27-Mar-1983 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 13,860 | |
| East Perth | 4.0 | 7.6 | 12.10 | 17.13 | 115 | West Perth won by 19 points | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 4.5 | 7.7 | 12.10 | 18.11 | 119 | Sat 2-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 13,077 | |
| West Perth | 3.4 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 104 | South Fremantle won by 15 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.4 | 9.7 | 12.12 | 20.18 | 138 | Sat 2-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 6,818 | |
| Perth | 2.5 | 3.9 | 7.13 | 11.14 | 80 | Subiaco won by 58 points | |||
| East Perth | 7.2 | 14.3 | 20.6 | 22.9 | 141 | Mon 4-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 14,160 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.5 | 8.10 | 15.11 | 23.20 | 158 | Swan Districts won by 17 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.1 | 15.5 | 20.9 | 27.15 | 177 | Mon 4-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,474 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.2 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 83 | Claremont won by 94 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 4.3 | 6.9 | 8.15 | 9.19 | 73 | Sat 9-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 12,653 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.6 | 12.9 | 20.16 | 27.22 | 184 | South Fremantle won by 111 points | |||
| West Perth | 1.4 | 10.12 | 15.18 | 22.24 | 156 | Sat 9-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 7,874 | |
| Perth | 4.4 | 5.5 | 12.9 | 14.10 | 94 | West Perth won by 62 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.4 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 86 | Sat 9-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 10,970 | |
| Claremont | 3.3 | 7.9 | 16.15 | 23.22 | 160 | Claremont won by 74 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.2 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 63 | Sat 9-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 5,827 | |
| Swan Districts | 1.6 | 4.11 | 11.14 | 18.24 | 132 | Swan Districts won by 69 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 5.1 | 9.6 | 13.14 | 20.18 | 138 | Sat 16-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 14,850 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.5 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 10.13 | 73 | West Perth won by 65 points | |||
| Perth | 1.4 | 5.8 | 8.12 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 16-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,527 | |
| East Perth | 4.7 | 8.11 | 13.14 | 18.19 | 127 | East Perth won by 34 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.5 | 9.10 | 13.13 | 17.15 | 117 | Sat 16-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,695 | |
| Subiaco | 2.2 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 15.10 | 100 | Claremont won by 17 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 4.2 | 9.4 | 16.12 | 24.16 | 160 | Sun 17-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 9,972 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.2 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 14.9 | 93 | South Fremantle won by 67 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.6 | 9.12 | 17.13 | 21.18 | 144 | Sat 23-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 8,820 | |
| Subiaco | 3.3 | 4.5 | 12.7 | 17.8 | 110 | Swan Districts won by 34 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.3 | 6.8 | 16.10 | 19.14 | 128 | Sat 23-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 9,027 | |
| South Fremantle | 9.1 | 12.9 | 16.10 | 28.14 | 182 | South Fremantle won by 54 points | |||
| West Perth | 4.3 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 74 | Sat 23-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 15,784 | |
| Claremont | 6.4 | 11.9 | 13.12 | 22.15 | 147 | Claremont won by 73 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 5.5 | 6.6 | 13.14 | 19.22 | 136 | Sat 23-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 4,973 | |
| Perth | 3.1 | 8.7 | 9.10 | 10.11 | 71 | East Fremantle won by 65 points | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 10.4 | 14.10 | 18.14 | 24.22 | 166 | Sat 30-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 14,126 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.3 | 4.6 | 11.13 | 13.18 | 96 | South Fremantle won by 70 points | |||
| Subiaco | 2.6 | 5.7 | 7.11 | 12.17 | 89 | Sat 30-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 7,520 | |
| East Perth | 5.1 | 10.2 | 17.10 | 19.13 | 127 | East Perth won by 38 points | |||
| Perth | 2.6 | 6.7 | 10.10 | 15.14 | 104 | Sat 30-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 4,027 | |
| Claremont | 7.1 | 9.5 | 12.14 | 17.18 | 120 | Claremont won by 16 points | |||
| West Perth | 7.4 | 10.7 | 16.12 | 19.15 | 129 | Sat 30-Apr-1983 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 6,839 | |
| East Fremantle | 1.3 | 9.12 | 14.13 | 19.19 | 133 | East Fremantle won by 4 points | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 3.1 | 5.7 | 12.14 | 17.18 | 120 | Sat 7-May-1983 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 6,480 | |
| Subiaco | 2.6 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 9.19 | 73 | West Perth won by 47 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.4 | 7.14 | 11.21 | 17.25 | 127 | Sat 7-May-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,127 | |
| Perth | 3.4 | 8.8 | 10.10 | 15.13 | 103 | Swan Districts won by 24 points | |||
| Claremont | 4.4 | 10.6 | 14.8 | 17.10 | 112 | Sat 7-May-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 18,268 | |
| South Fremantle | 0.7 | 5.10 | 8.15 | 15.16 | 106 | Claremont won by 6 points | |||
| East Perth | 8.8 | 13.9 | 22.16 | 31.18 | 204 | Sat 7-May-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 6,813 | |
| East Fremantle | 8.3 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 18.12 | 120 | East Perth won by 84 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 5.2 | 14.8 | 20.9 | 26.18 | 174 | Sat 21-May-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 6,536 | |
| Perth | 2.5 | 5.11 | 9.18 | 12.18 | 90 | South Fremantle won by 84 points | |||
| East Perth | 5.2 | 11.7 | 14.14 | 19.18 | 132 | Sat 21-May-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 13,343 | |
| West Perth | 3.4 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 69 | East Perth won by 63 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.3 | 7.6 | 15.10 | 18.10 | 118 | Sat 21-May-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,027 | |
| East Fremantle | 9.3 | 14.9 | 17.12 | 19.18 | 132 | East Fremantle won by 14 points | |||
| Claremont | 7.4 | 12.9 | 17.14 | 24.17 | 161 | Sun 22-May-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,597 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.8 | 8.12 | 14.15 | 18.19 | 127 | Claremont won by 34 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 4.3 | 10.8 | 14.14 | 22.16 | 148 | Sat 28-May-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 11,420 | |
| West Perth | 4.4 | 7.9 | 10.13 | 16.16 | 112 | South Fremantle won by 36 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 8.6 | 12.13 | 20.18 | 26.20 | 176 | Sat 28-May-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 13,127 | |
| East Perth | 4.7 | 9.8 | 13.13 | 19.16 | 130 | Swan Districts won by 46 points | |||
| Perth | 8.2 | 18.5 | 23.10 | 29.15 | 189 | Sat 28-May-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 4,130 | |
| Subiaco | 6.2 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 19.7 | 121 | Perth won by 68 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 9.6 | 12.10 | 19.16 | 24.18 | 162 | Sat 28-May-1983 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,813 | |
| Claremont | 3.5 | 8.8 | 14.11 | 19.15 | 129 | East Fremantle won by 33 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 3.5 | 10.10 | 13.20 | 15.21 | 111 | Mon 6-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 11,728 | |
| Swan Districts | 7.6 | 10.9 | 12.14 | 16.18 | 114 | Swan Districts won by 3 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.2 | 9.11 | 16.17 | 22.21 | 153 | Mon 6-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 5,840 | |
| Perth | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 10.12 | 72 | East Perth won by 81 points | |||
| Subiaco | 3.5 | 5.9 | 9.11 | 14.15 | 99 | Mon 6-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,791 | |
| Claremont | 5.2 | 9.4 | 15.8 | 24.10 | 154 | Claremont won by 55 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.5 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 19.13 | 127 | Mon 6-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 17,560 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.4 | 8.7 | 13.15 | 18.20 | 128 | South Fremantle won by 1 point | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 9.3 | 14.11 | 21.20 | 26.29 | 185 | Sat 11-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 5,950 | |
| Subiaco | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 58 | South Fremantle won by 127 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 87 | Sat 11-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 9,837 | |
| East Perth | 3.2 | 10.8 | 14.11 | 18.16 | 124 | East Perth won by 37 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 6.4 | 16.7 | 21.11 | 30.15 | 195 | Sat 11-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 10,960 | |
| East Fremantle | 2.3 | 3.9 | 11.10 | 15.11 | 101 | Swan Districts won by 94 points | |||
| Perth | 8.3 | 10.7 | 16.11 | 21.14 | 140 | Sat 11-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,009 | |
| West Perth | 7.2 | 15.4 | 19.8 | 27.11 | 173 | West Perth won by 33 points | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 3.3 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 12.19 | 91 | Sat 18-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,423 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.13 | 8.15 | 10.19 | 13.25 | 103 | Swan Districts won by 12 points | |||
| West Perth | 1.1 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 9.14 | 68 | Sat 18-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 8,275 | |
| Claremont | 5.4 | 8.8 | 14.11 | 18.16 | 124 | Claremont won by 56 points | |||
| Perth | 5.6 | 11.8 | 13.12 | 18.16 | 124 | Sat 18-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 3,670 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.5 | 9.9 | 14.17 | 18.23 | 131 | East Fremantle won by 7 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 6.4 | 10.11 | 13.19 | 16.23 | 119 | Sun 19-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 6,583 | |
| East Perth | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.12 | 11.14 | 80 | South Fremantle won by 39 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 6.2 | 10.3 | 15.4 | 18.19 | 127 | Sat 25-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 14,760 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.13 | 10.15 | 75 | Swan Districts won by 52 points | |||
| Subiaco | 5.1 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 20.7 | 127 | Sat 25-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,633 | |
| East Perth | 5.3 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 15.11 | 101 | Subiaco won by 26 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.5 | 6.9 | 11.14 | 22.16 | 148 | Sat 25-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 3,771 | |
| Perth | 2.3 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 15.10 | 100 | Claremont won by 48 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 6.3 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 16.8 | 104 | Sat 25-Jun-1983 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 5,810 | |
| West Perth | 3.1 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 15.11 | 101 | East Fremantle won by 3 points | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 1.4 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 17.10 | 112 | Sat 2-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 7,060 | |
| West Perth | 2.7 | 4.10 | 11.13 | 15.18 | 108 | Subiaco won by 4 points | |||
| Perth | 3.5 | 8.9 | 15.10 | 17.14 | 116 | Sat 2-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,697 | |
| Swan Districts | 4.4 | 10.5 | 17.10 | 23.15 | 153 | Swan Districts won by 37 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 7.3 | 9.5 | 13.7 | 17.12 | 114 | Sat 2-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 13,975 | |
| Claremont | 3.4 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 16.13 | 109 | South Fremantle won by 5 points | |||
| East Perth | 6.6 | 10.9 | 12.12 | 17.16 | 118 | Sat 2-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,137 | |
| East Fremantle | 2.9 | 6.12 | 12.18 | 15.20 | 110 | East Perth won by 8 points | |||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 6.4 | 8.9 | 11.11 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 9-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 4,359 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.3 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 12.16 | 88 | South Fremantle won by 4 points | |||
| West Perth | 4.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.12 | 48 | Sat 9-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 7,332 | |
| East Perth | 4.4 | 9.4 | 12.10 | 17.12 | 114 | East Perth won by 66 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.5 | 5.5 | 12.7 | 14.10 | 94 | Sat 9-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 10,183 | |
| Claremont | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.12 | 8.16 | 64 | Swan Districts won by 30 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.7 | 9.14 | 13.17 | 19.26 | 140 | Sat 9-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 4,414 | |
| Subiaco | 3.3 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 8.11 | 59 | East Fremantle won by 81 points | |||
Round 16[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 4.2 | 5.7 | 8.11 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 16-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 13,931 | |
| Swan Districts | 4.6 | 9.10 | 15.18 | 20.26 | 146 | Swan Districts won by 47 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.2 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 13.10 | 88 | Sat 16-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 3,909 | |
| Perth | 6.4 | 12.10 | 13.12 | 19.20 | 134 | Perth won by 46 points | |||
| Claremont | 5.9 | 6.15 | 19.17 | 26.22 | 178 | Sat 16-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,963 | |
| East Fremantle | 1.0 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 81 | Claremont won by 97 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 3.4 | 10.9 | 13.14 | 16.17 | 113 | Sun 17-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 8,010 | |
| West Perth | 3.2 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 13.13 | 91 | South Fremantle won by 22 points | |||
Round 17[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 2.3 | 3.8 | 7.11 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 23-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,727 | |
| South Fremantle | 8.5 | 17.9 | 20.16 | 27.18 | 180 | South Fremantle won by 81 points | |||
| West Perth | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.10 | 12.14 | 86 | Sat 23-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 4,935 | |
| Perth | 4.2 | 6.4 | 9.11 | 11.17 | 83 | West Perth won by 3 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.3 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 55 | Sat 23-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 9,436 | |
| Claremont | 2.2 | 8.8 | 13.10 | 20.19 | 139 | Claremont won by 84 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.5 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 56 | Sat 23-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,237 | |
| Swan Districts | 5.3 | 9.8 | 9.12 | 13.22 | 100 | Swan Districts won by 44 points | |||
Round 18[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 4.6 | 10.9 | 14.11 | 21.16 | 142 | Sat 30-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,237 | |
| East Perth | 3.0 | 10.2 | 14.5 | 17.9 | 111 | Perth won by 31 points | |||
| Claremont | 13.5 | 19.11 | 29.16 | 37.19 | 241 | Sat 30-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 4,210 | |
| Subiaco | 3.2 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 75 | Claremont won by 166 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 5.2 | 10.9 | 13.15 | 21.22 | 148 | Sat 30-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 12,730 | |
| East Fremantle | 5.4 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 11.10 | 76 | South Fremantle won by 72 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 5.2 | 10.9 | 12.13 | 18.19 | 127 | Sun 31-Jul-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 9,211 | |
| West Perth | 5.5 | 8.9 | 12.12 | 15.14 | 104 | Swan Districts won by 23 points | |||
Round 19[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 6.5 | 14.11 | 19.13 | 26.22 | 178 | Sat 6-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 3,980 | |
| Subiaco | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 38 | Swan Districts won by 140 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.1 | 6.5 | 14.8 | 15.11 | 101 | Sat 6-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,818 | |
| South Fremantle | 8.1 | 9.6 | 16.10 | 24.11 | 155 | South Fremantle won by 54 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.5 | 14.7 | 19.9 | 26.13 | 169 | Sat 6-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,858 | |
| West Perth | 5.3 | 6.10 | 10.13 | 16.13 | 109 | Claremont won by 60 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 5.5 | 12.8 | 19.12 | 21.20 | 146 | Sat 6-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 5,052 | |
| Perth | 4.9 | 7.12 | 12.20 | 15.21 | 111 | East Fremantle won by 35 points | |||
Round 20[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.11 | 5.16 | 10.25 | 18.25 | 133 | Sat 13-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 15,290 | |
| Swan Districts | 1.4 | 4.11 | 8.14 | 11.23 | 89 | South Fremantle won by 44 points | |||
| East Perth | 7.1 | 12.8 | 17.11 | 22.18 | 150 | Sat 13-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 3,257 | |
| Subiaco | 1.2 | 3.7 | 6.10 | 9.12 | 66 | East Perth won by 84 points | |||
| Perth | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 8.15 | 63 | Sat 13-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 3,800 | |
| Claremont | 5.5 | 10.7 | 16.11 | 21.17 | 143 | Claremont won by 80 points | |||
| West Perth | 4.5 | 8.10 | 9.12 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 13-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 6,375 | |
| East Fremantle | 5.4 | 9.7 | 13.14 | 16.17 | 113 | East Fremantle won by 34 points | |||
Round 21[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 3.5 | 7.9 | 15.13 | 15.15 | 105 | Sat 20-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 3,320 | |
| West Perth | 5.2 | 9.10 | 13.14 | 16.20 | 116 | West Perth won by 11 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 6.2 | 13.9 | 14.16 | 25.21 | 171 | Sat 20-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 4,217 | |
| Perth | 4.4 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 92 | Swan Districts won by 79 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.2 | 10.3 | 14.6 | 21.12 | 138 | Sat 20-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 13,810 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.7 | 9.12 | 14.16 | 15.19 | 109 | Claremont won by 29 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 5.4 | 8.7 | 14.10 | 19.16 | 130 | Sat 20-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 14,924 | |
| East Perth | 4.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 81 | East Fremantle won by 49 points | |||
1983 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Fremantle | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2922 | 2070 | 141.16 | 72 |
| 2 | Claremont | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2985 | 2061 | 144.83 | 68 |
| 3 | Swan Districts | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2758 | 2260 | 122.04 | 64 |
| 4 | East Fremantle | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2340 | 2690 | 86.99 | 40 |
| 5 | East Perth | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2477 | 2522 | 98.22 | 36 |
| 6 | West Perth | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2230 | 2452 | 90.95 | 28 |
| 7 | Subiaco | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1987 | 2986 | 66.54 | 16 |
| 8 | Perth | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2168 | 2826 | 76.72 | 12 |
| H&A | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 19867 | 19867 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 947 | 947 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 20814 | 20814 | 100.00 | 352 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.1 | 5.9 | 7.10 | 13.14 | 92 | Sat 27-Aug-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 23,345 | |
| Swan Districts | 6.8 | 9.12 | 16.20 | 21.25 | 151 | Swan Districts won by 59 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Claremont | 7.5 | 13.7 | 17.10 | 20.11 | 131 | Sat 3-Sep-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 22,947 | |
| South Fremantle | 1.0 | 4.12 | 10.18 | 14.26 | 110 | Claremont won by 21 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 4.6 | 10.10 | 18.15 | 26.19 | 175 | Sat 10-Sep-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 33,585 | |
| South Fremantle | 2.0 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 15.11 | 101 | Swan Districts won by 74 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Claremont | 1.5 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 17-Sep-1983 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 47,760 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.3 | 9.6 | 13.12 | 15.14 | 104 | Swan Districts won by 21 points | |||