Port Adelaide Magpies
"On Saturday 29 March 1997, six months after defeating Central District in the 1996 SANFL grand final, Port Adelaide embarked on its 116th season of senior football in the state’s premier competition with a seven-point win over Sturt. To all external appearances, it was business as usual - except that, underneath the facade of normality, everything had changed. No longer was the team that took to the field in the trademark black-and-white prison bar guernseys the primary manifestation of a club that could trace its origins all the way back to 13 May 1870 ... The club’s primary manifestation was now playing on a bigger stage, and that very afternoon, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ..."
John Devaney on the split which resulted in Port Adelaide teams being fielded in both the SANFL and AFL
1983 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Port Adelaide's 1983 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-04-02 1 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.9 | 11.10 | 14.17 | 19.19 | 133 | WON | Glenelg | 6.5 | 12.9 | 12.12 | 17.16 | 118 | 15 | FBP | 1983-04-02 Apr 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-04-09 2 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 6.6 | 8.10 | 15.11 | 101 | LOST | Norwood | 3.0 | 10.3 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 108 | -7 | ALB | 1983-04-09 Apr 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-04-17 3 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.5 | 8.9 | 15.15 | 18.23 | 131 | WON | Sturt | 4.5 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 15.11 | 101 | 30 | FBP | 1983-04-17 Apr 17 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-04-23 4 | A | Port Adelaide | 5.1 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 16.8 | 104 | WON | Central District | 1.2 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 12.10 | 82 | 22 | ELZ | 1983-04-23 Apr 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-04-30 5 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 6.5 | 12.9 | 15.11 | 101 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 13.13 | 91 | 10 | FBP | 1983-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-05-07 6 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 8.7 | 11.11 | 16.17 | 113 | LOST | West Adelaide | 9.8 | 11.10 | 20.13 | 22.16 | 148 | -35 | ALB | 1983-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-05-14 7 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 11.7 | 12.10 | 15.16 | 106 | WON | West Torrens | 3.5 | 4.5 | 10.13 | 10.15 | 75 | 31 | ALB | 1983-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-05-21 8 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 21.7 | 133 | WON | North Adelaide | 5.5 | 13.9 | 19.10 | 19.11 | 125 | 8 | PRO | 1983-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-05-29 9 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.4 | 6.11 | 9.12 | 11.17 | 83 | LOST | Woodville | 3.5 | 5.8 | 12.10 | 15.11 | 101 | -18 | FBP | 1983-05-29 May 29 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-06-04 10 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 8.2 | 14.8 | 14.12 | 96 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.4 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 15.11 | 101 | -5 | ALB | 1983-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-06-13 11 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | Norwood | 4.2 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 14.9 | 93 | 2 | FBP | 1983-06-13 Jun 13 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-06-18 12 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 80 | LOST | Sturt | 11.5 | 18.10 | 21.18 | 28.26 | 194 | -114 | UNL | 1983-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-06-25 13 | H | Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 85 | LOST | Central District | 7.3 | 12.4 | 14.10 | 16.12 | 108 | -23 | ALB | 1983-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-07-02 14 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.2 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 23.7 | 145 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 69 | 76 | ALB | 1983-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-07-09 15 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.8 | 11.11 | 15.14 | 104 | LOST | West Adelaide | 2.6 | 3.8 | 8.12 | 15.15 | 105 | -1 | RIC | 1983-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-07-16 16 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 105 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.5 | 6.8 | 15.13 | 20.14 | 134 | -29 | THB | 1983-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-07-23 17 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.5 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 99 | LOST | North Adelaide | 7.1 | 10.6 | 15.10 | 22.15 | 147 | -48 | ALB | 1983-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-07-30 18 | A | Port Adelaide | 5.7 | 8.10 | 11.12 | 13.15 | 93 | WON | Woodville | 3.1 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 10.10 | 70 | 23 | WOO | 1983-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-08-13 19 | A | Port Adelaide | 0.5 | 1.10 | 4.12 | 8.15 | 63 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.6 | 9.9 | 17.16 | 23.20 | 158 | -95 | GLE | 1983-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-08-21 20 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 15.13 | 103 | LOST | Norwood | 4.4 | 9.6 | 18.12 | 25.15 | 165 | -62 | FBP | 1983-08-21 Aug 21 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-08-27 21 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.4 | 15.6 | 18.8 | 116 | LOST | Sturt | 4.6 | 9.8 | 13.12 | 23.15 | 153 | -37 | ALB | 1983-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1983-09-03 22 | H | Port Adelaide | 6.4 | 10.9 | 15.12 | 17.15 | 117 | WON | Central District | 2.4 | 7.7 | 8.13 | 14.16 | 100 | 17 | FBP | 1983-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |