Sydney Football League

First Grade -- Season 1983

 

Season notes

East Sydney completed the season as undefeated premiers.

 

Results

 

Round 1

27/03/1983 (Sun) East Sydney 17-20-122 Pennant Hills 10-13-73 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

03/04/1983 (Sun) Campbelltown 12-11-83 North Shore 13-14-92 Venue: Football Park, Macquarie Fields

03/04/1983 (Sun) Newtown 7-11-53 Western Suburbs 12-14-86 Venue: Erskineville Oval

03/04/1983 (Sun) St. George 21-21-147 Bankstown Sports 3-7-25 Venue: Olds Park

03/04/1983 (Sun) Balmain -- BYE

 

Round 2

09/04/1983 (Sat) East Sydney 23-22-160 St. George 18-10-118 Venue: Trumper Park

09/04/1983 (Sat) Campbelltown 17-16-118 Newtown 11-11-77 Venue: Football Park, Macquarie Fields

10/04/1983 (Sun) Balmain 20-19-139 Pennant Hills 23-25-163 Venue: Drummoyne Oval

10/04/1983 (Sun) Western Suburbs 26-22-178 North Shore 25-17-167 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

10/04/1983 (Sun) Bankstown Sports -- BYE

 

Round 3

17/04/1983 (Sun) North Shore 3-7-25 East Sydney 11-15-81 Venue: North Sydney Oval

17/04/1983 (Sun) Western Suburbs 8-8-56 Campbelltown 8-11-59 Venue: Ashbury Oval

17/04/1983 (Sun) Bankstown Sports 15-15-105 Pennant Hills 22-28-160 Venue: Jensen Oval

17/04/1983 (Sun) Balmain 13-15-93 Newtown 14-13-97 Venue: Drummoyne Oval

17/04/1983 (Sun) St. George -- BYE

 

Round 4

01/05/1983 (Sun) Bankstown Sports 13-15-93 Balmain 20-13-133 Venue: Jensen Oval

01/05/1983 (Sun) Pennant Hills 16-6-102 Campbelltown 11-11-77 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

01/05/1983 (Sun) Newtown 19-14-128 North Shore 15-11-101 Venue: Erskineville Oval

01/05/1983 (Sun) St. George 9-11-65 Western Suburbs 7-12-54 Venue: Olds Park

01/05/1983 (Sun) East Sydney -- BYE

 

Round 5

07/05/1983 (Sat) Campbelltown 7-12-54 East Sydney 18-7-115 Venue: Football Park, Macquarie Fields

07/05/1983 (Sat) Western Suburbs 16-19-115 Pennant Hills 11-8-74 Venue: Ashbury Oval

07/05/1983 (Sat) North Shore 31-28-214 Bankstown Sports 8-11-59 Venue: North Sydney Oval

08/05/1983 (Sun) Balmain 20-14-134 St. George 18-18-126 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

08/05/1983 (Sun) Newtown -- BYE

 

Round 6

21/05/1983 (Sat) North Shore 6-9-45 St. George 15-14-104 Venue: North Sydney Oval

21/05/1983 (Sat) Newtown 10-8-68 Pennant Hills 8-12-60 Venue: Erskineville Oval

21/05/1983 (Sat) East Sydney 17-20-122 Balmain 6-5-41 Venue: Drummoyne Oval

22/05/1983 (Sun) Bankstown Sports 9-15-69 Campbelltown 21-23-149 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

22/05/1983 (Sun) Western Suburbs -- BYE

 

Round 7

04/06/1983 (Sat) Balmain 17-12-114 North Shore 17-19-121 Venue: Drummoyne Oval

04/06/1983 (Sat) St. George 15-8-98 Campbelltown 15-17-107 Venue: Olds Park

04/06/1983 (Sat) Western Suburbs 21-13-139 Bankstown Sports 14-10-94 Venue: Ashbury Oval

05/06/1983 (Sun) East Sydney 17-15-117 Newtown 12-12-84 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

05/06/1983 (Sun) Pennant Hills -- BYE

 

Round 8

12/06/1983 (Sun) Campbelltown 10-18-78 Balmain 16-15-111 Venue: Football Park, Macquarie Fields

12/06/1983 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-11-89 East Sydney 22-22-154 Venue: Ashbury Oval

12/06/1983 (Sun) Newtown 23-15-153 Bankstown Sports 18-6-114 Venue: Erskineville Oval

12/06/1983 (Sun) Pennant Hills 16-14-110 St. George 16-10-106 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

12/06/1983 (Sun) North Shore -- BYE

 

Round 9

18/06/1983 (Sat) Bankstown Sports 3-10-28 East Sydney 12-16-88 Venue: Jensen Oval

18/06/1983 (Sat) St. George 8-7-55 Newtown 4-8-32 Venue: Olds Park

18/06/1983 (Sat) Balmain 10-14-74 Western Suburbs 10-12-72 Venue: Drummoyne Oval

19/06/1983 (Sun) North Shore 10-9-69 Pennant Hills 6-13-49 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

19/06/1983 (Sun) Campbelltown -- BYE

 

Round 10

26/06/1983 (Sun) North Shore 14-17-101 Campbelltown 11-15-81 Venue: North Sydney Oval

26/06/1983 (Sun) Western Suburbs 8-13-61 Newtown 13-6-84 Venue: Ashbury Oval

26/06/1983 (Sun) Pennant Hills 13-7-85 East Sydney 15-10-100 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

26/06/1983 (Sun) Bankstown Sports 9-6-60 St. George 14-10-94 Venue: Jensen Oval

26/06/1983 (Sun) Balmain -- BYE

 

Round 11

02/07/1983 (Sat) North Shore 14-17-101 Western Suburbs 14-16-100 Venue: North Sydney Oval

02/07/1983 (Sat) Newtown 13-13-91 Campbelltown 16-9-105 Venue: Erskineville Oval

02/07/1983 (Sat) Pennant Hills 16-13-109 Balmain 22-15-147 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

03/07/1983 (Sun) St. George 12-14-86 East Sydney 22-17-149 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

03/07/1983 (Sun) Bankstown Sports -- BYE

 

Round 12

10/07/1983 (Sun) Newtown 14-20-104 Balmain 24-13-157 Venue: Erskineville Oval

10/07/1983 (Sun) East Sydney 15-13-103 North Shore 6-15-51 Venue: Trumper Park

10/07/1983 (Sun) Campbelltown 10-11-71 Western Suburbs 13-9-87 Venue: Football Park, Macquarie Fields

10/07/1983 (Sun) Pennant Hills 26-24-180 Bankstown Sports 12-7-79 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

10/07/1983 (Sun) St. George -- BYE

 

Round 13

17/07/1983 (Sun) Balmain 27-30-192 Bankstown Sports 6-16-52 Venue: Drummoyne Oval

17/07/1983 (Sun) North Shore 25-13-163 Newtown 18-15-123 Venue: North Sydney Oval

17/07/1983 (Sun) Western Suburbs 22-14-146 St. George 16-11-107 Venue: Ashbury Oval

17/07/1983 (Sun) Campbelltown 15-7-97 Pennant Hills 15-14-104 Venue: Football Park, Macquarie Fields

17/07/1983 (Sun) East Sydney -- BYE

 

Round 14

23/07/1983 (Sat) St. George 14-12-96 Balmain 20-12-132 Venue: Olds Park

23/07/1983 (Sat) Bankstown Sports 15-18-108 North Shore 13-15-93 Venue: Jensen Oval

23/07/1983 (Sat) East Sydney 27-21-183 Campbelltown 10-13-73 Venue: Trumper Park

24/07/1983 (Sun) Pennant Hills 10-25-85 Western Suburbs 7-5-47 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

24/07/1983 (Sun) Newtown -- BYE

 

Round 15

31/07/1983 (Sun) Balmain 16-13-109 East Sydney 22-20-152 Venue: Drummoyne Oval

31/07/1983 (Sun) Campbelltown 15-16-106 Bankstown Sports 6-8-44 Venue: Football Park, Macquarie Fields

31/07/1983 (Sun) St. George 15-9-99 North Shore 24-14-158 Venue: Olds Park

31/07/1983 (Sun) Pennant Hills 26-15-171 Newtown 15-8-98 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

31/07/1983 (Sun) Western Suburbs -- BYE

 

Round 16

06/08/1983 (Sat) Bankstown Sports 10-15-75 Western Suburbs 20-22-142 Venue: Jensen Oval

07/08/1983 (Sun) North Shore 24-18-162 Balmain 20-13-133 Venue: North Sydney Oval

07/08/1983 (Sun) Campbelltown 12-7-79 St. George 19-18-132 Venue: Football Park, Macquarie Fields

07/08/1983 (Sun) Newtown 7-15-57 East Sydney 10-19-79 Venue: Erskineville Oval

07/08/1983 (Sun) Pennant Hills -- BYE

 

Round 17

14/08/1983 (Sun) East Sydney 17-15-117 Western Suburbs 16-7-103 Venue: Trumper Park

14/08/1983 (Sun) Bankstown Sports 12-12-84 Newtown 12-21-93 Venue: Jensen Oval

14/08/1983 (Sun) St. George 14-12-96 Pennant Hills 9-13-67 Venue: Olds Park

14/08/1983 (Sun) Balmain 23-20-158 Campbelltown 11-18-84 Venue: Drummoyne Oval

14/08/1983 (Sun) North Shore -- BYE

 

Round 18

20/08/1983 (Sat) East Sydney 25-16-166 Bankstown Sports 13-11-89 Venue: Trumper Park

20/08/1983 (Sat) Western Suburbs 24-14-158 Balmain 21-21-147 Venue: Ashbury Oval

21/08/1983 (Sun) Pennant Hills 8-13-61 North Shore 18-15-123 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

21/08/1983 (Sun) Newtown 17-12-114 St. George 23-17-155 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

21/08/1983 (Sun) Campbelltown -- BYE

 

Final ladder

 

1983

Club

Played

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

East Sydney

16

16

0

0

2008

1165

172.36

64

2

North Shore

16

10

6

0

1786

1604

111.35

40

3

Balmain

16

9

7

0

2014

1789

112.58

36

4

St. George

16

8

8

0

1684

1572

107.12

32

5

Western Suburbs

16

8

8

0

1633

1527

106.94

32

6

Pennant Hills

16

8

8

0

1653

1588

104.09

32

7

Campbelltown

16

6

10

0

1421

1620

87.72

24

8

Newtown

16

6

10

0

1456

1719

84.70

24

9

Bankstown Sports

16

1

15

0

1178

2249

52.38

4

 

Total

144

72

72

0

14833

14833

 

288

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

28/08/1983 (Sun) Balmain 11-17-83 St. George 8-19-67 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Second Semi-Final

04/09/1983 (Sun) East Sydney 12-13-85 North Shore 10-13-73 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Preliminary Final

11/09/1983 (Sun) Balmain 19-11-125 North Shore 16-15-111 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Grand Final

18/09/1983 (Sun) East Sydney 18-23-131 Balmain 15-3-93 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

 

1983 premiers: East Sydney

 

 

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