Victorian Football Association
Season 1883
Season Notes
Senior clubs contesting the premiership
With the steady reduction in the number of senior clubs over previous seasons, just six clubs contested the premiership in 1883.
The Ballarat clubs played too few games to be eligible for a premiership ranking, however their games with the Metropolitan clubs and Geelong are listed here.
These games are counted towards the Premiership and included in the Final Ladder.
Results
Round 1
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12 May 1883 |
Melbourne |
2-1 |
2-5 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: Very large |
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Essendon |
2-10 |
5-14 |
Result: Essendon won by 3 goals |
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12 May 1883 |
Geelong |
1- |
4-10 |
Venue: Corio Oval |
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Albion Imperial (Ballarat) |
3- |
3-5 |
Result: Geelong won by 1 goal |
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Round 2
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19 May 1883 |
Essendon |
1-6 |
2-12 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 12000 |
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South Melbourne |
2-3 |
3-5 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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Round 3
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24 May 1883 |
Hotham |
0-2 |
3-8 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 13500 |
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Geelong |
3-9 |
3-16 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 4
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26 May 1883 |
Carlton |
2-3 |
2-13 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 12000 |
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Hotham |
3-6 |
3-8 |
Result: Hotham won by 1 goal |
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26 May 1883 |
South Melbourne |
2-3 |
2-12 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 4000 |
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Melbourne |
3-3 |
3-8 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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26 May 1883 |
Geelong |
1- |
1-17 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 1200 |
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Ballarat |
1- |
1-2 |
Result: DRAW |
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Game 50 minutes each way |
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Round 5
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2 June 1883 |
Melbourne |
1-3 |
3-7 |
Venue: MCG |
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Carlton |
3-7 |
5-7 |
Result: Carlton won by 2 goals |
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2 June 1883 |
Essendon |
1-5 |
4-9 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 3000 |
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Hotham |
1-6 |
1-6 |
Result: Essendon won by 3 goals |
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2 June 1883 |
Geelong |
1-3 |
1-3 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 2000 |
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South Melbourne |
1-5 |
6-9 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 5 goals |
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The Age: "The South kicked splendidly, and seldom missed marking the ball, one of the noticeable features in the game being the clever manner in which they outwitted their opponents by the 'little mark' system." |
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Round 6
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9 June 1883 |
Essendon |
2-9 |
3-10 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 4000 |
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Geelong |
0-3 |
4-7 |
Result: Geelong won by 1 goal |
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9 June 1883 |
Hotham |
0-9 |
1-12 |
Venue: Hotham; Attendance: 2000 |
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Melbourne |
0-4 |
3-6 |
Result: Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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9 June 1883 |
Carlton |
3-2 |
4-7 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 10000 |
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South Melbourne |
0-5 |
1-7 |
Result: Carlton won by 3 goals |
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Round 7
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16 June 1883 |
Geelong |
1-2 |
4-13 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 3000 |
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Hotham |
1-8 |
1-9 |
Result: Geelong won by 3 goals |
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16 June 1883 |
Melbourne |
4- |
4-10 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 12000 |
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South Melbourne |
0- |
2-10 |
Result: Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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Round 8
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23 June 1883 |
Carlton |
2-3 |
4-14 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 13000 |
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Geelong |
0-3 |
2-7 |
Result: Carlton won by 2 goals |
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The Age: “The largest attendance of spectators that has yet witnessed a game this season” |
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23 June 1883 |
South Melbourne |
1-6 |
1-6 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 2000 |
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Hotham |
0-1 |
1-6 |
Result: DRAW |
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23 June 1883 |
Melbourne |
2-11 |
3-18 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: Few hundred |
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Ballarat |
1-3 |
2-12 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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Round 9
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30 June 1883 |
Essendon |
1-1 |
3-16 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 8000 |
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Carlton |
3-11 |
4-15 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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30 June 1883 |
Melbourne |
0-4 |
4-7 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 6000 |
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Geelong |
3-3 |
4-4 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 10
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7 July 1883 |
Hotham |
- |
3-9 |
Venue: Hotham; Attendance: 2000 |
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Carlton |
- |
3-8 |
Result: DRAW |
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7 July 1883 |
Essendon |
4-5 |
5-9 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 6000 |
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Melbourne |
2-4 |
4-11 |
Result: Essendon won by 1 goal |
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Round 11
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14 July 1883 |
Essendon |
1-5 |
4-7 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 6000 |
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Hotham |
2-7 |
4-16 |
Result: DRAW |
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14 July 1883 |
Ballarat |
- |
2-5 |
Venue: Saxon Paddock |
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Melbourne |
- |
3-9 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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Round 12
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21 July 1883 |
Essendon |
1-9 |
4-13 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 8000 |
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Carlton |
2-3 |
3-6 |
Result: Essendon won by 1 goal |
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Moloney and Wilson (Carlton) assaulted W. Hughes (Essendon) as he was shooting for goal, provoking a crowd invasion which interrupted the game with two minutes left to play. Umpire Mr George Robertson refused to resume the game and a 'thoroughly disorganised' Carlton team declined to follow Essendon which went back out onto the field 'still thronged by the excited crowd' and 'claimed the game according to the rules of the Association. Meetings of the VFA on July 27 and 30 suspended Wilson (rest of season) and Maloney (3 Saturdays) for rough play. |
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21 July 1883 |
South Melbourne |
0-3 |
0-6 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 4000 |
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Melbourne |
3-6 |
3-9 |
Result: Melbourne won by 3 goals |
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Round 13
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28 July 1883 |
Melbourne |
0-5 |
1-11 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 8000 |
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Carlton |
0-7 |
0-10 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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28 July 1883 |
South Melbourne |
2-2 |
5-7 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 2000 |
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Essendon |
0-5 |
1-8 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 4 goals |
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28 July 1883 |
Geelong |
3-3 |
4-13 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: Not large |
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Albion Imperial (Ballarat) |
1-2 |
2-4 |
Result: Geelong won by 2 goals |
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Round 14
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4 August 1883 |
Geelong |
3-12 |
4-14 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 5000 |
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Carlton |
1-0 |
3-8 |
Result: Geelong won by 1 goal |
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4 August 1883 |
South Melbourne |
4-5 |
6-7 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 3000 |
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Hotham |
0-2 |
2-9 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 4 goals |
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4 August 1883 |
Essendon |
4-7 |
4-11 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 6000 |
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Melbourne |
0-2 |
2-8 |
Result: Essendon won by 2 goals |
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Round 15
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11 August 1883 |
South Melbourne |
2-2 |
5-10 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 2500 |
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Carlton |
1-8 |
2-11 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 3 goals |
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11 August 1883 |
Hotham |
0-0 |
1-7 |
Venue: Hotham; Attendance: Large |
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Essendon |
1-10 |
1-13 |
Result: DRAW |
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11 August 1883 |
Melbourne |
0-2 |
4-12 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 5000 |
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Geelong |
6-10 |
6-12 |
Result: Geelong won by 2 goals |
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Round 16
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18 August 1883 |
Hotham |
2-7 |
3-15 |
Venue: Hotham |
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Melbourne |
0-2 |
0-3 |
Result: Hotham won by 3 goals |
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18 August 1883 |
Essendon |
0-3 |
1-11 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 3000 |
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South Melbourne |
1-11 |
1-15 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 17
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25 August 1883 |
Carlton |
3-8 |
3-11 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 7000 |
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Essendon |
0-0 |
1-10 |
Result: Carlton won by 2 goals |
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The Argus: The first senior game of the season was played on Prince's-oval, Carlton, on Saturday afternoon, as the cricket-grounds have been given up to be prepared for "the national pastime". |
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25 August 1883 |
South Melbourne |
6-8 |
6-10 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 5000 |
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Geelong |
1-2 |
5-11 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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South Melbourne was advantaged by kicking with a very strong wind in the first half that died off at half time. The Age: "the wind had died off, and the advantage held by (South) was so great that odds of 100 to 3 were easily obtainable". However, Geelong fought back strongly in the second half and fell just short of obtaining a draw. |
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Round 18
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1 September 1883 |
Melbourne |
1-3 |
2-17 |
Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: 6000 |
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Carlton |
1-5 |
1-8 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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1 September 1883 |
Geelong |
2-7 |
7-13 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 2000 |
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Hotham |
2-5 |
2-11 |
Result: Geelong won by 5 goals |
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1 September 1883 |
South Melbourne |
3- |
7-8 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 2000 |
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Albion Imperial (Ballarat) |
1- |
1-6 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 6 goals |
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Round 19
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8 September 1883 |
Geelong |
- |
4-15 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 3000 |
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Essendon |
- |
3-5 |
Result: Geelong won by 1 goal |
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8 September 1883 |
Melbourne |
1-4 |
3-9 |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground; Attendance: Large |
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Hotham |
0-5 |
1-6 |
Result: Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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The Argus: “The grandstand of the cricket-ground was reversed, so that members were able to witness the play in comfort.” |
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8 September 1883 |
Carlton |
1-5 |
2-12 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 8000 |
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South Melbourne |
3-2 |
4-5 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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Round 20
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15 September 1883 |
Carlton |
5-1 |
6-8 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 5000 |
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Hotham |
1-2 |
3-5 |
Result: Carlton won by 3 goals |
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15 September 1883 |
Geelong |
1-14 |
5-21 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 4000 |
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Melbourne |
0-4 |
0-5 |
Result: Geelong won by 5 goals |
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Round 21
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22 September 1883 |
Geelong |
3-11 |
7-16 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: Large |
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Carlton |
1-5 |
2-10 |
Result: Geelong won by 5 goals |
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The Argus: "Brownlow kicked off for Geelong…" |
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22 September 1883 |
Melbourne |
1-0 |
1-7 |
Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: 4000 |
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South Melbourne |
1-7 |
2-10 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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Play commenced at 20 minutes past 3. |
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Round 22
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29 September 1883 |
Carlton |
2-4 |
2-15 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 9000 |
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Melbourne |
0-4 |
0-8 |
Result: Carlton won by 2 goals |
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29 September 1883 |
Hotham |
- |
2-8 |
Venue: Hotham; Attendance: 2000 |
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South Melbourne |
- |
2-6 |
Result: DRAW |
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Ladder
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Team |
P |
W |
L |
D |
F |
A |
Points |
Proportional Points |
% |
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1 |
Geelong |
16 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
65 |
47 |
46 |
54.63 |
138.30 |
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2 |
South Melbourne |
16 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
53 |
35 |
42 |
49.88 |
151.43 |
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3 |
Carlton |
16 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
46 |
46 |
30 |
35.63 |
100.00 |
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4 |
Essendon |
14 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
41 |
41 |
26 |
35.29 |
100.00 |
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5 |
Melbourne |
19 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
45 |
52 |
38 |
38.00 |
86.54 |
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6 |
Hotham |
15 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
31 |
49 |
20 |
25.33 |
63.27 |
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7 |
Ballarat |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
12.67 |
71.43 |
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8 |
Albion Imperial |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
0.00 |
40.00 |
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Total |
102 |
42 |
42 |
18 |
292 |
292 |
204 |
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Notes:
- Premiership awarded to the team with the ‘best record’.
- Geelong ranked ahead of South Melbourne although this was disputed in some quarters as South Melbourne beat Geelong in both games between the club this season.
- Proportional Points system (officially used only from the 1888 season onwards) correlates with most contemporary rankings.
- Where two teams are close on Proportional Points (less than 4.00 points separate) then head-to-head results are used to rank clubs:
- Melbourne has a superior Proportional Points tally, however this includes two wins against Ballarat (Carlton and Essendon did not play the Ballarat clubs in 1883)
- Carlton played Essendon three times and won twice and lost once. Therefore Carlton rank above Essendon. (The Argus 4 Oct 1886 still listed the game won by Essendon on 21 July 1883 as 'undecided')
- Carlton played Melbourne four times, with two wins to each team.
- Essendon played Melbourne three times, won all three games, and therefore rank above them.
- Rule requiring a minimum of 18 games to qualify for the Premiership not in force until 1888
- For the Ballarat clubs, only matches between them and the Metropolitan clubs (including Geelong) are listed in this ladder. Ballarat Imperial did not play any games with Metropolitan clubs in 1883.
- Behinds were recorded but did not count towards the final score or in determining the result of matches.
- The percentage column of goals for divided by goals against is included as an indication only.
1883 premiers: Geelong
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