The 1983 Australian Football Championships Night Series was the 5th edition of the AFC Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WAFL and State Representative Teams.
A total of 17 teams from across Australia played 16 matches over five months, with matches held during the pre-season and midweek throughout the premiership season.
Qualified Teams TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)1Enter in Round 1CarltonBluesVFLWinners of the 1982 Victorian Football League12th RichmondTigersVFLRunners-Up in the 1982 Victorian Football League9th HawthornHawksVFLThird Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League7th North MelbourneKangaroosVFLFourth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League7th EssendonBombersVFLFifth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League7th FitzroyLionsVFLSixth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League6th SydneySwansVFLSeventh Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League8th MelbourneDemonsVFLEighth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League5th GeelongCatsVFLNinth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League5th CollingwoodMagpiesVFLTenth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League7th St KildaSaintsVFLEleventh Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League5th NorwoodRedlegsSANFLWinners of the 1982 South Australian National Football League11th GlenelgTigersSANFLRunners-Up in the 1982 South Australian National Football League9th ClaremontTigersWAFLRunners-Up in the 1982 West Australian Football League6th West PerthFalconsWAFLThird Place in the 1982 West Australian Football League28th Enter in Qualifying PlayoffFootscrayBulldogsVFLTwelfth Place in the 1982 Victorian Football League6th TasmaniaDevilsTANFLWinners of the 1982 Escort Shield7th 1 Includes previous appearances in the Championship of Australia and NFL Night Series. 2 Replaced Swan Districts who was banned for two years by the AFC for fielding a Reserves-Colts side in their 1982 Quarter-final loss to Richmond.
Venues MelbourneHobart Waverley Park KGV Oval Capacity: 72,000 Capacity: 12,000
Knockout stage
Qualifying Playoff
Round 1
Quarter–finals
Semi–finals
Australian Football Championships Night Series final
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