1983 VFL Grand Final with the Bombers winning the 1984 VFL Grand Final and 1985 VFL Grand Final. 1983 VFL Grand Final The 1983 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1983. It was the 87th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1983 VFL season. The match, attended by 110,332 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 83 points, marking that club's fifth premiership victory. It was Essendon's first Grand
1947 VFL Grand Final 1947 VFL Grand Final The 1947 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 September 1947. It was the 51st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1947 VFL season. The match, attended by 85,793 spectators, was won by Carlton by a margin of 1 point, marking that club's eighth premiership victory. Essendon were attempting to become back-to-back premiers and had the lead in the final minute before Ken Baxter won the ball