1983 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 Final appearance since losing the 1968 VFL Grand Final, while it was Hawthorn's first
Parkside Football Club Parkside Football Club The Parkside Football club is an Australian rules football club located 8 km north east of Melbourne in the suburb of Alphington. The clubs home matches are at Pitcher Park in Alphington. The Parkside Football Club was founded in 1934 and affiliated with the Victorian Amateur Football Association and remained with the Association until 2002. Season 2003 the club affiliated with the Northern Football League. Parkside has won twelve premierships, the last in 2009. 2009 Northern Football League Division Three Grand Final Parkside 12.09.81 defeated Hurstbridge 08.17. 65 2010 Northern Football League Division Three Grand Final Parkside