Waverley Park · Sat 23 Jul 1983 · 41,098 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 5.3 | 12.3 | 17.5 | 152 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.2 | 6.5 | 10.11 | 98 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 152 and 98.
North Melbourne won by 54 points.
24.8 (152) — 14.14 (98)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Glendinning | 18 | 8 | 26 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Tony Furey | 14 | 10 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Krakouer | 14 | 9 | 23 | 5 |
| — |
| 3 |
| Jim Krakouer | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Roy Ramsay | 15 | 5 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Arnold Briedis | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | — | 8 |
| Donald McDonald | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Gary Dempsey | 12 | 4 | 16 | 12 | — | 1 |
| John Law | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Abernethy | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Craig Holden | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Jon Collins | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Holt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter Smith | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Richardson | 17 | 20 | 37 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Tony Shaw | 21 | 14 | 35 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 22 | 3 | 25 | 8 | — | 4 |
| John Annear | 21 | 4 | 25 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Peter Daicos | 21 | 3 | 24 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Michael Taylor | 17 | 7 | 24 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Murray Browne | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Cloke | 10 | 12 | 22 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Barham | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Mark Hannebery | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Walsh | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Phillips | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Shane Morwood | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Allan | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter McCormack | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tony Kelly | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stuart Atkin | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mark Weideman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |