| Carlton | 2.4 | 16 | 6.7 | 43 | 7.11 | 53 | 9.11 | 65 | | Fitzroy | 1.7 | 13 | 6.9 | 45 | 14.13 | 97 | 18.17 | 125 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday April 23, 1983 |
| Result: Lose by 60 points | Umpires: K.Smith & V.Vasilou | Crowd: 25,971 Receipts: $53,052 |
| Goalkickers: S.Kourkoumelis 2, P.Bosustow 1, R.Ditchburn 1, K.Hunter 1, S.Howell 1, B.Reid 1, P.Meldrum 1, W.Harmes 1 |
| Best: S.Kourkoumelis, V.Perovic, K.Hunter, W.Harmes. |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil |
Game Review
This is the game many Fitzroy fans rate as the one that made them realise that they were a big show for the flag that year. As is well known now, their loss to Hawthorn by 4 points in the Qualifying Final was probably the reason they did not win that rare (and perhaps) last flag. Of course, history shows that it can now never be.
One lasting memory is of Fitzroy's Mick Conlon in one of his searching runs towards goal. At one stage he carried the ball from the edge of the centre square to the top of the goal square at the scoreboard end of Princes Park - a distance of approximately 45 metres - and while doing so, bounced the ball only once!!! Now I'm no mathematician, but.......
Team
| B: | 27 Des English | 20 Geoff Southby (a/c) | 11 Bruce Doull |
| HB: | 9 Ken Hunter | 15 Val Perovic | 33 Peter McConville |
| C: | 37 Wayne Harmes | 28 Spiro Kourkoumelis | 32 David Glascott |
| HF: | 21 Rod Austin | 36 Mark Maclure | 7 Wayne Johnston |
| F: | 4 Peter Bosustow | 8 Ross Ditchburn | 5 Ken Sheldon |
| Ruck: | 12 Scott Howell | 13 Phil Maylin | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Interchange: | 23 Paul Meldrum | 17 Bruce Reid | |
| Coach: | David Parkin |
Milestones
50 Games: Peter Bosustow
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