North Melbourne finished top of the 1983 VFL ladder with 64 points and 127.8%, four points clear of Hawthorn. Hawthorn won the premiership from 2nd, beating Essendon by 83 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 64 | 127.8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2789 | 2183 | LWWLW | Lost PF |
| 2 | HawthornHAW🏆 | 22 | 60 | 128.7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2675 | 2078 | WLLWW | Premiers |
| 3 | FitzroyFIT | 22 | 60 | 126.7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2608 | 2059 | WWLWW | Lost SF |
| 4 | EssendonESS | 22 | 60 | 120.3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2664 | 2215 | LWWWW | Runner-up |
| 5 | CarltonCARTOP 5 | 22 | 52 | 105.2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2360 | 2244 | WWWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 6 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 48 | 103.0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2315 | 2247 | WWWLW | – |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 40 | 86.6 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2102 | 2428 | LLWWW | – |
| 8 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 36 | 86.8 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2220 | 2557 | WLLLL | – |
| 9 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 32 | 87.9 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1932 | 2197 | LWLLL | – |
| 10 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 28 | 88.8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2124 | 2392 | WLLWL | – |
| 11 | SydneySYD | 22 | 28 | 77.5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2068 | 2670 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 20 | 78.6 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2150 | 2737 | LLWLL | – |