| Carlton | 2.2 | 14 | 3.7 | 25 | 11.10 | 76 | 15.18 | 108 | | Geelong | 2.4 | 16 | 6.4 | 40 | 8.4 | 52 | 11.7 | 73 |
| Venue: Kardinia Park | Date: Saturday July 23, 1983 |
| Result: Win by 35 points | Umpires: I.Clayton & G.James | Crowd: 17,657 Receipts; N/A |
| Goalkickers: A.Marcou 3, W.Johnston 3, J.Madden 2, P.Bosustow 2, K.Hunter 2, R.Ditchburn 1, D.Glascott 1, M.Buckley 1 |
| Best: V.Perovic, W.Johnston, A.Marcou, J.Buckley, K.Hunter, D.English, D.Glascott. |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil |
Game Review
Carlton defender Val Perovic, who turned in a sterling performance in shutting the Geelong forwards down with his strong play. He was awarded three votes for his outstanding play. Wayne Johnston good form continued with a three goal contribution playing out of the midfield.
Team
| B: | 27 Des English | 20 Geoff Southby (vc) | 11 Bruce Doull |
| HB: | 37 Wayne Harmes | 15 Val Perovic | 21 Rod Austin |
| C: | 25 Frank Marchesani | 7 Wayne Johnston | 32 David Glascott |
| HF: | 4 Peter Bosustow | 10 Mark Buckley | 5 Ken Sheldon |
| F: | 9 Ken Hunter | 8 Ross Ditchburn | 16 Jim Buckley |
| Ruck: | 3 Mike Fitzpatrick (c) | 28 Spiro Kourkoumelis | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Interchange: | 44 Justin Madden | 34 Alex Marcou | |
| Coach: | David Parkin |
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