| 1983 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | West Adelaide 8th premiership |
| Minor premiers | West Adelaide 2nd minor premiership |
| Pre-season cup | West Torrens |
| Magarey Medallist | Tony Antrobus North Adelaide (35 votes) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Rick Davies Sturt (151 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 116 |
| Total attendance | 976,555 (8,419 per match) |
| Highest | 47,129 (Grand Final, West Adelaide vs. Sturt) |
The 1983 South Australian National Football League season was the 104th, since 1877, of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Australian rules football competition.
The season commenced on Saturday 2 April 1983, and concluded on Saturday 1 October 1983 with the SANFL Grand Final at Football Park with West Adelaide defeating Sturt by 34 points to claim their eighth premiership and first since 1961.