1982 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1982 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1982 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 90.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battiston, Adrian | #16 | 22 | 25 | R01-22 |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Catoggio, Vin | #15 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Clayton, Cameron | #12 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Connolly, Chris | #22 | 3 | 3 | R13-15 |
| Cordner, David | #28 | 3 | 3 | R01-03 |
| Crosswell, Brent | #8 | 19 | 15 | R01-13, R15-19, R21 |
| Dickson, Dale | #29 | 18 | 4 | R04-18, R20-22 |
| Ellingworth, Roger | #34 | 11 | 6 | R01-02, R04-09, R17-19 |
| Elshaug, Tony | #33 | 12 | 13 | R01-02, R04-06, R16-22 |
| Fidge, Ted | #36 | 9 | 7 | R13-17, R19-22 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 21 | 25 | R01-08, R10-22 |
| Gaunt, Graham | #20 | 7 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R12-14 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 20 | 9 | R01-06, R09-22 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 4 | 0 | R08-11 |
| Healy, Gerard | #3 | 21 | 77 | R01-20, R22 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #18 | 12 | 3 | R02-03, R08-12, R14-15, R20-22 |
| Icke, Stephen | #11 | 21 | 2 | R01-09, R11-22 |
| Jackson, Mark | #25 | 19 | 76 | R01-02, R05-09, R11-22 |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 14 | 0 | R01-10, R19-22 |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 17 | 20 | R01-03, R06-19 |
| Keenan, Peter | #10 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-16, R18 |
| McCarthy, Stephen | #52 | 6 | 6 | R07-12 |
| McGlashan, Dave | #41 | 3 | 6 | R04, R10, R12 |
| McKenzie, Stuart | #49 | 9 | 0 | R13-17, R19-22 |
| McLean, Glenn | #26 | 15 | 2 | R02-10, R17-22 |
| Nettlefold, Bill | #19 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| O'Brien, Paul | #40 | 13 | 0 | R10-22 |
| O'Donnell, Kelly | #23 | 16 | 11 | R01-09, R14-19, R22 |
| O'Dwyer, Des | #24 | 1 | 1 | R03 |
| O'Sullivan, Michael | #6 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Seddon, Michael | #17 | 17 | 3 | R02-04, R07, R10-22 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 18 | 1 | R01-02, R05-13, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Sutcliffe, Scott | #44 | 2 | 1 | R19-20 |
| Tossol, Peter | #46 | 5 | 4 | R06-07, R20-22 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 21 | 27 | R01-18, R20-22 |
| Young, Michael | #5 | 3 | 1 | R03-05 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #32 | 16 | 0 | R01-13, R16-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, Ron | 22 | 8 | -0- | 14 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1982 | Round 1 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 29 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 03/04/1982 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 40 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 12/04/1982 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 92 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 17/04/1982 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 7 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 24/04/1982 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 10 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 01/05/1982 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 10 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 08/05/1982 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 37 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 15/05/1982 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 65 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 22/05/1982 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 48 | Ron Barassi | Steven Smith |
| 29/05/1982 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 7 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 05/06/1982 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 79 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 12/06/1982 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 43 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 19/06/1982 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 64 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 26/06/1982 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 03/07/1982 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 17 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 17/07/1982 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 75 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 24/07/1982 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 33 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 31/07/1982 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 70 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 07/08/1982 | Round 19 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 36 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 14/08/1982 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 54 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 21/08/1982 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 11 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 28/08/1982 | Round 22 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | MELB by 15 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.