1982 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1982 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1982 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 |