1982 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1982 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in the elimination final, North Melbourne were defeated by Hawthorn in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1982 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 109.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Hawthorn (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Bruce | #12 | 23 | 11 | R01-11, R13-22, EF, SF |
| Atkins, Graeme | #36 | 19 | 12 | R03-06, R10-22, EF, SF |
| Blight, Malcolm | #15 | 20 | 103 | R01-03, R05-07, R10-14, R16-22, EF, SF |
| Briedis, Arnold | #6 | 14 | 14 | R01-10, R15-18 |
| Bryant, Kevin | #9 | 17 | 0 | R04-08, R11-16, R19-22, EF, SF |
| Byrne, John | #21 | 2 | 2 | R01-02 |
| Carman, Phil | #22 | 13 | 27 | R05-06, R08-09, R12-17, R22, EF, SF |
| Demetriou, Andrew | #28 | 8 | 3 | R01-02, R07-09, R22, EF, SF |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 24 | 1 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Dench, David | #23 | 23 | 2 | R01-19, R21-22, EF, SF |
| Dugdale, Dean | #44 | 13 | 9 | R03-06, R09, R11-16, R18-19 |
| Dugdale, Glenn | #19 | 5 | 0 | R01, R18-20, R22 |
| Glendinning, Ross | #4 | 24 | 11 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Good, Kerry | #7 | 14 | 25 | R02-07, R09-14, R19-20 |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 20 | 3 | R01-05, R08-14, R16-19, R21-22, EF, SF |
| Henderson, Darryl | #26 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Henshaw, Ross | #34 | 9 | 0 | R02-05, R10, R15, R22, EF, SF |
| Hodgeman, Kym | #17 | 15 | 23 | R01-08, R10-16 |
| Holden, Craig | #11 | 17 | 0 | R01-02, R06-18, R20-21 |
| Holt, John | #37 | 15 | 23 | R07-12, R15-20, R22, EF, SF |
| Kelly, Phil | #14 | 16 | 12 | R01, R10-22, EF, SF |
| Krakouer, Jim | #3 | 15 | 27 | R01-09, R12-13, R21-22, EF, SF |
| Krakouer, Phil | #8 | 22 | 31 | R01-14, R17-22, EF, SF |
| Law, John | #13 | 22 | 1 | R01-16, R19-22, EF, SF |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 22 | 19 | R01-04, R06-21, EF, SF |
| McDonald, Donald | #43 | 8 | 5 | R07-10, R21-22, EF, SF |
| McGuire, Kevin | #31 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Nimmo, Brad | #40 | 6 | 0 | R17-22 |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 22 | 37 | R01, R03-21, EF, SF |
| Smith, Doug | #5 | 17 | 5 | R01-08, R11-17, R20-21 |
| Smith, Peter | #39 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Spencer, Peter | #2 | 5 | 6 | R02-06 |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 17 | 9 | R01-04, R07-08, R11, R15-22, EF, SF |
| Turco, Mario | #35 | 7 | 8 | R10, R15, R17-21 |
| Wright, Rodney | #32 | 2 | 1 | R09, R14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable, Barry | 24 | 15 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, EF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/1982 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 18 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 03/04/1982 | Round 2 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 40 | Barry Cable | unknown |
| 10/04/1982 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 64 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 17/04/1982 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 17 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 24/04/1982 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 17 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 01/05/1982 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 34 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 08/05/1982 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 37 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 15/05/1982 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 104 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 22/05/1982 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 46 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 29/05/1982 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 58 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 05/06/1982 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 9 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 13/06/1982 | Round 12 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 6 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 19/06/1982 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 1 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 26/06/1982 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 8 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 03/07/1982 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 20 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 10/07/1982 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 94 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 24/07/1982 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 33 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 31/07/1982 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 54 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 07/08/1982 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 68 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 14/08/1982 | Round 20 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 14 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 21/08/1982 | Round 21 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 70 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 28/08/1982 | Round 22 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 19 | Barry Cable | unknown |
| 04/09/1982 | Elimination Final | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 13 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 11/09/1982 | Semi Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 52 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
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.