1982 VFL season

Infobox VFL Premiership Season
year = 1982


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teams = 12
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top goal scorer = Malcolm Blight (AFL Nor)
brownlow medalist = Brian Wilson (AFL Mel)Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1982.

Night Series

Sydney defeated AFL Nor 13.12 (90) to 8.10 (58) in the Final.

Premiership season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Grand Final

Carlton defeated Richmond 14.19 (103) to 12.13 (85), in front of a crowd of 107536 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).

Ladder

South Melbourne relocated to Sydney.

Notes

* The leading goalkicker was Malcolm Blight of North Melbourne with 94 goals.
* The Brownlow Medal was won by Brian Wilson.
* The inaugural VFL Players Association Most Valuable Player Award was won by Leigh Matthews. In 2002, the award was renamed the Leigh Matthews Trophy in his honour.

ee also

* Early VFL Final systems
* Page-McIntyre "Final Four" system
* McIntyre "Final Five" system

References

* Stephen Rogers and Ashley Brown (1998). "Every Game Ever Played". 6th ed. Victoria: Penguin Books.