Windy Hill · Sat 17 Jul 1982 · 22,359 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 4.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 82 |
| SydneySYD | 6.2 | 10.6 | 14.8 | 115 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 115.
Sydney won by 33 points.
12.10 (82) — 17.13 (115)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Daniher | 18 | 5 | 23 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Otway | 16 | 3 | 19 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Tim Watson | 9 | 10 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Carey | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Buhagiar | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Copping | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Grant Fowler | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Max Crow | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ron Andrews | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Walsh | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Morwood | 17 | 4 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Wright | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Silvio Foschini | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Max Kruse | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Colin Hounsell | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Browning | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Evans | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 |
| David Ackerly | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 6 |
| Stephen Allender | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Rod Carter | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brett Scott | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Steven Taubert | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Daniher | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Craig Braddy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |