Waverley Park · Sat 7 Aug 1982 · 28,379 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 5.7 | 9.9 | 13.15 | 101 |
| EssendonESS | 2.4 | 7.10 | 12.13 | 137 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 101 and 137.
Essendon won by 36 points.
14.17 (101) — 20.17 (137)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael OSullivan | 17 | 7 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Icke | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Adrian Battiston | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Johnson | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Roger Ellingworth | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Scott Sutcliffe | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Giles | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul OBrien | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Glenn McLean | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Jarrott | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Elshaug | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Michael Seddon | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Ted Fidge | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Steven Smith | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stuart McKenzie | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hawker | 20 | 17 | 37 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Garry Foulds | 24 | 7 | 31 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 25 | 4 | 29 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Merv Neagle | 21 | 8 | 29 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Otway | 18 | 7 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Tony Buhagiar | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 10 | 9 | 19 | 11 | — | 3 |
| Alan Stoneham | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Copping | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Terry Daniher | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Alan Reid | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Walsh | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Max Crow | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Justin Madden | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Roger Merrett | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Carey | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Waterson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |