Windy Hill · Sat 21 Aug 1982 · 17,596 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 4.1 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 96 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.2 | 6.6 | 9.10 | 85 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 96 and 85.
Essendon won by 11 points.
14.12 (96) — 12.13 (85)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Buhagiar | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Otway | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | — |
| 1 |
| Merv Neagle | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Terry Daniher | 15 | 2 | 17 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Glenn Hawker | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Copping | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Justin Madden | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Shane Heard | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Anton Grbac | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Grant Fowler | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Eustice | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Roger Merrett | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Alan Stoneham | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Murray Witcombe | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Mangels | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ray Card | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Mark Yeates | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Bernard Toohey | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Bews | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Neville Bruns | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Zane Taylor | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gary Malarkey | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Karl Fedke | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Damian Drum | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Tim Darcy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Darren Flanigan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |