1982 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1982 season
PresidentRon Cook
CoachAllan Jeans
Captain(s)Leigh Matthews
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season17–5 (2nd)
Finals seriesPreliminary Final
(lost to Carlton 63–94)
Best and FairestLeigh Matthews
Leading goalkickerLeigh Matthews (74)
Highest home attendance70,552 (Qualifying Final vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance13,467 (Round 22 vs. St Kilda)
Average home attendance26,695
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The 1982 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 58th season in the Victorian Football League and 81st overall. This was the first time since 1978 Hawthorn qualified for finals. Hawthorn were eliminated by Carlton in the Preliminary final 63–94.

Fixture

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Premiership season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm) St Kilda 12.16 (88) 17.17 (119) Won by 31 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 19,719 1–0
2 Saturday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 13.19 (97) 11.12 (78) Won by 19 points Princes Park (H) 15,600 2–0
3 Monday, 12 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 28.26 (194) 7.9 (51) Won by 145 points VFL Park (H) 22,209 3–0
4 Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 21.22 (148) 12.15 (87) Lost by 61 points Princes Park (A) 29,654 3–1
5 Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.22 (100) 10.22 (82) Won by 18 points Princes Park (H) 20,210 4–1
6 Saturday, 1 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 15.11 (101) 19.21 (135) Won by 34 points VFL Park (A) 34,921 5–1
7 Saturday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 19.15 (129) 17.15 (117) Lost by 12 points Junction Oval (A) 14,675 5–2
8 Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.15 (105) 16.15 (111) Lost by 6 points Princes Park (H) 26,875 5–3
9 Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.14 (92) 17.12 (114) Won by 22 points Victoria Park (A) 21,831 6–3
10 Sunday, 30 May (2:10 pm) Swans 15.13 (103) 24.13 (157) Won by 54 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 15,420 7–3
11 Saturday, 5 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 26.22 (178) 14.15 (99) Won by 79 points Princes Park (H) 14,087 8–3
12 Monday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 6.17 (53) 17.10 (112) Won by 59 points VFL Park (A) 38,086 9–3
13 Saturday, 19 June (2:10 pm) Footscray 16.11 (107) 12.20 (92) Lost by 15 points Western Oval (A) 10,530 9–4
14 Saturday, 26 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 17.14 (116) 12.10 (82) Won by 34 points Princes Park (H) 23,354 10–4
15 Saturday, 3 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 17.14 (116) 22.14 (146) Won by 30 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 48,338 11–4
16 Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 32.14 (206) 15.22 (112) Won by 94 points Princes Park (H) 18,819 12–4
17 Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 18.15 (123) 27.8 (170) Lost by 47 points VFL Park (H) 25,316 12–5
18 Saturday, 31 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 12.10 (82) 15.10 (100) Won by 18 points Windy Hill (A) 22,993 13–5
19 Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 20.20 (140) 16.22 (118) Won by 22 points Princes Park Football Ground (H) 19,079 14–5
20 Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Swans 18.18 (126) 8.14 (62) Won by 64 points Princes Park (H) 15,743 15–5
21 Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 14.8 (92) 14.19 (103) Won by 11 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 26,049 16–5
22 Saturday, 28 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 23.23 (161) 11.7 (73) Won by 88 points Princes Park (H) 13,467 17–5
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Finals series

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Qualifying Final Saturday, 4 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 16.9 (105) 25.13 (163) Lost by 58 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 70,552
First Semi-Final Saturday, 11 September (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 24.22 (166) 18.6 (114) Won by 52 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 61,729
Preliminary Final Saturday, 18 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 13.16 (94) 8.15 (63) Lost by 31 points VFL Park (A) 61,307
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Richmond 22 18 4 0 2682 2125 126.2 72
2 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2828 2149 131.6 68
3 Carlton (P) 22 16 5 1 2561 2008 127.5 66
4 Essendon 22 16 6 0 2576 2057 125.2 64
5 North Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2693 2458 109.6 56
6 Fitzroy 22 12 9 1 2614 2550 102.5 50
7 Swans 22 12 10 0 2621 2537 103.3 48
8 Melbourne 22 8 14 0 2488 2752 90.4 32
9 Geelong 22 7 15 0 2073 2293 90.4 28
10 Collingwood 22 4 18 0 2201 2575 85.5 16
11 St Kilda 22 4 18 0 2188 3052 71.7 16
12 Footscray 22 3 19 0 2066 3035 68.1 12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 112.1
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1982 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.


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