The 1982 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the 86th season of the VFL. The season saw 91 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and a further 26 players transfer to new clubs having previously played in the VFL.
Summary
Club | VFL debuts | Change of club |
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Carlton | 4 | 2 |
Collingwood | 10 | 3 |
Essendon | 6 | 2 |
Fitzroy | 7 | 2 |
Footscray | 13 | 1 |
Geelong | 9 | 1 |
Hawthorn | 4 | 2 |
Melbourne | 11 | 3 |
North Melbourne | 7 | 1 |
Richmond | 4 | 5 |
St Kilda | 13 | 1 |
Sydney | 3 | 3 |
Total | 91 | 26 |
Debuts
Name | Club | Age at debut | Round debuted | Games | Goals | Notes |
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Paul Meldrum | Carlton | 21 years, 293 days | 15 | 158 | 140 | |
Allan Montgomery | Carlton | 23 years, 206 days | 1 | 33 | 6 | |
Ross Ditchburn | Carlton | 25 years, 58 days | 8 | 28 | 91 | |
Mark Buckley | Carlton | 19 years, 340 days | 18 | 27 | 35 | Son of Brian Buckley and brother of Stephen Buckley. |
David Clarke | Carlton | 29 years, 114 days | 5 | 9 | 21 | Father of David, Tim and Georgina Clarke. Previously played for Geelong. |
Stephen Easton | Carlton | 22 years, 290 days | 10 | 1 | 0 | Son of Kevin Easton. Previously played for North Melbourne. |
Geoff Miles | Collingwood | 20 years, 90 days | 3 | 31 | 7 | Father of Teia Miles and father-in-law of Mitch Duncan. |
Chris Dalkin | Collingwood | 20 years, 45 days | 4 | 18 | 12 | |
Wally Lovett | Collingwood | 20 years, 109 days | 2 | 15 | 11 | |
Graham Teasdale | Collingwood | 26 years, 274 days | 1 | 14 | 21 | 1977 Brownlow Medallist. Previously played for Richmond and South Melbourne. |
Tom Floyd | Collingwood | 21 years, 255 days | 13 | 14 | 8 | Previously played for Geelong. |
Neil Peart | Collingwood | 23 years, 173 days | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
Mark Lawson | Collingwood | 20 years, 54 days | 17 | 11 | 0 | |
Tony Russell | Collingwood | 21 years, 192 days | 17 | 8 | 17 | |
Paul Ryan | Collingwood | 20 years, 22 days | 12 | 6 | 1 | |
Tony Beers | Collingwood | 19 years, 182 days | 7 | 5 | 1 | Son of Brian Beers and brother of Mark Beers. |
Tony Keenan | Collingwood | 18 years, 79 days | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
Gordon Towan | Collingwood | 28 years, 59 days | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
Peter Carter | Collingwood | 23 years, 23 days | 9 | 1 | 1 | Previously played for South Melbourne. |
Billy Duckworth | Essendon | 23 years, 34 days | 1 | 126 | 64 | Brother of John Duckworth. |
Stephen Copping | Essendon | 25 years, 236 days | 1 | 42 | 88 | |
Wayne Otway | Essendon | 25 years, 276 days | 1 | 36 | 65 | |
Chris Waterson | Essendon | 21 years, 99 days | 15 | 31 | 11 | |
Tony West | Essendon | 25 years, 218 days | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Roy Ramsay | Essendon | 26 years, 146 days | 10 | 3 | 0 | Previously played for North Melbourne. |
Brian Brown | Essendon | 24 years, 300 days | 17 | 2 | 0 | Father of Jonathan Brown. Previously played for Fitzroy. |
Anton Grbac | Essendon | 21 years, 210 days | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
Paul Roos | Fitzroy | 18 years, 295 days | 4 | 269 | 270 | |
Richard Osborne | Fitzroy | 18 years, 17 days | 15 | 187 | 411 | Brother of Graham Osborne. |
Gary Pert | Fitzroy | 16 years, 325 days | 4 | 163 | 42 | Son of Brian Pert. |
Bradley Gotch | Fitzroy | 19 years, 277 days | 1 | 43 | 60 | Father of Seb Gotch. |
Garry Sidebottom | Fitzroy | 27 years, 238 days | 16 | 43 | 53 | Brother of Allan Sidebottom. Previously played for St Kilda and Geelong. |
Michael Coates | Fitzroy | 21 years, 80 days | 1 | 29 | 5 | Son of George Coates. |
Jan Smith | Fitzroy | 25 years, 354 days | 8 | 7 | 1 | Previously played for Geelong. |
Mark Eaves | Fitzroy | 20 years, 351 days | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
Andrew Merryweather | Fitzroy | 21 years, 117 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Also known as Andrew Guthrie. Father of Cameron and Zach Guthrie. |
Stephen MacPherson | Footscray | 17 years, 115 days | 1 | 188 | 152 | Brother of Rod MacPherson and father of Darcy MacPherson. |
Simon Beasley | Footscray | 25 years, 234 days | 1 | 154 | 575 | |
Rod MacPherson | Footscray | 18 years, 285 days | 15 | 43 | 24 | Brother of Stephen MacPherson and uncle of Darcy MacPherson. |
Terry Love | Footscray | 18 years, 143 days | 1 | 13 | 11 | |
Gary Walpole | Footscray | 18 years, 170 days | 4 | 12 | 5 | |
Ian Rickman | Footscray | 19 years, 108 days | 16 | 11 | 10 | |
Ross Christensen | Footscray | 20 years, 128 days | 12 | 10 | 16 | |
Allan Jennings | Footscray | 23 years, 4 days | 1 | 9 | 15 | |
Steven Hargrave | Footscray | 27 years, 295 days | 4 | 2 | 0 | Father of Ryan Hargrave. |
Lindsay Sneddon | Footscray | 20 years, 141 days | 13 | 2 | 1 | |
Jamie Barham | Footscray | 21 years, 214 days | 15 | 1 | 0 | Brother of Ricky Barham and uncle of Jaxson Barham. Previously played for Melbourne. |
Darren Brown | Footscray | 17 years, 56 days | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
Darren Grant | Footscray | 19 years, 97 days | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
Bruce West | Footscray | 19 years, 265 days | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
Andrew Bews | Geelong | 17 years, 222 days | 4 | 207 | 132 | Father of Jed Bews. |
Tim Darcy | Geelong | 18 years, 204 days | 9 | 176 | 83 | |
Damian Drum | Geelong | 21 years, 284 days | 7 | 63 | 34 | Uncle of Marcus Drum. |
David O'Keeffe | Geelong | 20 years, 70 days | 6 | 58 | 22 | |
Craig Cleave | Geelong | 19 years, 73 days | 17 | 48 | 12 | |
Rod Waddell | Geelong | 25 years, 13 days | 11 | 20 | 10 | Uncle of Daniel, Shannon and Steven Motlop. Previously played for Carlton. |
Peter Zychla | Geelong | 18 years, 279 days | 5 | 12 | 1 | |
Stephen Nichols | Geelong | 18 years, 331 days | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Phillip Maddock | Geelong | 20 years, 185 days | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Karl Fedke | Geelong | 20 years, 24 days | 21 | 2 | 0 | |
Dermott Brereton | Hawthorn | 18 years, 23 days | SF | 189 | 427 | |
Gary Buckenara | Hawthorn | 23 years, 267 days | 1 | 154 | 293 | |
Richard Loveridge | Hawthorn | 19 years, 71 days | 1 | 136 | 119 | |
Michael Byrne | Hawthorn | 23 years, 131 days | 3 | 90 | 97 | Previously played for Melbourne. |
Gary Ablett | Hawthorn | 20 years, 184 days | 2 | 6 | 10 | Brother of Geoff and Kevin Ablett, brother-in-law of Michael Tuck, father of Gary Jr. and Nathan Ablett, and uncle of Luke Ablett and Shane and Travis Tuck. |
Robert Dutton | Hawthorn | 19 years, 71 days | 14 | 1 | 1 | Previously played for Carlton. |
Brian Wilson | Melbourne | 20 years, 179 days | 1 | 154 | 208 | 1982 Brownlow Medallist. Previously played for Footscray and North Melbourne. |
Alan Johnson | Melbourne | 25 years, 128 days | 1 | 135 | 95 | First player to be drafted in VFL/AFL Draft history. Father of Chris Johnson. |
Adrian Battiston | Melbourne | 18 years, 193 days | 1 | 96 | 75 | |
Alan Jarrott | Melbourne | 25 years, 223 days | 1 | 91 | 26 | Previously played for North Melbourne. |
Chris Connolly | Melbourne | 19 years, 86 days | 13 | 84 | 38 | |
Steven Icke | Melbourne | 26 years, 21 days | 1 | 78 | 17 | Previously played for North Melbourne. |
Dale Dickson | Melbourne | 19 years, 288 days | 4 | 56 | 20 | |
David Cordner | Melbourne | 19 years, 307 days | 1 | 53 | 61 | Grandson of Edward Cordner, son of Ted Cordner and nephew of Denis, Don and John Cordner. |
Michael O'Sullivan | Melbourne | 19 years, 357 days | 1 | 53 | 11 | |
Ted Fidge | Melbourne | 19 years, 12 days | 1 | 42 | 61 | Brother of John Fidge. |
Peter Tossol | Melbourne | 19 years, 161 days | 6 | 17 | 20 | Brother of John Tossol. |
Stephen McCarthy | Melbourne | 19 years, 355 days | 6 | 12 | 9 | |
Stuart McKenzie | Melbourne | 21 years, 84 days | 6 | 9 | 0 | |
Scott Sutcliffe | Melbourne | 19 years, 178 days | 19 | 7 | 2 | |
Donald McDonald | North Melbourne | 19 years, 363 days | 19 | 155 | 165 | Father of Luke McDonald |
Phil Krakouer | North Melbourne | 22 years, 71 days | 1 | 141 | 224 | Brother of Andrew and Jim Krakouer and uncle of Andrew and Nathan Krakouer. |
Jim Krakouer | North Melbourne | 23 years, 165 days | 1 | 134 | 229 | Brother of Andrew and Phil Krakouer, father of Andrew Krakouer and uncle of Nathan Krakouer. |
Graeme Atkins | North Melbourne | 18 years, 162 days | 3 | 61 | 39 | |
Bruce Abernethy | North Melbourne | 19 years, 321 days | 1 | 43 | 21 | |
Craig Holden | North Melbourne | 24 years, 225 days | 1 | 29 | 2 | |
Phil Carman | North Melbourne | 31 years, 232 days | 5 | 13 | 27 | Previously played for Collingwood, Essendon and Melbourne. |
Brad Nimmo | North Melbourne | 23 years, 171 days | 17 | 13 | 0 | |
Phil Egan | Richmond | 19 years, 39 days | 2 | 125 | 117 | |
Maurice Rioli | Richmond | 24 years, 200 days | 2 | 118 | 80 | |
Andy Preston | Richmond | 24 years, 300 days | 12 | 18 | 6 | Previously played for Geelong. |
Ian Sartori | Richmond | 23 years, 212 days | 16 | 18 | 7 | Previously played for St Kilda. |
Wayne Shand | Richmond | 21 years, 104 days | 6 | 12 | 1 | |
Stephen Pirrie | Richmond | 21 years, 88 days | 13 | 11 | 0 | Grandson of Richard Pirrie, son of Kevin Pirrie and nephew of Dick Pirrie. |
Darryl Sutton | Richmond | 29 years, 259 days | 3 | 6 | 0 | Previously played for North Melbourne. |
Ross Brewer | Richmond | 28 years, 274 days | 8 | 6 | 8 | Brother of Ian Brewer. Previously played for Melbourne and Collingwood. |
Noel Mugavin | Richmond | 25 years, 265 days | 2 | 2 | 3 | Uncle of Jonathan Brown. Previously played for Fitzroy. |
Peter Kiel | St Kilda | 23 years, 176 days | 1 | 80 | 29 | |
Robert Mace | St Kilda | 23 years, 269 days | 7 | 72 | 32 | Previously played for Hawthorn. |
Darryl Cowie | St Kilda | 21 years, 26 days | 3 | 56 | 8 | |
Glen Brown | St Kilda | 20 years, 160 days | 12 | 31 | 25 | |
John Favier | St Kilda | 21 years, 254 days | 2 | 26 | 1 | |
Simon O'Donnell | St Kilda | 19 years, 60 days | 1 | 24 | 18 | Represented Australia in cricket. |
Greg Packham | St Kilda | 23 years, 26 days | 1 | 17 | 31 | |
Paul Armstrong | St Kilda | 25 years, 83 days | 2 | 12 | 1 | |
Wayne Slattery | St Kilda | 21 years, 156 days | 2 | 11 | 12 | Father of Tyson Slattery. |
Steven Allan | St Kilda | 25 years, 221 days | 6 | 9 | 2 | |
Allan Hassell | St Kilda | 24 years, 32 days | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
Neil Park | St Kilda | 20 years, 22 days | 20 | 3 | 5 | |
Geoff Linke | St Kilda | 26 years, 133 days | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Malcolm Smith | St Kilda | 23 years, 95 days | 22 | 1 | 0 | Father of Nick Smith. |
Craig Braddy | Sydney Swans | 28 years, 24 days | 7 | 56 | 83 | Brother of Shane Braddy. Previously played for Fitzroy. |
Steven Taubert | Sydney Swans | 28 years, 242 days | 11 | 44 | 26 | Previously played for Richmond and Essendon. |
Jack Lucas | Sydney Swans | 21 years, 73 days | 13 | 19 | 6 | |
John Reid | Sydney Swans | 29 years, 142 days | 16 | 10 | 2 | Previously played for Melbourne and Footscray. |
Gerard Neesham | Sydney Swans | 27 years, 148 days | 7 | 9 | 1 | |
Trevor Mustey | Sydney Swans | 18 years, 249 days | 11 | 2 | 0 |
References
- "Paul Meldrum statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Allan Montgomery statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Ross Ditchburn statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Mark Buckley statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- "David Clarke statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- "Stephen Easton statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- "Geoff Miles statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Chris Dalkin statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Wally Lovett statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Graham Teasdale statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Tom Floyd statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Neil Peart statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Mark Lawson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Tony Russell statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Paul Ryan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Tony Beers statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Tony Keenan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Gordon Towan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Peter Carter statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Billy Duckworth statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "Stephen Copping statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "Wayne Otway statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "Chris Waterson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- "Tony West statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- "Roy Ramsay statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- "Brian Brown statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- "Anton Grbac statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- "Paul Roos statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "Richard Osborne statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "Gary Pert statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "Bradley Gotch statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "Garry Sidebottom statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- "Michael Coates statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- "Jan Smith statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- "Mark Eaves statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- "Andrew Merryweather statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- "Stephen Macpherson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Simon Beasley statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Rod MacPherson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Terry Love statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Gary Walpole statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Ian Rickman statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Ross Christensen statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Allan Jennings statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Steven Hargrave statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Lindsay Sneddon statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Jamie Barham statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Darren Brown statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Darren Grant statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Bruce West statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Andrew Bews statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "Tim Darcy statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "Damian Drum statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "David O'Keeffe statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Craig Cleave statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Rod Waddell statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Peter Zychla statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Stephen Nichols statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Phillip Maddock statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Karl Fedke statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Dermott Brereton statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Gary Buckenara statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Richard Loveridge statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Michael Byrne statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Gary Ablett statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Robert Dutton statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Brian Wilson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "Alan Johnson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "Adrian Battiston statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "Alan Jarrott statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Chris Connolly statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Steven Icke statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- "Dale Dickson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "David Cordner statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Michael O'Sullivan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Ted Fidge statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Peter Tossol statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Stephen McCarthy statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Stuart McKenzie statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Scott Sutcliffe statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Donald McDonald statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Phil Krakouer statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Jim Krakouer statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Graeme Atkins statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Bruce Abernethy statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Craig Holden statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Phil Carman statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Brad Nimmo statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Phil Egan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "Maurice Rioli statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "Andy Preston statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "Ian Sartori statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "Wayne Shand statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "Stephen Pirrie statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "Darryl Sutton statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- "Ross Brewer statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- "Noel Mugavin statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- "Peter Kiel statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Robert Mace statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Darryl Cowie statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Glen Brown statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "John Favier statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Simon O'Donnell statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Greg Packham statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Paul Armstrong statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Wayne Slattery statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Steven Allan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Allan Hassell statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Neil Park statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- "Geoff Linke statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Malcolm Smith statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Craig Braddy statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Steven Taubert statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Jack Lucas statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- "John Reid statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Gerard Neesham statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- "Trevor Mustey statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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