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1982 AFC ESCORT CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 1982 series was the fourth AFC national competition and marked the beginning of a downsizing of the series that would continue until its final season in 1986.

The inaugural competition in 1979 had featured 23 teams, followed by 34 teams in 1980 and 1981. Ultimately, this full-scale competition was so unwieldy that in 1982 the series was pared-back to 18 teams (all 12 VFL clubs plus the top three SANFL and WAFL clubs from the previous season). This reduced the number of matches from 35 to a more manageable seventeen.

As a result of these changes the two qualifying rounds of previous seasons were cut to just two qualifying matches between the SANFL and WAFL's second and third-ranked teams, with each league's top team entering the competition directly in the first round. Additionally, the State representative teams were moved to their own round-robin competition worth $25,000 and named the Escort Shield.

THE SWANS DEFY THE ODDS

Prior to the 1982 season South Melbourne were a club in crisis; bleeding money off-field and starved of success on-field with just two finals matches to their credit since 1945 (losses in 1970 and 1977).

 On July 1st, 1981 the South Melbourne board proposed a partial move to Sydney in 1982 with 11 home games to be played at the SCG and 11 away games to be played under lights at VFL Park. On July 29th the VFL approved the proposal, leading to months of political turmoil led by the newly-formed Keep South at South group.

In October the VFL refused to back-down from their earlier decision to support the proposed move and on October 16th the players publicly reaffirmed their desire to play in Sydney. Strike action followed and by December 11th the South board had resigned, allowing the relocation to proceed. [The South to Sydney Saga]
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Swans skipper, Barry Round holds the trophy aloft

Despite playing their home games at the SCG in 1982 the club was still officially South Melbourne, leading to a special request to change its name because of a perceived "identity crisis". On June 2 VFL Directors agreed to the first name change in League history, formally renaming the club The Swans (this was later officially changed to the Sydney Swans prior to the 1983 season). [The Sun News Pictorial, 3-6-1982, p.67]

The Swans' premiership season resulted in a mid-table finish but their night series campaign was a very different story. Their opening match was a 115-point drubbing of WAFL club South Fremantle, followed by a hard-fought 8 point win over a struggling St Kilda side.

By the time of their semi-final against Richmond on July 6th, the Swans had discovered a rich vein of form and had little trouble disposing of the ladder-leading Tigers by 53 points. They entered the final on a five-game winning streak across both competitions and overran North Melbourne, kicking 4.4 to 0.3 in the final quarter for a 32-point win and their first senior premiership since the 1960 Night Series.

The day after the final, the AFC Board announced they would present a premiership flag for the first time with President, Allen Aylett declaring the board: "would be pleased to see a premiership flag carrying the AFC logo flying in Sydney." [Sydney Morning Herald, 22-7-1982, p.30]  The flag was later flown from atop the Sydney Town Hall (see photo later in this article).


Date

Teams

1/4

1/2

3/4

Final

Margin

Venue

Day/Time

Crowd

QUALIFYING

Mar-13

Swan Districts (WAFL 3rd)

3.3 (21)

8.7 (55)

11.12 (78)

21.14 (140)

38

Subiaco Oval,

Sat

-

Glenelg (SANFL 2nd)

2.2 (14)

3.6 (24)

10.10 (70)

15.12 (102)

Perth

(D)

Mar-13

Norwood (SANFL 3rd)

0.2 (2)

5.6 (36)

7.9 (51)

10.12 (72)

52

Football Park,

Sat

-

South Fremantle (WAFL 2nd)

4.0 (24)

4.6 (30)

13.14 (92)

18.16 (124)

Adelaide

(D)

ROUND 1

Mar-09

Fitzroy

1.2 (8)

5.6 (36)

11.10 (76)

12.13 (85)

35

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

10,568

Geelong

4.2 (26)

5.2 (32)

6.4 (40)

7.8 (50)

(8:30pm)

Mar-16

Carlton

1.3 (9)

5.3 (33)

8.9 (57)

14.16 (100)

64

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

6,220

Port Adelaide (SANFL 1st)

2.0 (12)

4.1 (25)

5.5 (35)

5.6 (36)

(8:30pm)

Mar-23

Melbourne

2.3 (15)

5.6 (36)

7.9 (51)

12.12 (84)

43

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

6,859

Hawthorn

2.2 (14)

2.3 (15)

3.3 (21)

6.5 (41)

(8:30pm)

Apr-06

North Melbourne

2.2 (14)

4.5 (29)

10.7 (67)

18.13 (121)

44

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

4,552

Claremont (WAFL 1st)

1.5 (11)

3.6 (24)

7.10 (52)

11.11 (77)

(8:30pm)

Apr-20

Collingwood

0.4 (4)

4.5 (29)

9.8 (62)

11.11 (77)

10

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

6,504

Swan Districts (WAFL 3rd)

3.1 (19)

6.4 (40)

9.6 (60)

13.9 (87)

(8:30pm)

Apr-27

Essendon

2.1 (13)

2.1 (13)

2.2 (14)

2.6 (18)

48

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

6,958

Richmond

2.0 (12)

6.2 (38)

9.3 (57)

10.6 (66)

(8:30pm)

May-04

St Kilda

1.3 (9)

4.5 (29)

12.10 (82)

16.14 (110)

63

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

4,628

Footscray

3.4 (22)

3.7 (25)

4.8 (32)

6.11 (47)

(8:30pm)

May-11

South Melbourne (Sydney)

7.3 (45)

10.8 (68)

17.12 (114)

24.16 (160)

115

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

4,752

South Fremantle (WAFL 2nd)

0.0 (0)

1.1 (7)

2.7 (19)

6.9 (45)

(8:30pm)

QUARTER FINALS

May-25

Fitzroy

3.3 (21)

6.7 (43)

10.7 (67)

12.8 (80)

6

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

7,063

Carlton

2.2 (14)

3.4 (22)

9.8 (62)

12.14 (86)

(8:30pm)

Jun-01

Melbourne

0.2 (2)

4.5 (29)

5.7 (37)

10.10 (70)

12

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

4,228

North Melbourne

3.6 (24)

5.9 (39)

10.14 (74)

11.16 (82)

(8:30pm)

Jun-08

St Kilda

3.4 (22)

4.4 (28)

7.6 (48)

7.9 (51)

8

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

4,761

The Swans (Sydney)

2.3 (15)

4.4 (28)

7.6 (48)

8.11 (59)

(8:30pm)

Jun-22

Swan Districts (WAFL 3rd)

1.2 (8)

1.3 (9)

2.3 (15)

4.4 (28)

186

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

2,688

Richmond

4.2 (26)

9.9 (63)

20.11 (131)

33.16 (214)

(8:30pm)

SEMI FINALS

Jun-29

Carlton

0.1 (1)

3.3 (21)

4.7 (31)

8.13 (61)

29

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

5,642

North Melbourne

3.3 (21)

6.5 (41)

7.10 (52)

13.12 (90)

(8:30pm)

Jul-06

The Swans (Sydney)

2.8 (20)

5.11 (41)

9.13 (67)

13.17 (95)

53

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

4,955

Richmond

0.1 (1)

3.1 (19)

3.2 (20)

6.6 (42)

(8:30pm)

GRAND FINAL

Jul-13

Night Series Grand Final postponed a week due to a WA-VIC state game being scheduled for that day in Perth

Jul-20

North Melbourne

1.1 (7)

4.3 (27)

8.7 (55)

8.10 (58)

32

VFL Park, Waverley

Tue

20,028

The Swans (Sydney)

4.3 (27)

6.4 (40)

9.8 (62)

13.12 (90)

(8:30pm)

FIXTURE NOTES

Mar-30

No match due to the opening round in the VFL premiership competition

Apr-13

No match due to the Easter split-round in the VFL premiership competition

May-18

No match due to the SA-VIC state game (May 17) being added to the VFL fixture - all night games were pushed back a week

Jun-15

No match due to the Queen's Birthday split-round in the VFL premiership competition

Jul-13

No match due to the WA-VIC state game (July 13) being added to the VFL fixture - the Night Series Grand Final was postponed a week

 


NOTABLE EVENTS

*Tigers feast on the colts - throughout this era, fixture changes and split rounds in the VFL premiership continually plagued the Night Series, causing AFC administrators to make numerous changes to the night schedule.

Usually this simply resulted in two quarter-final matches being switched to allow all teams involved at least a three-day break between games. However, the continued rescheduling of the Richmond-Swan Districts match in 1982 ended in controversy.

The match was originally scheduled for June 1st but all Night Series matches from the quarter final stage on were pushed a back week when a South Australia-Victoria interstate game was belatedly added to the VFL fixture.

The move to June 8th was of little concern to Swan Districts as it fell between two premiership matches against the WAFL's bottom two teams. The club went ahead with plans for that date, which included a function at their social club.

Shortly after the first rescheduling was announced in May, South Melbourne won their opening-round night match, setting up a quarter final against St Kilda on Tuesday, June 22nd. This created problems for both clubs as they were due to play a premiership match against each other two days prior on Sunday June 20th.

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Welcome to Sydney! The inaugural AFC premiership flag flies from the Sydney Town Hall (VFL Football 1982, published by the VFL, edited by Ian McDonald)
Without consulting Swan Districts officials, on May 19th the AFC announced the South Melbourne-St Kilda match would be moved to June 8th and the Richmond-Swan Districts game would be pushed back again, this time to the 22nd.

At the time of this announcement, Swan Districts were first in the WAFL competition and a night match on the 22nd would fall between premiership matches against the teams then placed second (Claremont) and third (West Perth) on the ladder.

Furious at the lack of consultation and concerned about the effect a mid-week trip to Melbourne would have on their premiership chances, Swan Districts initially responded to the AFC announcement by threatening to forfeit the night match. However, by June 1st the club had agreed to send a full-strength team to the match.

Ultimately they chose to renege on the deal, sending a hugely inexperienced squad of 21 Reserves and Colts players to face the VFL's ladder-leading Tigers. The Swan Districts line-up had an average age of just 19 years and had played a combined total of 69 senior games.

Although the first half was one-sided the damage had been restricted to a relatively respectable 54-point margin at the main break. Inevitably, the floodgates opened in the second half with Richmond piling on 24.7 to just 3.1 for a record-breaking 186-point win. Richmond full-forward Michael Roach led the scoring (and equalled the night series record) with a 10 goal haul... despite only entering the game at the 14 minute mark of the third quarter! 

In the aftermath of the match, Swan Districts officials defended their actions, claiming they had not received any explanation for the two date changes and that the VFL had rejected out of hand a proposal for Richmond to travel to Perth on June 22 to play the match on Tuesday afternoon instead. It was because the club's executives were so offended by the "high-handed attitude of the VFL" that they sent a team of Reserves and Colts players to face Richmond. [The Age/The Sun News Pictorial, 20-5, 2/23-6, 16/22-7-1982]

A month later the AFC announced Swan Districts would be banned from the 1983 and 1984 night competitions. From a historical perspective, it could be argued that the ban was actually a positive for the club, allowing them to avoid midweek matches on the other side of the country and focus solely on the WAFL competition, where they won a hat-trick of flags in 1982-83-84.


*Clash of the jumpers #1: Collingwood versus Swan Districts - Swan Districts' uniform was very similar to Collingwood's modern-day uniform (a black jumper with white stripes). Under AFC rules a coin toss was held with the losing team (Collingwood) forced to wear a clash jumper.

Rather than wear the AFC-supplied red clash jumper with a white AFC logo, Collingwood designed their own; a white jumper with black yoke and black numbers (see image below right). This match remains the only time in their history a Collingwood side has not worn stripes.


*Clash of the jumpers #2: South Melbourne v South Fremantle - with both teams wearing near identical uniforms, a coin toss was held to decide who would wear the AFC-supplied clash jumper. Unlike their previous match in the 1979 Night Series, it was South Fremantle who lost the toss and donned the red jumper with white AFC logo.


*VFL Park, visibility zero - the last quarter of the Swans-St Kilda quarter final was played in heavy fog which reduced visibility to six metres and forced the Swans’ coach, Ricky Quade to head down to the boundary to observe the play. Frost also formed on the ground during the game, reducing skill levels dramatically. [The Sun News Pictorial, 9-6-1982]


*Swans hold the record... for six weeks - South Melbourne/Sydney's 115-point thrashing of South Fremantle broke the previous record winning-margin of 110 points (set by North Melbourne against the A.C.T. in 1979) with forward Michael Oaten playing a big part in the win with 7 goals. The Swans held the record for just six weeks, courtesy of Richmond's 186-point mauling of an inexperienced Swan Districts team in the quarter finals.


*Leading goalkicker of the series - Michael Roach (Richmond) led all scorers with 11 goals from 3 games (10 of those coming in the one match).

Picture
Picture
The AFC clash jumper worn by South Fremantle versus South Melbourne/Sydney (left) and the "AFC" clash jumper worn by Collingwood versus Swan Districts (right) - images supplied by Rob Meredith/www.footyjumpers.com

MATCH REPORTS

Listed below are match reports for all 17 games played during the series. This is the first time these reports have been collated and published online or in print.
Unless otherwise noted the information was sourced from The Age and The Sun News Pictorial newspapers.

QUALIFYING

Match 1 - Saturday, March 13

SWAN DISTRICTS

3.3 (21)

8.7 (55)

11.12 (78)

21.14 (140)

GLENELG

2.2 (14)

3.6 (24)

10.10 (70)

15.12 (102)

BEST PLAYERS:

Swan Districts

Richardson, Holmes, Nowotny, Outridge, G. Melrose, Sartori

Glenelg

Carey, Weston, Kernahan, McGuinness, Lummis, Cornes

GOALKICKERS:

Swan Districts

Richardson 4, Sartori 4, Boucher 3, Holmes 2, Nowotny 2, Melrose 2, Blackaby, Shine, Langsford, Skwirowski

Glenelg

Lummis 3, Carey 3, Walter 3, Marshall 2, Kernahan 2, McGuinness, Mason

UMPIRES:

unknown

CROWD:

unknown

SOURCE:

West Australian/Advertiser

NOTES:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 2 - Saturday, March 13

SOUTH FREMANTLE

4.0 (24)

4.6 (30)

13.14 (92)

18.16 (124)

NORWOOD

0.2 (2)

5.6 (36)

7.9 (51)

10.12 (72)

BEST PLAYERS:

South Fremantle

Vernon, Michael, Vigona, Hardie, Close, Visoli

Norwood

Button, Menzel, Laughlin, Stemper

GOALKICKERS:

South Fremantle

Quick 4, Vigona 2, Close 2, Michael 2, Hardie 2, McKay 2, Carter, Vernon, Mountain, Dorotich

Norwood

Balme, Motlop, Roberts, Jenkins, A. Aish, Stemper, Hein, Button, Thomas, Michalanney

UMPIRES:

unknown

CROWD:

unknown

SOURCE:

Advertiser/West Australian

NOTES:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND 1

Match 3 - Tuesday, March 9

FITZROY

1.2 (8)

5.6 (36)

11.10 (76)

12.13 (85)

GEELONG

4.2 (26)

5.2 (32)

6.4 (40)

7.8 (50)

BEST PLAYERS:

Fitzroy

Murnane, McMahon, Serafini, Wilson, Parish, Smith

Geelong

Bright, Turner, Matthews, Nicholls

GOALKICKERS:

Fitzroy

Murnane 3, Quinlan 2, McMahon 2, Wilson 2, Conlan, Parish, Gotch

Geelong

Turner 2, Toohey, Bruns, Peake, Flanagan, Nicholls

UMPIRES:

James, Bryant

CROWD:

10,568

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

Geelong’s Bernard Toohey was knocked out in the last quarter sparking a 34-man brawl that resulted in three reports.

The curtain-raiser was a practice match between Footscray and Richmond, won by the Bulldogs despite Brian Taylor kicking 7 for the Tigers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 4 - Tuesday, March 16

CARLTON

1.3 (9)

5.3 (33)

8.9 (57)

14.16 (100)

PORT ADELAIDE

2.0 (12)

4.1 (25)

5.5 (35)

5.6 (36)

BEST PLAYERS:

Carlton

Johnston, Maclure, Maylin, Hunter, Sheldon, Montgomery, Bosustow, Doull

Port Adelaide

R. Johnston, A. Williams, Ebert

GOALKICKERS:

Carlton

Johnston 6, Wells 2, Montgomery 2, Marcou 2, Ditchburn, Ashman

Port Adelaide

A. Williams 2, Kinnear, Robertson, S. Williams

UMPIRES:

Chapman, Howe

CROWD:

6,220

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

Both teams were reigning premiers of their leagues with Port having won the previous three SANFL premierships.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 5 - Tuesday, March 23

MELBOURNE

2.3 (15)

5.6 (36)

7.9 (51)

12.12 (84)

HAWTHORN

2.2 (14)

2.3 (15)

3.3 (21)

6.5 (41)

BEST PLAYERS:

Melbourne

Flower, Wilson, Gaunt, Giles, Seddon, Cordner, O’Donnell

Hawthorn

Moore, Paton, Loveridge, Schwab, Mew

GOALKICKERS:

Melbourne

Jackson 4, Wilson 2, Crosswell, Johnson, O’Donnell, Elshaug, Ellingworth, Jarrott

Hawthorn

(Geoff) Ablett, Wallace, Hendrie, Robertson, Loveridge, Mew

UMPIRES:

Cameron, Bulluss

CROWD:

6,859

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 6 - Tuesday, April 6

NORTH MELBOURNE

2.2 (14)

4.5 (29)

10.7 (67)

18.13 (121)

CLAREMONT

1.5 (11)

3.6 (24)

7.10 (52)

11.11 (77)

BEST PLAYERS:

North Melbourne

Hodgeman, Spencer, P. Krakouer, Dempsey, Glendinning, Blight

Claremont

Malaxos, Pearce, Moss, Faulkes, Blackwell, Daniels

GOALKICKERS:

North Melbourne

Hodgeman 4, Blight 4, Spencer 2, J. Krakouer 2, Holt 2, Demetriou, Abernethy, Byrne, Tanner

Claremont

Malaxos 5, Ralph 2, Farmer 2, Smith, Kampher

UMPIRES:

Carbines, Norris

CROWD:

4,552

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 7 - Tuesday, April 20

SWAN DISTRICTS

3.1 (19)

6.4 (40)

9.6 (60)

13.9 (87)

COLLINGWOOD

0.4 (4)

4.5 (29)

9.8 (62)

11.11 (77)

BEST PLAYERS:

Swan Districts

Melrose, Cransberg, Richardson, Fogarty, Shine, Sartori, Baker, Narkle

Collingwood

T. Shaw, Williams, McCormack, Picken, Annear, Lovell

GOALKICKERS:

Swan Districts

Baker 3, Sartori 3, Richardson 2, Nowotny 2, Narkle 2, Holmes

Collingwood

McCormack 4, Davis 2, Annear, Lovell, T. Shaw, D. Shaw, Lovett

UMPIRES:

Sawers, Rich

CROWD:

6,504

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

Swan Districts' uniform was very similar to Collingwood's modern-day uniform of white stripes on a black jumper. Under AFC rules a coin toss was

held with the losing team (Collingwood) forced to wear a clash jumper.

Rather than wear the AFC-supplied red clash jumper with a white AFC logo, Collingwood designed their own - a white jumper with black yoke and

black numbers. This was paired with black and white hooped socks and white shorts.

This remains the only time in club history a Collingwood side has not worn stripes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 8 - Tuesday, April 27

RICHMOND

2.0 (12)

6.2 (38)

9.3 (57)

10.6 (66)

ESSENDON

2.1 (13)

2.1 (13)

2.2 (14)

2.6 (18)

BEST PLAYERS:

Richmond

Rowlings, Jess, Cloke, Roach, Wiley, Welsh

Essendon

Clarke, Fowler, Carey, Madden, Foulds

GOALKICKERS:

Richmond

Wiley 2, Weightman 2, Taylor 2, Welsh 2, Roach, Tempany

Essendon

T. Daniher, Fowler

UMPIRES:

Robinson, Chapman

CROWD:

6,958

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

Played on one of Melbourne's wettest nights "for at least five years".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 9 - Tuesday, May 4

ST KILDA

1.3 (9)

4.5 (29)

12.10 (82)

16.14 (110)

FOOTSCRAY

3.4 (22)

3.7 (25)

4.8 (32)

6.11 (47)

BEST PLAYERS:

St Kilda

Elphinstone, Barker, Burns, Nettlefold, Mace, Cunningham, Cox

Footscray

Dunstan, Hawkins, Reid

GOALKICKERS:

St Kilda

Mace 4, Barker 3, Burns 3, O'Donnell 3, Cunningham, Hewitt, Gorozidis

Footscray

Dunstan 2, Beasley, Love, Taylor, Whitten

UMPIRES:

Dye, Russo

CROWD:

4,628

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 10 - Tuesday, May 11

SOUTH MELBOURNE*

7.3 (45)

10.8 (68)

17.12 (114)

24.16 (160)

SOUTH FREMANTLE

0.0 (0)

1.1 (7)

2.7 (19)

6.9 (45)

BEST PLAYERS:

South Melbourne

Rhys-Jones, Wright, Oaten, Conlen, Mustey, Evans, Braddy, Browning

South Fremantle

Vigona, Borthwick

GOALKICKERS:

South Melbourne

Oaten 7, Conlen 4, Braddy 3, Evans 3, Scott 2, Wright 2, S. Morwood, Allender, Lucas

South Fremantle

Hardie 2, Dorotich, Vigona, Begg, Outhwaite

UMPIRES:

Smith, Dargavel

CROWD:

4,752

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

With both teams wearing near identical uniforms, a coin toss was held to decide who would wear the AFC-supplied clash jumper.

Unlike their previous match in the 1979 Night Series, it was South Fremantle who lost the toss and donned the red jumper with white AFC logo.

*NOTE - Although South were playing all their home games in Sydney during 1982 they remained the 'South Melbourne Football Club' until

June 3rd when they were officially re-named 'The Swans'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUARTER FINALS

Match 11 - Tuesday, May 25

CARLTON

2.2 (14)

3.4 (22)

9.8 (62)

12.14 (86)

FITZROY

3.3 (21)

6.7 (43)

10.7 (67)

12.8 (80)

BEST PLAYERS:

Carlton

Easton, Klomp, Johnston, Marcou, Waddell, Marchesani, Sharp

Fitzroy

Quinlan, Murnane, O'Neill, Conlan, Gotch

GOALKICKERS:

Carlton

Easton 4, McConville 2, Harmes 2, Johnston 2, Marchesani, Robertson

Fitzroy

Quinlan 5, Conlan 3, Gotch 2, Murnane, Roos

UMPIRES:

Vasiliou, Morgan

CROWD:

7,063

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 12 - Tuesday, June 1

NORTH MELBOURNE

3.6 (24)

5.9 (39)

10.14 (74)

11.16 (82)

MELBOURNE

0.2 (2)

4.5 (29)

5.7 (37)

10.10 (70)

BEST PLAYERS:

North Melbourne

Schimmelbusch, Abernethy, McCann, Atkins, P. Krakouer, Hodgeman, Holt, Kelly

Melbourne

Healy, Flower, Smith, Seddon, O’Sullivan

GOALKICKERS:

North Melbourne

Atkins 3, Good 2, Schimmelbusch 2, Holt 2, P. Krakouer, Kelly

Melbourne

Healy 5, Flower 2, McGlashan 2, McCarthy

UMPIRES:

Cameron, Bryant

CROWD:

4,228

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 13 - Tuesday, June 8

THE SWANS*

2.3 (15)

4.4 (28)

7.6 (48)

8.11 (59)

ST KILDA

3.4 (22)

4.4 (28)

7.6 (48)

7.9 (51)

BEST PLAYERS:

The Swans

Evans, Rhys-Jones, Foschini, Wright, Kruse, Scott

St Kilda

Cunningham, Elphinstone, Duperouzel, Slattery, Sarau, Mace

GOALKICKERS:

The Swans

J. Roberts 2, Foschini 2, Wright, Conlen, Mustey, Evans

St Kilda

Duperouzel 2, Curtain 2, Hewitt, Barker, Mace

UMPIRES:

Nash, Nolan

CROWD:

4,791

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

The last quarter was played in heavy fog which reduced visibility to six metres and forced the Swans’ coach, Ricky Quade to head down to the boundary

to observe the play. Frost also formed on the ground during the game, reducing skill levels dramatically. [The Sun News Pictorial 9-6-1982]

*NOTE - Although South were playing all their home games in Sydney during 1982 they had remained the 'South Melbourne Football Club' until

June 3rd when they were officially re-named 'The Swans'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 14 - Tuesday, June 22

RICHMOND

4.2 (26)

9.9 (63)

20.11 (131)

33.16 (214)

SWAN DISTRICTS

1.2 (8)

1.3 (9)

2.3 (15)

4.4 (28)

BEST PLAYERS:

Richmond

Preston, Rioli, Landy, Cloke, Roach, Pirrie, Brewer

Swan Districts

Lynch, Stone, Mountford

GOALKICKERS:

Richmond

Roach 10, Brewer 5, Taylor 4, Sartori 4, Mugavin 3, Cloke 2, Weightman 2, Rioli 2, Egan

Swan Districts

Lynch 3, Stone

UMPIRES:

Sawers, Rowe

CROWD:

2,688

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

This game was rescheduled twice, leading to a frustrated Swan Districts' club sending a team of reserves and colts rather than send a full-strength team

and risk their chances of winning the WAFL premiership (they were on top of the ladder at the time of this match and went on to win the 1982 flag).

The decision resulted in a record losing margin of 186 points and the AFC banning the club from participating in the 1983 and 1984 Night Series.

(*see the Notable Events section of this page for the full story of this match and its aftermath)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI FINALS

Match 15 - Tuesday, June 29

NORTH MELBOURNE

3.3 (21)

6.5 (41)

7.10 (52)

13.12 (90)

CARLTON

0.1 (1)

3.3 (21)

4.7 (31)

8.13 (61)

BEST PLAYERS:

North Melbourne

Kelly, Abernethy, Holt, Carman, Briedis, Henshaw

Carlton

Kourkoumelis, Johnston, Ashman, Maclure, Jones

GOALKICKERS:

North Melbourne

Carman 5, Turco 2, Atkins 2, Briedis, Schimmelbusch, Henshaw, Holt

Carlton

Johnston 2, Ashman, Meldrum, Kourkoumelis, Glascott, Marcou, Holmes

UMPIRES:

Robinson, Morgan

CROWD:

5,642

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match 16 - Tuesday, July 6

THE SWANS

2.8 (20)

5.11 (41)

9.13 (67)

13.17 (95)

RICHMOND

0.1 (1)

3.1 (19)

3.2 (20)

6.6 (42)

BEST PLAYERS:

The Swans

D. Carroll, Scott, Rhys-Jones, Foschini, P. Morwood, Neesham, Evans

Richmond

Wiley, Wood, Rioli, Bartlett, Landy

GOALKICKERS:

The Swans

Taubert 3, Scott 3, Evans 2, Foschini 2, Browning, Daniher, Wright

Richmond

Bartlett 3, Wiley, Smith, Sartori

UMPIRES:

K. Smith, Dargavel

CROWD:

4,955

SOURCE:

AGE

NOTES:

-

 

1982 AFC NIGHT SERIES - GRAND FINAL

THE SWANS

NORTH MELBOURNE

Ricky Quade

COACH

Barry Cable

 

Ackerly

Carter

Reid

BACKS

Holden

Dench

McCann

Browning

Kruse

P. Morwood

HALF-BACKS

Henshaw

Glendinning

Tanner

Rhys-Jones

Scott

Hounsell

CENTRES

D. Smith

Kelly

Greig

T. Morwood

Allender

D. Carroll

HALF-FORWARDS

Abernethy

McDonald

D. Dugdale

Evans

Taubert

Foschini

FORWARDS

Briedis

Blight

Atkins

Round (C)

Smith

FOLLOWERS

Dempsey

Schimmelbusch (C)

Wright

ROVER

P. Krakouer

 

Daniher

S. Morwood

INTERCHANGE

Holt

unknown

Braddy

Lucas

Oaten

EMERGENCIES

(from: Nimmo, Turco, McGuire, G. Dugdale)

 

Match 17 - Tuesday, July 20

THE SWANS

4.3 (27)

6.4 (40)

9.8 (62)

13.12 (90)

NORTH MELBOURNE

1.1 (7)

4.3 (27)

8.7 (55)

8.10 (58)

BEST PLAYERS:

The Swans

Evans, Foschini, Hounsell, P. Morwood, Kruse, Rhys-Jones, Browning

North Melbourne

Schimmelbusch, Dempsey, Glendinning, Greig, Holt

GOALKICKERS:

The Swans

Foschini 4, Evans 3, T. Morwood 3, Smith, Hounsell, Wright

North Melbourne

Schimmelbusch 3, Blight 2, Smith, Dempsey, McDonald

UMPIRES:

James, Sawers

CROWD:

20,028

PRIZEMONEY:

Swans $105,000, North Melbourne $80,000

SOURCE:

SUN

NOTES:

Play had to be suspended four minutes before the final siren when hundreds of Swans fans entered the field

to celebrate. The game eventually finished with these spectators gathered around the boundary line.

 


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Written and researched by David Eastman
First published 15/2/2017
Last updated 17/11/2018

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