1982 in Sports - Australian Rules Football

Australian Rules Football

  • Victorian Football League
    • Carlton wins the 86th VFL Premiership (Carlton 14.19 (103) d Richmond 12.13 (83))
    • Brownlow Medal awarded to Brian Wilson (Melbourne)
    • The inaugural VFL Players Association Most Valuable Player Award goes to Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn). The award would be renamed the Leigh Matthews Trophy in his honour in 2002.

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