Victorian Football Association
Season 1882
Season Notes
Senior clubs contesting the premiership
Seven clubs contested the premiership in 1882.
There were very few games played between Metropolitan clubs and Ballarat clubs in 1882, so these are not included.
East Melbourne disbanded in August 1882.
Results
Round 1
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6 May 1882 |
Essendon |
1-0 |
3-4 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 3000 |
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Hotham |
1-8 |
2-8 |
Result: Essendon won by 1 goal |
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Round 2
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13 May 1882 |
South Melbourne |
- |
2-10 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 4000 |
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Hotham |
- |
0-7 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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Round 3
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20 May 1882 |
Melbourne |
1-5 |
3-6 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 10000 |
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Essendon |
1-5 |
4-12 |
Result: Essendon won by 1 goal |
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Round 4
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24 May 1882 |
Hotham |
0-2 |
0-8 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 10000 |
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Geelong |
1-12 |
1-13 |
Result: Geelong won by 1 goal |
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Round 5
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27 May 1882 |
Carlton |
1-7 |
1-11 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 14000 |
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South Melbourne |
1-3 |
3-6 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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27 May 1882 |
Melbourne |
- |
3-6 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: Few present |
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Hotham |
- |
4-4 |
Result: Hotham won by 1 goal |
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27 May 1882 |
Essendon |
- |
3-10 |
Venue: Essendon |
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East Melbourne |
- |
0-3 |
Result: Essendon won by 3 goals |
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Round 6
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3 June 1882 |
Essendon |
- |
2-6 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 6500 |
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South Melbourne |
- |
2-6 |
Result: DRAW |
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3 June 1882 |
Melbourne |
2-4 |
2-5 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 9000 |
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Carlton |
2-8 |
6-13 |
Result: Carlton won by 4 goals |
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3 June 1882 |
Hotham |
6- |
7-10 |
Venue: Hotham |
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East Melbourne |
- |
0-3 |
Result: Hotham won by 7 goals |
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Round 7
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10 June 1882 |
Melbourne |
1- |
2-8 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 5000 |
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South Melbourne |
1- |
2-8 |
Result: DRAW |
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10 June 1882 |
Carlton |
4- |
6-10 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 5000 |
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Hotham |
0-2 |
1-9 |
Result: Carlton won by 5 goals |
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10 June 1882 |
Geelong |
- |
13-20 |
Venue: Corio Oval |
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East Melbourne |
- |
0-0 |
Result: Geelong won by 13 goals |
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Round 8
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17 June 1882 |
Melbourne |
0-1 |
0-3 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 10000 |
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Geelong |
2-9 |
4-12 |
Result: Geelong won by 4 goals |
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17 June 1882 |
Carlton |
1-4 |
2-7 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 1000 |
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East Melbourne |
0-5 |
0-6 |
Result: Carlton won by 2 goals |
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Game started 3:40pm, waiting for East Melbourne players to arrive. After 15 minutes a clear East Melbourne goal was denied by the Carlton goal umpire. Two minutes later Carlton scored a goal while the East Melbourne players were still remonstrating with the umpire. Then play was held up for 15 minutes owing to the dispute. Letter to Argus 20 June 1882: East Melbourne played “17 of the men who were picked to play, two members of the second twenty, and one substitute.” |
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Round 9
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24 June 1882 |
Geelong |
0-5 |
1-6 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 5000 |
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Carlton |
0-3 |
1-7 |
Result: DRAW |
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24 June 1882 |
Essendon |
- |
1-5 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: Few hundred |
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Hotham |
- |
3-14 |
Result: Hotham won by 2 goals |
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Round 10
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1 July 1882 |
South Melbourne |
0-2 |
2-12 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 3000 |
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Melbourne |
1-10 |
1-11 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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1 July 1882 |
Essendon |
2-10 |
2-10 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 7000 |
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Geelong |
0-3 |
2-11 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 11
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8 July 1882 |
Carlton |
0-5 |
1-8 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 5000 |
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South Melbourne |
1-1 |
1-4 |
Result: DRAW |
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8 July 1882 |
Melbourne |
0-0 |
0-4 |
Venue: MCG |
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Essendon |
0-4 |
0-5 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 12
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15 July 1882 |
Essendon |
3-8 |
6-12 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 10000 |
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Carlton |
0-1 |
1-4 |
Result: Essendon won by 5 goals |
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15 July 1882 |
Melbourne |
0-4 |
3-10 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 3000 |
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South Melbourne |
3-5 |
5-6 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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Round 13
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22 July 1882 |
Essendon |
- |
6-4 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 2000 |
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Hotham |
3-3 |
3-3 |
Result: Essendon won by 3 goals |
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22 July 1882 |
Carlton |
0-4 |
2-11 |
Venue: MCG |
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Melbourne |
0-7 |
1-15 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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22 July 1882 |
Geelong |
4-9 |
5-14 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 5500 |
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South Melbourne |
1-0 |
2-3 |
Result: Geelong won by 3 goals |
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Round 14
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29 July 1882 |
Geelong |
1-3 |
1-16 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 3000 |
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Melbourne |
1-1 |
2-3 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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29 July 1882 |
Essendon |
4- |
7-15 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: Very thin gathering |
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East Melbourne |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Result: Essendon won by 7 goals |
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29 July 1882 |
South Melbourne |
1-3 |
1-8 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: Some thousands |
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Hotham |
2-2 |
3-4 |
Result: Hotham won by 2 goals |
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Round 15
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5 August 1882 |
South Melbourne |
2-5 |
6-9 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 11500 |
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Carlton |
2-6 |
4-10 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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5 August 1882 |
Geelong |
2-6 |
6-8 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 1200 |
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Hotham |
0-0 |
0-11 |
Result: Geelong won by 6 goals |
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5 August 1882 |
Melbourne |
0- |
3-12 |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground |
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East Melbourne |
0- |
0-2 |
Result: Melbourne won by 3 goals |
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The Argus: “The game was played in the Richmond park, as the Melbourne cricket-ground hitherto used is now being top-dressed. The grandstand was not reversed.” |
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Round 16
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12 August 1882 |
South Melbourne |
1-8 |
1-11 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 11500 |
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Geelong |
1-5 |
5-14 |
Result: Geelong won by 4 goals |
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12 August 1882 |
Melbourne |
0-0 |
0-1 |
Venue: Prince's Oval |
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Essendon |
2-7 |
5-13 |
Result: Essendon won by 5 goals |
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12 August 1882 |
Carlton |
3-1 |
5-2 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 2000 |
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Hotham |
0-4 |
0-9 |
Result: Carlton won by 5 goals |
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During the
first half, Tankhard (Hotham) and Coulthard (Carlton) came to blows, but were quickly separated. The crowd
rushed the ground on seeing the disturbance, and play was interrupted for some
time. |
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Round 17
|
19 August 1882 |
South Melbourne |
3-4 |
3-5 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 10000 |
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Essendon |
2-4 |
3-11 |
Result: DRAW |
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19 August 1882 |
Melbourne |
- |
- |
Venue: EMCG |
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Carlton |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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Abandoned due to disagreement between Carlton and the Association regarding the Coulthard incident. |
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Round 18
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26 August 1882 |
Hotham |
0-2 |
0-5 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 7000 |
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Geelong |
3-11 |
7-14 |
Result: Geelong won by 7 goals |
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Round 19
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2 September 1882 |
Geelong |
0-4 |
2-11 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 6000 |
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Essendon |
0-3 |
0-6 |
Result: Geelong won by 2 goals |
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This match was virtually the premiership decider. Essendon was returning directly from a tour of Tasmania, playing games there on August 23, 26, 29 and 31. Half the team arrived directly from Tasmania via Queenscliff, the other portion coming by special train from Melbourne. The game commenced at 4:00pm. "The Age reported: "Just as half-time was called Carter, of the Essendon team, marked the ball about five yards in front and sent it through, but it was not allowed.". The Argus reported: “The Geelong team had mustered what was admittedly the finest twenty ever sent into the field on behalf of the club.", and further: "The Essendon team were so manifestly unfit to play, that Geelong generously gave them another chance for the premiership by arranging a third meeting on the Corio Ground, to take place a fortnight hence.” (However this match did not eventuate). |
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2 September 1882 |
Melbourne |
2-4 |
3-9 |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground; Attendance: 10500 |
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Carlton |
3-6 |
3-15 |
Result: DRAW |
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The Argus: “The attendance of spectators being larger than has been witnessed at any match during the season.” |
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Round 20
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9 September 1882 |
Carlton |
1-3 |
3-5 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 8000 |
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Essendon |
0-2 |
3-12 |
Result: DRAW |
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9 September 1882 |
Geelong |
4-11 |
8-23 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 3500 |
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Melbourne |
0-3 |
0-4 |
Result: Geelong won by 8 goals |
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Round 21
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16 September 1882 |
Geelong |
1-8 |
4-20 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 4000 |
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Carlton |
2-4 |
3-6 |
Result: Geelong won by 1 goal |
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16 September 1882 |
Melbourne |
1-6 |
2-8 |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground; Attendance: 4000 |
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Hotham |
2-3 |
6-6 |
Result: Hotham won by 4 goals |
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The Argus: “The play throughout was unnecessarily rough, and at times almost brutal.” |
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Round 22
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23 September 1882 |
Geelong |
3- |
5-30 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 1500 |
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Hotham |
0-1 |
0-3 |
Result: Geelong won by 5 goals |
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23 September 1882 |
South Melbourne |
3-4 |
5-10 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 2000 |
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Melbourne |
2-5 |
2-9 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 3 goals |
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Round 23
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30 September 1882 |
Carlton |
0-4 |
7-15 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 3000 |
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Melbourne |
3-8 |
3-12 |
Result: Carlton won by 4 goals |
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The Age reported that play commenced at 4pm. |
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Ladder
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Team |
P |
W |
L |
D |
F |
A |
Points |
Proportional Points |
% |
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1 |
Geelong |
14 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
64 |
11 |
48 |
58.29 |
581.82 |
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2 |
Essendon |
14 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
45 |
24 |
38 |
46.14 |
187.50 |
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3 |
South Melbourne |
13 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
35 |
32 |
32 |
41.85 |
109.38 |
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4 |
Carlton |
14 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
45 |
34 |
32 |
38.86 |
132.35 |
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5 |
Hotham |
14 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
29 |
48 |
20 |
24.29 |
60.42 |
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6 |
Melbourne |
17 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
30 |
64 |
14 |
14.00 |
46.88 |
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7 |
East Melbourne |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Total |
92 |
37 |
37 |
18 |
248 |
248 |
184 |
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Notes:
- Premiership awarded to the team with the ‘best record’.
- Proportional Points system (officially used only from the 1888 season onwards) correlates with most contemporary rankings.
- Where two teams are close on Proportional Points (less than 4.00 points separate) then head-to-head results are used to rank clubs:
- South Melbourne played Carlton three times and won twice and drew once. Therefore South Melbourne rank above Carlton.
- Rule requiring a minimum of 18 games to qualify for the Premiership not in force until 1888
- Games involving Ballarat clubs are not included.
- Behinds were recorded but did not count towards the final score or in determining the result of matches.
- The percentage column of goals for divided by goals against is included as an indication only.
- Carlton vs Melbourne cancelled match not included in above table.
1882 premiers: Geelong
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