1982 Carlton Football Club season
Home-and-away season
Carlton entered the season as the defending premiers. After a slow start, Carlton climbed to the top of the ladder and cemented its position as premiership favourites with nine consecutive wins (plus one in the Escort Cup) between Rounds 3 and 11.

1982 Carlton Football Club season

Section Title: Home-and-away season
Table Section Text: Carlton entered the season as the defending premiers. After a slow start, Carlton climbed to the top of the ladder and cemented its position as premiership favourites with nine consecutive wins (plus one in the Escort Cup) between Rounds 3 and 11.

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position

Home	Away	Result

1	Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	16.17 (113)	17.11 (113)	Match drawn	Princes Park (H)	26,669	6th

2	Saturday, 3 April (2:10 pm)	Essendon	8.17 (65)	13.13 (91)	Lost by 26 points	VFL Park (H)	60,208	9th

3	Saturday, 10 April (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	13.16 (94)	20.8 (128)	Won by 34 points	Victoria Park (A)	34,055	7th

4	Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn	21.22 (148)	12.15 (87)	Won by 61 points	Princes Park (H)	29,654	5th

5	Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	9.12 (66)	9.22 (76)	Won by 10 points	M.C.G. (A)	26,950	4th

6	Saturday, 1 May (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	11.14 (80)	16.22 (118)	Won by 38 points	Moorabbin Oval (A)	26,185	3rd

7	Saturday, 8 May (2:10 pm)	Geelong	15.20 (110)	7.7 (49)	Won by 61 points	Princes Park (H)	28,742	2nd

8	Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm)	Footscray	11.11 (77)	14.22 (106)	Won by 29 points	Western Oval (A)	17,903	2nd

9	Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm)	South Melbourne	27.23 (185)	12.11 (83)	Won by 102 points	Princes Park (H)	23,954	2nd

Tuesday, 25 May (8:30 pm)	Escort Championships quarter final against Fitzroy – see details below

10	Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm)	Richmond	18.16 (124)	16.11 (107)	Won by 17 points	Princes Park (H)	35,372	1st

11	Saturday, 5 June (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	13.18 (96)	15.15 (105)	Won by 9 points	Arden Street Oval (A)	23,448	1st

12	Monday, 14 June (2:10 pm)	Essendon	19.12 (126)	8.18 (66)	Lost by 60 points	Windy Hill (A)	33,792	2nd

13	Saturday, 19 June (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	12.26 (98)	9.17 (71)	Won by 27 points	Princes Park (H)	30,346	2nd

14	Saturday, 26 June (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn	17.14 (116)	12.10 (82)	Lost by 34 points	Princes Park (A)	23,354	2nd

Tuesday, 29 June (8:30 pm)	Escort Championships semi final against North Melbourne – see details below

15	Saturday, 3 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	18.20 (128)	16.15 (111)	Won by 17 points	Princes Park (H)	21,971	2nd

16	Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	21.13 (139)	9.9 (63)	Won by 76 points	VFL Park (H)	27,829	2nd

17	Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm)	Geelong	16.19 (115)	11.9 (75)	Lost by 40 points	Kardinia Park (A)	19,892	2nd

18	Saturday, 31 July (2:10 pm)	Footscray	30.21 (201)	10.12 (72)	Won by 129 points	Princes Park (H)	17,564	2nd

19	Sunday, 8 August (2:10 pm)	The Swans	15.16 (106)	9.18 (72)	Lost by 34 points	S.C.G. (A)	25,601	3rd

20	Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm)	Richmond	9.10 (64)	13.14 (92)	Won by 28 points	M.C.G. (A)	71,203	3rd

21	Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	26.24 (180)	17.8 (110)	Won by 70 points	Princes Park (H)	28,207	3rd

22	Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	17.9 (111)	23.12 (150)	Won by 39 points	VFL Park (A)	46,130	3rd

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Sentence(s)

In round 18, Carlton's 129 point win against Footscray set a record in the 1982 Carlton Football Club season.

final_sentence: In round 18, Carlton's 129 point win against Footscray set a record in the 1982 Carlton Football Club season.