| 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 14 |
| Premiers |  Parramatta (2nd title) |
| Minor premiers | Parramatta (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 188 |
| Points scored | 5,927 |
| Attendance | 1,716,490 |
| Top points scorer(s) | Mick Cronin (279) |
| Player of the year |  Greg Brentnall (Rothmans Medal) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Steve Ella (23) |
The 1982 NSWRFL season was the 75th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and saw the New South Wales Rugby Football League’s first expansion since 1967 with the introduction of the first two clubs from outside the Sydney area in over half a century: the Canberra Raiders and the Illawarra Steelers. Thus a total of 14 clubs (including 6 Sydney-based foundation teams, another 6 from Sydney, one from greater New South Wales, and one from the Australian Capital Territory) competed for the J.J. Giltinan Shield and newly-created Winfield Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between the Parramatta and Manly-Warringah clubs. This season, NSWRFL teams also competed for the 1982 KB Cup which was won by Manly-Warringah.