1984 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1984 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 138

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: Hawthorn
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Peter Moore (Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s): Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Bill Duckworth (Essendon)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Russell Greene (Hawthorn)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (P) 1st 18 -0- 4 128.2% Simon Madden (14) Paul Salmon (63)
Hawthorn (R) 2nd 17 -0- 5 131.7% Michael Byrne (14) Leigh Matthews (64)
Carlton 3rd 13 -0- 9 115.8% Jim Buckley, Wayne Johnston (12) Warren Ralph (44)
Collingwood 4th 13 -0- 9 109.1% David Cloke (21) Mark Williams (46)
Fitzroy 5th 11 -0- 11 102.6% Richard Osborne (10) Bernie Quinlan (102)
Geelong 6th 11 -0- 11 94.3% Gary Ablett (11) Mark Jackson (74)
Footscray 7th 11 -0- 11 93.8% Doug Hawkins (14) Simon Beasley (61)
Richmond 8th 10 -0- 12 90.9% Mark Lee, Maurice Rioli (12) Brian Taylor (61)
Melbourne 9th 9 -0- 13 104.3% Peter Moore (24) Kelvin Templeton (51)
Sydney 10th 9 -0- 13 88.1% Steven Taubert (15) Warwick Capper (39)
North Melbourne 11th 5 -0- 17 81.7% Keith Greig, Kym Hodgeman, Matthew Larkin (5) Donald McDonald (38)
St Kilda 12th 5 -0- 17 75.5% Allan Sidebottom (12) Tony Lockett (77)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 25
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 6

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/03/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 120 - 107 32,741
SAT 31/03/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 148 - 99 22,260
SAT 31/03/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton VFL Park 62 - 199 36,504
SAT 31/03/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 97 - 134 26,019
SAT 31/03/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Princes Park 124 - 89 14,369
SAT 31/03/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 122 - 83 25,270

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/04/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray VFL Park 105 - 65 24,114
SAT 07/04/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Junction Oval 111 - 121 22,240
SAT 07/04/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 110 - 116 22,841
SAT 07/04/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 149 - 56 26,647
SAT 07/04/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 107 - 93 25,711
SUN 08/04/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 112 - 98 8,131

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/04/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 132 - 138 25,557
SAT 14/04/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 97 - 126 28,784
SAT 14/04/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 169 - 106 28,120
SAT 14/04/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Moorabbin Oval 116 - 145 15,127
SAT 14/04/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond VFL Park 105 - 151 25,888
SAT 14/04/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 101 - 164 14,174

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon VFL Park 91 - 126 31,535
SAT 21/04/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 97 - 151 45,810
SAT 21/04/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Victoria Park 103 - 106 22,519
MON 23/04/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 65 - 79 26,340
MON 23/04/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Princes Park 159 - 99 14,125
MON 23/04/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Junction Oval 140 - 70 20,281

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
WED 25/04/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood VFL Park 71 - 76 68,082
WED 25/04/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 86 - 135 55,141
SAT 28/04/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 113 - 98 23,292
SAT 28/04/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 71 - 102 16,892
SAT 28/04/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 94 - 141 19,988
SUN 29/04/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v Fitzroy SCG 119 - 104 10,947

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 148 - 85 27,605
SAT 05/05/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 104 - 90 18,398
SAT 05/05/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Junction Oval 93 - 144 20,274
SAT 05/05/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v Sydney Western Oval 84 - 77 15,236
SAT 05/05/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 108 - 87 26,531
SAT 05/05/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond VFL Park 81 - 120 31,259

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 105 - 122 41,079
SAT 12/05/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 83 - 128 26,766
SAT 12/05/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 82 - 104 21,196
SAT 12/05/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda VFL Park 101 - 148 18,066
SAT 12/05/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 135 - 104 14,134
SUN 13/05/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 122 - 129 14,794

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Junction Oval 81 - 92 12,712
SAT 19/05/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong VFL Park 133 - 90 39,926
SAT 19/05/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 83 - 151 31,944
SAT 19/05/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 89 - 71 19,100
SAT 19/05/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Sydney Arden Street Oval 127 - 134 10,759
SAT 19/05/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 109 - 95 70,899

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne VFL Park 81 - 159 20,056
SAT 26/05/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 113 - 66 27,346
SAT 26/05/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 152 - 88 30,402
SAT 26/05/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 109 - 82 25,578
SAT 26/05/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Princes Park 143 - 86 12,975
SUN 27/05/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 111 - 69 13,572

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 103 - 76 43,912
SAT 02/06/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 113 - 85 14,290
SAT 02/06/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 106 - 108 17,290
SAT 02/06/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy VFL Park 83 - 147 20,618
SAT 02/06/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 100 - 95 25,618
SUN 03/06/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 87 - 139 25,062

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 91 - 127 20,080
SAT 09/06/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 111 - 123 38,183
SAT 09/06/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v Sydney Windy Hill 135 - 94 21,740
MON 11/06/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 143 - 109 29,982
MON 11/06/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Junction Oval 166 - 152 14,607
MON 11/06/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn VFL Park 92 - 124 62,339

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 143 - 46 24,873
SAT 16/06/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 89 - 73 16,619
SAT 16/06/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy VFL Park 67 - 72 24,639
SAT 16/06/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Princes Park 93 - 46 25,726
SAT 16/06/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 72 - 78 17,648
SAT 16/06/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 94 - 110 10,242

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Princes Park 90 - 107 20,422
SAT 23/06/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 41 - 78 21,769
SAT 23/06/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 89 - 123 32,701
SAT 23/06/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 81 - 98 26,772
SAT 23/06/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne VFL Park 77 - 62 12,945
SUN 24/06/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 101 - 126 10,392

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne VFL Park 99 - 56 46,753
SAT 30/06/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 107 - 125 11,050
SAT 30/06/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 152 - 37 21,653
SAT 30/06/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 30 - 134 12,523
SAT 30/06/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 91 - 77 14,463
SUN 01/07/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 100 - 131 14,917

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 117 - 74 17,204
SAT 07/07/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 102 - 89 10,861
SAT 07/07/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton VFL Park 70 - 97 48,218
SAT 07/07/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 94 - 61 16,934
SAT 07/07/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Sydney Junction Oval 68 - 96 8,368
SAT 07/07/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Princes Park 110 - 76 11,178

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 127 - 66 17,749
SAT 14/07/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn VFL Park 97 - 185 27,274
SUN 15/07/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v Footscray SCG 113 - 87 10,644
SAT 21/07/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 130 - 108 21,448
SAT 21/07/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 105 - 84 17,182
SAT 21/07/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 101 - 146 27,165

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 52 - 26 17,917
SAT 28/07/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 55 - 29 22,306
SAT 28/07/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 32 - 34 16,771
SAT 28/07/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne VFL Park 42 - 44 12,643
SAT 28/07/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 91 - 28 13,041
SAT 28/07/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Junction Oval 77 - 67 6,920

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 120 - 152 20,236
SAT 04/08/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon VFL Park 89 - 136 31,675
SAT 04/08/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Princes Park 140 - 108 23,368
SAT 04/08/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 112 - 79 13,356
SAT 04/08/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 128 - 92 24,067
SUN 05/08/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v North Melbourne SCG 108 - 123 8,538

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 103 - 135 18,091
SAT 11/08/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 113 - 92 10,897
SAT 11/08/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 90 - 102 26,876
SAT 11/08/1984 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 81 - 74 11,205
SAT 11/08/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood VFL Park 103 - 61 25,656
SAT 11/08/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 122 - 51 8,274

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 71 - 103 31,847
SAT 18/08/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Junction Oval 131 - 93 9,518
SAT 18/08/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 111 - 98 15,450
SAT 18/08/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 138 - 83 13,842
SAT 18/08/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray VFL Park 85 - 65 13,013
SUN 19/08/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 85 - 174 8,276

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1984 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda VFL Park 100 - 62 14,079
SAT 25/08/1984 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 113 - 63 15,926
SAT 25/08/1984 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 93 - 58 20,890
SAT 25/08/1984 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 111 - 165 18,094
SAT 25/08/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Princes Park 119 - 104 22,173
SUN 26/08/1984 2:10 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 155 - 99 12,173

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1984 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 145 - 117 21,565
SAT 01/09/1984 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong VFL Park 164 - 95 31,609
SAT 01/09/1984 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Princes Park 139 - 103 20,309
SAT 01/09/1984 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 169 - 131 21,002
SAT 01/09/1984 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Junction Oval 164 - 107 15,156
SAT 01/09/1984 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 114 - 71 30,379

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 09/09/1984 2:30 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy MCG 153 - 107 73,994

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1984 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Carlton VFL Park 122 - 92 55,947

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1984 2:30 PM Carlton v Collingwood VFL Park 93 - 118 70,634
SUN 16/09/1984 2:30 PM Essendon v Hawthorn MCG 105 - 113 76,514

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1984 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood VFL Park 174 - 41 73,550

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1984 2:50 PM Hawthorn v Essendon MCG 81 - 105 92,685