1984 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 18-0-4, P%: 128.2%)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Players:
34
Brownlow Leader(s):
Simon Madden (14)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Paul Salmon (63)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s):
Simon Madden
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Terry Daniher
Vice-Captain(s):
Tim Watson
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Baker, Leon | #4 | 24 | R01-R21, SF, PF, GF | 26 | 9 |
| Banfield, Peter | #16 | 4 | R08-R10, R17 | 1 | 0 |
| Bradbury, Peter | #36 | 24 | R01-R22, PF, GF | 13 | 10 |
| Buhagiar, Tony | #20 | 14 | R01-R09, R19-R22, PF | 13 | 2 |
| Carey, Stephen | #17 | 20 | R01-R18, R20, R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke, Neil | #8 | 14 | R03-R05, R15-R22, SF, PF, GF | 4 | 0 |
| Copping, Stephen | #24 | 1 | R07 | 1 | 0 |
| Cox, Doug | #21 | 3 | R01, R11, R13 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 22 | R01-R04, R08-R22, SF, PF, GF | 48 | 4 |
| Duckworth, Bill | #22 | 24 | R01-R05, R07-R22, SF, PF, GF | 3 | 2 |
| Dunell, Frank | #7 | 24 | R01-R22, SF, GF | 25 | 0 |
| Elshaug, Tony | #14 | 15 | R03, R05-R06, R09-R19, R21 | 14 | 0 |
| Eustice, Mark | #19 | 9 | R06-R14 | 7 | 0 |
| Ezard, Alan | #15 | 19 | R01-R02, R04-R07, R13-R22, SF, PF, GF | 19 | 1 |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 18 | R01-R10, R13-R14, R18, R21-R22, SF, PF, GF | 3 | 0 |
| Hannebery, Mark | #16 | 1 | R13 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbinson, Merv | #37 | 1 | R19 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey, Mark | #38 | 16 | R04-R07, R14-R22, SF, PF, GF | 28 | 6 |
| Hawker, Glenn | #33 | 21 | R01-R11, R16-R22, SF, PF, GF | 21 | 0 |
| Heard, Shane | #9 | 11 | R01-R04, R06-R07, R20-R21, SF, PF, GF | 1 | 0 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 24 | R01-R12, R14-R22, SF, PF, GF | 27 | 14 |
| Merrett, Roger | #25 | 24 | R02-R22, SF, PF, GF | 20 | 12 |
| Neagle, Merv | #1 | 18 | R01-R03, R07-R08, R11-R12, R14-R18, R20-R22, SF, PF, GF | 8 | 3 |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 13 | R01-R13 | 63 | 10 |
| Thompson, Mark | #26 | 20 | R06-R22, SF, PF, GF | 4 | 0 |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 22 | R01-R19, SF, PF, GF | 23 | 7 |
| Walsh, Kevin | #30 | 18 | R01-R02, R06, R08-R13, R17-R22, SF, PF, GF | 3 | 6 |
| Waterson, Chris | #35 | 7 | R12-R15, R18-R20 | 2 | 0 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 22 | R01-R17, R21-R22, SF, PF, GF | 25 | 3 |
| West, Tony | #29 | 1 | R12 | 0 | 0 |
| Weston, Paul | #28 | 11 | R01-R05, R19-R20, R22, SF, PF, GF | 2 | 0 |
| Williams, Darren | #13 | 19 | R01-R05, R10-R19, R22, SF, PF, GF | 27 | 6 |
| Winton, Brian | #24 | 2 | R15-R16 | 1 | 0 |
| Wood, Bryan | #2 | 14 | R05-R06, R08-R12, R14-R16, R20-R22, SF | 2 | 0 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Sheedy, Kevin | 25 | 20 | -0- | 5 | R01-R22, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 31/03/1984 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 37 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 07/04/1984 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 14/04/1984 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESS by 63 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 21/04/1984 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 35 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 25/04/1984 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 49 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 05/05/1984 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 51 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 12/05/1984 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 19/05/1984 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESS by 43 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 26/05/1984 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESS by 47 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 02/06/1984 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 09/06/1984 | Round 11 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESS by 41 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/06/1984 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 47 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 23/06/1984 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 34 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 30/06/1984 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 43 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 07/07/1984 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESS by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 14/07/1984 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESS by 61 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 28/07/1984 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 04/08/1984 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 47 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 11/08/1984 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 12 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 18/08/1984 | Round 20 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESS by 55 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 26/08/1984 | Round 21 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 56 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 01/09/1984 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 38 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/09/1984 | Semi Final | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 8 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 22/09/1984 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESS by 133 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 29/09/1984 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
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