1984 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 104.3%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
40
Brownlow Leader(s):
Peter Moore (24)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Kelvin Templeton (51)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s):
Gerard Healy
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Robert Flower
Vice-Captain(s):
Steven Smith
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Bailey, Bret | #24 | 12 | R06-R16, R19 | 6 | 0 |
| Battiston, Adrian | #16 | 7 | R01-R04, R10-R11, R18 | 5 | 0 |
| Boland, Glenn | #27 | 7 | R01-R06, R15 | 1 | 0 |
| Connolly, Chris | #22 | 16 | R01-R06, R09, R12-R20 | 16 | 0 |
| Cordner, David | #28 | 17 | R02, R06-R12, R14-R22 | 32 | 3 |
| Cox, Darryl | #35 | 3 | R06, R20-R21 | 1 | 0 |
| Dickson, Dale | #29 | 10 | R03-R06, R12-R14, R20-R22 | 7 | 0 |
| Earley, Paul | #56 | 1 | R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Ellingworth, Roger | #14 | 10 | R01-R02, R07-R10, R15, R19-R20, R22 | 4 | 0 |
| Fidge, John | #44 | 12 | R04-R07, R09-R11, R18-R22 | 27 | 0 |
| Fisher, Ross | #48 | 1 | R21 | 0 | 0 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 21 | R01-R18, R20-R22 | 28 | 19 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 19 | R01-R02, R05-R17, R19-R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Healy, Gerard | #3 | 20 | R01-R17, R20-R22 | 19 | 2 |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 16 | R06-R09, R11-R22 | 25 | 1 |
| Holden, Ray | #5 | 3 | R01-R02, R05 | 1 | 0 |
| Howard, Michael | #58 | 2 | R21-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 11 | R01, R04-R08, R16-R19, R22 | 2 | 0 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #18 | 1 | R04 | 1 | 0 |
| Icke, Stephen | #11 | 19 | R01-R03, R06-R19, R21-R22 | 1 | 3 |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 21 | R01-R10, R12-R22 | 3 | 1 |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 16 | R01-R03, R05-R14, R16-R18 | 16 | 6 |
| McLean, Glenn | #26 | 2 | R03-R04 | 0 | 0 |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 22 | R01-R22 | 5 | 24 |
| O'Donnell, Kelly | #23 | 5 | R03-R05, R08, R11 | 2 | 0 |
| O'Sullivan, Michael | #6 | 7 | R04-R10 | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds, Michael | #46 | 10 | R01-R05, R13-R14, R16-R18 | 2 | 0 |
| Richards, Russell | #20 | 15 | R01-R03, R07, R12-R22 | 7 | 2 |
| Rugolo, Francesco | #43 | 6 | R01-R02, R19-R22 | 6 | 0 |
| Smith, Steven | #1 | 19 | R01-R15, R19-R22 | 6 | 0 |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 9 | R02-R03, R13, R15, R17-R19, R21-R22 | 5 | 0 |
| Templeton, Kelvin | #31 | 16 | R01, R03-R06, R09-R19 | 51 | 2 |
| Thorne, Peter | #8 | 12 | R01-R05, R07-R12, R18 | 17 | 1 |
| Tossol, Peter | #21 | 10 | R03-R05, R10-R16 | 14 | 0 |
| Williams, David | #12 | 18 | R01-R03, R08-R22 | 13 | 0 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 6 | R16-R17, R19-R22 | 5 | 0 |
| Withers, Mark | #15 | 5 | R04-R08 | 5 | 0 |
| Wright, Rodney | #19 | 6 | R07, R11, R17-R20 | 1 | 0 |
| Yeats, Graeme | #45 | 13 | R08-R18, R20-R21 | 0 | 0 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #32 | 14 | R07-R20 | 1 | 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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| Barassi, Ron | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-R22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 31/03/1984 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 13 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 08/04/1984 | Round 2 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 14 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 14/04/1984 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 6 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 21/04/1984 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 35 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 28/04/1984 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 15 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 05/05/1984 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MEL by 63 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 12/05/1984 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 17 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 19/05/1984 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 11 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 26/05/1984 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 78 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 02/06/1984 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MEL by 27 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 09/06/1984 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 36 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 16/06/1984 | Round 12 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | MEL by 97 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 23/06/1984 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 17 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 30/06/1984 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 43 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 07/07/1984 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MEL by 43 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 21/07/1984 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 22 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 28/07/1984 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 26 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 04/08/1984 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 32 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 11/08/1984 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 32 | Ron Barassi | Steven Smith |
| 18/08/1984 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 32 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 25/08/1984 | Round 21 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MEL by 38 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 01/09/1984 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 28 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
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