1984 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1984 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Hawthorn in a semi final and defeating Collingwood in the preliminary final, Essendon defeated Hawthorn in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Leon | #4 | 24 | 26 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF |
| Banfield, Peter | #16 | 4 | 1 | R08-10, R17 |
| Bradbury, Peter | #36 | 24 | 13 | R01-22, PF, GF |
| Buhagiar, Tony | #20 | 14 | 13 | R01-09, R19-22, PF |
| Carey, Stephen | #17 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, R20, R22 |
| Clarke, Neil | #8 | 14 | 4 | R03-05, R15-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Copping, Stephen | #24 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
| Cox, Doug | #21 | 3 | 0 | R01, R11, R13 |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 22 | 48 | R01-04, R08-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Duckworth, Bill | #22 | 24 | 3 | R01-05, R07-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Dunell, Frank | #7 | 24 | 25 | R01-22, SF, GF |
| Elshaug, Tony | #14 | 15 | 14 | R03, R05-06, R09-19, R21 |
| Eustice, Mark | #19 | 9 | 7 | R06-14 |
| Ezard, Alan | #15 | 19 | 19 | R01-02, R04-07, R13-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 18 | 3 | R01-10, R13-14, R18, R21-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Hannebery, Mark | #16 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Harbinson, Merv | #37 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Harvey, Mark | #38 | 16 | 28 | R04-07, R14-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Hawker, Glenn | #33 | 21 | 21 | R01-11, R16-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Heard, Shane | #9 | 11 | 1 | R01-04, R06-07, R20-21, SF, PF, GF |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 24 | 27 | R01-12, R14-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Merrett, Roger | #25 | 24 | 20 | R02-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Neagle, Merv | #1 | 18 | 8 | R01-03, R07-08, R11-12, R14-18, R20-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 13 | 63 | R01-13 |
| Thompson, Mark | #26 | 20 | 4 | R06-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 22 | 23 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Walsh, Kevin | #30 | 18 | 3 | R01-02, R06, R08-13, R17-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Waterson, Chris | #35 | 7 | 2 | R12-15, R18-20 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 22 | 25 | R01-17, R21-22, SF, PF, GF |
| West, Tony | #29 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Weston, Paul | #28 | 11 | 2 | R01-05, R19-20, R22, SF, PF, GF |
| Williams, Darren | #13 | 19 | 27 | R01-05, R10-19, R22, SF, PF, GF |
| Winton, Brian | #24 | 2 | 1 | R15-16 |
| Wood, Bryan | #2 | 14 | 2 | R05-06, R08-12, R14-16, R20-22, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 25 | 20 | -0- | 5 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1984 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 37 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 07/04/1984 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 14/04/1984 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 63 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 21/04/1984 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 25/04/1984 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 49 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 05/05/1984 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 51 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 12/05/1984 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 19/05/1984 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 43 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 26/05/1984 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 47 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 02/06/1984 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 09/06/1984 | Round 11 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/06/1984 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 47 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 23/06/1984 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 30/06/1984 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 43 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 07/07/1984 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 14/07/1984 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 61 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 28/07/1984 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 04/08/1984 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 47 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 11/08/1984 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 18/08/1984 | Round 20 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 55 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 26/08/1984 | Round 21 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 56 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 01/09/1984 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/09/1984 | Semi Final | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 8 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 22/09/1984 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 133 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 29/09/1984 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.