1984 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1984 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 131.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Paul | #39 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Allender, Stephen | #14 | 2 | 1 | R01, R08 |
| Ayres, Gary | #7 | 21 | 2 | R01-05, R07-19, R22, SF, GF |
| Bennett, James | #44 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Brereton, Dermott | #23 | 25 | 50 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Buckenara, Gary | #11 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Byrne, Michael | #21 | 25 | 13 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Curran, Peter | #25 | 23 | 46 | R02-10, R12-22, QF, SF, GF |
| DiPierdomenico, Robert | #9 | 24 | 23 | R01-14, R16-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Eade, Rodney | #26 | 22 | 4 | R01-04, R06-20, QF, SF, GF |
| Fowler, Grant | #33 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Greene, Russell | #29 | 25 | 17 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Judge, Ken | #1 | 24 | 63 | R01-16, R18-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Kennedy, John | #34 | 21 | 30 | R01-21 |
| Knights, Peter | #24 | 4 | 5 | R01-02, R04, R09 |
| Langford, Chris | #28 | 22 | 17 | R01-05, R08-22, QF, SF |
| Lester-Smith, Rod | #6 | 14 | 7 | R03-04, R06, R15-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Loveridge, Richard | #22 | 13 | 8 | R13-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Matthews, Leigh | #3 | 24 | 77 | R01-20, R22, QF, SF, GF |
| McCarthy, Michael | #20 | 23 | 20 | R01-07, R10-22, QF, SF, GF |
| McGrath, Shane | #52 | 1 | 1 | R21 |
| Mew, Chris | #2 | 23 | 1 | R01-05, R07-18, R20-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Moore, Kelvin | #15 | 8 | 2 | R05-06, R09-10, R12, R19, R21-22 |
| Morris, Russell | #37 | 19 | 0 | R01, R05-16, R18-22, QF |
| Morrissey, James | #35 | 1 | 1 | R19 |
| O'Halloran, David | #8 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R06-10, R17-20, QF, SF, GF |
| Paton, Ian | #12 | 8 | 2 | R02, R05, R11, R20-22, QF, GF |
| Polkinghorne, David | #10 | 12 | 0 | R02-07, R11-14, R17, QF |
| Robertson, Colin | #32 | 23 | 14 | R01, R03-18, R20-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Russo, Peter | #4 | 14 | 6 | R07-11, R15-21, SF, GF |
| Schwab, Peter | #30 | 25 | 6 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Shields, Russell | #13 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Tuck, Michael | #17 | 20 | 21 | R01-16, R22, QF, SF, GF |
| Wallace, Terry | #16 | 12 | 4 | R01-03, R05-08, R12, R17, R21, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeans, Allan | 25 | 19 | -0- | 6 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Gary Ayres | David O'Halloran | Russell Morris |
| Half-Back: | Rodney Eade | Chris Mew | Russell Greene |
| Centre: | Peter Schwab | Chris Langford | Robert DiPierdomenico |
| Half-Forward: | Ken Judge | Dermott Brereton | John Kennedy |
| Forward: | Michael McCarthy | Peter Curran | Leigh Matthews |
| Follower: | Michael Byrne | Michael Tuck | Colin Robertson |
| Interchange: | Rod Lester-Smith | Peter Russo |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 25 out of 25 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1984 | Round 1 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 35 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 07/04/1984 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 6 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 14/04/1984 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 6 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 23/04/1984 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 60 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 28/04/1984 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 47 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 05/05/1984 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 39 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 12/05/1984 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 31 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 19/05/1984 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 68 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 26/05/1984 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 57 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 02/06/1984 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 28 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 11/06/1984 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 32 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 16/06/1984 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 47 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 23/06/1984 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 17 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 30/06/1984 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 104 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 07/07/1984 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 34 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 14/07/1984 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 88 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 28/07/1984 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 10 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 04/08/1984 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 32 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 11/08/1984 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 71 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 19/08/1984 | Round 20 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 89 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 25/08/1984 | Round 21 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 15 | Allan Jeans | unknown |
| 01/09/1984 | Round 22 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 69 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 08/09/1984 | Qualifying Final | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 30 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 16/09/1984 | Semi Final | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 8 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 29/09/1984 | Grand Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 24 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |