1984 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1984 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (nine as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1984 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, Bret | #24 | 12 | 6 | R06-16, R19 |
| Battiston, Adrian | #16 | 7 | 5 | R01-04, R10-11, R18 |
| Boland, Glenn | #27 | 7 | 1 | R01-06, R15 |
| Connolly, Chris | #22 | 16 | 16 | R01-06, R09, R12-20 |
| Cordner, David | #28 | 17 | 32 | R02, R06-12, R14-22 |
| Cox, Darryl | #35 | 3 | 1 | R06, R20-21 |
| Dickson, Dale | #29 | 10 | 7 | R03-06, R12-14, R20-22 |
| Earley, Paul | #56 | 1 | 1 | R22 |
| Ellingworth, Roger | #14 | 10 | 4 | R01-02, R07-10, R15, R19-20, R22 |
| Fidge, John | #44 | 12 | 27 | R04-07, R09-11, R18-22 |
| Fisher, Ross | #48 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 21 | 28 | R01-18, R20-22 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 19 | 1 | R01-02, R05-17, R19-22 |
| Healy, Gerard | #3 | 20 | 19 | R01-17, R20-22 |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 16 | 25 | R06-09, R11-22 |
| Holden, Ray | #5 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, R05 |
| Howard, Michael | #58 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 11 | 2 | R01, R04-08, R16-19, R22 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #18 | 1 | 1 | R04 |
| Icke, Stephen | #11 | 19 | 1 | R01-03, R06-19, R21-22 |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 21 | 3 | R01-10, R12-22 |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 16 | 16 | R01-03, R05-14, R16-18 |
| McLean, Glenn | #26 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| O'Donnell, Kelly | #23 | 5 | 2 | R03-05, R08, R11 |
| O'Sullivan, Michael | #6 | 7 | 0 | R04-10 |
| Reynolds, Michael | #46 | 10 | 2 | R01-05, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Richards, Russell | #20 | 15 | 7 | R01-03, R07, R12-22 |
| Rugolo, Francesco | #43 | 6 | 6 | R01-02, R19-22 |
| Smith, Steven | #1 | 19 | 6 | R01-15, R19-22 |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 9 | 5 | R02-03, R13, R15, R17-19, R21-22 |
| Templeton, Kelvin | #31 | 16 | 51 | R01, R03-06, R09-19 |
| Thorne, Peter | #8 | 12 | 17 | R01-05, R07-12, R18 |
| Tossol, Peter | #21 | 10 | 14 | R03-05, R10-16 |
| Williams, David | #12 | 18 | 13 | R01-03, R08-22 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 6 | 5 | R16-17, R19-22 |
| Withers, Mark | #15 | 5 | 5 | R04-08 |
| Wright, Rodney | #19 | 6 | 1 | R07, R11, R17-20 |
| Yeats, Graeme | #45 | 13 | 0 | R08-18, R20-21 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #32 | 14 | 1 | R07-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, Ron | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1984 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 13 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 08/04/1984 | Round 2 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 14 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 14/04/1984 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 6 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 21/04/1984 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 28/04/1984 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 15 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 05/05/1984 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 63 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 12/05/1984 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 17 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 19/05/1984 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 11 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 26/05/1984 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 78 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 02/06/1984 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 27 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 09/06/1984 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 36 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 16/06/1984 | Round 12 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | MELB by 97 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 23/06/1984 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 17 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 30/06/1984 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 43 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 07/07/1984 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 43 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 21/07/1984 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 22 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 28/07/1984 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 26 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 04/08/1984 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 32 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 11/08/1984 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 32 | Ron Barassi | Steven Smith |
| 18/08/1984 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 32 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 25/08/1984 | Round 21 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 38 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 01/09/1984 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 28 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |