| 1984 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Essendon 13th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Essendon 11th minor premiership |
| Night series | Essendon 2nd Night series win |
| Brownlow Medallist | Peter Moore Melbourne (24 votes) |
| Coleman Medallist | Bernie Quinlan Fitzroy (104 goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Total attendance | 3,394,571 (24,598 per match) |
| Highest | 92,685 |
The1984 VFL season was the 88th season of theVictorian Football League (VFL), the highest level seniorAustralian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 31 March until 29 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs.
The premiership was won by theEssendon Football Club for the 13th time, after it defeatedHawthorn by 24 points in the1984 VFL Grand Final.
Essendon defeatedSydney 13.11 (89) to 5.8 (38) in the final.
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 17.22 (124) | Sydney | 13.11 (89) | Princes Park | 13,888 | 31 March 1984 |
| Footscray | 18.14 (122) | Richmond | 11.17 (83) | Western Oval | 25,013 | 31 March 1984 |
| Collingwood | 18.12 (120) | Melbourne | 15.17 (107) | Victoria Park | 32,471 | 31 March 1984 |
| Geelong | 23.10 (148) | Fitzroy | 15.9 (99) | Kardinia Park | 22,260 | 31 March 1984 |
| St Kilda | 14.13 (97) | Essendon | 19.20 (134) | Moorabbin Oval | 26,019 | 31 March 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 9.8 (62) | Carlton | 31.13 (199) | VFL Park | 36,504 | 31 March 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 16.14 (110) | Hawthorn | 17.14 (116) | Windy Hill | 23,824 | 7 April 1984 |
| Collingwood | 22.17 (149) | St Kilda | 7.14 (56) | Victoria Park | 26,647 | 7 April 1984 |
| Richmond | 15.17 (107) | North Melbourne | 14.9 (93) | MCG | 25,004 | 7 April 1984 |
| Fitzroy | 16.15 (111) | Carlton | 18.13 (121) | Junction Oval | 22,202 | 7 April 1984 |
| Geelong | 16.9 (105) | Footscray | 9.11 (65) | VFL Park | 24,114 | 7 April 1984 |
| Sydney | 16.16 (112) | Melbourne | 13.20 (98) | SCG | 8,131 | 8 April 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 18.8 (116) | Sydney | 22.13 (145) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,127 | 14 April 1984 |
| Carlton | 15.7 (97) | Geelong | 19.12 (126) | Princes Park | 27,738 | 14 April 1984 |
| Melbourne | 20.12 (132) | Hawthorn | 20.18 (138) | MCG | 25,557 | 14 April 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | Footscray | 25.14 (164) | Arden Street Oval | 14,174 | 14 April 1984 |
| Essendon | 26.13 (169) | Collingwood | 16.10 (106) | Windy Hill | 28,101 | 14 April 1984 |
| Fitzroy | 16.9 (105) | Richmond | 22.19 (151) | VFL Park | 25,888 | 14 April 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 15.13 (103) | Sydney | 17.4 (106) | Victoria Park | 22,519 | 21 April 1984 |
| Richmond | 14.13 (97) | Carlton | 23.13 (151) | MCG | 45,710 | 21 April 1984 |
| Melbourne | 14.7 (91) | Essendon | 17.24 (126) | VFL Park | 31,535 | 21 April 1984 |
| Hawthorn | 23.21 (159) | St Kilda | 14.15 (99) | Princes Park | 15,081 | 23 April 1984 |
| Geelong | 9.11 (65) | North Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Kardinia Park | 26,574 | 23 April 1984 |
| Fitzroy | 21.14 (140) | Footscray | 9.16 (70) | Junction Oval | 20,280 | 23 April 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 12.14 (86) | Essendon | 20.15 (135) | MCG | 55,141 | 25 April 1984 |
| Carlton | 9.17 (71) | Collingwood | 10.16 (76) | VFL Park | 68,082 | 25 April 1984 |
| Footscray | 13.16 (94) | Hawthorn | 22.9 (141) | Western Oval | 19,988 | 28 April 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 16.17 (113) | Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 23,292 | 28 April 1984 |
| St Kilda | 10.11 (71) | Geelong | 15.12 (102) | Moorabbin Oval | 16,892 | 28 April 1984 |
| Sydney | 17.17 (119) | Fitzroy | 15.14 (104) | SCG | 10,967 | 29 April 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 11.18 (84) | Sydney | 11.11 (77) | Western Oval | 15,236 | 5 May 1984 |
| Collingwood | 15.18 (108) | North Melbourne | 12.15 (87) | Victoria Park | 25,156 | 5 May 1984 |
| Carlton | 15.14 (104) | St Kilda | 13.12 (90) | Princes Park | 18,513 | 5 May 1984 |
| Melbourne | 23.10 (148) | Geelong | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 27,685 | 5 May 1984 |
| Fitzroy | 13.15 (93) | Essendon | 22.12 (144) | Junction Oval | 20,270 | 5 May 1984 |
| Hawthorn | 11.15 (81) | Richmond | 17.18 (120) | VFL Park | 31,259 | 5 May 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 12.10 (82) | Footscray | 16.8 (104) | Windy Hill | 21,196 | 12 May 1984 |
| Hawthorn | 20.15 (135) | Fitzroy | 16.8 (104) | Princes Park | 14,189 | 12 May 1984 |
| Geelong | 11.17 (83) | Collingwood | 19.14 (128) | Kardinia Park | 25,876 | 12 May 1984 |
| Melbourne | 16.9 (105) | Carlton | 18.14 (122) | MCG | 41,073 | 12 May 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | St Kilda | 22.16 (148) | VFL Park | 18,066 | 12 May 1984 |
| Sydney | 17.20 (122) | Richmond | 18.21 (129) | SCG | 14,794 | 13 May 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 18.19 (127) | Sydney | 19.20 (134) | Arden Street Oval | 10,759 | 19 May 1984 |
| Fitzroy | 12.9 (81) | Melbourne | 13.14 (92) | Junction Oval | 12,712 | 19 May 1984 |
| Carlton | 12.11 (83) | Hawthorn | 23.13 (151) | Princes Park | 31,946 | 19 May 1984 |
| St Kilda | 13.11 (89) | Footscray | 9.17 (71) | Moorabbin Oval | 18,100 | 19 May 1984 |
| Richmond | 15.19 (109) | Collingwood | 13.17 (95) | MCG | 70,889 | 19 May 1984 |
| Essendon | 19.19 (133) | Geelong | 14.6 (90) | VFL Park | 39,962 | 19 May 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 24.8 (152) | St Kilda | 12.16 (88) | MCG | 30,402 | 26 May 1984 |
| Hawthorn | 21.17 (143) | North Melbourne | 13.8 (86) | Princes Park | 12,975 | 26 May 1984 |
| Collingwood | 15.19 (109) | Fitzroy | 11.16 (82) | Victoria Park | 25,578 | 26 May 1984 |
| Essendon | 16.17 (113) | Carlton | 9.12 (66) | Windy Hill | 27,312 | 26 May 1984 |
| Footscray | 11.15 (81) | Melbourne | 23.21 (159) | VFL Park | 20,056 | 26 May 1984 |
| Sydney | 16.15 (111) | Geelong | 7.27 (69) | SCG | 13,572 | 27 May 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | Richmond | 11.10 (76) | MCG | 43,712 | 2 June 1984 |
| Geelong | 17.11 (113) | Hawthorn | 11.19 (85) | Kardinia Park | 14,290 | 2 June 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 15.16 (106) | Essendon | 16.12 (108) | Arden Street Oval | 16,690 | 2 June 1984 |
| Footscray | 15.10 (100) | Collingwood | 13.17 (95) | Western Oval | 25,618 | 2 June 1984 |
| St Kilda | 11.17 (83) | Fitzroy | 22.15 (147) | VFL Park | 20,618 | 2 June 1984 |
| Sydney | 12.15 (87) | Carlton | 20.19 (139) | SCG | 25,062 | 3 June 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 20.15 (135) | Sydney | 14.10 (94) | Windy Hill | 21,739 | 9 June 1984 |
| St Kilda | 13.13 (91) | Melbourne | 19.13 (127) | Moorabbin Oval | 20,080 | 9 June 1984 |
| Richmond | 16.15 (111) | Geelong | 17.21 (123) | MCG | 38,183 | 9 June 1984 |
| Fitzroy | 25.16 (166) | North Melbourne | 23.14 (152) | Junction Oval | 14,607 | 11 June 1984 |
| Carlton | 22.11 (143) | Footscray | 16.13 (109) | Princes Park | 29,982 | 11 June 1984 |
| Collingwood | 14.8 (92) | Hawthorn | 18.16 (124) | VFL Park | 62,339 | 11 June 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 14.10 (94) | Richmond | 16.14 (110) | Arden Street Oval | 10,242 | 16 June 1984 |
| Melbourne | 21.17 (143) | Sydney | 5.16 (46) | MCG | 24,871 | 16 June 1984 |
| Footscray | 13.11 (89) | Geelong | 10.13 (73) | Western Oval | 16,233 | 16 June 1984 |
| Hawthorn | 12.21 (93) | Essendon | 6.10 (46) | Princes Park | 25,772 | 16 June 1984 |
| St Kilda | 11.6 (72) | Collingwood | 11.12 (78) | Moorabbin Oval | 17,648 | 16 June 1984 |
| Carlton | 9.13 (67) | Fitzroy | 10.12 (72) | VFL Park | 24,639 | 16 June 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 13.12 (90) | Melbourne | 15.17 (107) | Princes Park | 20,416 | 23 June 1984 |
| Collingwood | 12.17 (89) | Essendon | 19.9 (123) | Victoria Park | 32,701 | 23 June 1984 |
| Richmond | 11.15 (81) | Fitzroy | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 26,707 | 23 June 1984 |
| Geelong | 4.17 (41) | Carlton | 10.18 (78) | Kardinia Park | 21,769 | 23 June 1984 |
| Footscray | 11.11 (77) | North Melbourne | 9.8 (62) | VFL Park | 12,945 | 23 June 1984 |
| Sydney | 15.11 (101) | St Kilda | 19.12 (126) | SCG | 10,392 | 24 June 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 23.14 (152) | Richmond | 4.13 (37) | Princes Park | 21,643 | 30 June 1984 |
| St Kilda | 4.6 (30) | Hawthorn | 19.20 (134) | Moorabbin Oval | 12,523 | 30 June 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | Geelong | 19.11 (125) | MCG | 11,050 | 30 June 1984 |
| Footscray | 13.13 (91) | Fitzroy | 11.11 (77) | Western Oval | 14,473 | 30 June 1984 |
| Essendon | 14.15 (99) | Melbourne | 7.14 (56) | VFL Park | 46,753 | 30 June 1984 |
| Sydney | 14.16 (100) | Collingwood | 19.17 (131) | SCG | 14,917 | 1 July 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 18.9 (117) | North Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | MCG | 17,204 | 7 July 1984 |
| Geelong | 15.12 (102) | St Kilda | 13.11 (89) | Kardinia Park | 10,861 | 7 July 1984 |
| Fitzroy | 9.14 (68) | Sydney | 14.12 (96) | Junction Oval | 8,368 | 7 July 1984 |
| Essendon | 14.10 (94) | Richmond | 7.19 (61) | Windy Hill | 16,993 | 7 July 1984 |
| Hawthorn | 16.14 (110) | Footscray | 10.16 (76) | Princes Park | 11,169 | 7 July 1984 |
| Collingwood | 9.16 (70) | Carlton | 14.13 (97) | VFL Park | 48,218 | 7 July 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 20.7 (127) | Fitzroy | 9.12 (66) | Windy Hill | 17,749 | 14 July 1984 |
| Richmond | 14.13 (97) | Hawthorn | 28.17 (185) | VFL Park | 27,274 | 14 July 1984 |
| Sydney | 16.17 (113) | Footscray | 12.15 (87) | SCG | 10,644 | 15 July 1984 |
| Geelong | 20.10 (130) | Melbourne | 15.18 (108) | Kardinia Park | 21,448 | 21 July 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | Collingwood | 21.20 (146) | MCG | 27,181 | 21 July 1984 |
| St Kilda | 16.9 (105) | Carlton | 13.6 (84) | Moorabbin Oval | 17,102 | 21 July 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 12.19 (91) | Sydney | 3.10 (28) | MCG | 13,041 | 28 July 1984 |
| Fitzroy | 11.11 (77) | Hawthorn | 10.7 (67) | Junction Oval | 6,920 | 28 July 1984 |
| Collingwood | 6.19 (55) | Geelong | 4.5 (29) | Victoria Park | 22,306 | 28 July 1984 |
| Carlton | 7.10 (52) | Melbourne | 3.8 (26) | Princes Park | 17,847 | 28 July 1984 |
| Footscray | 3.14 (32) | Essendon | 4.10 (34) | Western Oval | 16,771 | 28 July 1984 |
| St Kilda | 5.12 (42) | North Melbourne | 5.14 (44) | VFL Park | 12,643 | 28 July 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 16.16 (112) | St Kilda | 11.13 (79) | Western Oval | 13,356 | 4 August 1984 |
| Collingwood | 19.14 (128) | Richmond | 12.20 (92) | Victoria Park | 24,067 | 4 August 1984 |
| Melbourne | 17.18 (120) | Fitzroy | 22.20 (152) | MCG | 20,236 | 4 August 1984 |
| Hawthorn | 21.14 (140) | Carlton | 16.12 (108) | Princes Park | 23,968 | 4 August 1984 |
| Geelong | 12.17 (89) | Essendon | 19.22 (136) | VFL Park | 31,675 | 4 August 1984 |
| Sydney | 17.6 (108) | North Melbourne | 18.15 (123) | SCG | 8,538 | 5 August 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 16.17 (113) | Sydney | 14.8 (92) | Kardinia Park | 10,752 | 11 August 1984 |
| Carlton | 12.18 (90) | Essendon | 15.12 (102) | Princes Park | 26,863 | 11 August 1984 |
| St Kilda | 11.15 (81) | Richmond | 10.14 (74) | Moorabbin Oval | 11,025 | 11 August 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 17.20 (122) | Hawthorn | 7.9 (51) | Arden Street Oval | 8,274 | 11 August 1984 |
| Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | Footscray | 20.15 (135) | MCG | 18,019 | 11 August 1984 |
| Fitzroy | 14.19 (103) | Collingwood | 9.7 (61) | VFL Park | 25,656 | 11 August 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 20.11 (131) | Geelong | 14.9 (93) | Junction Oval | 9,518 | 18 August 1984 |
| Essendon | 22.6 (138) | St Kilda | 13.5 (83) | Windy Hill | 13,882 | 18 August 1984 |
| Carlton | 16.15 (111) | North Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | Princes Park | 15,463 | 18 August 1984 |
| Melbourne | 9.17 (71) | Collingwood | 15.13 (103) | MCG | 31,847 | 18 August 1984 |
| Richmond | 12.13 (85) | Footscray | 9.11 (65) | VFL Park | 13,013 | 18 August 1984 |
| Sydney | 11.19 (85) | Hawthorn | 25.24 (174) | SCG | 8,276 | 19 August 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 14.29 (113) | Richmond | 9.9 (63) | Kardinia Park | 15,926 | 25 August 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 15.21 (111) | Fitzroy | 26.9 (165) | MCG | 20,086 | 25 August 1984 |
| Hawthorn | 16.23 (119) | Collingwood | 15.14 (104) | Princes Park | 22,031 | 25 August 1984 |
| Footscray | 14.9 (93) | Carlton | 7.16 (58) | Western Oval | 20,890 | 25 August 1984 |
| Melbourne | 14.16 (100) | St Kilda | 9.8 (62) | VFL Park | 14,079 | 25 August 1984 |
| Sydney | 23.17 (155) | Essendon | 14.15 (99) | SCG | 12,173 | 26 August 1984 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 24.20 (164) | St Kilda | 15.17 (107) | Junction Oval | 15,156 | 1 September 1984 |
| Essendon | 27.7 (169) | North Melbourne | 19.17 (131) | Windy Hill | 21,002 | 1 September 1984 |
| Collingwood | 16.18 (114) | Footscray | 9.17 (71) | Victoria Park | 32,023 | 1 September 1984 |
| Carlton | 20.19 (139) | Sydney | 15.13 (103) | Princes Park | 20,319 | 1 September 1984 |
| Richmond | 21.19 (145) | Melbourne | 18.9 (117) | MCG | 21,565 | 1 September 1984 |
| Hawthorn | 25.14 (164) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | VFL Park | 31,609 | 1 September 1984 |
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon(P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2556 | 1994 | 128.2 | 72 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2724 | 2069 | 131.7 | 68 |
| 3 | Carlton | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2332 | 2014 | 115.8 | 52 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2260 | 2072 | 109.1 | 52 |
| 5 | Fitzroy | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2405 | 2345 | 102.6 | 44 |
| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2112 | 2239 | 94.3 | 44 |
| 7 | Footscray | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1992 | 2123 | 93.8 | 44 |
| 8 | Richmond | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2157 | 2373 | 90.9 | 40 |
| 9 | Melbourne | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2328 | 2233 | 104.3 | 36 |
| 10 | Sydney | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2223 | 2522 | 88.1 | 36 |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2174 | 2661 | 81.7 | 20 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1904 | 2522 | 75.5 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 102.9
Source:AFL Tables
| Qualifying final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 8 September (2:30 pm) | Hawthorn 18.14 (122) | def. | Carlton 13.14 (92) | VFL Park (crowd: 55,947) | Report |
| Elimination final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 9 September (2:30 pm) | Collingwood 23.15 (153) | def. | Fitzroy 15.17 (107) | MCG (crowd: 73,994) | Report |
| Semi-finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF1: Saturday, 15 September (2:30 pm) | Carlton 14.9 (93) | def. by | Collingwood 17.16 (118) | VFL Park (crowd: 70,634) | Report |
| SF2: Sunday, 16 September (2:30 pm) | Essendon 15.15 (105) | def. by | Hawthorn 16.17 (113) | MCG (crowd: 76,514) | Report |
| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 September (2:30 pm) | Essendon 28.6 (174) | def. | Collingwood 5.11 (41) | VFL Park (crowd: 73,550) | Report |
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| Grand final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 29 September (2:50 pm) | Essendon 14.21 (105) | def. | Hawthorn 12.9 (81) | MCG (crowd: 92,685) | Report |
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