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1984 VFL season

{{Short description|88th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = vfl_premiership

| year = 1984

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 12

| premiers = {{AFL Ess}}

| count = 13

| minor premiers = {{AFL Ess}}

| mpcount = 11

| pre-season name = Night series

| pre-season cup = {{AFL Ess}}

| pscount = 2

| matches = 138

| attendance = 3394571

| highattend = 92,685

| top goal scorer = Bernie Quinlan
{{AFL Fit}} (104 goals)

| brownlow medal = Peter Moore
{{AFL Mel}} (24 votes)

| prevseason = 1983

| nextseason = 1985

}}

The 1984 VFL season was the 88th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian 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 the Essendon Football Club for the 13th time, after it defeated {{AFL Haw}} by 24 points in the 1984 VFL Grand Final.

Night series

{{AFL Ess}} defeated {{AFL Syd}} 13.11 (89) to 5.8 (38) in the final.

Home-and-away season

=Round 1=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 17.22 (124)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 13.11 (89)

| Princes Park

| 13,888

| 31 March 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 18.14 (122)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.17 (83)

| Western Oval

| 25,013

| 31 March 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 18.12 (120)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 15.17 (107)

| Victoria Park

| 32,471

| 31 March 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 23.10 (148)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 15.9 (99)

| Kardinia Park

| 22,260

| 31 March 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 14.13 (97)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 19.20 (134)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 26,019

| 31 March 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 9.8 (62)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 31.13 (199)

| VFL Park

| 36,504

| 31 March 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 2=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.14 (110)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 17.14 (116)

| Windy Hill

| 23,824

| 7 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 22.17 (149)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 7.14 (56)

| Victoria Park

| 26,647

| 7 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 15.17 (107)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 14.9 (93)

| MCG

| 25,004

| 7 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 16.15 (111)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 18.13 (121)

| Junction Oval

| 22,202

| 7 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 16.9 (105)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.11 (65)

| VFL Park

| 24,114

| 7 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 16.16 (112)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 13.20 (98)

| SCG

| 8,131

| 8 April 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 3=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 18.8 (116)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 22.13 (145)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 15,127

| 14 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 15.7 (97)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 19.12 (126)

| Princes Park

| 27,738

| 14 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 20.12 (132)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 20.18 (138)

| MCG

| 25,557

| 14 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 14.17 (101)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 25.14 (164)

| Arden Street Oval

| 14,174

| 14 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 26.13 (169)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 16.10 (106)

| Windy Hill

| 28,101

| 14 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 16.9 (105)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 22.19 (151)

| VFL Park

| 25,888

| 14 April 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 4=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.13 (103)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 17.4 (106)

| Victoria Park

| 22,519

| 21 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 14.13 (97)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 23.13 (151)

| MCG

| 45,710

| 21 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.7 (91)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 17.24 (126)

| VFL Park

| 31,535

| 21 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 23.21 (159)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 14.15 (99)

| Princes Park

| 15,081

| 23 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.11 (65)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 11.13 (79)

| Kardinia Park

| 26,574

| 23 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 21.14 (140)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.16 (70)

| Junction Oval

| 20,280

| 23 April 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 5=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 12.14 (86)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 20.15 (135)

| MCG

| 55,141

| 25 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.17 (71)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.16 (76)

| VFL Park

| 68,082

| 25 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 13.16 (94)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 22.9 (141)

| Western Oval

| 19,988

| 28 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 16.17 (113)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.14 (98)

| MCG

| 23,292

| 28 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 10.11 (71)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 15.12 (102)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 16,892

| 28 April 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 17.17 (119)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 15.14 (104)

| SCG

| 10,967

| 29 April 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 6=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 11.18 (84)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 11.11 (77)

| Western Oval

| 15,236

| 5 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.18 (108)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 12.15 (87)

| Victoria Park

| 25,156

| 5 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 15.14 (104)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 13.12 (90)

| Princes Park

| 18,513

| 5 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 23.10 (148)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.13 (85)

| MCG

| 27,685

| 5 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.15 (93)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 22.12 (144)

| Junction Oval

| 20,270

| 5 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 11.15 (81)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 17.18 (120)

| VFL Park

| 31,259

| 5 May 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 7=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.10 (82)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 16.8 (104)

| Windy Hill

| 21,196

| 12 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 20.15 (135)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 16.8 (104)

| Princes Park

| 14,189

| 12 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 11.17 (83)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 19.14 (128)

| Kardinia Park

| 25,876

| 12 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 16.9 (105)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 18.14 (122)

| MCG

| 41,073

| 12 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 14.17 (101)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 22.16 (148)

| VFL Park

| 18,066

| 12 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 17.20 (122)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 18.21 (129)

| SCG

| 14,794

| 13 May 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 8=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 18.19 (127)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 19.20 (134)

| Arden Street Oval

| 10,759

| 19 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 12.9 (81)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 13.14 (92)

| Junction Oval

| 12,712

| 19 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.11 (83)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 23.13 (151)

| Princes Park

| 31,946

| 19 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 13.11 (89)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.17 (71)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 18,100

| 19 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 15.19 (109)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.17 (95)

| MCG

| 70,889

| 19 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 19.19 (133)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.6 (90)

| VFL Park

| 39,962

| 19 May 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 9=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 24.8 (152)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 12.16 (88)

| MCG

| 30,402

| 26 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 21.17 (143)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.8 (86)

| Princes Park

| 12,975

| 26 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.19 (109)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.16 (82)

| Victoria Park

| 25,578

| 26 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.17 (113)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.12 (66)

| Windy Hill

| 27,312

| 26 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 11.15 (81)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 23.21 (159)

| VFL Park

| 20,056

| 26 May 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 16.15 (111)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.27 (69)

| SCG

| 13,572

| 27 May 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 10=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 15.13 (103)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.10 (76)

| MCG

| 43,712

| 2 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 17.11 (113)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 11.19 (85)

| Kardinia Park

| 14,290

| 2 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 15.16 (106)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.12 (108)

| Arden Street Oval

| 16,690

| 2 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 15.10 (100)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.17 (95)

| Western Oval

| 25,618

| 2 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 11.17 (83)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 22.15 (147)

| VFL Park

| 20,618

| 2 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 12.15 (87)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 20.19 (139)

| SCG

| 25,062

| 3 June 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 11=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 20.15 (135)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 14.10 (94)

| Windy Hill

| 21,739

| 9 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 13.13 (91)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 19.13 (127)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 20,080

| 9 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 16.15 (111)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 17.21 (123)

| MCG

| 38,183

| 9 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 25.16 (166)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 23.14 (152)

| Junction Oval

| 14,607

| 11 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 22.11 (143)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 16.13 (109)

| Princes Park

| 29,982

| 11 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 14.8 (92)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 18.16 (124)

| VFL Park

| 62,339

| 11 June 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 12=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 14.10 (94)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 16.14 (110)

| Arden Street Oval

| 10,242

| 16 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 21.17 (143)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 5.16 (46)

| MCG

| 24,871

| 16 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 13.11 (89)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.13 (73)

| Western Oval

| 16,233

| 16 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 12.21 (93)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 6.10 (46)

| Princes Park

| 25,772

| 16 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 11.6 (72)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 11.12 (78)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 17,648

| 16 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.13 (67)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 10.12 (72)

| VFL Park

| 24,639

| 16 June 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 13=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 13.12 (90)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 15.17 (107)

| Princes Park

| 20,416

| 23 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.17 (89)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 19.9 (123)

| Victoria Park

| 32,701

| 23 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.15 (81)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 14.14 (98)

| MCG

| 26,707

| 23 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.17 (41)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.18 (78)

| Kardinia Park

| 21,769

| 23 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 9.8 (62)

| VFL Park

| 12,945

| 23 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 15.11 (101)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 19.12 (126)

| SCG

| 10,392

| 24 June 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 14=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 23.14 (152)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 4.13 (37)

| Princes Park

| 21,643

| 30 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 4.6 (30)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 19.20 (134)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 12,523

| 30 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 16.11 (107)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 19.11 (125)

| MCG

| 11,050

| 30 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 13.13 (91)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.11 (77)

| Western Oval

| 14,473

| 30 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 14.15 (99)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 7.14 (56)

| VFL Park

| 46,753

| 30 June 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 14.16 (100)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 19.17 (131)

| SCG

| 14,917

| 1 July 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 15=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 18.9 (117)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 10.14 (74)

| MCG

| 17,204

| 7 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 15.12 (102)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 13.11 (89)

| Kardinia Park

| 10,861

| 7 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.14 (68)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 14.12 (96)

| Junction Oval

| 8,368

| 7 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 14.10 (94)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 7.19 (61)

| Windy Hill

| 16,993

| 7 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 16.14 (110)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 10.16 (76)

| Princes Park

| 11,169

| 7 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 9.16 (70)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 14.13 (97)

| VFL Park

| 48,218

| 7 July 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 16=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 20.7 (127)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.12 (66)

| Windy Hill

| 17,749

| 14 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 14.13 (97)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 28.17 (185)

| VFL Park

| 27,274

| 14 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 16.17 (113)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 12.15 (87)

| SCG

| 10,644

| 15 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 20.10 (130)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 15.18 (108)

| Kardinia Park

| 21,448

| 21 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 14.17 (101)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 21.20 (146)

| MCG

| 27,181

| 21 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 16.9 (105)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 13.6 (84)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 17,102

| 21 July 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 17=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 12.19 (91)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 3.10 (28)

| MCG

| 13,041

| 28 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 10.7 (67)

| Junction Oval

| 6,920

| 28 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.19 (55)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.5 (29)

| Victoria Park

| 22,306

| 28 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.10 (52)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 3.8 (26)

| Princes Park

| 17,847

| 28 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 3.14 (32)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 4.10 (34)

| Western Oval

| 16,771

| 28 July 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 5.12 (42)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 5.14 (44)

| VFL Park

| 12,643

| 28 July 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 18=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 16.16 (112)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 11.13 (79)

| Western Oval

| 13,356

| 4 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 19.14 (128)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 12.20 (92)

| Victoria Park

| 24,067

| 4 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 17.18 (120)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 22.20 (152)

| MCG

| 20,236

| 4 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 21.14 (140)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 16.12 (108)

| Princes Park

| 23,968

| 4 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.17 (89)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 19.22 (136)

| VFL Park

| 31,675

| 4 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 17.6 (108)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 18.15 (123)

| SCG

| 8,538

| 5 August 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 19=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 16.17 (113)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 14.8 (92)

| Kardinia Park

| 10,752

| 11 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.18 (90)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 15.12 (102)

| Princes Park

| 26,863

| 11 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 11.15 (81)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.14 (74)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 11,025

| 11 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 17.20 (122)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 7.9 (51)

| Arden Street Oval

| 8,274

| 11 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 15.13 (103)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 20.15 (135)

| MCG

| 18,019

| 11 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 14.19 (103)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 9.7 (61)

| VFL Park

| 25,656

| 11 August 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 20=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 20.11 (131)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.9 (93)

| Junction Oval

| 9,518

| 18 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 22.6 (138)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 13.5 (83)

| Windy Hill

| 13,882

| 18 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 16.15 (111)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 14.14 (98)

| Princes Park

| 15,463

| 18 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.17 (71)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.13 (103)

| MCG

| 31,847

| 18 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 12.13 (85)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.11 (65)

| VFL Park

| 13,013

| 18 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 11.19 (85)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 25.24 (174)

| SCG

| 8,276

| 19 August 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 21=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.29 (113)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.9 (63)

| Kardinia Park

| 15,926

| 25 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 15.21 (111)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 26.9 (165)

| MCG

| 20,086

| 25 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 16.23 (119)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.14 (104)

| Princes Park

| 22,031

| 25 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 14.9 (93)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.16 (58)

| Western Oval

| 20,890

| 25 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.16 (100)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 9.8 (62)

| VFL Park

| 14,079

| 25 August 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 23.17 (155)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 14.15 (99)

| SCG

| 12,173

| 26 August 1984

{{s-end}}

=Round 22=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 24.20 (164)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 15.17 (107)

| Junction Oval

| 15,156

| 1 September 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 27.7 (169)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 19.17 (131)

| Windy Hill

| 21,002

| 1 September 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 16.18 (114)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.17 (71)

| Victoria Park

| 32,023

| 1 September 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 20.19 (139)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 15.13 (103)

| Princes Park

| 20,319

| 1 September 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 21.19 (145)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 18.9 (117)

| MCG

| 21,565

| 1 September 1984

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 25.14 (164)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.11 (95)

| VFL Park

| 31,609

| 1 September 1984

{{s-end}}

Ladder

class=wikitable

| (P)

Premiers
bgcolor=FFFFBB |Qualified for finals

{{Australian rules football ladder start}}

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} (P) || 22 || 18 || 4 || 0 || 2556 || 1994 || 128.2 || 72

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Haw}} || 22 || 17 || 5 || 0 || 2724 || 2069 || 131.7 || 68

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 22 || 13 || 9 || 0 || 2332 || 2014 || 115.8 || 52

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 22 || 13 || 9 || 0 || 2260 || 2072 || 109.1 || 52

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 5 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 22 || 11 || 11 || 0 || 2405 || 2345 || 102.6 || 44

|-

| 6 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 22 || 11 || 11 || 0 || 2112 || 2239 || 94.3 || 44

|-

| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Foo}} || 22 || 11 || 11 || 0 || 1992 || 2123 || 93.8 || 44

|-

| 8 || align=left | {{AFL Ric}} || 22 || 10 || 12 || 0 || 2157 || 2373 || 90.9 || 40

|-

| 9 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 22 || 9 || 13 || 0 || 2328 || 2233 || 104.3 || 36

|-

| 10 || align=left | {{AFL Syd}} || 22 || 9 || 13 || 0 || 2223 || 2522 || 88.1 || 36

|-

| 11 || align=left | {{AFL NM}} || 22 || 5 || 17 || 0 || 2174 || 2661 || 81.7 || 20

|-

| 12 || align=left | {{AFL StK}} || 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: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1984.html#lad AFL Tables]

Finals series

=Finals week 1=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Qualifying final}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 8 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Haw}}|18.14 (122)|H|{{AFL Car}}|13.14 (92)|VFL Park|55,947|[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1984/031019840908.html Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

}}

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Elimination final}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 9 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|23.15 (153)|H|{{AFL Fit}}|15.17 (107)|MCG|73,994|[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1984/040619840909.html Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

}}

=Finals week 2=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Semi-finals}}

{{AFLGame|SF1: Saturday, 15 September (2:30 pm) |{{AFL Car}}|14.9 (93)|A|{{AFL Col}}|17.16 (118)|VFL Park|70,634|[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1984/030419840915.html Report]}}

{{AFLGame|SF2: Sunday, 16 September (2:30 pm) |{{AFL Ess}}|15.15 (105)|A|{{AFL Haw}}|16.17 (113)|MCG|76,514|[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1984/051019840916.html Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

}}

=Preliminary final=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Preliminary final}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 22 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|28.6 (174)|H|{{AFL Col}}|5.11 (41)|VFL Park|73,550|[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1984/040519840922.html Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes= *{{AFL Ess}}' 133-point victory is the biggest win in a VFL/AFL final.

}}

=Grand final=

{{main|1984 VFL Grand Final}}

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Grand final}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 29 September (2:50 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|14.21 (105)|H|{{AFL Haw}}|12.9 (81)|MCG|92,685|[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1984/051019840929.html Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes= * This was the second consecutive Grand final featuring Hawthorn and Essendon.

  • The Bombers won their first VFL premiership in 19 years. Their last quarter score of 9.6 (60) was a Grand final record until surpassed the following year.
  • Kevin Sheedy won his first Jock McHale Medal.

}}

Season notes

  • Fitzroy became the only side to make the finals after winning only one of its first nine games.
  • Essendon's 133-point win over Collingwood in the Preliminary Final is the largest win in any VFL/AFL final and the first 100-point loss by Collingwood since 1943 when they were depleted by war.
  • In Round 17, shocking weather saw the lowest aggregate score for a round since 1961, with a combined total of only 577 points or an approximate average score of 6.12 (48).

Awards

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia {{ISBN|0-670-90526-7}}.

Sources

  • [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1984.html 1984 VFL season] at AFL Tables
  • [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1984 1984 VFL season] at Australian Football

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