1984 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1984 season
President Ron Cook
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Leigh Matthews
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 2nd
Finals series Runner-up
Best and Fairest Russell Greene
Leading goalkicker Leigh Matthews (77)
Highest home attendance 92,685 (Grand Final vs. Essendon)
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Main article: 1984 VFL season

The 1984 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 60th season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm) Sydney 17.22 (124) 13.11 (89) Won by 35 points Princes Park (H) 14,369 4th
2 Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 16.14 (110) 17.14 (116) Won by 6 points Windy Hill (A) 22,841 4th
3 Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 20.12 (132) 20.18 (138) Won by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 25,557 2nd
4 Monday, 23 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 23.21 (159) 14.15 (99) Won by 60 points Princes Park (H) 14,125 1st
5 Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 13.16 (94) 22.9 (141) Won by 47 points Western Oval (A) 19,988 1st
6 Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.15 (81) 17.18 (120) Lost by 39 points VFL Park (H) 31,259 2nd
7 Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 20.15 (135) 16.8 (104) Won by 31 points Princes Park (H) 14,134 1st
8 Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 12.11 (83) 23.13 (151) Won by 68 points Princes Park (A) 31,944 1st
9 Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.17 (143) 13.8 (86) Won by 57 points Princes Park (H) 12,975 1st
10 Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.11 (113) 11.19 (85) Lost by 28 points Kardinia Park (A) 14,290 2nd
11 Monday, 11 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 14.8 (92) 18.16 (124) Won by 32 points VFL Park (A) 62,339 2nd
12 Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 12.21 (93) 6.10 (46) Won by 47 points Princes Park (H) 25,726 1st
13 Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 13.12 (90) 15.17 (107) Lost by 17 points Princes Park (H) 20,422 2nd
14 Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 4.6 (30) 19.20 (134) Won by 104 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 12,523 1st
15 Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 16.14 (110) 10.16 (76) Won by 34 points Princes Park (H) 11,178 1st
16 Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.13 (97) 28.17 (185) Won by 88 points VFL Park (A) 27,274 1st
17 Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 11.11 (77) 10.7 (67) Lost by 10 points Junction Oval (A) 6,920 2nd
18 Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 21.14 (140) 16.12 (108) Won by 32 points Princes Park (H) 23,368 2nd
19 Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.20 (122) 7.9 (51) Lost by 71 points Arden Street Oval (A) 8,274 2nd
20 Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 11.19 (85) 25.24 (174) Won by 89 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 8,276 2nd
21 Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.23 (119) 15.14 (104) Won by 15 points Princes Park (H) 22,173 2nd
22 Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Geelong 25.14 (164) 14.11 (95) Won by 69 points VFL Park (H) 31,609 2nd
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Finals series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Saturday, 8 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 18.14 (122) 13.14 (92) Won by 30 points VFL Park (H) 55,947
2nd semi-final Sunday, 16 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 15.15 (105) 16.17 (113) Won by 8 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 76,514
Grand Final Saturday, 29 September (2:50 pm) Essendon 12.9 (81) 14.21 (105) Lost by 24 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 92,685
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Ladder

1984 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Essendon (P) 22 18 4 0 2556 1994 128.18 72
2 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2724 2069 131.66 68
3 Carlton 22 13 9 0 2332 2014 115.79 52
4 Collingwood 22 13 9 0 2260 2072 109.07 52
5 Fitzroy 22 11 11 0 2405 2345 102.56 44
6 Geelong 22 11 11 0 2112 2239 94.33 44
7 Footscray 22 11 11 0 1992 2123 93.83 44
8 Richmond 22 10 12 0 2157 2373 90.90 40
9 Melbourne 22 9 13 0 2328 2233 104.25 36
10 Sydney 22 9 13 0 2223 2522 88.14 36
11 North Melbourne 22 5 17 0 2174 2661 81.70 20
12 St Kilda 22 5 17 0 1904 2522 75.50 20
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1984 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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