1984 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1984 season
PresidentRon Cook
CoachAllan Jeans
Captain(s)Leigh Matthews
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season17–5 (2nd)
Finals seriesGrand Final
(lost to Essendon 81–105)
Best and FairestRussell Greene
Leading goalkickerLeigh Matthews (77)
Highest home attendance92,685 (Grand Final vs. Essendon)
Lowest home attendance11,178 (Round 15 vs. Footscray)
Average home attendance28,459
← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 60th season in the Victorian Football League and 83rd overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers. Hawthorn qualified for their third consecutive finals series. Hawthorn qualified for their second consecutive Grand Final. It was the second time they advanced to the Grand Final in two consecutive seasons since 1976. They faced Essendon in a rematch of last years Grand Final with a chance to repeat as premiers. Hawthorn led 68–45 at 3-quarter time but Essendon kicked 9 goals to 2 in the fourth quarter to run over the top and win 105–81. This was their first Grand Final loss since 1975.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
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 1–0
2 Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 16.14 (110) 17.14 (116) Won by 6 points Windy Hill (A) 22,841 2–0
3 Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 20.12 (132) 20.18 (138) Won by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 25,557 3–0
4 Monday, 23 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 23.21 (159) 14.15 (99) Won by 60 points Princes Park (H) 14,125 4–0
5 Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 13.16 (94) 22.9 (141) Won by 47 points Western Oval (A) 19,988 5–0
6 Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.15 (81) 17.18 (120) Lost by 39 points VFL Park (H) 31,259 5–1
7 Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 20.15 (135) 16.8 (104) Won by 31 points Princes Park (H) 14,134 6–1
8 Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 12.11 (83) 23.13 (151) Won by 68 points Princes Park (A) 31,944 7–1
9 Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.17 (143) 13.8 (86) Won by 57 points Princes Park (H) 12,975 8–1
10 Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.11 (113) 11.19 (85) Lost by 28 points Kardinia Park (A) 14,290 8–2
11 Monday, 11 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 14.8 (92) 18.16 (124) Won by 32 points VFL Park (A) 62,339 9–2
12 Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 12.21 (93) 6.10 (46) Won by 47 points Princes Park (H) 25,726 10–2
13 Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 13.12 (90) 15.17 (107) Lost by 17 points Princes Park (H) 20,422 10–3
14 Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 4.6 (30) 19.20 (134) Won by 104 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 12,523 11–3
15 Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 16.14 (110) 10.16 (76) Won by 34 points Princes Park (H) 11,178 12–3
16 Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.13 (97) 28.17 (185) Won by 88 points VFL Park (A) 27,274 13–3
17 Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 11.11 (77) 10.7 (67) Lost by 10 points Junction Oval (A) 6,920 13–4
18 Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 21.14 (140) 16.12 (108) Won by 32 points Princes Park (H) 23,368 14–4
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 14–5
20 Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 11.19 (85) 25.24 (174) Won by 89 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 8,276 15–5
21 Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.23 (119) 15.14 (104) Won by 15 points Princes Park (H) 22,173 16–5
22 Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Geelong 25.14 (164) 14.11 (95) Won by 69 points VFL Park (H) 31,609 17–5
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Finals series

See also: McIntyre "Final Five" system
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 (H) 92,685
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Ladder

(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

References

  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1984 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.


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