1984 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1984 season
PresidentRon Cook
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Leigh Matthews
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 17–5 (2nd)
Finals series Grand Final
(Lost to Essendon 81–105)
Best and Fairest Russell Greene
Leading goalkicker Leigh 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.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm) Sydney 17.22 (124)13.11 (89)Won by 35 points Princes Park (H)14,3691–0
2Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 16.14 (110)17.14 (116)Won by 6 points Windy Hill (A)22,8412–0
3Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 20.12 (132)20.18 (138)Won by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)25,5573–0
4Monday, 23 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 23.21 (159)14.15 (99)Won by 60 points Princes Park (H)14,1254–0
5Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 13.16 (94)22.9 (141)Won by 47 points Western Oval (A)19,9885–0
6Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.15 (81)17.18 (120)Lost by 39 points VFL Park (H)31,2595–1
7Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 20.15 (135)16.8 (104)Won by 31 points Princes Park (H)14,1346–1
8Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 12.11 (83)23.13 (151)Won by 68 points Princes Park (A)31,9447–1
9Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.17 (143)13.8 (86)Won by 57 points Princes Park (H)12,9758–1
10Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.11 (113)11.19 (85)Lost by 28 points Kardinia Park (A)14,2908–2
11Monday, 11 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 14.8 (92)18.16 (124)Won by 32 points VFL Park (A)62,3399–2
12Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 12.21 (93)6.10 (46)Won by 47 points Princes Park (H)25,72610–2
13Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 13.12 (90)15.17 (107)Lost by 17 points Princes Park (H)20,42210–3
14Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 4.6 (30)19.20 (134)Won by 104 points Moorabbin Oval (A)12,52311–3
15Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 16.14 (110)10.16 (76)Won by 34 points Princes Park (H)11,17812–3
16Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.13 (97)28.17 (185)Won by 88 points VFL Park (A)27,27413–3
17Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 11.11 (77)10.7 (67)Lost by 10 points Junction Oval (A)6,92013–4
18Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 21.14 (140)16.12 (108)Won by 32 points Princes Park (H)23,36814–4
19Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.20 (122)7.9 (51)Lost by 71 points Arden Street Oval (A)8,27414–5
20Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 11.19 (85)25.24 (174)Won by 89 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)8,27615–5
21Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.23 (119)15.14 (104)Won by 15 points Princes Park (H)22,17316–5
22Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Geelong 25.14 (164)14.11 (95)Won by 69 points VFL Park (H)31,60917–5
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying finalSaturday, 8 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 18.14 (122)13.14 (92)Won by 30 points VFL Park (H)55,947
2nd semi-finalSunday, 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

1984 VFL ladder
PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Essendon (P)22184025561994128.272 Finals
2 Hawthorn 22175027242069131.768
3 Carlton 22139023322014115.852
4 Collingwood 22139022602072109.152
5 Fitzroy 221111024052345102.644
6 Geelong 22111102112223994.344
7 Footscray 22111101992212393.844
8 Richmond 22101202157237390.940
9 Melbourne 22913023282233104.336
10 Sydney 2291302223252288.136
11 North Melbourne 2251702174266181.720
12 St Kilda 2251701904252275.520
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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


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