2004 VFL season

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2004 VFL season
Teams13
PremiersSandringham
8th premiership
Minor premiersPort Melbourne
17th minor premiership
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The 2004 Victorian Football League season was the 123rd season of the Australian rules football competition.

The premiership was won by the Sandringham Football Club, after defeating Port Melbourne by four points in the Grand Final on 19 September.

Premiership season[edit]

Ladder[edit]

2004 VFL season
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Port Melbourne 18 14 4 0 2025 1504 134.6 56 Finals
2 Sandringham (P) 18 13 5 0 1730 1293 133.8 52
3 Werribee 18 12 6 0 1565 1285 121.8 48
4 North Ballarat 18 11 7 0 1516 1380 109.9 44
5 Tasmania 18 11 7 0 1558 1596 97.6 44
6 Coburg 18 11 7 0 1391 1448 96.1 44
7 Box Hill 18 10 8 0 1659 1597 103.9 40
8 Bendigo 18 9 9 0 1725 1736 99.4 36
9 Geelong reserves 18 7 11 0 1578 1566 100.8 28
10 Williamstown 18 6 12 0 1465 1832 80.0 24
11 Frankston 18 5 13 0 1388 1551 89.5 20
12 Northern Bullants 18 5 13 0 1329 1514 87.8 20
13 Springvale 18 3 15 0 1375 2002 68.7 12
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals Series[edit]

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
August 29, North Port Oval
1Port Melbourne17.20 (122)
4North Ballarat8.12 (60)September 4, Bellerive Oval
North Ballarat13.6 (84)
August 28, York ParkTasmania15.9 (99)September 11, North Port Oval
5Tasmania16.10 (106)Port Melbourne11.15 (81)
8Bendigo13.9 (87)Box Hill8.5 (53)September 19, Optus Oval
Port Melbourne9.9 (63)
August 28, North Port OvalSeptember 12, North Port OvalSandringham9.13 (67)
6Coburg8.11 (59)Sandringham12.10 (82)
7Box Hill9.14 (68)September 5, North Port OvalTasmania6.8 (44)
Werribee11.15 (81)
August 28, North Port OvalBox Hill13.11 (89)
2Sandringham11.17 (83)
3Werribee7.10 (52)

Grand Final[edit]

2004 VFL Grand Final
Sunday 19 September

(2:10 pm)

Port Melbourne def. by Sandringham Optus Oval (crowd: 8,196) [1]
4.3 (27)
6.5 (41)
7.7 (49)
 9.9 (63)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
3.3 (21)
7.7 (49)
9.11 (65)
 9.13 (67)
Umpires: Donlon, Kamolins, Sully
Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Guy Rigoni (Sandringham)
J. Clayton 2, Grima 2, Pitt 2, Aloi, Baird, Harding Goals Sautner 4, Williams 2, Crowe, Gallagher, Sylvia
  • Sandringham led by 17 points at the 26-minute mark of the final quarter. Two quick goals to Port Melbourne closed the margin to five points, and a final shot from fifty metres out with only a few seconds remaining was on target but fell just short and was rushed for a behind.

Awards[edit]

Notable events[edit]

  • Early in the preseason, Carlton announced its intention to terminate its affiliation with the Northern Bullants after one season, intending to resume fielding its own reserves team in the VFL.[6] However, after a couple of months of uncertainty, the clubs revived their affiliation, with Carlton assuming greater control over the Bullants' operation and installing a Carlton assistant coach, Barry Mitchell, as Bullants senior coach.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rebecca Williams (20 September 2004). "Zebras earn stripes". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. p. 59.
  2. ^ "Frosty Miller Medallists". Fox Sports Pulse. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2004 Medallists across Australia". Footystats Diary. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Fothergill-Round Medallists". Sportingpulse. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Sports details". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. 20 September 2004. p. 67.
  6. ^ Caroline Wilson (29 August 2003). "Blues in trouble for stomping on Bullants". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  7. ^ "2004 review". Footystats. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.