1984 AFC Night Series
| AFC Sterling Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 6 March – 24 July 1984 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Essendon (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Sydney |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Attendance | 119,777 (7,486 per match) |
The 1984 Australian Football Championships Night Series was the 6th edition of the AFC Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WAFL and State Representative Teams.[1]
A total of 17 teams from across Australia played 16 matches over five months, with matches held during the pre-season and midweek throughout the premiership season.
Qualified Teams[edit]
- 1 Includes previous appearances in the Championship of Australia and NFL Night Series.
- 2 Replaced Swan Districts who was banned for two years by the AFC for fielding a Reserves-Colts side in their 1982 Quarter-final loss to Richmond.
Venues[edit]
| Melbourne | Adelaide | Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| Waverley Park | Football Park | Keith Beavis Oval |
| Capacity: 72,000 | Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Knockout stage[edit]
Qualifying Playoff[edit]
| 18 March 1984 | Queensland | 75–86 | St Kilda | Keith Beavis Oval, Brisbane | |
| 11.9 (75) | 12.14 (86) | Attendance: 8,000
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Round 1[edit]
| 6 March 1984 | Essendon | 110–47 | North Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 15.20 (110) | 7.5 (47) | Attendance: 9,178
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| 13 March 1984 | Collingwood | 84–48 | Claremont | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 12.12 (84) | 5.18 (48) | Attendance: 4,194
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| 20 March 1984 | Hawthorn | 121–74 | Richmond | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 18.13 (121) | 11.8 (74) | Attendance: 7,183
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| 3 April 1984 | West Adelaide | 60–87 | Footscray | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 8.12 (60) | 11.21 (87) | Attendance: 3,291
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| 1 May 1984 | St Kilda | 102–87 | South Fremantle | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 15.12 (102) | 12.15 (87) | Attendance: 3,206
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| 8 May 1984 | Carlton | 66–65 | Geelong | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 10.6 (66) | 9.11 (65) | Attendance: 7,898
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| 22 May 1984 | Sydney | 101–32 | Fitzroy | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 14.17 (101) | 4.8 (32) | Attendance: 3,873
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| 29 May 1984 | Sturt | 77–93 | Melbourne | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 11.11 (77) | 14.9 (97) | Attendance: 3,709
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Quarter-finals[edit]
| QF #1 5 June 1984 | Essendon | 86–35 | Collingwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 12.14 (86) | 5.5 (35) | Attendance: 13,776
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| QF #2 12 June 1984 | Sydney | 85–46 | St Kilda | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 12.13 (85) | 7.4 (46) | Attendance: 3,521
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| QF #3 19 June 1984 | Hawthorn | 104–73 | Footscray | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 14.20 (104) | 11.7 (73) | Attendance: 3,763
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| QF #4 26 June 1984 | Carlton | 93–78 | Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 14.9 (93) | 11.12 (78) | Attendance: 5,779
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Semi-finals[edit]
| SF #1 3 July 1984 | Essendon | 72–57 | Hawthorn | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 10.12 (72) | 7.15 (57) | Attendance: 5,849
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| SF #2 10 July 1984 | Sydney | 102–81 | Carlton | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 15.12 (102) | 12.9 (81) | Attendance: 5,303
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Australian Football Championships Night Series final[edit]
| Final 24 July 1984 | Essendon | 89–38 | Sydney | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 1.2 (8) 4.6 (30) 7.9 (51) 13.11 (89) |
1.4 (10) 1.5 (11) 2.6 (18) 5.8 (38) |
Attendance: 30,824 Umpires: Sawers, James | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Merrett, Baker 3 Ezard 2 Neagle, Elshaug, Eustice, Thompson, Madden 1 |
Hawke, Wright, Mitchell, Rhys-Jones, Capper 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ David Eastman. "1984 AFC Sterling Cup".