1984 AFC Night Series

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]

1984 AFC Night Series
AFC Sterling Cup
Tournament details
Dates6 March - 24 July 1984
Teams17
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsEssendon (2nd title)
Runners-upSydney
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Attendance119,777 (7,486 per match)

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

Team Nickname League Qualification Participation (bold indicates winners)1
Enter in Round 1
Hawthorn Hawks VFL Winners of the 1983 Victorian Football League 8th (Previous: 1971, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Essendon Bombers VFL Runners-Up in the 1983 Victorian Football League 8th (Previous: 1893, 1911, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
North Melbourne Kangaroos VFL Third Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 8th (Previous: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Fitzroy Lions VFL Fourth Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 7th (Previous: 1913, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Carlton Blues VFL Fifth Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 13th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Collingwood Magpies VFL Sixth Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 8th (Previous: 1896, 1910, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Footscray Bulldogs VFL Seventh Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 7th (Previous: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Melbourne Demons VFL Eighth Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 6th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Geelong Cats VFL Ninth Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 6th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Richmond Tigers VFL Tenth Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 10th (Previous: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Sydney Swans VFL Eleventh Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 9th (Previous: 1888, 1890, 1909, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
West Adelaide Bloods SANFL Winners of the 1983 South Australian National Football League 9th (Previous: 1908, 1909, 1911, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Sturt Double Blues SANFL Runners-Up in the 1983 South Australian National Football League 10th (Previous: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Claremont Tigers WAFL Runners-Up in the 1983 West Australian Football League 7th (Previous: 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
South Fremantle Bulldogs WAFL Third Place in the 1983 West Australian Football League2 7th (Previous: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Enter in Qualifying Playoff
St Kilda Saints VFL Twelfth Place in the 1983 Victorian Football League 6th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Queensland Maroons QAFL Winners of the 1983 Escort Shield 5th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981)
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

Melbourne Adelaide Brisbane
Waverley Park Football Park Keith Beavis Oval
Capacity: 72,000 Capacity: 67,000 Capacity: 10,000

Knockout stage

Qualifying Playoff

Round 1

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Australian Football Championships Night Series Final

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References

  1. David Eastman. "1984 AFC Sterling Cup".
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