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.
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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 SeriesAFC Sterling CupTournament detailsDates6 March 24 July 1984Teams17Venue s 3 in 3 host cities Final positionsChampionsEssendon 2nd title Runners upSydneyTournament statisticsMatches played16Attendance119 777 7 486 per match 19831985 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 Contents 1 Qualified Teams 2 Venues 3 Knockout stage 3 1 Qualifying Playoff 3 2 Round 1 3 3 Quarter finals 3 4 Semi finals 3 5 Australian Football Championships Night Series final 4 ReferencesQualified Teams editTeam Nickname League Qualification Participation bold indicates winners 1Enter in Round 1Hawthorn 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 PlayoffSt 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 editMelbourne Adelaide BrisbaneWaverley Park Football Park Keith Beavis OvalCapacity 72 000 Capacity 67 000 Capacity 10 000 nbsp nbsp Knockout stage editQualifying Playoff edit 18 March 1984 Queensland 75 86 St Kilda Keith Beavis Oval Brisbane 11 9 75 12 14 86 Attendance 8 000Round 1 edit 6 March 1984 Essendon 110 47 North Melbourne Waverley Park Melbourne 15 20 110 7 5 47 Attendance 9 17813 March 1984 Collingwood 84 48 Claremont Waverley Park Melbourne 12 12 84 5 18 48 Attendance 4 19420 March 1984 Hawthorn 121 74 Richmond Waverley Park Melbourne 18 13 121 11 8 74 Attendance 7 1833 April 1984 West Adelaide 60 87 Footscray Football Park Adelaide 8 12 60 11 21 87 Attendance 3 2911 May 1984 St Kilda 102 87 South Fremantle Waverley Park Melbourne 15 12 102 12 15 87 Attendance 3 2068 May 1984 Carlton 66 65 Geelong Waverley Park Melbourne 10 6 66 9 11 65 Attendance 7 89822 May 1984 Sydney 101 32 Fitzroy Waverley Park Melbourne 14 17 101 4 8 32 Attendance 3 87329 May 1984 Sturt 77 93 Melbourne Football Park Adelaide 11 11 77 14 9 97 Attendance 3 709Quarter finals edit QF 1 5 June 1984 Essendon 86 35 Collingwood Waverley Park Melbourne 12 14 86 5 5 35 Attendance 13 776QF 2 12 June 1984 Sydney 85 46 St Kilda Waverley Park Melbourne 12 13 85 7 4 46 Attendance 3 521QF 3 19 June 1984 Hawthorn 104 73 Footscray Waverley Park Melbourne 14 20 104 11 7 73 Attendance 3 763QF 4 26 June 1984 Carlton 93 78 Melbourne Waverley Park Melbourne 14 9 93 11 12 78 Attendance 5 779Semi finals edit SF 1 3 July 1984 Essendon 72 57 Hawthorn Waverley Park Melbourne 10 12 72 7 15 57 Attendance 5 849SF 2 10 July 1984 Sydney 102 81 Carlton Waverley Park Melbourne 15 12 102 12 9 81 Attendance 5 303Australian 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 1References edit David Eastman 1984 AFC Sterling Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 AFC Night Series amp oldid 1148340683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
