# 1984 Australian Football Championships

The 1984 Australian Football Championships was an Australian football series between representative teams of the three major football states. Games involving Victoria were played under State of Origin rules, whilst the match between Western Australia and South Australia involved players based in their respective states at the time. The competition was won by Western Australia.

## Results
### Game 1

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Time | Broadcast Network |
| Victoria | 16.12 (108) | South Australia | 16.8 (104) | Football Park | 52,719 | 15 May 1984 | 8:00pm | Seven |
* Fos Williams Medal: Stephen Kernahan (South Australia)

### Game 2

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Time | Broadcast Network |
| Western Australia | 14.14 (98) | South Australia | 14.13 (97) | Football Park | 26,649 | 9 June 1984 | | |
* Fos Williams Medal: Garry McIntosh (South Australia)

### Game 3

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Time | Broadcast Network |
| Western Australia | 21.16 (142) | Victoria | 21.12 (138) | Subiaco Oval | 42,500 | 17 July 1984 | | Seven |
* Simpson Medal: Brad Hardie (Western Australia)
* Tassie Medal: Brad Hardie (Western Australia)

## Standings

1984 Australian Championship :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
| 1 | Western Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 235 | 102.1 | 4 |
| 2 | Victoria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 246 | 100.0 | 2 |
| 3 | South Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 206 | 97.6 | 0 |

## Squads

| Western Australia | Victoria | South Australia |
| Coach/es: John Todd Captain/s: Steve Malaxos Vice Captain/s: Deputy Vice Captain/s: Both Games Michael Aitken (Claremont) Peter Bosustow (Perth) Gavin Carter (South Fremantle) Allen Daniels (Claremont) Brad Hardie (South Fremantle) Paul Harding (East Fremantle) Don Langsford (Swan Districts) Steve Malaxos (Claremont) Murray Rance (Swan Districts) Robert Wiley (Perth) vs South Australia Rhett Baynes (Perth) Leigh Brenton (Swan Districts) Grant Campbell (East Perth) Jon Fogarty (Swan Districts) David Hart (South Fremantle) Don Holmes (Swan Districts) Laurie Keene (Subiaco) Warren Mosconi (South Fremantle) Darrell Panizza (Claremont) Peter Ware (Swan Districts) Greg Wilkinson (Subiaco) vs Victoria Leon Baker (Swan Districts) Wayne Blackwell (Carlton) Phil Cronan (St Kilda) Jon Dorotich (South Fremantle) Ross Glendinning (North Melbourne) Craig Holden (Sydney) Brian Peake (Geelong) Andrew Purser (Footscray) Mike Richardson (Collingwood) Maurice Rioli (Richmond) Garry Sidebottom (Fitzroy) Kevin Taylor (East Fremantle) | Coach/es: Allan Jeans Captain/s: Vice Captain/s: Deputy Vice Captain/s: Both Games David Ackerly (Sydney) Jim Buckley (Carlton) Geoff Cunningham (St Kilda) Bernie Evans (Sydney) Doug Hawkins (Footscray) Gerard Healy (Melbourne) Wayne Johnston (Carlton) Simon Madden (Essendon) Chris Mew (Hawthorn) Peter Moore (Melbourne) Gary Pert (Fitzroy) Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) vs South Australia Mark Bos (Geelong) Dennis Carroll (Sydney) Peter Daicos (Collingwood) Bruce Doull (Carlton) Keith Greig (North Melbourne) Jim Jess (Richmond) John Kennedy (Hawthorn) Mark Lee (Richmond) Stephen McCann (North Melbourne) Paul Salmon (Essendon) Tim Watson (Essendon) Garry Wilson (Fitzroy) vs Western Australia Gary Ablett (Geelong) Gary Ayres (Hawthorn) Terry Daniher (Essendon) Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn) Russell Greene (Hawthorn) Steven Icke (Melbourne) Roger Merrett (Essendon) Tony Shaw (Collingwood) Michael Turner (Geelong) Darren Williams (Essendon) Did not play Rod Ashman (Carlton) Dermott Brereton (Hawthorn) Des English (Carlton) Alan Jarrott (Melbourne) Mervyn Keane (Richmond) Tony Lockett (St Kilda) Geoff Raines (Collingwood) Paul Vander Haar (Essendon) | Coach/es: Neil Kerley Captain/s: Greg Phillips Vice Captain/s: Greg Phillips Deputy Vice Captain/s: Both Games Craig Bradley (Port Adelaide) Grantley Fielke (West Adelaide) Stephen Kernahan (Glenelg) Martin Leslie (Port Adelaide) Garry McIntosh (Norwood) Peter Motley (Sturt) Mark Naley (South Adelaide) Michael Redden (North Adelaide) Neville Roberts (Norwood) Lee Robson (West Torrens) Dwayne Russell (Port Adelaide) John Schneebichler (South Adelaide) Robin White (South Adelaide) vs Victoria Neil Craig (Sturt) Greg Phillips (Collingwood) Greg Anderson (Port Adelaide) Tony Giles (Port Adelaide) Russell Johnston (Port Adelaide) Robin McKinnon (West Adelaide) Max Parker (Woodville) John Platten (Central District) vs Western Australia Michael Aish (Norwood) Peter Carey (Glenelg) Mark Dreher (Collingwood) Bruce Lindsay (West Torrens) David Marshall (Glenelg) Tony McGuinness (Glenelg) John Paynter (Sturt) Tom Warhurst (Norwood) Did not play Ian Borchard (West Adelaide) Richard Cousins (Central District) Paul Martin (South Adelaide) John Riley (North Adelaide) Jamie Thomas (Central District) |