1984 Australian Football Championships Explained

1984 Australian Football Championships
Sport:	Australian football
Location:	Adelaide and Perth, Australia
Start Date:	15 May 1984
End Date:	17 July 1984
Teams:	3
Commissioner:	Australian National Football Council
Format:	Round Robin
Final Champion:	Western Australia
Previous:	1983
Next:	1985

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.^[1]

Results

Game 1

|- style="background:#ccf;"| Home team| Home team score| Away team| Away team score| Ground| Crowd| Date| Time| Broadcast Network|- style="background:#fff;"| Victoria| 16.12 (108)| South Australia| 16.8 (104)| Football Park| 52,719| 15 May 1984 ^{[2] [3]} | 8:00pm| Seven

• Fos Williams Medal: Stephen Kernahan (South Australia)^[4]

Game 2

|- style="background:#ccf;"| Home team| Home team score| Away team| Away team score| Ground| Crowd| Date| Time| Broadcast Network|- style="background:#fff;"| Western Australia| 14.14 (98)| South Australia| 14.13 (97)| Football Park| 26,649| 9 June 1984 ^[5] ||

• Fos Williams Medal: Garry McIntosh (South Australia)

Game 3

|- style="background:#ccf;"| Home team| Home team score| Away team| Away team score| Ground| Crowd| Date| Time| Broadcast Network|- style="background:#fff;"| 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)

Notes and References

1. News: 'Courage plus' as WA proves superior to Victoria. 17 February 2016. The Canberra Times. 18 July 1984.
2. News: Football Is The Winner. 17 February 2016. The Football Record. Round 8. VFL Media Department. 19 May 1984. 9.
3. News: Victoria downs SA. 17 February 2016. The Canberra Times. 16 May 1984. 44.
4. Web site: Fos Williams Medallist. South Australian National Football League. South Australian National Football League. 15 February 2016. 1 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001042130/http://www.sanfl.com.au/awards/fos_williams_medallist/. dead.
5. News: SA loses thrilling match. 17 February 2016. The Canberra Times. 10 June 1984. Sport-6.
6. Web site: State Games 1951-2011. wafooty.com.au. 19 February 2016.
7. News: Squad cops the lot!. 17 February 2016. The Football Record. Round 16. VFL Media Department. 14 July 1984. 9–10.