vfl 1984 round 22

carlton (12-9) vs sydney (9-12)

blues beat swans by 6 goals. carlton (13-9) play hawthorn in qual final. sydney (9-13) finish 10th.

Carlton	139
Sydney	103

collingwood (12-9) vs footscray (11-10)

pies end dogs season by 43. collingwood (13-9) host fitzroy in elim final. footscray (11-11) finish 7th.

Collingwood	114
Footscray	71

essendon (17-4) vs north (5-16)

dons beat roos by 38. essendon (18-4) have the bye for finishing 1st. north (5-17) finish 11th biggest slump postiion wise for minor premier.

Essendon	169
North Melbourne	131

fitzroy (10-11) vs st kilda (5-16)

lions sneak into the finals giving saints the wooden spoon by 57. fitzroy (11-11) play collingwood in elim final. st kilda (5-17) finish last.

Fitzroy	164
St. Kilda	107

hawthorn (16-5) vs geelong (11-10)

hawks beat cats by 69. hawthorn (17-5) host carlton in qual final. geelong (11-11) finish 6th.

Hawthorn	164
Geelong	95

richmond (9-12) vs melbourne (9-12)

tigers beat dees by 28. richmond (10-12) finish 8th. melbourne (9-13) finish 9th.

Richmond	145
Melbourne	117

ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Essendon	22	18	4	0	2556	1994	128.18	72
2	Hawthorn	22	17	5	0	2724	2069	131.66	68
3	Carlton	22	13	9	0	2332	2014	115.79	52
4	Collingwood	22	13	9	0	2260	2072	109.07	52
5	Fitzroy	22	11	11	0	2405	2345	102.56	44
6	Geelong	22	11	11	0	2112	2239	94.33	44
7	Footscray	22	11	11	0	1992	2123	93.83	44
8	Richmond	22	10	12	0	2157	2373	90.90	40
9	Melbourne	22	9	13	0	2328	2233	104.25	36
10	Sydney	22	9	13	0	2223	2522	88.14	36
11	North Melbourne	22	5	17	0	2174	2661	81.70	20
12	St. Kilda	22	5	17	0	1904	2522	75.50	20

finals week 1

qual final

hawthorn v carlton

elim final

collingwood v fitzroy

what a season hawks and dons had dominated almost from start to finish likely grand finalists again but the slump of the roos and the late season rise of lions and inconsistant dees makes it quite interesting.