1884 Victorian football season
15th senior season of Australian rules football in Victoria
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The 1884 Victorian football season was the 15th senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.[2]
| 1884 Victorian football season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 May â 27 September 1884[1] |
Clubs
Founded
| Club | League | Ref |
|---|---|---|
 Queenscliff |
Geelong District | [3] |
VFA
Geelong won the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership for the fifth time, making it the club's sixth VFA premiership in just seven seasons, and the third in a sequence of three consecutive premierships won from 1882 to 1884.[4][5]
VJFA
The 1884 VJFA season was the second season of the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA).[a] Star of Carlton was the premier club for the first time.[2] Sandridge changed its name to Port Melbourne during the season, in line with the renaming of the municipality.[7][8]
Club records
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star of Carlton (P) | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 11 |
| 2 | Port Melbourne | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 10 |
| 3 | Williamstown Juniors | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 19 |
| Britannia | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Brunswick | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 13 | |
| South Yarra | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 22 | |
| North Park | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | |
| South Melbourne Juniors | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 30 | |
| St Kilda Royal | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 29 | |
| Avenue | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | |
| Evansdale | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 52 |
Ballarat District
Ballarat Imperial was the premier club in the Ballarat District competition.[12] This was disputed by South Ballarat (which had renamed itself from Albion Imperial at the start of the season).[13][14]
Club records
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballarat Imperial (P) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 15 |
| 2 | South Ballarat | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 33 |
| Ballarat | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 59 |
Source:[1]
(P) Premiers