Essendon finished top of the 1984 VFL ladder with 72 points and 128.2%, four points clear of Hawthorn. Essendon won the premiership from 1st, beating Hawthorn by 24 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EssendonESS🏆 | 22 | 72 | 128.2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2556 | 1994 | WWWLW | Premiers |
| 2 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 68 | 131.7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2724 | 2069 | WLWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 52 | 115.8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2332 | 2014 | LLWLW | Lost SF |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 52 | 109.1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2260 | 2072 | WLWLW | Lost PF |
| 5 | FitzroyFITTOP 5 | 22 | 44 | 102.6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2405 | 2345 | WWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 6 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 44 | 94.3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2112 | 2239 | LWLWL | – |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 44 | 93.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1992 | 2123 | WWLWL | – |
| 8 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 40 | 90.9 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2157 | 2373 | LLWLW | – |
| 9 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 36 | 104.3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2328 | 2233 | LLLWL | – |
| 10 | SydneySYD | 22 | 36 | 88.1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2223 | 2522 | LLLWL | – |
| 11 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 20 | 81.7 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2174 | 2661 | WWLLL | – |
| 12 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 20 | 75.5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1904 | 2522 | LWLLL | – |