The 1884

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season was the eighth season of the

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competition. The premiership was won by the

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. It was the club's sixth VFA premiership in just seven seasons, and was the third in a sequence of three consecutive premierships won from 1882 to 1884.

Association membership

The senior metropolitan membership of the Association (including Geelong) increased from six to eight clubs in 1884. The two new clubs were the

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, which was elevated from junior status; and the newly established

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. At this time, three other provincial senior clubs were full Association members represented on the Board of Management:

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, South Ballarat (formerly known as Albion Imperial) and Horsham Unions. Due to distance, these clubs played too few matches against the rest of the VFA to be considered relevant in the premiership.

1884 VFA premiership

The 1884 premiership was won by the

, which won twenty-two and drew one of its twenty-five matches. finished second with sixteen wins and two draws from twenty-four matches; Hotham finished third.

Club senior records

The below table details the playing records of the eight clubs in all matches during the 1884 season. Two sets of results are given: * Senior results: based only upon games played against other VFA senior clubs * Total results: including senior games, and games against intercolonial, up-country and junior clubs. The clubs are listed in the order in which they were ranked in ''the Sportsman'' newspaper. The VFA had no formal process by which the clubs were ranked, so the below order should be considered indicative only, particularly since the fixturing of matches was not standardised; however, the top three placings were later acknowledged in publications including the ''

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'' and are considered official.

External links

* Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League History (1877-2008) * List of VFA/VFL Premiers (1877-2007) *

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References

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