The 1984 VFL season was the 88th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 31 March until 29 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs.
The premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club for the 13th time, after it defeated by 24 points in the 1984 VFL Grand Final.
Night series
defeated 13.11 (89) to 5.8 (38) in the final.
Home-and-away season
Round 1
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.22 (124) | | 13.11 (89) | Princes Park | 13,888 | 31 March 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.14 (122) | | 11.17 (83) | Western Oval | 25,013 | 31 March 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.12 (120) | | 15.17 (107) | Victoria Park | 32,471 | 31 March 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.10 (148) | | 15.9 (99) | Kardinia Park | 22,260 | 31 March 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 19.20 (134) | Moorabbin Oval | 26,019 | 31 March 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.8 (62) | | 31.13 (199) | VFL Park | 36,504 | 31 March 1984
Round 2
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.14 (110) | | 17.14 (116) | Windy Hill | 23,824 | 7 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 22.17 (149) | | 7.14 (56) | Victoria Park | 26,647 | 7 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.17 (107) | | 14.9 (93) | MCG | 25,004 | 7 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.15 (111) | | 18.13 (121) | Junction Oval | 22,202 | 7 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.9 (105) | | 9.11 (65) | VFL Park | 24,114 | 7 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.16 (112) | | 13.20 (98) | SCG | 8,131 | 8 April 1984
Round 3
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.8 (116) | | 22.13 (145) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,127 | 14 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.7 (97) | | 19.12 (126) | Princes Park | 27,738 | 14 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.12 (132) | | 20.18 (138) | MCG | 25,557 | 14 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.17 (101) | | 25.14 (164) | Arden Street Oval | 14,174 | 14 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 26.13 (169) | | 16.10 (106) | Windy Hill | 28,101 | 14 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.9 (105) | | 22.19 (151) | VFL Park | 25,888 | 14 April 1984
Round 4
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.13 (103) | | 17.4 (106) | Victoria Park | 22,519 | 21 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 23.13 (151) | MCG | 45,710 | 21 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.7 (91) | | 17.24 (126) | VFL Park | 31,535 | 21 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.21 (159) | | 14.15 (99) | Princes Park | 15,081 | 23 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.11 (65) | | 11.13 (79) | Kardinia Park | 26,574 | 23 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.14 (140) | | 9.16 (70) | Junction Oval | 20,280 | 23 April 1984
Round 5
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.14 (86) | | 20.15 (135) | MCG | 55,141 | 25 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.17 (71) | | 10.16 (76) | VFL Park | 68,082 | 25 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.16 (94) | | 22.9 (141) | Western Oval | 19,988 | 28 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.17 (113) | | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 23,292 | 28 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.11 (71) | | 15.12 (102) | Moorabbin Oval | 16,892 | 28 April 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.17 (119) | | 15.14 (104) | SCG | 10,967 | 29 April 1984
Round 6
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.18 (84) | | 11.11 (77) | Western Oval | 15,236 | 5 May 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.18 (108) | | 12.15 (87) | Victoria Park | 25,156 | 5 May 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.14 (104) | | 13.12 (90) | Princes Park | 18,513 | 5 May 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.10 (148) | | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 27,685 | 5 May 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.15 (93) | | 22.12 (144) | Junction Oval | 20,270 | 5 May 1984 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.15 (81) | | 17.18 (120) | VFL Park | 31,259 | 5 May 1984