2004 VFL season
| 2004 VFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 13 |
| Premiers | Sandringham 8th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Melbourne 17th minor premiership |
The 2004 Victorian Football League season was the 123rd season of the Australian rules football competition.
The premiership was won by the Sandringham Football Club, after defeating Port Melbourne by four points in the Grand Final on 19 September.
Premiership season
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2025 | 1504 | 134.6 | 56 | Finals |
| 2 | Sandringham (P) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1730 | 1293 | 133.8 | 52 | |
| 3 | Werribee | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1565 | 1285 | 121.8 | 48 | |
| 4 | North Ballarat | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1516 | 1380 | 109.9 | 44 | |
| 5 | Tasmania | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1558 | 1596 | 97.6 | 44 | |
| 6 | Coburg | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1391 | 1448 | 96.1 | 44 | |
| 7 | Box Hill | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1659 | 1597 | 103.9 | 40 | |
| 8 | Bendigo | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1725 | 1736 | 99.4 | 36 | |
| 9 | Geelong reserves | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1578 | 1566 | 100.8 | 28 | |
| 10 | Williamstown | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1465 | 1832 | 80.0 | 24 | |
| 11 | Frankston | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1388 | 1551 | 89.5 | 20 | |
| 12 | Northern Bullants | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1329 | 1514 | 87.8 | 20 | |
| 13 | Springvale | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1375 | 2002 | 68.7 | 12 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals Series
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| August 29, North Port Oval | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Port Melbourne | 17.20 (122) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Ballarat | 8.12 (60) | September 4, Bellerive Oval | ||||||||||||||||
| North Ballarat | 13.6 (84) | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 28, York Park | Tasmania | 15.9 (99) | September 11, North Port Oval | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tasmania | 16.10 (106) | Port Melbourne | 11.15 (81) | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bendigo | 13.9 (87) | Box Hill | 8.5 (53) | September 19, Optus Oval | ||||||||||||||
| Port Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 28, North Port Oval | September 12, North Port Oval | Sandringham | 9.13 (67) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Coburg | 8.11 (59) | Sandringham | 12.10 (82) | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Box Hill | 9.14 (68) | September 5, North Port Oval | Tasmania | 6.8 (44) | ||||||||||||||
| Werribee | 11.15 (81) | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 28, North Port Oval | Box Hill | 13.11 (89) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sandringham | 11.17 (83) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Werribee | 7.10 (52) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 2004 VFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 19 September
(2:10 pm) |
Port Melbourne | def. by | Sandringham | Optus Oval (crowd: 8,196) | [1] |
| 4.3 (27) 6.5 (41) 7.7 (49) 9.9 (63) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.3 (21) 7.7 (49) 9.11 (65) 9.13 (67) |
Umpires: Donlon, Kamolins, Sully Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Guy Rigoni (Sandringham) | ||
| J. Clayton 2, Grima 2, Pitt 2, Aloi, Baird, Harding | Goals | Sautner 4, Williams 2, Crowe, Gallagher, Sylvia | |||
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Awards
- The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal was won for the sixth consecutive year by Nick Sautner (Sandringham), who kicked 60 goals.[2]
- The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Julian Field (North Ballarat), who polled 16 votes. Field finished ahead of Adam Fisher (Sandringham), who was second with 13 votes, and Jeremy Clayton (Port Melbourne), Daniel Harford (Northern Bullants) and Trent Bartlett (Tasmania), who were equal-third with 11 votes.[3]
- The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Adam Fisher (Sandringham).[4]
- Port Melbourne won the reserves premiership. Port Melbourne 19.13 (127) defeated Williamstown 8.15 (63) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Seniors Grand Final on 19 September.[5]
Notable events
- Early in the preseason, Carlton announced its intention to terminate its affiliation with the Northern Bullants after one season, intending to resume fielding its own reserves team in the VFL.[6] However, after a couple of months of uncertainty, the clubs revived their affiliation, with Carlton assuming greater control over the Bullants' operation and installing a Carlton assistant coach, Barry Mitchell, as Bullants senior coach.[7]
See also
- List of VFA/VFL premiers
- Australian Rules Football
- Victorian Football League
- Australian Football League
- 2004 AFL season
References
- ^ Rebecca Williams (20 September 2004). "Zebras earn stripes". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. p. 59.
- ^ "Frosty Miller Medallists". Fox Sports Pulse. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "2004 Medallists across Australia". Footystats Diary. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Fothergill–Round Medallists". Sportingpulse. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Sports details". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. 20 September 2004. p. 67.
- ^ Caroline Wilson (29 August 2003). "Blues in trouble for stomping on Bullants". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "2004 review". Footystats. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.