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KEY POINTS

• What a year! The Research Football Club won its first ever Senior Premiership.

• Senior coach Mick Barclay was to create history for himself and the Club by winning its first Senior Grand Final

• GRAND FINAL:  RESEARCH 23.19 ( 157 )  Def  Mernda 16.10 ( 106 ) [ Reserves: Keon Park 22.9 (141) Def Research 14.15 (99)]

• 2nd Semi -Final ( Seniors ) Research 20.16 ( 136 )  Def  Whittlesea 16.7 ( 103 ) . ( Reserves ) Research 17.18 ( 120 )  Def  Keon Park 16.9 ( 105 )

• This year, the Club also turned over its first $100,000.00

• Sponsors reached record number with number one sponsor Bristol Paints (Ken Simpson).

• Peter Klaaysen ( 109 Goals ) won the Comp Goal Kicking Award .  

• Ray Schulz topped the PHFL Reserve grade Goal kicking

•  1984 the Juniors were coached by Peter Bayre the best and Fairest won by Andrew Smith

• 1984 was also the year the under 17s joined the DVFL

• Life Memberships were awarded to Alan Leaf and Nick Shearer

• In the 1985/86 season, the Research Football Club established the Research Football Cricket Club with foundation positions - 

•  E. Thorneloe (President), S.Rogan (Secretary), R. Smith (Treasurer) and K. Monohan (Captain).