1985 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1985.
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[edit] Premiership season
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | Collingwood | 21.15 (141) | MCG | 65,628 | 29 March 1985 |
| St Kilda | 8.18 (66) | Sydney Swans | 26.20 (176) | Moorabbin Oval | 20,910 | 30 March 1985 |
| Essendon | 21.11 (137) | Richmond | 18.12 (120) | Windy Hill | 22,802 | 30 March 1985 |
| Carlton | 17.10 (112) | Footscray | 22.10 (142) | Princes Park | 26,873 | 30 March 1985 |
| Melbourne | 20.8 (128) | Fitzroy | 14.18 (102) | MCG | 20,910 | 30 March 1985 |
| Geelong | 20.8 (128) | Hawthorn | 14.16 (100) | VFL Park | 20,776 | 30 March 1985 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 12.16 (88) | Sydney Swans | 13.14 (92) | MCG | 24,113 | 6 April 1985 |
| Geelong | 14.12 (96) | Collingwood | 18.11 (119) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 32,966 | 6 April 1985 |
| St Kilda | 2.17 (29) | Carlton | 25.19 (169) | Moorabbin Oval | 18,655 | 6 April 1985 |
| Hawthorn | 25.20 (170) | Melbourne | 14.18 (102) | Princes Park | 17,278 | 8 April 1985 |
| Fitzroy | 8.15 (63) | Essendon | 24.22 (166) | Victoria Park | 17,093 | 8 April 1985 |
| Footscray | 20.14 (134) | North Melbourne | 16.12 (108) | VFL Park | 24,056 | 8 April 1985 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 17.12 (114) | Hawthorn | 15.10 (100) | VFL Park | 41,694 | 23 March 1985 |
| Richmond | 31.25 (211) | St Kilda | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 17,753 | 13 April 1985 |
| Footscray | 26.14 (170) | Geelong | 16.9 (105) | Western Oval | 23,259 | 13 April 1985 |
| Collingwood | 19.9 (123) | Melbourne | 16.17 (113) | Victoria Park | 22,896 | 13 April 1985 |
| Carlton | 22.13 (145) | North Melbourne | 22.15 (147) | Princes Park | 20,404 | 13 April 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 18.12 (120) | Fitzroy | 26.15 (171) | SCG | 10,204 | 14 April 1985 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 16.15 (111) | St Kilda | 11.6 (72) | MCG | 12,895 | 20 April 1985 |
| Fitzroy | 12.14 (86) | Richmond | 15.13 (103) | Victoria Park | 11,056 | 20 April 1985 |
| Carlton | 24.17 (161) | Geelong | 13.11 (89) | Princes Park | 19,894 | 20 April 1985 |
| Essendon | 13.8 (86) | Collingwood | 12.10 (82) | Windy Hill | 26,550 | 20 April 1985 |
| Melbourne | 14.18 (102) | Footscray | 12.11 (83) | VFL Park | 20,797 | 20 April 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 5.14 (44) | Hawthorn | 8.15 (63) | SCG | 7,860 | 21 April 1985 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 18.13 (121) | Carlton | 13.14 (92) | MCG | 53,067 | 25 April 1985 |
| St Kilda | 19.12 (126) | Fitzroy | 18.14 (122) | VFL Park | 20,480 | 25 April 1985 |
| Hawthorn | 21.23 (149) | Richmond | 29.14 (188) | Princes Park | 17,268 | 27 April 1985 |
| Geelong | 16.23 (119) | North Melbourne | 14.9 (93) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 16,492 | 27 April 1985 |
| Collingwood | 15.15 (105) | Sydney Swans | 13.12 (90) | Victoria Park | 23,306 | 27 April 1985 |
| Footscray | 18.17 (125) | Essendon | 11.18 (84) | Western Oval | 33,677 | 27 April 1985 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 20.11 (131) | North Melbourne | 20.12 (132) | MCG | 23,815 | 4 May 1985 |
| Fitzroy | 15.12 (102) | Hawthorn | 19.16 (130) | Victoria Park | 9,231 | 4 May 1985 |
| St Kilda | 16.12 (108) | Geelong | 15.21 (111) | Moorabbin Oval | 16,000 | 4 May 1985 |
| Essendon | 27.14 (176) | Carlton | 8.19 (67) | Windy Hill | 22,644 | 4 May 1985 |
| Richmond | 16.10 (106) | Collingwood | 13.10 (88) | VFL Park | 58,733 | 4 May 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 25.11 (161) | Footscray | 11.17 (83) | SCG | 9,537 | 5 May 1985 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 28.15 (183) | St Kilda | 8.9 (57) | Princes Park | 8,762 | 11 May 1985 |
| Geelong | 12.13 (85) | Melbourne | 5.10 (40) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,000 | 11 May 1985 |
| Collingwood | 11.15 (81) | Fitzroy | 25.10 (160) | Victoria Park | 22,964 | 11 May 1985 |
| Richmond | 15.11 (101) | Footscray | 23.13 (151) | MCG | 36,250 | 11 May 1985 |
| North Melbourne | 22.20 (152) | Essendon | 14.9 (93) | VFL Park | 37,125 | 11 May 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 11.17 (83) | Carlton | 12.16 (88) | SCG | 12,507 | 12 May 1985 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Sydney Swans | 6.10 (46) | MCG | 14,572 | 18 May 1985 |
| Collingwood | 8.9 (57) | Hawthorn | 6.10 (46) | Victoria Park | 20,731 | 18 May 1985 |
| Carlton | 11.18 (84) | Richmond | 9.13 (67) | Princes Park | 21,777 | 18 May 1985 |
| Footscray | 11.7 (73) | Fitzroy | 12.15 (87) | Western Oval | 16,952 | 18 May 1985 |
| Geelong | 8.11 (59) | Essendon | 10.15 (75) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 23,102 | 18 May 1985 |
| Melbourne | 16.10 (106) | St Kilda | 7.12 (54) | VFL Park | 16,282 | 18 May 1985 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 23.15 (153) | Melbourne | 9.17 (71) | Windy Hill | 19,985 | 25 May 1985 |
| Richmond | 16.15 (111) | North Melbourne | 18.19 (127) | MCG | 31,347 | 25 May 1985 |
| Hawthorn | 17.24 (126) | Footscray | 16.11 (107) | Princes Park | 16,686 | 25 May 1985 |
| St Kilda | 20.17 (137) | Collingwood | 24.18 (162) | Moorabbin Oval | 22,348 | 25 May 1985 |
| Carlton | 18.16 (124) | Fitzroy | 19.9 (123) | VFL Park | 29,455 | 25 May 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 13.11 (89) | Geelong | 16.21 (117) | SCG | 12,577 | 26 May 1985 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 15.19 (109) | Sydney Swans | 14.8 (92) | MCG | 16,749 | 1 June 1985 |
| Fitzroy | 17.15 (117) | North Melbourne | 19.14 (128) | Victoria Park | 11,333 | 1 June 1985 |
| Carlton | 9.14 (68) | Hawthorn | 22.15 (147) | Princes Park | 25,424 | 1 June 1985 |
| St Kilda | 18.12 (120) | Essendon | 21.20 (146) | Moorabbin Oval | 16,536 | 1 June 1985 |
| Geelong | 18.12 (120) | Richmond | 10.10 (70) | VFL Park | 24,849 | 1 June 1985 |
| Footscray | 16.10 (106) | Collingwood | 12.8 (80) | MCG | 45,408 | 2 June 1985 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | Richmond | 17.19 (121) | MCG | 31,606 | 8 June 1985 |
| Footscray | 15.21 (111) | St Kilda | 13.12 (90) | Western Oval | 17,538 | 8 June 1985 |
| Essendon | 17.11 (113) | Sydney Swans | 11.5 (71) | Windy Hill | 17,652 | 8 June 1985 |
| North Melbourne | 17.11 (113) | Hawthorn | 17.11 (113) | MCG | 39,084 | 10 June 1985 |
| Geelong | 17.8 (110) | Fitzroy | 20.21 (141) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 20,000 | 10 June 1985 |
| Carlton | 16.14 (110) | Collingwood | 13.9 (87) | VFL Park | 56,604 | 10 June 1985 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 9.10 (64) | North Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | Victoria Park | 19,573 | 15 June 1985 |
| Hawthorn | 17.15 (117) | Geelong | 13.10 (88) | Princes Park | 11,377 | 15 June 1985 |
| Richmond | 10.9 (69) | Essendon | 23.12 (150) | MCG | 36,851 | 15 June 1985 |
| Footscray | 13.8 (86) | Carlton | 5.9 (39) | Western Oval | 20,707 | 15 June 1985 |
| Fitzroy | 11.15 (81) | Melbourne | 6.11 (47) | VFL Park | 14,668 | 15 June 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 23.21 (159) | St Kilda | 13.14 (92) | SCG | 7,811 | 16 June 1985 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 21.14 (140) | Fitzroy | 16.17 (113) | Windy Hill | 18,398 | 22 June 1985 |
| Collingwood | 12.13 (85) | Geelong | 13.13 (91) | Victoria Park | 16,852 | 22 June 1985 |
| Carlton | 20.19 (139) | St Kilda | 16.11 (107) | Princes Park | 13,534 | 22 June 1985 |
| Melbourne | 12.9 (81) | Hawthorn | 11.31 (97) | MCG | 16,406 | 22 June 1985 |
| Footscray | 11.11 (77) | North Melbourne | 9.21 (75) | VFL Park | 22,319 | 22 June 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 19.23 (137) | Richmond | 8.12 (60) | SCG | 9,504 | 23 June 1985 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | Carlton | 22.19 (151) | MCG | 32,861 | 28 June 1985 |
| Fitzroy | 13.17 (95) | Sydney Swans | 11.14 (80) | Victoria Park | 9,953 | 29 June 1985 |
| St Kilda | 12.9 (81) | Richmond | 17.15 (117) | Moorabbin Oval | 14,243 | 29 June 1985 |
| Geelong | 17.22 (124) | Footscray | 23.8 (146) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 17,000 | 29 June 1985 |
| Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | Collingwood | 23.19 (157) | MCG | 29,154 | 29 June 1985 |
| Essendon | 21.11 (137) | Hawthorn | 15.11 (101) | VFL Park | 48,880 | 29 June 1985 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 23.18 (156) | Sydney Swans | 12.11 (83) | Princes Park | 8,689 | 6 July 1985 |
| Footscray | 26.13 (169) | Melbourne | 6.13 (49) | Western Oval | 15,328 | 6 July 1985 |
| Collingwood | 11.12 (78) | Essendon | 13.11 (89) | Victoria Park | 26,014 | 6 July 1985 |
| Richmond | 21.16 (142) | Fitzroy | 17.16 (118) | MCG | 19,794 | 6 July 1985 |
| Geelong | 16.8 (104) | Carlton | 19.16 (130) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 18,727 | 6 July 1985 |
| North Melbourne | 21.13 (139) | St Kilda | 11.9 (75) | VFL Park | 11,829 | 6 July 1985 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 16.13 (109) | St Kilda | 18.10 (118) | Victoria Park | 8,735 | 13 July 1985 |
| Richmond | 17.11 (113) | Hawthorn | 27.18 (180) | MCG | 23,522 | 13 July 1985 |
| Essendon | 17.10 (112) | Footscray | 13.10 (88) | Windy Hill | 28,144 | 20 July 1985 |
| North Melbourne | 12.19 (91) | Geelong | 20.11 (131) | MCG | 17,686 | 20 July 1985 |
| Carlton | 14.15 (99) | Melbourne | 5.9 (39) | VFL Park | 17,920 | 20 July 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 17.21 (123) | Collingwood | 29.11 (185) | SCG | 12,172 | 21 July 1985 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 14.18 (102) | St Kilda | 12.9 (81) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 11,989 | 27 July 1985 |
| Footscray | 15.15 (105) | Sydney Swans | 11.13 (79) | Western Oval | 13,026 | 27 July 1985 |
| Collingwood | 13.8 (86) | Richmond | 11.12 (78) | Victoria Park | 20,336 | 27 July 1985 |
| Carlton | 18.12 (120) | Essendon | 10.8 (68) | Princes Park | 28,786 | 27 July 1985 |
| North Melbourne | 17.12 (114) | Melbourne | 16.14 (110) | MCG | 10,787 | 27 July 1985 |
| Hawthorn | 19.20 (134) | Fitzroy | 8.14 (62) | VFL Park | 13,197 | 27 July 1985 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 25.16 (166) | North Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | Windy Hill | 18,894 | 3 August 1985 |
| Carlton | 19.13 (127) | Sydney Swans | 14.9 (93) | Princes Park | 15,717 | 3 August 1985 |
| St Kilda | 13.16 (94) | Hawthorn | 20.15 (135) | Moorabbin Oval | 10,911 | 3 August 1985 |
| Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | Geelong | 21.18 (144) | MCG | 16,421 | 3 August 1985 |
| Fitzroy | 14.21 (105) | Collingwood | 14.10 (94) | Victoria Park | 15,958 | 3 August 1985 |
| Footscray | 25.16 (166) | Richmond | 17.6 (108) | VFL Park | 16,205 | 3 August 1985 |
[edit] Round 19
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 10.12 (72) | Footscray | 12.5 (77) | Victoria Park | 11,022 | 10 August 1985 |
| St Kilda | 7.8 (50) | Melbourne | 8.11 (59) | Moorabbin Oval | 11,779 | 10 August 1985 |
| Hawthorn | 15.6 (96) | Collingwood | 8.16 (64) | Princes Park | 15,799 | 10 August 1985 |
| Richmond | 11.14 (80) | Carlton | 23.15 (153) | MCG | 24,125 | 10 August 1985 |
| Essendon | 13.11 (89) | Geelong | 8.16 (64) | VFL Park | 34,614 | 10 August 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 12.22 (94) | North Melbourne | 14.15 (99) | SCG | 9,215 | 11 August 1985 |
[edit] Round 20
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 16.20 (116) | Richmond | 9.12 (66) | Arden Street Oval | 7,341 | 17 August 1985 |
| Geelong | 13.13 (91) | Sydney Swans | 9.10 (64) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 12,422 | 17 August 1985 |
| Footscray | 5.13 (43) | Hawthorn | 5.8 (38) | Western Oval | 21,828 | 17 August 1985 |
| Carlton | 12.15 (87) | Fitzroy | 8.11 (59) | Princes Park | 16,902 | 17 August 1985 |
| Melbourne | 15.7 (97) | Essendon | 17.10 (112) | MCG | 22,193 | 17 August 1985 |
| Collingwood | 17.18 (120) | St Kilda | 9.15 (69) | VFL Park | 15,709 | 17 August 1985 |
[edit] Round 21
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 27.22 (184) | St Kilda | 14.7 (91) | Windy Hill | 14,133 | 24 August 1985 |
| Collingwood | 9.10 (64) | Footscray | 15.19 (109) | Victoria Park | 21,724 | 24 August 1985 |
| North Melbourne | 17.22 (124) | Fitzroy | 17.14 (116) | MCG | 14,581 | 24 August 1985 |
| Hawthorn | 15.17 (107) | Carlton | 12.12 (84) | Princes Park | 31,484 | 24 August 1985 |
| Richmond | 16.15 (111) | Geelong | 12.7 (79) | VFL Park | 16,174 | 24 August 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 24.21 (165) | Melbourne | 14.13 (97) | SCG | 7,942 | 25 August 1985 |
[edit] Round 22
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 23.21 (159) | North Melbourne | 14.11 (95) | Princes Park | 16,449 | 31 August 1985 |
| Fitzroy | 14.13 (97) | Geelong | 17.18 (120) | Victoria Park | 9,120 | 31 August 1985 |
| Richmond | 20.12 (132) | Melbourne | 13.13 (91) | MCG | 17,158 | 31 August 1985 |
| St Kilda | 12.12 (84) | Footscray | 8.18 (66) | Moorabbin Oval | 14,236 | 31 August 1985 |
| Carlton | 12.9 (81) | Collingwood | 11.9 (75) | VFL Park | 37,027 | 31 August 1985 |
| Sydney Swans | 11.12 (78) | Essendon | 24.21 (165) | SCG | 12,180 | 1 September 1985 |
[edit] Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 132 games. An additional 6 games were played during the finals series.
| Team | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points scored | Points against | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2755 | 1991 | 138.4 | 76 |
| 2 | Footscray | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2417 | 2000 | 120.9 | 64 |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2647 | 2015 | 130.8 | 62 |
| 4 | Carlton | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2430 | 2104 | 115.5 | 60 |
| 5 | North Melbourne | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2379 | 2431 | 97.9 | 54 |
| 6 | Geelong | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2277 | 2263 | 100.6 | 48 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2197 | 2180 | 100.8 | 40 |
| 8 | Richmond | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2362 | 2590 | 91.2 | 36 |
| 9 | Fitzroy | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2301 | 2452 | 93.8 | 28 |
| 10 | Sydney | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2219 | 2349 | 94.5 | 24 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1965 | 2527 | 77.8 | 24 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1899 | 2937 | 64.7 | 12 |
[edit] Finals
[edit] Night Series Competition
Hawthorn 11.11 (77) defeated Essendon 10.8 (68)
[edit] Elimination Finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Carlton | 6.11 (47) | North Melbourne | 20.6 (126) | Waverley Park | 49,126 | Saturday, 7 September |
[edit] Qualifying Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Footscray | 8.14 (62) | Hawthorn | 22.23 (155) | MCG | 58,449 | Sunday, 8 September |
[edit] Semi Finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Footscray | 19.23 (137) | North Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | MCG | 56,112 | Saturday, 14 September |
| Essendon | 14.18 (102) | Hawthorn | 9.8 (62) | Waverley Park | 67,063 | Sunday, 15 September |
[edit] Preliminary Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Hawthorn | 16.13 (109) | Footscray | 15.9 (99) | Waverley Park | 55,246 | Saturday, 21 September |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Essendon | 26.14 (170) | Hawthorn | 14.8 (92) | MCG | 100,042 | Saturday, 28 September |
[edit] Awards
- The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Brad Hardie of Footscray
- The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Greg Williams of Geelong.
- The Coleman Medal was awarded to Simon Beasley of Footscray.
- The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Simon Madden of Essendon.
- The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to St Kilda.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897-1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia ISBN 0 670 90526 7.
- 1985 Season - AFL Tables
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