1985 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1985 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 138

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: Hawthorn
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Brad Hardie (Footscray)
Coleman Medallist(s): Simon Beasley (Footscray)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Simon Madden (Essendon)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Greg Williams (Geelong)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (P) 1st 19 -0- 3 138.4% Tim Watson (15) Paul Vander Haar (45)
Footscray 2nd 16 -0- 6 120.9% Brad Hardie (22) Simon Beasley (93)
Hawthorn (R) 3rd 15 -1- 6 130.8% Rod Lester-Smith (9) Leigh Matthews (50)
Carlton 4th 15 -0- 7 115.5% Justin Madden (21) Mark MacLure (45)
North Melbourne 5th 13 -1- 8 97.9% Matthew Larkin (15) Phil Krakouer (33)
Geelong 6th 12 -0- 10 100.6% Gary Ablett, Greg Williams (15) Gary Ablett (82)
Collingwood 7th 10 -0- 12 100.8% David Cloke, Wes Fellowes, Tony Shaw (10) Brian Taylor (80)
Richmond 8th 9 -0- 13 91.2% Maurice Rioli (14) Michael Roach (80)
Fitzroy 9th 7 -0- 15 93.8% Paul Roos (16) Bernie Quinlan (84)
Sydney 10th 6 -0- 16 94.5% John Ironmonger (12) Warwick Capper (45)
Melbourne 11th 6 -0- 16 77.8% Gerard Healy (8) Brian Wilson (40)
St Kilda 12th 3 -0- 19 64.7% Geoff Cunningham, Gary Odgers (8) Tony Lockett (79)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 22
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/03/1985 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 103 - 141 65,628
SAT 30/03/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 128 - 102 20,923
SAT 30/03/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn VFL Park 128 - 100 20,776
SAT 30/03/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 112 - 142 27,059
SAT 30/03/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 137 - 120 22,838
SAT 30/03/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Moorabbin Oval 66 - 176 16,499

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/04/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 96 - 119 34,046
SAT 06/04/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 29 - 169 18,655
SAT 06/04/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 88 - 92 24,113
MON 08/04/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Princes Park 170 - 102 17,359
MON 08/04/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Victoria Park 63 - 166 17,093
MON 08/04/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne VFL Park 134 - 108 24,256

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/03/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn VFL Park 114 - 100 41,694
SAT 13/04/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 123 - 113 24,707
SAT 13/04/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 170 - 105 23,259
SAT 13/04/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 145 - 147 20,398
SAT 13/04/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 211 - 98 17,753
SUN 14/04/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v Fitzroy SCG 120 - 171 10,204

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray VFL Park 102 - 83 20,797
SAT 20/04/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 161 - 89 19,867
SAT 20/04/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 86 - 82 26,521
SAT 20/04/1985 2:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 111 - 72 11,354
SAT 20/04/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Victoria Park 86 - 103 11,090
SUN 21/04/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 44 - 63 7,860

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 25/04/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 121 - 92 53,065
THU 25/04/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy VFL Park 126 - 122 20,480
SAT 27/04/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 119 - 93 16,484
SAT 27/04/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 125 - 84 33,697
SAT 27/04/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Victoria Park 105 - 90 23,306
SAT 27/04/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Princes Park 149 - 188 17,257

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 131 - 132 23,815
SAT 04/05/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 108 - 111 14,665
SAT 04/05/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 176 - 67 22,928
SAT 04/05/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Victoria Park 102 - 130 9,894
SAT 04/05/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood VFL Park 106 - 88 58,733
SUN 05/05/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v Footscray SCG 161 - 83 9,537

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 85 - 40 16,785
SAT 11/05/1985 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon VFL Park 152 - 93 32,125
SAT 11/05/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Princes Park 183 - 57 9,762
SAT 11/05/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 81 - 160 22,964
SAT 11/05/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 101 - 151 36,260
SUN 12/05/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 83 - 88 12,507

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda VFL Park 106 - 54 16,282
SAT 18/05/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 59 - 75 23,102
SAT 18/05/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 84 - 67 21,053
SAT 18/05/1985 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Sydney MCG 74 - 46 14,572
SAT 18/05/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 73 - 87 16,952
SAT 18/05/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 57 - 46 20,631

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 153 - 71 19,985
SAT 25/05/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton VFL Park 123 - 124 29,455
SAT 25/05/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 137 - 162 20,348
SAT 25/05/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 111 - 127 31,397
SAT 25/05/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Princes Park 126 - 107 16,687
SUN 26/05/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 89 - 117 12,577

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 109 - 92 16,764
SAT 01/06/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong VFL Park 70 - 120 24,849
SAT 01/06/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 68 - 147 25,394
SAT 01/06/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 120 - 146 16,736
SAT 01/06/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Victoria Park 117 - 128 11,397
SUN 02/06/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood MCG 106 - 80 45,411

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 101 - 121 31,606
SAT 08/06/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v Sydney Windy Hill 113 - 71 17,652
SAT 08/06/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 111 - 90 17,538
MON 10/06/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 110 - 141 22,109
MON 10/06/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton VFL Park 87 - 110 56,255
MON 10/06/1985 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 113 - 113 39,084

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne VFL Park 81 - 47 14,668
SAT 15/06/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Princes Park 117 - 88 11,393
SAT 15/06/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 86 - 39 20,707
SAT 15/06/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 69 - 150 36,851
SAT 15/06/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 64 - 101 19,513
SUN 16/06/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 159 - 92 7,811

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 81 - 97 16,406
SAT 22/06/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 85 - 91 16,852
SAT 22/06/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 139 - 107 13,527
SAT 22/06/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 140 - 113 18,353
SAT 22/06/1985 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray VFL Park 75 - 77 22,319
SUN 23/06/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 137 - 60 9,504

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/06/1985 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Carlton MCG 75 - 151 32,861
SAT 29/06/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 85 - 157 29,154
SAT 29/06/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 124 - 146 19,616
SAT 29/06/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon VFL Park 101 - 137 48,880
SAT 29/06/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 81 - 117 14,243
SAT 29/06/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Sydney Victoria Park 95 - 80 9,953

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 169 - 49 15,328
SAT 06/07/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 104 - 130 19,813
SAT 06/07/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 78 - 89 26,014
SAT 06/07/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne VFL Park 75 - 139 11,829
SAT 06/07/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Princes Park 156 - 83 8,694
SAT 06/07/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 142 - 118 19,794

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Victoria Park 109 - 118 8,735
SAT 13/07/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 113 - 180 23,522
SAT 20/07/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne VFL Park 99 - 39 17,920
SAT 20/07/1985 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 91 - 131 17,686
SAT 20/07/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 112 - 88 28,270
SUN 21/07/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 123 - 185 12,172

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1985 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 114 - 110 10,787
SAT 27/07/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 102 - 81 12,765
SAT 27/07/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 120 - 68 28,777
SAT 27/07/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v Sydney Western Oval 105 - 79 13,026
SAT 27/07/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy VFL Park 134 - 62 13,197
SAT 27/07/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 86 - 78 20,336

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 86 - 144 16,421
SAT 03/08/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Princes Park 127 - 93 15,717
SAT 03/08/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 166 - 62 18,741
SAT 03/08/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 94 - 135 10,911
SAT 03/08/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Victoria Park 105 - 94 16,286
SAT 03/08/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond VFL Park 166 - 108 16,205

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 50 - 59 11,779
SAT 10/08/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong VFL Park 89 - 64 34,614
SAT 10/08/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 80 - 153 24,225
SAT 10/08/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Victoria Park 72 - 77 11,022
SAT 10/08/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Princes Park 96 - 64 15,822
SUN 11/08/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v North Melbourne SCG 94 - 99 9,215

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1985 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 97 - 112 22,193
SAT 17/08/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 91 - 64 12,422
SAT 17/08/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 87 - 59 16,906
SAT 17/08/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda VFL Park 120 - 69 15,709
SAT 17/08/1985 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 116 - 66 7,341
SAT 17/08/1985 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 43 - 38 21,828

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1985 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond VFL Park 79 - 111 16,174
SAT 24/08/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Princes Park 107 - 84 31,062
SAT 24/08/1985 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 184 - 91 14,133
SAT 24/08/1985 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 124 - 116 14,581
SAT 24/08/1985 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 64 - 109 21,724
SUN 25/08/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 165 - 97 7,942

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1985 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 132 - 91 17,158
SAT 31/08/1985 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Victoria Park 97 - 120 9,120
SAT 31/08/1985 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood VFL Park 81 - 75 37,027
SAT 31/08/1985 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 84 - 66 14,236
SAT 31/08/1985 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Princes Park 159 - 95 16,398
SUN 01/09/1985 2:10 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 78 - 165 12,180

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1985 2:30 PM Carlton v North Melbourne VFL Park 107 - 126 49,126

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 08/09/1985 2:30 PM Footscray v Hawthorn MCG 62 - 155 58,367

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1985 2:30 PM Essendon v Hawthorn VFL Park 102 - 62 67,063
SUN 15/09/1985 2:30 PM Footscray v North Melbourne MCG 137 - 107 56,112

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1985 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Footscray VFL Park 109 - 99 55,246

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1985 2:50 PM Essendon v Hawthorn MCG 170 - 92 100,042