1985 VFL Season: Hawthorn

Season Team Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Team: Hawthorn
Home Ground: Princes Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 15-1-6, P%: 130.8%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 32
Brownlow Leader(s): Rod Lester-Smith (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Leigh Matthews (50)
Peter Crimmins Medal Recipient(s): Dermott Brereton

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Leigh Matthews

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Abbott, Paul #39 9 R02-R05, R07-R08, R17-R18, SF 0 0
Ayres, Gary #7 24 R01-R03, R05-R19, R21-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 1 2
Bennett, James #18 6 R01-R02, R08-R11 4 0
Brereton, Dermott #23 25 R01-R09, R11-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 58 6
Buckenara, Gary #11 19 R05-R07, R09-R22, QF, SF 27 0
Byrne, Michael #21 20 R01-R02, R04-R06, R09-R16, R18-R22, QF, SF 12 4
Considine, Paul #36 1 R01 0 0
Curran, Peter #25 7 R01, R03, R12-R13, R16-R17, R20 5 0
Dear, Greg #14 5 R07-R08, R12-R14 1 1
DiPierdomenico, Robert #9 17 R02-R06, R15-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 12 4
Dunstall, Jason #19 16 R02, R04-R05, R10, R15-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 36 2
Eade, Rodney #26 21 R02-R18, R20-R21, QF, PF 5 3
Greene, Russell #29 23 R01-R16, R20-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 6 3
Handley, Robert #37 15 R06, R12-R13, R15-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 17 3
Judge, Ken #1 15 R01, R03, R06-R08, R11-R13, R15-R19, PF, GF 27 0
Kennedy, John #34 25 R01-R14, R16-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 29 0
Knights, Peter #24 13 R04-R07, R09-R11, R13-R14, R17-R19, PF 37 3
Langford, Chris #28 22 R01-R02, R07-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 2 0
Lester-Smith, Rod #6 26 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 3 9
Loveridge, Richard #22 18 R09-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 15 8
Malaxos, Steve #10 9 R01-R04, R07-R08, R13-R14, R16 15 0
Matthews, Leigh #3 21 R01, R03-R12, R14-R15, R19-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 56 4
McCarthy, Michael #20 12 R01-R03, R06, R08-R11, R14-R15, PF, GF 11 0
Mew, Chris #2 25 R01-R04, R06-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 1 3
Morris, Russell #15 22 R01-R12, R17-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 3 7
O'Halloran, David #8 1 GF 0 0
Paton, Ian #12 4 R01, R03-R05 0 0
Robertson, Colin #32 14 R01-R09, R12, R14, R22, QF, SF 6 2
Russo, Peter #4 25 R01-R10, R12-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 14 4
Schwab, Peter #30 14 R03-R05, R10-R11, R15, R19-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 1 0
Tuck, Michael #17 23 R01-R22, GF 23 1
Wallace, Terry #16 23 R02, R04-R11, R13-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 16 8

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Jeans, Allan 26 17 -1- 8 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
30/03/1985 Round 1 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 28 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
08/04/1985 Round 2 Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 68 Allan Jeans unknown
23/03/1985 Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 14 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
21/04/1985 Round 4 Sydney AWAY WIN HAW by 19 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
27/04/1985 Round 5 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 39 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
04/05/1985 Round 6 Fitzroy AWAY WIN HAW by 28 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
11/05/1985 Round 7 St Kilda HOME WIN HAW by 126 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
18/05/1985 Round 8 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 11 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
25/05/1985 Round 9 Footscray HOME WIN HAW by 19 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
01/06/1985 Round 10 Carlton AWAY WIN HAW by 79 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
10/06/1985 Round 11 North Melbourne AWAY DRAW drawn Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
15/06/1985 Round 12 Geelong HOME WIN HAW by 29 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
22/06/1985 Round 13 Melbourne AWAY WIN HAW by 16 Allan Jeans Peter Knights
29/06/1985 Round 14 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 36 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
06/07/1985 Round 15 Sydney HOME WIN HAW by 73 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
13/07/1985 Round 16 Richmond AWAY WIN HAW by 67 Allan Jeans unknown
27/07/1985 Round 17 Fitzroy HOME WIN HAW by 72 Allan Jeans Peter Knights
03/08/1985 Round 18 St Kilda AWAY WIN HAW by 41 Allan Jeans Peter Knights
10/08/1985 Round 19 Collingwood HOME WIN HAW by 32 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
17/08/1985 Round 20 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 5 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
24/08/1985 Round 21 Carlton HOME WIN HAW by 23 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
31/08/1985 Round 22 North Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 64 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
08/09/1985 Qualifying Final Footscray AWAY WIN HAW by 93 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
14/09/1985 Semi Final Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 40 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
21/09/1985 Preliminary Final Footscray HOME WIN HAW by 10 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
28/09/1985 Grand Final Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 78 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews