1985 VFL Season: Richmond

Season Team Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Team: Richmond
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 91.2%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Maurice Rioli (14)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Michael Roach (80)
Jack Dyer Medal Recipient(s): Trevor Poole

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Mark Lee

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Annear, John #5 22 R01-R22 14 5
Barling, Tim #15 13 R03-R04, R09-R19 1 2
Bayes, Gavin #45 3 R19-R21 1 0
Burton, Chris #2 14 R03-R10, R14, R18-R22 3 0
Crebbin, Tom #48 7 R13-R17, R19-R20 3 0
Czerkaski, Peter #28 12 R09-R14, R16-R17, R19-R22 1 0
Egan, Phil #13 16 R04-R07, R10-R12, R14-R22 5 5
Eustice, Mark #4 18 R01-R12, R15, R18-R22 12 3
Foley, Dan #15 6 R05, R07-R08, R12, R17-R18 2 0
Francis, Peter #7 18 R01, R03-R09, R13-R22 6 0
Geary, Richard #51 10 R09-R15, R20-R22 4 0
Gepp, Tim #10 22 R01-R22 0 1
James, Stephen #40 18 R02-R10, R13-R18, R20-R22 49 3
Jess, Jim #20 18 R01-R02, R06-R12, R14-R22 14 0
Landy, Graeme #34 16 R01-R09, R11-R13, R17-R18, R21-R22 17 0
Larkins, Trevor #27 4 R01-R04 4 0
Lee, Mark #1 10 R01-R09, R11 2 6
Lovell, Noel #11 1 R02 0 0
Manton, John #38 5 R01-R02, R13, R15, R19 0 0
McKenna, Michael #30 22 R01-R22 10 3
Notting, Dean #58 2 R19-R20 0 0
Palm, David #6 19 R01-R16, R18, R21-R22 17 1
Pickering, Michael #35 14 R05-R08, R10, R14-R22 35 6
Poole, Trevor #23 20 R01-R20 1 3
Rioli, Maurice #17 22 R01-R22 9 14
Roach, Michael #8 17 R01-R06, R09-R19 80 2
Rowlings, Barry #22 17 R01-R03, R05-R08, R11, R14-R22 16 0
Sartori, Ian #25 1 R16 0 0
Simpson, David #41 1 R01 1 0
Stewart, Craig #32 12 R01-R05, R08, R10, R12, R16, R20-R22 1 1
Strachan, Greg #19 19 R03-R18, R20-R22 2 2
Vernon, Daryl #42 5 R01-R02, R11-R13 2 3
Wall, Matthew #12 3 R13, R21-R22 0 0
Walsh, Phil #16 13 R01-R04, R06-R13, R17 3 0
Weightman, Dale #3 20 R01-R19, R22 30 5

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)
Sproule, Paul 22 9 -0- 13 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
30/03/1985 Round 1 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 17 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
06/04/1985 Round 2 Sydney HOME LOSS SYD by 4 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
13/04/1985 Round 3 St Kilda HOME WIN RIC by 113 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
20/04/1985 Round 4 Fitzroy AWAY WIN RIC by 17 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
27/04/1985 Round 5 Hawthorn AWAY WIN RIC by 39 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
04/05/1985 Round 6 Collingwood HOME WIN RIC by 18 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
11/05/1985 Round 7 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 50 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
18/05/1985 Round 8 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 17 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
25/05/1985 Round 9 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 16 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
01/06/1985 Round 10 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 50 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
08/06/1985 Round 11 Melbourne AWAY WIN RIC by 20 Paul Sproule Mark Lee
15/06/1985 Round 12 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 81 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
23/06/1985 Round 13 Sydney AWAY LOSS SYD by 77 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
29/06/1985 Round 14 St Kilda AWAY WIN RIC by 36 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
06/07/1985 Round 15 Fitzroy HOME WIN RIC by 24 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
13/07/1985 Round 16 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 67 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
27/07/1985 Round 17 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 8 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
03/08/1985 Round 18 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 58 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
10/08/1985 Round 19 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 73 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
17/08/1985 Round 20 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 50 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
24/08/1985 Round 21 Geelong AWAY WIN RIC by 32 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli
31/08/1985 Round 22 Melbourne HOME WIN RIC by 41 Paul Sproule Maurice Rioli