1985 VFL Season: Sydney

Season Team Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Team: Sydney
Home Ground: SCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 10th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 94.5%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 40
Brownlow Leader(s): John Ironmonger (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Warwick Capper (45)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Stephen Wright

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Mark Browning

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ackerly, David #9 22 R01-R22 4 0
Bayes, Mark #30 18 R02-R03, R06-R08, R10-R22 11 1
Braddy, Craig #12 5 R09-R11, R15-R16 1 0
Browning, Mark #11 21 R01-R19, R21-R22 7 0
Capper, Warwick #39 14 R01, R03-R08, R16-R22 45 0
Carroll, Dennis #7 19 R01-R04, R08-R22 19 2
Carroll, Wayne #18 5 R13-R14, R16-R18 2 0
Carter, Rod #13 21 R01-R21 0 2
Chilcott, Arthur #17 2 R01, R09 0 0
Daniher, Anthony #19 22 R01-R22 19 8
Duursma, Jamie #20 18 R01-R02, R04-R08, R10-R17, R20-R22 3 0
Evans, Bernie #15 19 R01-R03, R06-R07, R09-R22 44 3
Favier, John #55 2 R18-R19 0 0
Frangalas, Gary #16 22 R01-R22 5 4
Hawke, Paul #34 14 R01-R14 14 0
Holden, Craig #22 17 R01, R04-R11, R15-R22 12 0
Hounsell, Colin #23 8 R02-R09 1 0
Hughes, Tony #40 4 R12-R15 0 1
Ironmonger, John #1 15 R01-R15 1 12
Kotzur, Hilton #37 1 R03 0 0
Kruse, Max #3 3 R12-R14 2 0
McAsey, Darren #46 11 R01-R10, R22 0 3
Mitchell, Barry #10 18 R04-R16, R18-R22 25 6
Morwood, Tony #21 17 R01-R07, R12-R19, R21-R22 29 5
Murphy, David #35 17 R05-R15, R17-R22 12 5
Picken, Bill #14 13 R05, R11-R22 0 2
Prosser, Rob #41 2 R08-R09 1 0
Roberts, Ian #5 15 R01-R11, R19-R22 2 0
Roberts, Mark #51 6 R10-R12, R20-R22 4 0
Round, Barry #25 12 R11-R22 13 2
Russell, Mark #38 14 R01-R10, R16-R19 13 0
Saggers, Robert #45 2 R17-R18 2 0
Scott, Brett #6 5 R01-R05 5 2
Scott, Malcolm #33 1 R02 1 0
Sinclair, Anthony #55 2 R20-R21 1 0
Smith, Andrew #8 4 R01-R04 1 0
Sneddon, Lindsay #54 2 R19-R20 0 0
Whitzell, Mark #36 2 R20, R22 0 0
Wright, Stephen #26 22 R01-R22 16 0
Yonson, Rudy #32 3 R15-R17 3 0

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)
Northey, John 22 6 -0- 16 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
30/03/1985 Round 1 St Kilda AWAY WIN SYD by 110 John Northey Mark Browning
06/04/1985 Round 2 Richmond AWAY WIN SYD by 4 John Northey Mark Browning
14/04/1985 Round 3 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 51 John Northey Mark Browning
21/04/1985 Round 4 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 19 John Northey Mark Browning
27/04/1985 Round 5 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 15 John Northey Mark Browning
05/05/1985 Round 6 Footscray HOME WIN SYD by 78 John Northey Mark Browning
12/05/1985 Round 7 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 5 John Northey Mark Browning
18/05/1985 Round 8 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 28 John Northey Mark Browning
26/05/1985 Round 9 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 28 John Northey Mark Browning
01/06/1985 Round 10 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 17 John Northey Mark Browning
08/06/1985 Round 11 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 42 John Northey Mark Browning
16/06/1985 Round 12 St Kilda HOME WIN SYD by 67 John Northey Mark Browning
23/06/1985 Round 13 Richmond HOME WIN SYD by 77 John Northey Mark Browning
29/06/1985 Round 14 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 15 John Northey Mark Browning
06/07/1985 Round 15 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 73 John Northey Mark Browning
21/07/1985 Round 16 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 62 John Northey Mark Browning
27/07/1985 Round 17 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 26 John Northey Mark Browning
03/08/1985 Round 18 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 34 John Northey Mark Browning
11/08/1985 Round 19 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 5 John Northey Mark Browning
17/08/1985 Round 20 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 27 John Northey unknown
25/08/1985 Round 21 Melbourne HOME WIN SYD by 68 John Northey Mark Browning
01/09/1985 Round 22 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 87 John Northey Mark Browning