1985 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for West Adelaide for the 1985 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Richmond Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Sturt in the elimination final and defeating Norwood in the first semi final, West Adelaide were defeated by North Adelaide in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1985 SANFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Richmond Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 52.4)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by North Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw, Derek | 1 | 0 | R01 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill, John | 25 | 15 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/04/1985 | Round 1 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 52 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 13/04/1985 | Round 2 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 45 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 20/04/1985 | Round 3 | Woodville | HOME | LOSS | WOOD by 56 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 27/04/1985 | Round 4 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 9 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 04/05/1985 | Round 5 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 21 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 11/05/1985 | Round 6 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 34 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 18/05/1985 | Round 7 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 35 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 25/05/1985 | Round 8 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 1 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 01/06/1985 | Round 9 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 27 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 08/06/1985 | Round 10 | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 19 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 22/06/1985 | Round 11 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 46 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 29/06/1985 | Round 12 | Woodville | HOME | LOSS | WOOD by 25 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 06/07/1985 | Round 13 | Central District | HOME | WIN | WADL by 7 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 13/07/1985 | Round 14 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | WADL by 7 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 20/07/1985 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 75 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 27/07/1985 | Round 16 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 9 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 03/08/1985 | Round 17 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 100 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 10/08/1985 | Round 18 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 50 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 17/08/1985 | Round 19 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 30 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 24/08/1985 | Round 20 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 77 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 31/08/1985 | Round 21 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 14 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 07/09/1985 | Round 22 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 30 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 14/09/1985 | Elimination Final | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 13 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 21/09/1985 | Semi Final | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 24 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 29/09/1985 | Preliminary Final | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 11 | John Cahill | unknown |