1985 VFA Grand Final: Sandringham v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1985 between Sandringham and Williamstown in the grand final of the 1985 VFA season. Sandringham hosted Williamstown at Junction Oval. Ross Brewer captained the hosts with Peter Mannix as vice-captain. Terry Wheeler captained the visitors with Mark Fotheringham as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Keddie.

As a result of this match, Sandringham were the premiers and Williamstown were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Sandringham v Williamstown
Date: Sunday 22 September 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 22,341

Match Results

Outcome: Sandringham def. Williamstown
Score: 14.16.100 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sandringham 4 . 3 8 . 6 11 . 13 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Williamstown 4 . 4 8 . 6 10 . 10 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin WILL by 1 level SNDH by 9 SNDH by 6 SNDH by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Keddie (Sandringham), unknown (Williamstown)
Captains: Ross Brewer (Sandringham), Terry Wheeler (Williamstown)
Vice-Captains: Peter Mannix (Sandringham), Mark Fotheringham (Williamstown)

Player Statistics

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
10 Adams, Brian BPR ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
16 Beilby, Greg RU ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
6 Brewer, Ross (c) FPL ? 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
5 Collins, Andy C ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
23 Eaves, Mark HFFL ? 5 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
20 Fitzpatrick, Peter HBFL ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
9 Gallagher, Ross FPR ? 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1 Gorozidis, Con CHF ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
11 Hetherington, Garry CHB ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
14 Kristensen, Darren RR ? 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
17 Lyons, Marty FB ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
7 MacLeod, Neil RO ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
19 Mannix, Peter (vc) INT ? 2 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
50 Mercer, Tim BPL ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
3 Morrison, Ian FF ? 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
15 Pratt, Andrew HBFR ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
48 Said, Brendan ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
43 Said, Brian ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 16 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Fotheringham, Mark (vc) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1 Wheeler, Terry (c) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 16 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Sandringham Coach: Bob Keddie
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






16 G. Beilby 19 P. Mannix (vc)
9 R. Gallagher 3 I. Morrison 6 R. Brewer (c) 14 D. Kristensen

FORWARD 7 N. MacLeod

HALF-BACK















1 C. Gorozidis 23 M. Eaves



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE















5 A. Collins

FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













15 A. Pratt 11 G. Hetherington 20 P. Fitzpatrick



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













10 B. Adams 17 M. Lyons 50 T. Mercer



BACK



Williamstown Coach: unknown