1985 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1985 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1985 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 93.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barwick, Doug | #11 | 22 | 26 | R01-22 |
| Blakey, John | #54 | 4 | 0 | R19-22 |
| Burke, Peter | #26 | 14 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R08-14, R16-19 |
| Clayton, Scott | #40 | 13 | 1 | R01-09, R13-16 |
| Conlan, Mick | #12 | 14 | 17 | R05-09, R11-13, R17-22 |
| Cooper, Jamie | #46 | 8 | 0 | R12, R14-17, R20-22 |
| Cross, Andrew | #8 | 19 | 12 | R01-08, R10-17, R20-22 |
| Crutchfield, David | #48 | 4 | 0 | R18-19, R21-22 |
| Gibson, Michael | #20 | 3 | 0 | R15, R21-22 |
| Gotch, Brad | #7 | 3 | 0 | R01, R05-06 |
| Grimley, Brett | #30 | 3 | 2 | R03-05 |
| Halas, Shane | #39 | 11 | 11 | R06-14, R16, R18 |
| Harris, Bernie | #13 | 21 | 24 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Harris, Leon | #38 | 13 | 5 | R01-02, R07-17 |
| Hinchen, Graeme | #15 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Keane, Gary | #25 | 13 | 16 | R05-10, R16-22 |
| Knight, Phillip | #36 | 10 | 6 | R09-15, R20-22 |
| Lawrie, Grant | #34 | 17 | 6 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-12, R15-19, R21-22 |
| Lokan, Bill | #16 | 17 | 10 | R03-13, R15-20 |
| Lyon, Ross | #29 | 5 | 9 | R18-22 |
| McGrath, Craig | #35 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| McIvor, Scott | #17 | 11 | 1 | R06-09, R15, R17-22 |
| Murphy, Darren | #22 | 4 | 0 | R02, R06-07, R16 |
| Nettlefold, Michael | #33 | 16 | 5 | R01-08, R10-12, R18-22 |
| Osborne, Graham | #19 | 11 | 3 | R01-06, R14, R17-20 |
| Osborne, Richard | #44 | 19 | 39 | R04-22 |
| Parish, Les | #27 | 5 | 4 | R01-05 |
| Pekin, Tim | #24 | 17 | 5 | R06-22 |
| Pert, Gary | #3 | 20 | 6 | R01-20 |
| Quinlan, Bernie | #5 | 22 | 84 | R01-22 |
| Reeves, Michael | #28 | 3 | 3 | R11, R14-15 |
| Rendell, Matthew | #9 | 14 | 10 | R01-04, R10-13, R17-22 |
| Roos, Paul | #1 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Scott, Mark | #23 | 13 | 12 | R01, R06-17 |
| Serafini, Laurie | #10 | 13 | 0 | R02-05, R07-15 |
| Spassopoulos, Tony | #41 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Thomas, Grant | #2 | 4 | 0 | R13-14, R16-17 |
| Thornton, Ross | #4 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Tilley, Paul | #42 | 4 | 0 | R02-05 |
| Turner, Dean | #14 | 17 | 9 | R01-04, R08-10, R13-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walls, Robert | 22 | 7 | -0- | 15 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/1985 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 26 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 08/04/1985 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 103 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 14/04/1985 | Round 3 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 51 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 20/04/1985 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 17 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 25/04/1985 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 4 | Robert Walls | unknown |
| 04/05/1985 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 28 | Robert Walls | unknown |
| 11/05/1985 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 79 | Robert Walls | unknown |
| 18/05/1985 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Robert Walls | unknown |
| 25/05/1985 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Robert Walls | unknown |
| 01/06/1985 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 11 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 10/06/1985 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 31 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 15/06/1985 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 34 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 22/06/1985 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 27 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 29/06/1985 | Round 14 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 15 | Robert Walls | unknown |
| 06/07/1985 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 24 | Robert Walls | unknown |
| 13/07/1985 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 9 | Robert Walls | unknown |
| 27/07/1985 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 72 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 03/08/1985 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 10/08/1985 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 5 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 17/08/1985 | Round 20 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 28 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 24/08/1985 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 8 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |
| 31/08/1985 | Round 22 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 23 | Robert Walls | Matthew Rendell |