1985 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1985 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1985 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annear, John | #5 | 22 | 14 | R01-22 |
| Barling, Tim | #15 | 13 | 1 | R03-04, R09-19 |
| Bayes, Gavin | #45 | 3 | 1 | R19-21 |
| Burton, Chris | #2 | 14 | 3 | R03-10, R14, R18-22 |
| Crebbin, Tom | #48 | 7 | 3 | R13-17, R19-20 |
| Czerkaski, Peter | #28 | 12 | 1 | R09-14, R16-17, R19-22 |
| Egan, Phil | #13 | 16 | 5 | R04-07, R10-12, R14-22 |
| Eustice, Mark | #4 | 18 | 12 | R01-12, R15, R18-22 |
| Foley, Dan | #15 | 6 | 2 | R05, R07-08, R12, R17-18 |
| Francis, Peter | #7 | 18 | 6 | R01, R03-09, R13-22 |
| Geary, Richard | #51 | 10 | 4 | R09-15, R20-22 |
| Gepp, Tim | #10 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| James, Stephen | #40 | 18 | 49 | R02-10, R13-18, R20-22 |
| Jess, Jim | #20 | 18 | 14 | R01-02, R06-12, R14-22 |
| Landy, Graeme | #34 | 16 | 17 | R01-09, R11-13, R17-18, R21-22 |
| Larkins, Trevor | #27 | 4 | 4 | R01-04 |
| Lee, Mark | #1 | 10 | 2 | R01-09, R11 |
| Lovell, Noel | #11 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Manton, John | #38 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R13, R15, R19 |
| McKenna, Michael | #30 | 22 | 10 | R01-22 |
| Notting, Dean | #58 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
| Palm, David | #6 | 19 | 17 | R01-16, R18, R21-22 |
| Pickering, Michael | #35 | 14 | 35 | R05-08, R10, R14-22 |
| Poole, Trevor | #23 | 20 | 1 | R01-20 |
| Rioli, Maurice | #17 | 22 | 9 | R01-22 |
| Roach, Michael | #8 | 17 | 80 | R01-06, R09-19 |
| Rowlings, Barry | #22 | 17 | 16 | R01-03, R05-08, R11, R14-22 |
| Sartori, Ian | #25 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Simpson, David | #41 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Stewart, Craig | #32 | 12 | 1 | R01-05, R08, R10, R12, R16, R20-22 |
| Strachan, Greg | #19 | 19 | 2 | R03-18, R20-22 |
| Vernon, Daryl | #42 | 5 | 2 | R01-02, R11-13 |
| Wall, Matthew | #12 | 3 | 0 | R13, R21-22 |
| Walsh, Phil | #16 | 13 | 3 | R01-04, R06-13, R17 |
| Weightman, Dale | #3 | 20 | 30 | R01-19, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sproule, Paul | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/1985 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 06/04/1985 | Round 2 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 4 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 13/04/1985 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 113 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 20/04/1985 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 17 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 27/04/1985 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 39 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 04/05/1985 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 18 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 11/05/1985 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 50 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 18/05/1985 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 17 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 25/05/1985 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 16 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 01/06/1985 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 50 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 08/06/1985 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 20 | Paul Sproule | Mark Lee |
| 15/06/1985 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 81 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 23/06/1985 | Round 13 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 77 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 29/06/1985 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 36 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 06/07/1985 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 24 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 13/07/1985 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 67 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 27/07/1985 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 03/08/1985 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 58 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 10/08/1985 | Round 19 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 73 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 17/08/1985 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 50 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 24/08/1985 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 32 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |
| 31/08/1985 | Round 22 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 41 | Paul Sproule | Maurice Rioli |