1985 VFL Season: Sydney
These are the details of the premiership results of Sydney for the 1985 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerly, David | #9 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
| Bayes, Mark | #30 | 18 | 11 | R02-03, R06-08, R10-22 |
| Braddy, Craig | #12 | 5 | 1 | R09-11, R15-16 |
| Browning, Mark | #11 | 21 | 7 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Capper, Warwick | #39 | 14 | 45 | R01, R03-08, R16-22 |
| Carroll, Dennis | #7 | 19 | 19 | R01-04, R08-22 |
| Carroll, Wayne | #18 | 5 | 2 | R13-14, R16-18 |
| Carter, Rod | #13 | 21 | 0 | R01-21 |
| Chilcott, Arthur | #17 | 2 | 0 | R01, R09 |
| Daniher, Anthony | #19 | 22 | 19 | R01-22 |
| Duursma, Jamie | #20 | 18 | 3 | R01-02, R04-08, R10-17, R20-22 |
| Evans, Bernie | #15 | 19 | 44 | R01-03, R06-07, R09-22 |
| Favier, John | #55 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Frangalas, Gary | #16 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Hawke, Paul | #34 | 14 | 14 | R01-14 |
| Holden, Craig | #22 | 17 | 12 | R01, R04-11, R15-22 |
| Hounsell, Colin | #23 | 8 | 1 | R02-09 |
| Hughes, Tony | #40 | 4 | 0 | R12-15 |
| Ironmonger, John | #1 | 15 | 1 | R01-15 |
| Kotzur, Hilton | #37 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Kruse, Max | #3 | 3 | 2 | R12-14 |
| McAsey, Darren | #46 | 11 | 0 | R01-10, R22 |
| Mitchell, Barry | #10 | 18 | 25 | R04-16, R18-22 |
| Morwood, Tony | #21 | 17 | 29 | R01-07, R12-19, R21-22 |
| Murphy, David | #35 | 17 | 12 | R05-15, R17-22 |
| Picken, Bill | #14 | 13 | 0 | R05, R11-22 |
| Prosser, Rob | #41 | 2 | 1 | R08-09 |
| Roberts, Ian | #5 | 15 | 2 | R01-11, R19-22 |
| Roberts, Mark | #51 | 6 | 4 | R10-12, R20-22 |
| Round, Barry | #25 | 12 | 13 | R11-22 |
| Russell, Mark | #38 | 14 | 13 | R01-10, R16-19 |
| Saggers, Robert | #45 | 2 | 2 | R17-18 |
| Scott, Brett | #6 | 5 | 5 | R01-05 |
| Scott, Malcolm | #33 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| Sinclair, Anthony | #55 | 2 | 1 | R20-21 |
| Smith, Andrew | #8 | 4 | 1 | R01-04 |
| Sneddon, Lindsay | #54 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
| Whitzell, Mark | #36 | 2 | 0 | R20, R22 |
| Wright, Stephen | #26 | 22 | 16 | R01-22 |
| Yonson, Rudy | #32 | 3 | 3 | R15-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northey, John | 22 | 6 | -0- | 16 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/1985 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 110 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 06/04/1985 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 4 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 14/04/1985 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 51 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 21/04/1985 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 27/04/1985 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 15 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 05/05/1985 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 78 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 12/05/1985 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 5 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 18/05/1985 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 28 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 26/05/1985 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 28 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 01/06/1985 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 17 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 08/06/1985 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 42 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 16/06/1985 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 67 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 23/06/1985 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 77 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 29/06/1985 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 06/07/1985 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 73 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 21/07/1985 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 62 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 27/07/1985 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 26 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 03/08/1985 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 34 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 11/08/1985 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 5 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 17/08/1985 | Round 20 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | John Northey | unknown |
| 25/08/1985 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 68 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
| 01/09/1985 | Round 22 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 87 | John Northey | Mark Browning |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.