1985 VFL Season: Sydney
These are the details of the premiership results for Sydney for the 1985 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the SCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1985 VFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Club:
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 |