1985 VFLR Season: Essendon Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Reserves for the 1985 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the Geelong Reserves in the elimination final, the Essendon Reserves were defeated by the Hawthorn Reserves in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1985 VFLR Season
Team:
Essendon Reserves
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 114.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Hawthorn (R) (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris, Kevin | 24 | 13 | -0- | 11 | R01-22, EF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1985 | Round 1 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 4 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 08/04/1985 | Round 2 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FITR by 2 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 23/03/1985 | Round 3 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 20 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 20/04/1985 | Round 4 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | LOSS | COLR by 32 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 27/04/1985 | Round 5 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 67 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 04/05/1985 | Round 6 | Carlton (R) | HOME | LOSS | CARR by 33 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 11/05/1985 | Round 7 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 42 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 18/05/1985 | Round 8 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | LOSS | GEER by 54 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 25/05/1985 | Round 9 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 14 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 02/06/1985 | Round 10 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 63 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 08/06/1985 | Round 11 | Sydney (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 66 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 15/06/1985 | Round 12 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 52 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 22/06/1985 | Round 13 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 80 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 29/06/1985 | Round 14 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 27 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 06/07/1985 | Round 15 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 24 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 20/07/1985 | Round 16 | Footscray (R) | HOME | LOSS | FOOR by 3 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 27/07/1985 | Round 17 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | LOSS | CARR by 32 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 03/08/1985 | Round 18 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 4 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 10/08/1985 | Round 19 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 32 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 17/08/1985 | Round 20 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | MLBR by 29 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 24/08/1985 | Round 21 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 107 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 31/08/1985 | Round 22 | Sydney (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 97 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 07/09/1985 | Elimination Final | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 92 | Kevin Morris | unknown |
| 14/09/1985 | Semi Final | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 72 | Kevin Morris | unknown |