1985 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1985 season
President Ron Cook
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Leigh Matthews
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 3rd
Finals series Runner-up
Best and Fairest Dermott Brereton
Leading goalkicker Dermott Brereton (58)
Highest home attendance 100,042 (Grand Final vs. Essendon)
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Main article: 1985 VFL season

The 1985 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 61st season in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 30 March (2:10 pm) Geelong 20.8 (128) 14.16 (100) Lost by 28 points VFL Park (A) 20,776 8th
2 Monday, 8 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 25.20 (170) 14.18 (102) Won by 68 points Princes Park (H) 17,359 6th
3 Saturday, 23 March (2:10 pm) Essendon 17.12 (114) 15.10 (100) Lost by 14 points VFL Park (A) 41,694 7th
4 Sunday, 21 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 5.14 (44) 8.15 (63) Won by 19 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 7,860 6th
5 Saturday, 27 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 21.23 (149) 29.14 (188) Lost by 39 points Princes Park (H) 17,257 8th
6 Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.12 (102) 19.16 (130) Won by 28 points Victoria Park (A) 9,894 6th
7 Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 28.15 (183) 8.9 (57) Won by 126 points Princes Park (H) 9,762 3rd
8 Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 8.9 (57) 6.10 (46) Lost by 11 points Victoria Park (A) 20,631 5th
9 Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 17.24 (126) 16.11 (107) Won by 19 points Princes Park (H) 16,687 4th
10 Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 9.14 (68) 22.15 (147) Won by 79 points Princes Park (A) 25,394 3rd
11 Monday, 10 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.11 (113) 17.11 (113) Draw Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 39,084 4th
12 Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.15 (117) 13.10 (88) Won by 29 points Princes Park (H) 11,393 4th
13 Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 12.9 (81) 11.31 (97) Won by 16 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 16,406 3rd
14 Saturday, 29 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.11 (101) 21.11 (137) Lost by 36 points VFL Park (H) 48,880 3rd
15 Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 23.18 (156) 12.11 (83) Won by 73 points Princes Park (H) 8,694 3rd
16 Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 17.11 (113) 27.18 (180) Won by 67 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 23,522 3rd
17 Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 19.20 (134) 8.14 (62) Won by 72 points VFL Park (H) 13,197 3rd
18 Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 13.16 (94) 20.15 (135) Won by 41 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 10,911 3rd
19 Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.6 (96) 8.16 (64) Won by 32 points Princes Park (H) 15,822 3rd
20 Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 5.13 (43) 5.8 (38) Lost by 5 points Western Oval (A) 21,828 4th
21 Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.17 (107) 12.12 (84) Won by 23 points Princes Park (H) 31,062 3rd
22 Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 23.21 (159) 14.11 (95) Won by 64 points Princes Park (H) 16,398 3rd
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Finals series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Sunday, 8 September (2:30 pm) Footscray 8.14 (62) 22.23 (155) Won by 93 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 58,367
2nd semi-final Saturday, 14 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 14.18 (102) 9.8 (62) Lost by 40 points VFL Park (A) 67,063
Preliminary final Saturday, 21 September (2:30 pm) Footscray 16.13 (109) 15.9 (99) Won by 10 points VFL Park (H) 55,246
Grand Final Saturday, 28 September (2:50 pm) Essendon 26.14 (170) 14.8 (92) Lost by 78 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,042
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Ladder

1985 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Essendon (P) 22 19 3 0 2755 1991 138.37 76
2 Footscray 22 16 6 0 2417 2000 120.85 64
3 Hawthorn 22 15 6 1 2647 2024 130.78 62
4 Carlton 22 15 7 0 2430 2104 115.49 60
5 North Melbourne 22 13 8 1 2379 2431 97.86 54
6 Geelong 22 12 10 0 2277 2263 100.62 48
7 Collingwood 22 10 12 0 2197 2180 100.78 40
8 Richmond 22 9 13 0 2362 2590 91.20 36
9 Fitzroy 22 7 15 0 2301 2452 93.84 28
10 Sydney 22 6 16 0 2219 2349 94.47 24
11 Melbourne 22 6 16 0 1965 2527 77.76 24
12 St Kilda 22 3 19 0 1899 2937 64.66 12
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1985 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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