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	15–6–1 (3rd)
Finals series	Grand Final ; (Defeated by Essendon 92–170)
Best and Fairest	Dermott Brereton
Leading goalkicker	Dermott Brereton (58)
Highest home attendance	55,246 (Preliminary final vs. Footscray)
Lowest home attendance	8,694 (Round 15 vs. Sydney)
Average home attendance	21,813
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Last updated October 23, 2024

The 1985 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 61st season in the Victorian Football League and 84th overall.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
1	Saturday, 30 March (2:10 pm)	Geelong	20.8 (128)	14.16 (100)	Lost by 28 points	VFL Park (A)	20,776	0–1
2	Monday, 8 April (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	25.20 (170)	14.18 (102)	Won by 68 points	Princes Park (H)	17,359	1–1
3	Saturday, 23 March (2:10 pm)	Essendon	17.12 (114)	15.10 (100)	Lost by 14 points	VFL Park (A)	41,694	1–2
4	Sunday, 21 April (2:10 pm)	Sydney	5.14 (44)	8.15 (63)	Won by 19 points	Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	7,860	2–2
5	Saturday, 27 April (2:10 pm)	Richmond	21.23 (149)	29.14 (188)	Lost by 39 points	Princes Park (H)	17,257	2–3
6	Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	15.12 (102)	19.16 (130)	Won by 28 points	Victoria Park (A)	9,894	3–3
7	Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	28.15 (183)	8.9 (57)	Won by 126 points	Princes Park (H)	9,762	4–3
8	Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	8.9 (57)	6.10 (46)	Lost by 11 points	Victoria Park (A)	20,631	4–4
9	Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm)	Footscray	17.24 (126)	16.11 (107)	Won by 19 points	Princes Park (H)	16,687	5–4
10	Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm)	Carlton	9.14 (68)	22.15 (147)	Won by 79 points	Princes Park (A)	25,394	6–4
11	Monday, 10 June (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	17.11 (113)	17.11 (113)	Draw	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	39,084	6–4–1
12	Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm)	Geelong	17.15 (117)	13.10 (88)	Won by 29 points	Princes Park (H)	11,393	7–4–1
13	Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	12.9 (81)	11.31 (97)	Won by 16 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	16,406	8–4–1
14	Saturday, 29 June (2:10 pm)	Essendon	15.11 (101)	21.11 (137)	Lost by 36 points	VFL Park (H)	48,880	8–5–1
15	Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm)	Sydney	23.18 (156)	12.11 (83)	Won by 73 points	Princes Park (H)	8,694	9–5–1
16	Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm)	Richmond	17.11 (113)	27.18 (180)	Won by 67 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	23,522	10–5–1
17	Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	19.20 (134)	8.14 (62)	Won by 72 points	VFL Park (H)	13,197	11–5–1
18	Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	13.16 (94)	20.15 (135)	Won by 41 points	Moorabbin Oval (A)	10,911	12–5–1
19	Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	15.6 (96)	8.16 (64)	Won by 32 points	Princes Park (H)	15,822	13–5–1
20	Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm)	Footscray	5.13 (43)	5.8 (38)	Lost by 5 points	Western Oval (A)	21,828	13–6–1
21	Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm)	Carlton	15.17 (107)	12.12 (84)	Won by 23 points	Princes Park (H)	31,062	14–6–1
22	Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	23.21 (159)	14.11 (95)	Won by 64 points	Princes Park (H)	16,398	15–6–1
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Finals series

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance
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 (A)	100,042
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Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Essendon (P)	22	19	3	0	2755	1991	138.4	76
2	Footscray	22	16	6	0	2417	2000	120.9	64
3	Hawthorn	22	15	6	1	2647	2024	130.8	62
4	Carlton	22	15	7	0	2430	2104	115.5	60
5	North Melbourne	22	13	8	1	2379	2431	97.9	54
6	Geelong	22	12	10	0	2277	2263	100.6	48
7	Collingwood	22	10	12	0	2197	2180	100.8	40
8	Richmond	22	9	13	0	2362	2590	91.2	36
9	Fitzroy	22	7	15	0	2301	2452	93.8	28
10	Sydney	22	6	16	0	2219	2349	94.5	24
11	Melbourne	22	6	16	0	1965	2527	77.8	24
12	St Kilda	22	3	19	0	1899	2937	64.7	12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 105.5
Source: AFL Tables

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