| 1985 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Glenelg 3rd premiership |
| Minor premiers | North Adelaide 12th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Grantley Fielke West Adelaide (54 votes) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Malcolm Blight Woodville (126 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 116 |
| Total attendance | 815,396 (7,029 per match) |
| Highest | 50,289 (Grand Final, Glenelg vs. North Adelaide) |
The 1985 South Australian National Football League season was the 106th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2738 | 2460 | 52.67 | 30 |
| 2 | Norwood | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2602 | 2362 | 52.42 | 29 |
| 3 | Glenelg (P) | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2704 | 2263 | 54.44 | 28 |
| 4 | West Adelaide | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2856 | 2591 | 52.43 | 26 |
| 5 | Sturt | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2741 | 2470 | 52.60 | 25 |
| 6 | Central District | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2649 | 2546 | 50.99 | 22 |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2464 | 2786 | 46.93 | 16 |
| 8 | South Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2315 | 2693 | 46.23 | 16 |
| 9 | West Torrens | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2481 | 2946 | 45.72 | 16 |
| 10 | Woodville | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2752 | 3185 | 46.35 | 12 |
| 1985 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 October (2:10pm) | Glenelg | def. | North Adelaide | Football Park (crowd: 50,289) | |
| 2.2 (14) 9.7 (61) 14.10 (94) 21.15 (141) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.4 (28) 7.7 (49) 9.10 (64) 12.12 (84) | |||