1985 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1985 season
PresidentRon 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 attendance55,246 (Preliminary final vs. Footscray)
Lowest home attendance8,694 (Round 15 vs. Sydney)
Average home attendance21,813

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

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 30 March (2:10 pm) Geelong 20.8 (128)14.16 (100)Lost by 28 points VFL Park (A)20,7760–1
2Monday, 8 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 25.20 (170)14.18 (102)Won by 68 points Princes Park (H)17,3591–1
3Saturday, 23 March (2:10 pm) Essendon 17.12 (114)15.10 (100)Lost by 14 points VFL Park (A)41,6941–2
4Sunday, 21 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 5.14 (44)8.15 (63)Won by 19 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)7,8602–2
5Saturday, 27 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 21.23 (149)29.14 (188)Lost by 39 points Princes Park (H)17,2572–3
6Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.12 (102)19.16 (130)Won by 28 points Victoria Park (A)9,8943–3
7Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 28.15 (183)8.9 (57)Won by 126 points Princes Park (H)9,7624–3
8Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 8.9 (57)6.10 (46)Lost by 11 points Victoria Park (A)20,6314–4
9Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 17.24 (126)16.11 (107)Won by 19 points Princes Park (H)16,6875–4
10Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 9.14 (68)22.15 (147)Won by 79 points Princes Park (A)25,3946–4
11Monday, 10 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.11 (113)17.11 (113)Draw Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)39,0846–4–1
12Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.15 (117)13.10 (88)Won by 29 points Princes Park (H)11,3937–4–1
13Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 12.9 (81)11.31 (97)Won by 16 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)16,4068–4–1
14Saturday, 29 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.11 (101)21.11 (137)Lost by 36 points VFL Park (H)48,8808–5–1
15Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 23.18 (156)12.11 (83)Won by 73 points Princes Park (H)8,6949–5–1
16Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 17.11 (113)27.18 (180)Won by 67 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)23,52210–5–1
17Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 19.20 (134)8.14 (62)Won by 72 points VFL Park (H)13,19711–5–1
18Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 13.16 (94)20.15 (135)Won by 41 points Moorabbin Oval (A)10,91112–5–1
19Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.6 (96)8.16 (64)Won by 32 points Princes Park (H)15,82213–5–1
20Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 5.13 (43)5.8 (38)Lost by 5 points Western Oval (A)21,82813–6–1
21Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.17 (107)12.12 (84)Won by 23 points Princes Park (H)31,06214–6–1
22Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 23.21 (159)14.11 (95)Won by 64 points Princes Park (H)16,39815–6–1
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying finalSunday, 8 September (2:30 pm) Footscray 8.14 (62)22.23 (155)Won by 93 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)58,367
2nd semi-finalSaturday, 14 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 14.18 (102)9.8 (62)Lost by 40 points VFL Park (A)67,063
Preliminary finalSaturday, 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

1985 VFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Essendon (P)22193027551991138.476 Finals
2 Footscray 22166024172000120.964
3 Hawthorn 22156126472024130.862
4 Carlton 22157024302104115.560
5 North Melbourne 2213812379243197.954
6 Geelong 221210022772263100.648
7 Collingwood 221012021972180100.840
8 Richmond 2291302362259091.236
9 Fitzroy 2271502301245293.828
10 Sydney 2261602219234994.524
11 Melbourne 2261601965252777.824
12 St Kilda 2231901899293764.712
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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References

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