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1 Fixture  


1.1  Premiership season  




1.2  Finals series  






2 Ladder  




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Hawthorn Football Club
1985 season
PresidentRon Cook
CoachAllan Jeans
Captain(s)Leigh Matthews
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season15–6–1 (3rd)
Finals seriesGrand Final
(Defeated by Essendon 92–170)
Best and FairestDermott Brereton
Leading goalkickerDermott Brereton (58)
Highest home attendance55,246 (Preliminary final vs. Footscray)
Lowest home attendance8,694 (Round 15 vs. Sydney)
Average home attendance21,813
← 1984 1986 →

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

Fixture[edit]

Premiership season[edit]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
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 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
[1]

Finals series[edit]

See also: McIntyre "Final Five" system
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 (A) 100,042
[1]

Ladder[edit]

(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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1985 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.


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