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