61st season in the Victorian Football League
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
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