61st season in the Victorian Football League
Australian rules football club season
The 1985 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 61st season in the Victorian Football League and 84th overall.
Rd
|
Date and local time
|
Opponent
|
Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)
|
Venue
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
Home
|
Away
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Result
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1
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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)
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8.15 (63)
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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)
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Fitzroy
|
15.12 (102)
|
19.16 (130)
|
Won by 28 points
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Victoria Park (A)
|
9,894
|
3–3
|
7
|
Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm)
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St Kilda
|
28.15 (183)
|
8.9 (57)
|
Won by 126 points
|
Princes Park (H)
|
9,762
|
4–3
|
8
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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
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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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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
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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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(P) |
Premiers
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|
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
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Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 105.5
Source: AFL Tables
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