1985 VFL season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 89th Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

Premiership season commenced in March 1985 and concluded on 28 September 1985 with Essendon

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

winning their second consecutive Premiership in their third consecutive Grand Final battle with Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

. The 1985 VFL season continued the recent trend of high-scoring seasons, with the average game score being 105.

Round 1

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 65,628
| 29 March 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.18 (66)
|
| 26.20 (176)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 20,910
| 30 March 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.11 (137)
|
| 18.12 (120)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 22,802
| 30 March 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.10 (112)
|
| 22.10 (142)
| Princes Park
| 26,873
| 30 March 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.8 (128)
|
| 14.18 (102)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 20,910
| 30 March 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.8 (128)
|
| 14.16 (100)
| VFL Park
| 20,776
| 30 March 1985

Round 2

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 24,113
| 6 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.12 (96)
|
| 18.11 (119)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 32,966
| 6 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 2.17 (29)
|
| 25.19 (169)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 18,655
| 6 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 25.20 (170)
|
| 14.18 (102)
| Princes Park
| 17,278
| 8 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.15 (63)
|
| 24.22 (166)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 17,093
| 8 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.14 (134)
|
| 16.12 (108)
| VFL Park
| 24,056
| 8 April 1985

Round 3

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 17,753
| 13 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 26.14 (170)
|
| 16.9 (105)
| Western Oval
| 23,259
| 13 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.9 (123)
|
| 16.17 (113)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 22,896
| 13 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 22.13 (145)
|
| 22.15 (147)
| Princes Park
| 20,404
| 13 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.12 (120)
|
| 26.15 (171)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 10,204
| 14 April 1985

The average score by each team this round was 134.8, which stands as the VFL/AFL record.

Round 4

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 12,895
| 20 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.14 (86)
|
| 15.13 (103)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 11,056
| 20 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 24.17 (161)
|
| 13.11 (89)
| Princes Park
| 19,894
| 20 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.8 (86)
|
| 12.10 (82)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 26,550
| 20 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.18 (102)
|
| 12.11 (83)
| VFL Park
| 20,797
| 20 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 5.14 (44)
|
| 8.15 (63)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 7,860
| 21 April 1985

Round 5

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 53,067
| 25 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.12 (126)
|
| 18.14 (122)
| VFL Park
| 20,480
| 25 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.23 (149)
|
| 29.14 (188)
| Princes Park
| 17,268
| 27 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.23 (119)
|
| 14.9 (93)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 16,492
| 27 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.15 (105)
|
| 13.12 (90)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 23,306
| 27 April 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.17 (125)
|
| 11.18 (84)
| Western Oval
| 33,677
| 27 April 1985

Round 6

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 23,815
| 4 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.12 (102)
|
| 19.16 (130)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 9,231
| 4 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.12 (108)
|
| 15.21 (111)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 16,000
| 4 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 27.14 (176)
|
| 8.19 (67)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 22,644
| 4 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.10 (106)
|
| 13.10 (88)
| VFL Park
| 58,733
| 4 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 25.11 (161)
|
| 11.17 (83)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 9,537
| 5 May 1985

Round 7

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 28.15 (183)
|
| 8.9 (57)
| Princes Park
| 8,762
| 11 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.13 (85)
|
| 5.10 (40)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 15,000
| 11 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.15 (81)
|
| 25.10 (160)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 22,964
| 11 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.11 (101)
|
| 23.13 (151)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 36,250
| 11 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 22.20 (152)
|
| 14.9 (93)
| VFL Park
| 37,125
| 11 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.17 (83)
|
| 12.16 (88)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 12,507
| 12 May 1985

Round 8

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 14,572
| 18 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.9 (57)
|
| 6.10 (46)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 20,731
| 18 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.18 (84)
|
| 9.13 (67)
| Princes Park
| 21,777
| 18 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.7 (73)
|
| 12.15 (87)
| Western Oval
| 16,952
| 18 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.11 (59)
|
| 10.15 (75)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 23,102
| 18 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.10 (106)
|
| 7.12 (54)
| VFL Park
| 16,282
| 18 May 1985

Round 9

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 19,985
| 25 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.15 (111)
|
| 18.19 (127)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 31,347
| 25 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.24 (126)
|
| 16.11 (107)
| Princes Park
| 16,686
| 25 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.17 (137)
|
| 24.18 (162)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 22,348
| 25 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.16 (124)
|
| 19.9 (123)
| VFL Park
| 29,455
| 25 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.11 (89)
|
| 16.21 (117)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 12,577
| 26 May 1985

Round 10

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 16,749
| 1 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.15 (117)
|
| 19.14 (128)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 11,333
| 1 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.14 (68)
|
| 22.15 (147)
| Princes Park
| 25,424
| 1 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.12 (120)
|
| 21.20 (146)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 16,536
| 1 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.12 (120)
|
| 10.10 (70)
| VFL Park
| 24,849
| 1 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.10 (106)
|
| 12.8 (80)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 45,408
| 2 June 1985

Round 11

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 31,606
| 8 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.21 (111)
|
| 13.12 (90)
| Western Oval
| 17,538
| 8 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.11 (113)
|
| 11.5 (71)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 17,652
| 8 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.11 (113)
|
| 17.11 (113)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 39,084
| 10 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.8 (110)
|
| 20.21 (141)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 20,000
| 10 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.14 (110)
|
| 13.9 (87)
| VFL Park
| 56,604
| 10 June 1985

Round 12

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 19,573
| 15 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.15 (117)
|
| 13.10 (88)
| Princes Park
| 11,377
| 15 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.9 (69)
|
| 23.12 (150)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 36,851
| 15 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.8 (86)
|
| 5.9 (39)
| Western Oval
| 20,707
| 15 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.15 (81)
|
| 6.11 (47)
| VFL Park
| 14,668
| 15 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 23.21 (159)
|
| 13.14 (92)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 7,811
| 16 June 1985

Round 13

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 18,398
| 22 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.13 (85)
|
| 13.13 (91)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 16,852
| 22 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.19 (139)
|
| 16.11 (107)
| Princes Park
| 13,534
| 22 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.9 (81)
|
| 11.31 (97)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 16,406
| 22 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.11 (77)
|
| 9.21 (75)
| VFL Park
| 22,319
| 22 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.23 (137)
|
| 8.12 (60)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 9,504
| 23 June 1985

Round 14

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 32,861
| 28 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.17 (95)
|
| 11.14 (80)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 9,953
| 29 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.9 (81)
|
| 17.15 (117)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 14,243
| 29 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.22 (124)
|
| 23.8 (146)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 17,000
| 29 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.13 (85)
|
| 23.19 (157)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 29,154
| 29 June 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.11 (137)
|
| 15.11 (101)
| VFL Park
| 48,880
| 29 June 1985

Round 15

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 26,014
| 6 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.16 (142)
|
| 17.16 (118)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 19,794
| 6 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.8 (104)
|
| 19.16 (130)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 18,727
| 6 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.13 (139)
|
| 11.9 (75)
| VFL Park
| 11,829
| 6 July 1985

Round 16

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 8,735
| 13 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.11 (113)
|
| 27.18 (180)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 23,522
| 13 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.10 (112)
|
| 13.10 (88)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 28,144
| 20 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.19 (91)
|
| 20.11 (131)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 17,686
| 20 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.15 (99)
|
| 5.9 (39)
| VFL Park
| 17,920
| 20 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.21 (123)
|
| 29.11 (185)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 12,172
| 21 July 1985

Round 17

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 20,336
| 27 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.12 (120)
|
| 10.8 (68)
| Princes Park
| 28,786
| 27 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.12 (114)
|
| 16.14 (110)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 10,787
| 27 July 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.20 (134)
|
| 8.14 (62)
| VFL Park
| 13,197
| 27 July 1985

Round 18

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 18,894
| 3 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.13 (127)
|
| 14.9 (93)
| Princes Park
| 15,717
| 3 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.16 (94)
|
| 20.15 (135)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 10,911
| 3 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.14 (86)
|
| 21.18 (144)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 16,421
| 3 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.21 (105)
|
| 14.10 (94)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 15,958
| 3 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 25.16 (166)
|
| 17.6 (108)
| VFL Park
| 16,205
| 3 August 1985

Round 19

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 11,022
| 10 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 7.8 (50)
|
| 8.11 (59)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 11,779
| 10 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.6 (96)
|
| 8.16 (64)
| Princes Park
| 15,799
| 10 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.14 (80)
|
| 23.15 (153)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 24,125
| 10 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.11 (89)
|
| 8.16 (64)
| VFL Park
| 34,614
| 10 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.22 (94)
|
| 14.15 (99)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 9,215
| 11 August 1985

Round 20

Arden Street Oval

Arden Street Oval is a sports oval based in Arden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is currently the training base of Australian rules team North Melbourne Football Club and up to the end of the 1985 season it was used for elite-level VFL/AFL matches.-History:The North Melbourne...

| 7,341
| 17 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.13 (91)
|
| 9.10 (64)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 12,422
| 17 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 5.13 (43)
|
| 5.8 (38)
| Western Oval
| 21,828
| 17 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.15 (87)
|
| 8.11 (59)
| Princes Park
| 16,902
| 17 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.7 (97)
|
| 17.10 (112)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 22,193
| 17 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.18 (120)
|
| 9.15 (69)
| VFL Park
| 15,709
| 17 August 1985

Round 21

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 14,133
| 24 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.10 (64)
|
| 15.19 (109)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 21,724
| 24 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.22 (124)
|
| 17.14 (116)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 14,581
| 24 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.17 (107)
|
| 12.12 (84)
| Princes Park
| 31,484
| 24 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.15 (111)
|
| 12.7 (79)
| VFL Park
| 16,174
| 24 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 24.21 (165)
|
| 14.13 (97)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 7,942
| 25 August 1985

Round 22

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 9,120
| 31 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.12 (132)
|
| 13.13 (91)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 17,158
| 31 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.12 (84)
|
| 8.18 (66)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 14,236
| 31 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.9 (81)
|
| 11.9 (75)
| VFL Park
| 37,027
| 31 August 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.12 (78)
|
| 24.21 (165)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 12,180
| 1 September 1985

Elimination Finals

Waverley Park

Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...

| 49,126
| Saturday, 7 September

Qualifying Final

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 58,449
| Sunday, 8 September

Semi Finals

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 56,112
| Saturday, 14 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.18 (102)
|
| 9.8 (62)
| Waverley Park

Waverley Park

| 67,063
| Sunday, 15 September

Preliminary Final

Waverley Park

| 55,246
| Saturday, 21 September

Grand Final

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 100,042
| Saturday, 28 September

Leading goalkickers

	Name	Club	Goals
1	Simon Beasley Simon Beasley Simon Beasley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League .Recruited from Swan Districts in the WAFL, Beasley moved to Melbourne in 1982 to pursue his career as a stockbroker, and signed with Footscray in the VFL...	Footscray Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...	105
2	Bernie Quinlan Bernie Quinlan Bernie Quinlan , was a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who enjoyed a lengthy career with Footscray and Fitzroy in the VFL. He played 366 league games in total.- Playing career :...	Fitzroy Fitzroy Football Club The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...	84
3	Gary Ablett	Geelong Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...	82
4	Brian Taylor Brian Taylor Brian Taylor is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator on Foxtel. He played with both Richmond and Collingwood during the 1980s....	Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	80
-	Michael Roach Michael Roach Michael Roach is an American teacher of Tibetan Buddhism of the Gelugpa school, and was the first Westerner to qualify for the Geshe degree at Sera Monastery in India. He received the degree after twenty-two years of training in both India and abroad...	Richmond Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...	80

Brownlow Medal Count

	Name	Club	Votes
1	Brad Hardie Brad Hardie Bradley John "Brad" Hardie is a former Australian rules footballer and current radio commentator. He began his career as an attacking back pocket player, but ended as a dangerous goal kicking forward pocket...	Footscray Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...	22
2	Justin Madden Justin Madden Madden was 206 cm tall, and one of the tallest men ever to play Australian Rules football, and his potential in this area was fully utilized by Carlton, who used him as their main ruckman. Over the next fifteen seasons, Madden became a mainstay of the Carlton side, and one of the most...	Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...	21
3	Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named...	Fitzroy Fitzroy Football Club The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...	16
4	Tim Watson Tim Watson Timothy Michael "Tim" Watson is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, sports journalist and media personality.He is notable for his long career at the Essendon Football Club as a player where he participated in several premiership teams...	Essendon Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	15
-	Greg Williams	Geelong Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...	15
-	Gary Ablett	Geelong	15
-	Matthew Larkin Matthew Larkin Matthew Larkin is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club.A midfielder, Larkin appeared 172 times for the Kangaroos in the VFL/AFL between 1984 and 1993. He captained the club for three seasons in the early 1990s.From 1985 until 1988 he won three of...	North Melbourne	15
-	Brian Royal Brian Royal Brian Royal is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the Western Bulldogs and is currently an assistant coach for the Melbourne Football Club....	Footscray	15
-	Stephen Wallis Stephen Wallis Stephen "Wally" Wallis is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .Originally from Leongatha, Victoria, Wallis arrived at the Footscray Football Club in 1982 and suffered an injury in a reserves game which kept him out for the rest of the season...	Footscray	15

The Leigh Matthews Trophy
Leigh Matthews Trophy
The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was still known as the Victorian Football League...

was awarded to Greg Williams of Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

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The Norm Smith Medal
Norm Smith Medal
The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match.-History:The Norm Smith Medal is named after former Melbourne player and coach, Norm Smith...

was awarded to Simon Madden
Simon Madden
Simon Madden was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club from 1974 until 1992. He was also president of the AFL Players Association from 1985 until 1989....

of Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

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Notable events

In the first three rounds, St. Kilda set an unwanted record of three consecutive losses by 100 points. Their percentage at the end of the round was only 34.7.
Round 3 saw a record aggregate score for a round of 242 goals 165 behinds 1,617 points, or an approximate average score of 20.15 (135).
- For the four matches on the Saturday, the total was 166 goals 116 behinds 1,112 points, or an approximate average score of 21.13 (139). That day is the hottest on which V/AFL football has been played with temperatures reaching 33.8 °C (92.8 °F).
The Round 6 match between St. Kilda and Geelong broke a record sequence of 342 games without a team scoring fewer goals and winning. The last occurrence had been in Round 17 of 1982.
In Round 10, Geelong trailed at each change by 1, 10 and 13 points, but then kicked 11.7 (73) to 1.2 (8) to beat Richmond by 50 points. Their 50-point margin is the largest by a team outscored for each of the first three quarters and the second largest win by a team outscored for any three quarters of a match.
The Round 11 match between North Melbourne and Hawthorn was the first draw in 468 games since the opening round of 1982. Although much longer non-occurrences of draws have happened in the WAFL and SANFL, the previous longest non-occurrence of draws in the VFL was 401 games between 1939 and 1943.
A violent brawl in the Round 12 match between Hawthorn and Geelong led to veteran champion Leigh Matthews
Leigh Matthews
Leigh Raymond "Lethal Leigh" Matthews AM is a former player and coach of Australian rules football. He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League from 1969 to 1985, coached Collingwood from 1986–1995, and coached the Brisbane Lions from 1999 to 2008...

being charged with assault against Geelong's Neville Bruns
Neville Bruns
Neville Bruns is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian/Australian Football League for Geelong Football Club. He wore the number 19 during his tenure at the club and played often in the wing and rover positions. From 1978–1992 he played 223 games and kicked 174 goals...

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In Round 13, Hawthorn became the last team to kick 20 more behinds than goals. Their winning margin of 16 points is the highest by a team scoring fewer goals, and Melbourne's deficit in scoring shots of 21 is the most by a team scoring more goals.
The combined aggregate score of 94.66 (630) for Hawthorn's two games with Richmond is a record for any two consecutive games between the same pair of clubs. Their first match's aggregate of 50.37 (337) is the equal second-highest on record and the 87 scoring shots the fourth-highest on record.
On the week of Round 18, the Sydney Swans were bought by Geoffery Edelsten and became the first privately-owned VFL club.
In Round 18, Essendon conceded the first two goals but then kicked eighteen without reply to lead 18.8 (116) to 2.4 (16) at half-time. This was the largest half-time lead since Round 2 of 1931 when Richmond 17.9 (111) to North Melbourne's 0.5 (5).

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Elimination Finals

Qualifying Final

Semi Finals

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

Leading goalkickers

Brownlow Medal Count

Notable events

See also