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) 20.8 (128) 14.16 (100) Lost by 28 points VFL Park (A) 20,776 0–1 2 Monday, 8 April (2:10 pm) 25.20 (170) 14.18 (102) Won by 68 points Princes Park (H) 17,359 1–1 3 Saturday, 23 March (2:10 pm) 17.12 (114) 15.10 (100) Lost by 14 points VFL Park (A) 41,694 1–2 4 Sunday, 21 April (2:10 pm) 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) 21.23 (149) 29.14 (188) Lost by 39 points Princes Park (H) 17,257 2–3 6 Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) 15.12 (102) 19.16 (130) Won by 28 points Victoria Park (A) 9,894 3–3 7 Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) 28.15 (183) 8.9 (57) Won by 126 points Princes Park (H) 9,762 4–3 8 Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) 8.9 (57) 6.10 (46) Lost by 11 points Victoria Park (A) 20,631 4–4 9 Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) 17.24 (126) 16.11 (107) Won by 19 points Princes Park (H) 16,687 5–4 10 Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm) 9.14 (68) 22.15 (147) Won by 79 points Princes Park (A) 25,394 6–4 11 Monday, 10 June (2:10 pm) 17.11 (113) 17.11 (113) Draw Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 39,084 6–4–1 12 Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 23.21 (159) 14.11 (95) Won by 64 points Princes Park (H) 16,398 15–6–1
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) 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) 14.18 (102) 9.8 (62) Lost by 40 points VFL Park (A) 67,063 Preliminary final Saturday, 21 September (2:30 pm) 16.13 (109) 15.9 (99) Won by 10 points VFL Park (H) 55,246Grand Final Saturday, 28 September (2:50 pm) 26.14 (170) 14.8 (92) Lost by 78 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 100,042
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