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SANFL - KEY FACTS

Official name
South Australian National Football League

Known as
SANFL

Duration
1877–2024

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1877-2024; Under 14s 2024; Women's Reserves (Development League) 2022-2024; Women's Premiership Season 2017-2024; Under 16s 2009-2024; Under 18s 2009-2024; Reserves 1906-2024

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Wartime League 1942-1944


Premiership season

Official Name
SANFL Premiership season

Duration
1877–2024

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Port Adelaide Magpies (SA) 1877-2019, 2021-2024; South Adelaide (SA) 1877-2024; Norwood (SA) 1878-2024; North Adelaide (SA) 1888-2024; West Adelaide (SA) 1897-2024; Sturt (SA) 1901-2024; Glenelg (SA) 1921-2024; Central District (SA) 1964-2024; Woodville West Torrens (SA) 1991-2024; Adelaide Reserves (SA) 2014-2019, 2021-2024

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Bankers (SA) 1877; Kensington (SA) 1877-1881; South Park (SA) 1877-1884; Victorian (SA) 1877-1884; Adelaide (Original) (SA) 1877-1893; Woodville (Original) (SA) 1877; Royal Park (Original) (SA) 1882; Gawler (SA) 1887-1890; North Adelaide (Hotham) (SA) 1887-1888; West Torrens (SA) 1895-1990; Woodville (SA) 1964-1990

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Adelaide Oval; Alberton Oval; Centenary Oval; Elizabeth Oval; Glenelg Oval; Noarlunga Oval; Norwood Oval; Prospect Oval; Richmond Oval; TBC; Unley Oval; Victor Harbor Oval; Waikerie Oval; Woodville Oval

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Adelaide Showground; Balaklava Oval; Bennett Oval; Berri; Bordertown Oval; Centennial Park; Christies Beach; Clare Oval; Encounter Bay; Flemington; Football Park; Gawler; Geraldton; Hands Oval; Hindmarsh Stadium; Johnstone Park; Jubilee Oval; Kadina Oval; Kensington Oval; Lameroo; Loxton Oval; Mannum Oval; Moonta; Mount Gambier; Mount Pleasant; Naracorte; Penola; Port Augusta; Port Pirie Memorial Oval; Richmond Paddock; S.C.G.; Strathalbyn Oval; TBA; Thebarton Oval

1985 SANFL Premiership season

 
 

The SANFL (South Australian National Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in South Australia. Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) on 30 April 1877, the SANFL is the oldest surviving football league of any code in Australia and one of the oldest football competitions in the world. The 'home and away' season is played over 23 weeks from April to September. The top five teams then play off in a final series culminating in the grand final for the Thomas Seymour Hill Premiership Trophy.

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1985 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 North Adelaide 22 15 7 0 2738 2460 52.67 30
2 Norwood 22 14 7 1 2602 2362 52.42 29
3 Glenelg 22 14 8 0 2704 2263 54.44 28
4 West Adelaide 22 13 9 0 2856 2591 52.43 26
5 Sturt 22 12 9 1 2741 2470 52.60 25
6 Central District 22 11 11 0 2649 2546 50.99 22
7 Port Adelaide 22 8 14 0 2464 2786 46.93 16
8 South Adelaide 22 8 14 0 2315 2693 46.23 16
9 West Torrens 22 8 14 0 2481 2946 45.72 16
10 Woodville 22 6 16 0 2752 3185 46.35 12
  H&A 110 109 109 1 26302 26302 50.00 220
  Finals 6 6 6 0 1361 1361 50.00 12
  Total 116 115 115 1 27663 27663 50.00 232

1985 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | EF | QF | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood6.410.718.1322.18 150 Sat 6-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Football Park13,304
Sturt1.44.99.922.15 147 Norwood won by 3 points
North Adelaide10.315.518.1224.18 162 Sat 6-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Prospect Oval6,627
Central District0.47.810.1014.12 96 North Adelaide won by 66 points
Woodville10.215.617.818.8 116 Sat 6-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Woodville Oval2,862
South Adelaide1.15.410.715.12 102 Woodville won by 14 points
West Torrens5.19.518.1125.13 163 Mon 8-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Football Park6,279
West Adelaide4.69.1110.1415.21 111 West Torrens won by 52 points
Glenelg4.69.1220.1731.18 204 Mon 8-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval13,596
Port Adelaide7.511.1114.1416.20 116 Glenelg won by 88 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide5.59.1014.1420.18 138 Sat 13-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Football Park11,277
Sturt4.39.513.619.6 120 Port Adelaide won by 18 points
South Adelaide4.58.810.1014.11 95 Sat 13-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval4,449
West Adelaide6.37.817.1121.14 140 West Adelaide won by 45 points
Central District4.212.619.1028.11 179 Sat 13-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Elizabeth Oval4,220
Woodville1.62.125.1315.18 108 Central District won by 71 points
Norwood2.03.38.712.9 81 Sat 13-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Norwood Oval11,314
Glenelg4.37.69.69.13 67 Norwood won by 14 points
West Torrens3.18.314.517.9 111 Sat 13-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval6,401
North Adelaide4.110.316.725.11 161 North Adelaide won by 50 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenelg4.27.516.518.7 115 Sat 20-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Football Park7,561
West Torrens4.27.412.516.8 104 Glenelg won by 11 points
North Adelaide2.46.818.1323.16 154 Sat 20-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval12,446
Norwood4.011.113.216.4 100 North Adelaide won by 54 points
Port Adelaide4.310.812.1016.15 111 Sat 20-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Alberton Oval8,437
Central District3.411.716.1721.21 147 Central District won by 36 points
West Adelaide5.49.814.1416.17 113 Sat 20-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Richmond Oval2,985
Woodville5.213.419.726.13 169 Woodville won by 56 points
Sturt3.59.611.1317.16 118 Sat 20-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Unley Oval5,847
South Adelaide4.49.713.816.10 106 Sturt won by 12 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide4.411.715.1524.19 163 Thu 25-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Football Park31,797
Woodville5.311.515.721.8 134 North Adelaide won by 29 points
Port Adelaide2.59.714.1119.13 127 Thu 25-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Football Park31,797
Norwood5.113.620.1023.14 152 Norwood won by 25 points
South Adelaide3.67.128.1512.18 90 Thu 25-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval6,951
West Torrens2.45.512.1017.16 118 West Torrens won by 28 points
Glenelg7.310.717.1025.17 167 Sat 27-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Football Park11,631
Sturt2.36.410.714.12 96 Glenelg won by 71 points
Central District6.211.615.719.12 126 Sat 27-Apr-1985 2:10 pm Elizabeth Oval6,885
West Adelaide6.510.915.1420.15 135 West Adelaide won by 9 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide6.511.715.721.16 142 Sat 4-May-1985 2:10 pm Football Park6,918
Port Adelaide2.65.129.1613.17 95 North Adelaide won by 47 points
South Adelaide3.35.48.614.9 93 Sat 4-May-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval6,387
Norwood5.29.414.720.11 131 Norwood won by 38 points
West Adelaide3.28.514.1420.14 134 Sat 4-May-1985 2:10 pm Richmond Oval12,260
Glenelg7.610.915.1323.17 155 Glenelg won by 21 points
West Torrens5.510.1315.1723.19 157 Sat 4-May-1985 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval5,552
Central District6.210.612.916.11 107 West Torrens won by 50 points
Woodville3.19.113.317.7 109 Sat 4-May-1985 2:10 pm Woodville Oval4,580
Sturt6.413.1119.1426.18 174 Sturt won by 65 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sturt4.413.518.1323.23 161 Sat 11-May-1985 2:10 pm Football Park7,050
Central District2.26.47.79.11 65 Sturt won by 96 points
Glenelg6.312.818.1328.17 185 Sat 11-May-1985 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval4,768
Woodville2.45.119.1814.18 102 Glenelg won by 83 points
North Adelaide5.310.716.1224.14 158 Sat 11-May-1985 2:10 pm Prospect Oval6,596
West Adelaide4.39.612.919.10 124 North Adelaide won by 34 points
Port Adelaide4.211.720.1121.16 142 Sat 11-May-1985 2:10 pm Alberton Oval5,737
South Adelaide1.53.65.1010.15 75 Port Adelaide won by 67 points
Norwood3.59.916.1322.15 147 Sat 11-May-1985 2:10 pm Norwood Oval9,843
West Torrens5.110.210.615.7 97 Norwood won by 50 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood2.35.811.1017.17 119 Sat 18-May-1985 2:10 pm Football Park5,313
Woodville4.76.810.1413.18 96 Norwood won by 23 points
Glenelg1.04.74.811.12 78 Sat 18-May-1985 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval11,572
North Adelaide5.37.413.1114.14 98 North Adelaide won by 20 points
West Adelaide1.18.510.713.9 87 Sat 18-May-1985 2:10 pm Richmond Oval4,735
Sturt7.69.1214.1817.20 122 Sturt won by 35 points
Port Adelaide2.44.105.1310.16 76 Mon 20-May-1985 2:10 pm Football Park15,538
West Torrens6.79.1116.1824.23 167 West Torrens won by 91 points
South Adelaide4.37.89.1213.15 93 Mon 20-May-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval6,750
Central District10.113.517.923.16 154 Central District won by 61 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide3.49.712.914.11 95 Sat 25-May-1985 2:10 pm Football Park9,488
Port Adelaide4.38.810.1014.12 96 Port Adelaide won by 1 point
West Torrens4.411.715.1123.17 155 Sat 25-May-1985 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval4,854
Woodville6.49.814.1116.13 109 West Torrens won by 46 points
Sturt5.27.810.914.14 98 Sat 25-May-1985 2:10 pm Unley Oval11,017
North Adelaide4.19.411.915.13 103 North Adelaide won by 5 points
South Adelaide7.412.615.719.8 122 Sat 25-May-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval6,352
Glenelg2.26.310.514.8 92 South Adelaide won by 30 points
Norwood5.012.416.1118.13 121 Sat 25-May-1985 2:10 pm Norwood Oval8,650
Central District5.47.710.712.8 80 Norwood won by 41 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenelg3.08.610.1015.12 102 Sat 1-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Football Park7,042
Central District3.17.312.817.9 111 Central District won by 9 points
Port Adelaide3.411.616.816.13 109 Sat 1-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval6,520
Woodville6.28.414.819.14 128 Woodville won by 19 points
Norwood2.07.212.413.7 85 Sat 1-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Norwood Oval7,997
West Adelaide5.57.613.717.10 112 West Adelaide won by 27 points
West Torrens0.28.711.1017.12 114 Sat 1-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval9,135
Sturt7.79.913.1220.17 137 Sturt won by 23 points
North Adelaide7.211.815.1321.23 149 Sat 1-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Prospect Oval6,456
South Adelaide4.05.28.410.9 69 North Adelaide won by 80 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide3.312.615.919.15 129 Sat 8-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Football Park14,332
Glenelg5.67.913.1417.15 117 Port Adelaide won by 12 points
West Adelaide3.79.1011.1313.20 98 Sat 8-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Richmond Oval6,428
West Torrens7.39.615.1017.15 117 West Torrens won by 19 points
South Adelaide11.614.1020.1224.15 159 Mon 10-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Football Park13,574
Woodville1.26.49.914.14 98 South Adelaide won by 61 points
North Adelaide6.27.411.713.10 88 Mon 10-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Football Park13,574
Central District0.34.86.1010.17 77 North Adelaide won by 11 points
Norwood5.57.910.1111.12 78 Mon 10-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Norwood Oval14,070
Sturt5.17.411.512.6 78 Norwood drew with Sturt

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.36.510.812.8 80 Sat 22-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Football Park4,073
West Adelaide1.46.1011.1118.18 126 West Adelaide won by 46 points
North Adelaide5.213.719.1225.15 165 Sat 22-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval9,100
West Torrens1.54.69.914.13 97 North Adelaide won by 68 points
Glenelg3.39.913.919.14 128 Sat 22-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval8,336
Norwood4.27.216.317.6 108 Glenelg won by 20 points
Sturt4.35.1213.1217.14 116 Sat 22-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Unley Oval9,548
Port Adelaide2.27.78.1213.15 93 Sturt won by 23 points
Woodville6.39.512.817.14 116 Sat 22-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Woodville Oval2,906
Central District8.311.619.823.9 147 Central District won by 31 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide9.216.422.625.10 160 Sat 29-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Football Park7,060
Sturt1.18.114.520.8 128 South Adelaide won by 32 points
West Adelaide5.411.514.822.18 150 Sat 29-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval2,652
Woodville6.613.1320.2325.25 175 Woodville won by 25 points
Central District7.310.616.922.17 149 Sat 29-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Elizabeth Oval8,931
Port Adelaide2.210.417.618.8 116 Central District won by 33 points
West Torrens3.25.1010.1715.18 108 Sat 29-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval6,627
Glenelg1.86.139.1514.23 107 West Torrens won by 1 point
North Adelaide3.15.67.812.16 88 Sat 29-Jun-1985 2:10 pm Prospect Oval10,606
Norwood5.710.715.919.10 124 Norwood won by 36 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.45.910.1114.18 102 Sat 6-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Football Park6,346
West Torrens2.49.611.812.10 82 South Adelaide won by 20 points
Glenelg3.511.514.619.15 129 Sat 6-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval9,349
Sturt5.49.810.1114.15 99 Glenelg won by 30 points
Norwood5.311.514.617.10 112 Sat 6-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Norwood Oval10,980
Port Adelaide5.37.59.711.14 80 Norwood won by 32 points
West Adelaide6.08.111.318.8 116 Sat 6-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Richmond Oval3,974
Central District4.48.613.816.13 109 West Adelaide won by 7 points
Woodville0.65.108.1514.16 100 Sat 6-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Woodville Oval4,292
North Adelaide5.711.1117.1322.16 148 North Adelaide won by 48 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide4.78.911.1215.14 104 Sat 13-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Football Park7,389
Glenelg2.34.128.1413.19 97 West Adelaide won by 7 points
Norwood3.18.311.716.9 105 Sat 13-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval8,168
South Adelaide6.611.1018.1322.14 146 South Adelaide won by 41 points
Central District6.314.1119.1724.24 168 Sat 13-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Elizabeth Oval5,923
West Torrens6.39.414.817.9 111 Central District won by 57 points
Port Adelaide2.36.97.1312.19 91 Sat 13-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Alberton Oval7,265
North Adelaide8.612.1015.1620.19 139 North Adelaide won by 48 points
Sturt5.313.622.729.9 183 Sat 13-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Unley Oval4,204
Woodville6.613.1015.1318.15 123 Sturt won by 60 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens2.25.75.106.13 49 Sat 20-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Football Park9,844
Woodville6.510.717.1025.16 166 Woodville won by 117 points
Central District2.24.89.1010.11 71 Sat 20-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Football Park9,844
Norwood3.44.66.79.10 64 Central District won by 7 points
Glenelg3.46.910.1612.20 92 Sat 20-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval4,670
South Adelaide3.34.46.78.9 57 Glenelg won by 35 points
Port Adelaide3.14.48.612.9 81 Sat 20-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Alberton Oval4,396
West Adelaide8.114.717.1124.12 156 West Adelaide won by 75 points
North Adelaide1.34.59.711.8 74 Sat 20-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Prospect Oval6,403
Sturt2.29.510.1015.14 104 Sturt won by 30 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide4.86.118.1214.15 99 Sat 27-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Football Park8,159
Norwood1.55.911.1116.12 108 Norwood won by 9 points
South Adelaide6.513.820.1220.12 132 Sat 27-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval5,910
North Adelaide6.19.510.1318.18 126 South Adelaide won by 6 points
Central District4.44.68.1112.14 86 Sat 27-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Elizabeth Oval6,773
Glenelg2.29.412.713.12 90 Glenelg won by 4 points
Sturt9.815.1123.1430.17 197 Sat 27-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Unley Oval5,756
West Torrens4.27.48.89.14 68 Sturt won by 129 points
Woodville2.34.412.517.7 109 Sat 27-Jul-1985 2:10 pm Woodville Oval5,519
Port Adelaide4.513.720.1229.15 189 Port Adelaide won by 80 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.38.813.1113.16 94 Sat 3-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Football Park8,088
Port Adelaide5.27.611.816.12 108 Port Adelaide won by 14 points
Norwood7.211.519.927.11 173 Sat 3-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval6,326
West Torrens3.48.913.1318.17 125 Norwood won by 48 points
Glenelg6.513.715.1422.19 151 Sat 3-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval4,406
Woodville3.510.916.1120.14 134 Glenelg won by 17 points
Sturt9.113.415.621.8 134 Sat 3-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Unley Oval6,783
Central District3.15.412.718.9 117 Sturt won by 17 points
West Adelaide6.512.1124.1731.21 207 Sat 3-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Richmond Oval4,677
North Adelaide3.16.410.816.11 107 West Adelaide won by 100 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sturt4.35.79.1012.13 85 Sat 10-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Football Park9,180
West Adelaide2.37.614.920.15 135 West Adelaide won by 50 points
Central District5.47.611.713.9 87 Sat 10-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Elizabeth Oval4,389
South Adelaide3.59.714.718.8 116 South Adelaide won by 29 points
Port Adelaide3.411.520.727.13 175 Sat 10-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Alberton Oval5,610
West Torrens2.04.35.79.11 65 Port Adelaide won by 110 points
Woodville6.416.719.1224.16 160 Sat 10-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Woodville Oval3,531
Norwood6.17.111.816.11 107 Woodville won by 53 points
North Adelaide5.36.511.1114.15 99 Sat 10-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Prospect Oval5,658
Glenelg4.19.816.1118.14 122 Glenelg won by 23 points

Round 19[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sturt7.610.712.1112.15 87 Sat 17-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Football Park11,897
Norwood2.310.513.821.12 138 Norwood won by 51 points
South Adelaide3.210.615.1021.14 140 Sat 17-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval3,442
Woodville7.39.415.617.11 113 South Adelaide won by 27 points
Central District3.66.79.915.9 99 Sat 17-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Elizabeth Oval5,318
North Adelaide1.34.55.87.10 52 Central District won by 47 points
Port Adelaide1.51.75.109.11 65 Sat 17-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Alberton Oval8,187
Glenelg7.17.49.517.7 109 Glenelg won by 44 points
West Torrens4.46.411.1116.12 108 Sat 17-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval3,659
West Adelaide4.210.613.621.12 138 West Adelaide won by 30 points

Round 20[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide2.28.814.1217.17 119 Sat 24-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Football Park19,459
West Torrens7.69.811.1216.14 110 North Adelaide won by 9 points
Glenelg2.29.810.919.13 127 Sat 24-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Football Park19,459
Norwood2.76.811.913.9 87 Glenelg won by 40 points
Central District10.713.1020.1325.16 166 Sat 24-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval3,609
Woodville4.38.613.921.16 142 Central District won by 24 points
Port Adelaide3.210.915.1120.14 134 Sat 24-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Alberton Oval6,605
Sturt5.17.311.513.7 85 Port Adelaide won by 49 points
West Adelaide10.614.821.1125.14 164 Sat 24-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Richmond Oval4,041
South Adelaide0.07.17.613.9 87 West Adelaide won by 77 points

Round 21[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Central District4.311.418.726.15 171 Sat 31-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Football Park9,763
Port Adelaide4.69.910.1012.12 84 Central District won by 87 points
South Adelaide2.55.79.911.10 76 Sat 31-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval6,497
Sturt1.37.913.1219.18 132 Sturt won by 56 points
Glenelg3.39.713.1124.20 164 Sat 31-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval5,689
West Torrens5.36.411.513.5 83 Glenelg won by 81 points
Norwood5.014.518.628.10 178 Sat 31-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Norwood Oval9,481
North Adelaide1.34.69.1013.13 91 Norwood won by 87 points
Woodville4.59.1013.1419.17 131 Sat 31-Aug-1985 2:10 pm Woodville Oval3,832
West Adelaide5.810.1119.1521.19 145 West Adelaide won by 14 points

Round 22[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide3.77.1411.1814.25 109 Sat 7-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Football Park17,850
Norwood2.88.814.1120.14 134 Norwood won by 25 points
Central District3.35.611.921.11 137 Sat 7-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval9,747
West Adelaide5.611.1317.1724.23 167 West Adelaide won by 30 points
Sturt7.312.916.1221.14 140 Sat 7-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Unley Oval11,562
Glenelg3.97.1310.2014.22 106 Sturt won by 34 points
West Torrens8.314.417.1026.16 172 Sat 7-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval2,816
South Adelaide3.59.912.1117.19 121 West Torrens won by 51 points
North Adelaide6.711.1115.1722.20 152 Sat 7-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Prospect Oval5,449
Woodville5.29.414.518.6 114 North Adelaide won by 38 points

1985 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 North Adelaide 22 15 7 0 2738 2460 52.67 30
2 Norwood 22 14 7 1 2602 2362 52.42 29
3 Glenelg 22 14 8 0 2704 2263 54.44 28
4 West Adelaide 22 13 9 0 2856 2591 52.43 26
5 Sturt 22 12 9 1 2741 2470 52.60 25
6 Central District 22 11 11 0 2649 2546 50.99 22
7 Port Adelaide 22 8 14 0 2464 2786 46.93 16
8 South Adelaide 22 8 14 0 2315 2693 46.23 16
9 West Torrens 22 8 14 0 2481 2946 45.72 16
10 Woodville 22 6 16 0 2752 3185 46.35 12
  H&A 110 109 109 1 26302 26302 50.00 220
  Finals 6 6 6 0 1361 1361 50.00 12
  Total 116 115 115 1 27663 27663 50.00 232


Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

Elimination Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide5.57.1314.2017.21 123 Sat 14-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Football Park20,828
Sturt3.27.810.1016.14 110 West Adelaide won by 13 points

Qualifying Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.310.911.1515.19 109 Sun 15-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Football Park25,316
Glenelg7.411.716.1021.13 139 Glenelg won by 30 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.35.67.613.7 85 Sat 21-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Football Park25,419
West Adelaide5.16.413.1016.13 109 West Adelaide won by 24 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide7.411.614.916.12 108 Sun 22-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Football Park25,926
Glenelg5.112.614.1118.14 122 Glenelg won by 14 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide2.18.813.1118.13 121 Sun 29-Sep-1985 2:10 pm Football Park27,251
West Adelaide5.66.810.1216.14 110 North Adelaide won by 11 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenelg2.29.714.1021.15 141 Sat 5-Oct-1985 2:10 pm Football Park50,289
North Adelaide4.47.79.1012.12 84 Glenelg won by 57 points

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.