Loading…
Grand final: 26.14 (170) d Hawthorn 14.8 (92) · M.C.G.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EssendonEssendon | 19–3–0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 138.4 | 76 | |
| 2 | FootscrayFootscray | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 120.8 | 64 | |
| 3 | HawthornHawthorn | 15–6–1 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 130.8 | 62 | |
| 4 | CarltonCarlton | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 115.5 | 60 | |
| 5 | North MelbourneNorth | 13–8–1 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 97.9 | 54 | |
| 6 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 12–10–0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 100.6 | 48 | |
| 7 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 100.8 | 40 | |
| 8 | RichmondRichmond | 9–13–0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 91.2 | 36 | |
| 9 | FitzroyFitzroy | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 93.8 | 28 | |
| 10 | Sydney SwansSydney | 6–16–0 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 94.5 | 24 | |
| 11 | MelbourneMelbourne | 6–16–0 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 77.8 | 24 | |
| 12 | St KildaSt Kilda | 3–19–0 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 64.7 | 12 |
Essendon won the 1985 premiership, beating Hawthorn in the grand final, 26.14 (170) to 14.8 (92) at M.C.G..
Essendon were minor premiers with 19 wins from 22 games.
St Kilda finished last with 3 wins.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.