vfl 1985 round 21

collingwood (10-10) vs footscray (15-5)

dogs beat pies by 45. footscray (16-5) are 2nd. collingwood (10-11) are 7th.

Collingwood64
Footscray109

essendon (17-3) vs st kilda (2-18)

dons beat saints by 93. essendon (18-3) are 1st. st kilda (2-19) are last.

Essendon184
St. Kilda91

geelong (11-9) vs richmond (7-13) uor

tigers beat cats by 32. richmond (8-13) are 8th. geelong (11-10) are 6th.

Geelong79
Richmond111

hawthorn (13-1-6) vs carlton (14-6)

hawks beat blues by 23 to regain 3rd. hawthorn (14-1-6) are 3rd. carlton (14-7) are 4th.

Hawthorn107
Carlton84

north (12-1-7) vs fitzroy (7-13)

roos beat lions by 8. north (13-1-7) are 5th. fitzroy (7-14) are 9th.

North Melbourne124
Fitzroy116

sydney (5-15) vs melbourne (6-14)

swans beat dees by 68. sydney (6-15) are 10th. melbourne (6-15) are 11th.

Sydney165
Melbourne97

ladder

TeamGPPTS%
ESS2172135.39
FOOTS2164122.70
HAW2158128.98
CARL2156115.77
NM2154100.53
GEEL214499.58
COLL2140101.10
RICH213289.24
FITZ212894.51
SYD212498.03
MELB212478.25
STK21863.22

this is footscrays best season since 1961 when they snuck into the grand final home and away wise probably their best ever as they haven’t ever fininshed 1st before or since and their equal best finish with 1954 in home and away (equalled in 1992 and 1998).

round 22 matches

carlton v collingwood

fizroy v geelong

hawthorn v north gor

richmond v melbourne

st kilda v footscray

sydney v essendon

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