1985 WAFL season

Australian rules football season December 2017 December 2017 wafl 1985 8 EF 26 EF 30 88 Mick Rea (Per) Murray Wrensted (EF) 1984 1986 The 1985 WAFL season was the 101st season of the West Australian Football League and its various incarnations. The season opened on 30 March and concluded on 21 September with the 1985 WAFL Grand Final contested between EF and Sub. It was highlighted by the rise of Subiaco, who had nearly become extinct in the late 1970s due to financial problemsSpillman Ken Diehards: the Story of the Subiaco Football Club 1946-2000 198-200 0-9578185-0-5 and had won only 25.2 percent of its games between 1975 and 1984. The Lions recovered from a mid-season slump to win their last seven games before the finals – their longest winning streak in one season since 1915See Christian Geoff Subiaco's Winning Streak the Best for 12 Years The West Australian 19 August 1985 88 – and challenge East Fremantle. The Sharks came off their 1984 Grand Final loss to win their first twelve on end, gain favourable comparisons with their unbeaten 1946 counterparts, and be quoted at odds of 25/1 to achieve a perfect season.Christian Geoff What Price Sharks to Stay Unbeaten The West Australian 27 May 1985 79, 84Christian Geoff Sharks Have a Touch of Greatness The West Australian 20 May 1985 81 The blue and whites sealed the minor premiership with four games remaining and defeated the Lions in a thrilling Grand Final. Major declines occurred from Claremont, who had their worst season since 1977, and East Perth, who began a sequence of five seasons with only 24 wins, two wooden spoons (their first since 1964) and two last-round escapes. Perth, who had not played finals in any grade since the 1978 Grand Final,16 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211419/http://www.wafooty.com.au/download/d/t2S9bD25xC6EMmqmpApopxqMygR9bFONkYczOkFXvhg http://www.wafooty.com.au/download/d/t2S9bD25xC6EMmqmpApopxqMygR9bFONkYczOkFXvhg WAFL Reserves Ladder Positions pdf4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130125/http://www.wafooty.com.au/download/d/R_9lqgDaI2MsxeIiVk607KGT6cDcV-CNYBg-FUNoJ8M http://www.wafooty.com.au/download/d/R_9lqgDaI2MsxeIiVk607KGT6cDcV-CNYBg-FUNoJ8M WAFL Colts Ladder Positions pdf embarked upon their first significant recruiting campaign for a decade, acquiring dissatisfied South Fremantle coach Mal Brown, former Claremont goalsneak Brett Farmer, and future mainstays Mark Watson, Wayne Ryder and Willie DickChristian Geoff Perth's Recruiting Policy Starting to Pay Off The West Australian 15 April 1985 76 – but did not match expectations and rose just one position with one more win than in 1984. Off the field, the season saw Perth businessmen Alan Delany and John Watts attempt to buy lowly VFL club St. Kilda and move them to Perth,Christian Geoff WAFL to Monitor Move on Saints The West Australian 20 May 1985 80 which failed but was the first move towards the modern national Australian Football League, which began in earnest with the formation of the West Coast Eagles in 1987. Home-and-away season Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 30 March WP 19.18 (132) H SF 10.22 (82) Leederville Oval 8063 Saturday, 30 March Sub 19.17 (131) H Per 14.12 (96) Subiaco Oval 8034 Saturday, 30 March EP 11.11 (77) H Cla 8.15 (63) Perth Oval 5688 Saturday, 30 March EF 20.23 (143) H SD 9.10 (64) East Fremantle Oval 7147 *East Fremantle, aided by new rover David Bushell and wingman Chris Mainwaring, dominate Swans with the pace and drive and confirm their status as premiership favourties.Stocks Gary Young Rovers Give Spark to the Sharks The West Australian 1 April 1985 84 Les Fong kicked nine goals in an amazing display of roving for the Falcons. He had never kicked more than five before and only 20 and 21 in the 1984 and 1983 seasons.Gossage Tim Rogers Passes a Big Test The West Australian 1 April 1985 84 Round 2 Round 2 Saturday, 6 April Per 22.21 (153) H EP 7.15 (57) Leederville Oval 9796 Christian Geoff Stable Defence Warms Brown The West Australian 8 April 1985 72 Saturday, 6 April SF 14.15 (99) A EF 23.28 (166) Fremantle Oval 10118 Monday, 8 April SD 19.14 (128) H WP 15.12 (102) Bassendean Oval 10500 Stocks Garry Sidebottom Gets Going The West Australian 9 April 1985 92 Monday, 8 April Cla 10.18 (78) H Sub 10.10 (70) Claremont Oval 5818 *Perth's new-found solidity in defence and seven goals from Rea after having been at Mines Rovers in Collie during late 1984 ensures the Demons' biggest victory since 1980 and second-biggest ever over the Royals.Australian Football http://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_wins/Perth/189/129 Perth: Biggest Wins A depleted Claremont side, whose returning captain-coach Moss gave Subiaco first use of the wind, comes back for a surprise win in wet conditionsAustralian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_display_type=dataDGraph&p_stn_num=009034&p_nccObsCode=136&p_month=04&p_startYear=1985 Perth Regional Office (009034) April 1985 rainfall as Monteath and John Scott upset the balance of Subiaco's defence.Christian Geoff Claremont Make Amends The West Australian 9 April 1985 92 Round 3 Round 3 Saturday, 13 April Sub 22.13 (145) H WP 10.11 (71) Subiaco Oval 10211 Saturday, 13 April Per 18.17 (125) H SF 13.9 (87) Lathlain Park 9010 Saturday, 13 April Cla 13.14 (92) A EF 16.15 (111) Geraldton 7970 Saturday, 13 April EP 14.16 (101) A SD 16.12 (108) Bassendean Oval 8827 *For the first time, the WAFL played a match in Geraldton, one of the largest country towns in WA. Don Holmes' seven brilliant goals – three in the critical final quarter – wins a game where East Perth had the bulk of the play but capitalise poorly.Casellas Ken Holmes Leads Kelly on Merry Dance The West Australian 15 April 1985 76 Round 4 Round 4 Saturday, 20 April Sub 17.16 (118) H SF 16.19 (115) Subiaco Oval 8196 Saturday, 20 April WP 27.17 (179) H Per 20.6 (126) Leederville Oval 8165 Marsh David No Weak Link in Falcons' Chain The West Australian 22 April 1985 76 Saturday, 20 April Cla 15.15 (105) H SD 13.15 (93) Claremont Oval 7953 Saturday, 20 April EF 31.13 (199) H EP 11.10 (76) East Fremantle Oval 7182 Seven goals from rover Sean Regan – a member of a famous East Fremantle family and a cousin of teammate Gerard Neesham – gives East Fremantle a record win over the RoyalsAustralian Football https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_wins/east%2Bfremantle/96 East Fremantle: Biggest Wins after East Perth led by four points twenty minutes into the second quarter. East Fremantle then scored 15.2 (92) to two behinds in twenty minutes.Casellas Ken A Family Tradition The West Australian 22 April 1985 76 Round 5 Round 5 Saturday, 27 April SD 13.21 (99) A Sub 22.14 (146) Bassendean Oval 9628 Saturday, 27 April WP 18.18 (126) H EP 16.9 (105) Subiaco Oval 9160 Saturday, 27 April SF 24.19 (163) H Cla 10.12 (72) Fremantle Oval 6700 Saturday, 27 April Per 15.12 (102) A EF 18.17 (125) Lathlain Park 7152 *Subiaco record their first win over Swan Districts since the same round of 1978, ending a run of twenty straight losses, the equal longest run by one club against another since 1958.http://waflfootyfacts.net/streaks_teams.html WAFL Footy Facts Team v Team Consecutive Wins 9 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130929011145/http://waflfootyfacts.net/streaks_teams.html#ConsecutiveWins 29 September 2013 Laurie Keene kicks nine and Victorian recruit Stephen Sells five in the winChristian Geoff Efficient Subiaco Swamp Swans The West Australian 29 April 1985 76 An unexpected move of key forward Colin Waterson onto the dangerous Rea gives East Fremantle an unexpected boon – the talented attacking player keeps Rea to one goal after half-time and ends Perth's hope of upsetting the pacesetters.Stocks Gary Waterson Move Pays Dividends The West Australian 29 April 1985 76 West Perth's "youth policy" and the resourcefulness of Fong ensures the Falcons win a fine match over a gallant East Perth as a special tribute to former stars John Wynne and Bill Dempsey.Marsh David Youth Shows the Way The West Australian 29 April 1985 76 Round 6 Round 6 Saturday, 4 May SD 23.16 (154) A SF 17.17 (119) Bassendean Oval 7631 Saturday, 4 May EP 14.15 (99) A Sub 20.10 (130) Fremantle Oval 7505 Casellas Ken How Can They Stop Dwayne Lamb The West Australian 6 May 1985 106 Saturday, 4 May Per 13.14 (92) A Cla 18.15 (123) Subiaco Oval 5867 Saturday, 4 May EF 28.21 (189) H WP 9.7 (61) East Fremantle Oval 6311 *Perth coach Mal Brown threatens to not pay his players as the Demons fall away from 32 points up near three-quarter time to lose by thirty-one.Christian Geoff Brown Takes a Tough Line at Perth The West Australian 6 May 1985 105 East Fremantle kick an amazing 17.13 (115) to 1.4 (10) in the second half, including a WA(N)FL record 14.6 (90) in the final quarter – all without full-forward Darren Bennett and goalkicking rover Roger Kerr, plus having Colin Waterson absent from attack.Christian Geoff Sharks Turn On the Full Power The West Australian 6 May 1985 106 Round 7 Round 7 Saturday, 11 May Per 14.14 (98) A SD 27.18 (180) Lathlain Park 8178 Saturday, 11 May SF 34.18 (222) H EP 15.3 (93) Fremantle Oval 6550 Saturday, 11 May WP 23.7 (145) H Cla 20.13 (133) Leederville Oval 7641 Saturday, 11 May Sub 12.13 (85) A EF 24.18 (162) Subiaco Oval 16709 *The crowd at Subiaco Oval is the record for a Subiaco home game there, and sees the Sharks stay undefeated with a comfortable win.Australian Football http://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_crowd/Subiaco/238/129/100/ha Subiaco: Biggest Home-and-away Crowds Future star Mark Bairstow, at a time when he is criticised for coming to Perth only to train and play, decimates East Perth who lose in all grades for the sixth week running and concede their highest-ever score.Stocks Gary ...and So Does Bairstow The West Australian 13 May 1985 72 Round 8 Round 8 Saturday, 18 May SF 19.24 (138) H WP 13.16 (94) Fremantle Oval 8880 Marsh David Bulldogs on the March The West Australian 20 May 1985 80 Saturday, 18 May Per 13.26 (104) A Sub 25.17 (167) Lathlain Park 5356 Saturday, 18 May Cla 19.15 (129) H EP 12.15 (87) Claremont Oval 5105 Saturday, 18 May SD 14.8 (92) A EF 23.20 (158) Bassendean Oval 16723 *East Fremantle's fine defence – with Browning completely blanketing Garry Sidebottom – and hard-running centreline gives an eighth straight victory with a percentage of 186.74 despite considerable Swan success tagging their prime movers. The inaccuracy of Brett Farmer, Wiley and Bryan Cousins – who score 3.15 (33) between them with most misses being from close-in and Cousins the worst offender with 1.6 (12) – denies Perth an upset win in a match that leaves Lion coach Bunton very angry at his team's effort.Gossage Tim Bunton Angry after Narrow Victory The West Australian 20 May 1985 80 Round 9 Round 9 Saturday, 25 May WP 15.13 (103) H Sub 12.19 (91) Leederville Oval 9000 Saturday, 25 May Per 17.20 (122) H SF 12.16 (88) Subiaco Oval 7246 Saturday, 25 May SD 12.13 (128) H EP 12.9 (81) Bassendean Oval 6966 Marsh David Swans Edge East Perth in Thriller The West Australian 27 May 1985 68 Saturday, 25 May Cla 12.10 (82) A EF 19.13 (127) Claremont Oval 8700 *East Fremantle kick an impressive 6.3 (39) to 2.3 (15) into a solid breeze during the final quarter to give suggestions an unbeaten season could be coming – besides maintaining an amazing record of 68 goals to 24 in final quarters so far in 1985. Claremont became the first team to outscore the Sharks in successive quarters, but Graham Moss, recalled at 35 to play centre half-forward, could not counter the East Fremantle defence.Christian Geoff Tigers Try, but Sharks Roll On The West Australian 27 May 1985 82 A magnificent goal from Les Fong, who had been struggling since his brilliant first-up display, a fine debut at 25 from brother Neale,Better known as a member of the West Australian Football Commission and author of the "Fong Report" on the future of West Australian football after the 2000 season. and thirty-two possessions from Corry Bewick ensure West Perth stay ahead of Subiaco all game and enter the four despite a bad percentage courtesy of the East Fremantle thrashing in Round 6.Stocks Gary Fong Provides the Spark The West Australian 27 May 1985 68 Perth produce a gutsy effort with Adrian Barich playing throughout with a broken hand and Willie Dick suffering a persistent flu to win their first game for seven rounds.Gossage Tim Brown Applauds Perth's Courage The West Australian 27 May 1985 80 Round 10 Round 10 Saturday, 1 June WP 15.10 (100) A SD 15.22 (112) Leederville Oval 12784 Saturday, 1 June Sub 19.15 (129) H Cla 14.17 (101) Subiaco Oval 9111 Monday, 3 June EP 17.23 (125) H Per 11.14 (80) Perth Oval 8002 Monday, 3 June EF 21.12 (138) H SF 13.11 (89) East Fremantle Oval 20287 Michael Mitchell takes an amazing high mark over Greg Wilkinson that came to be regarded as the best mark in the WAFL for many years,Mitchell's Magic The West Australian 3 June 1985 76 but Subiaco recovers after the Tigers come back from 58 points down to take the lead early in the last quarter.Christian Geoff Subiaco Look Safe Now – Recovery Shows True Character The West Australian 3 June 1985 72 Round 11 Round 11 Saturday, 8 June Sub 9.15 (69) A SD 14.10 (94) Subiaco Oval 11254 Saturday, 8 June Cla 12.13 (85) A SF 16.9 (105) Claremont Oval 6149 Saturday, 8 June EF 21.21 (147) H Per 14.11 (95) East Fremantle Oval 6092 Sunday, 9 June WP 16.13 (109) A EP 18.18 (126) Leederville Oval 11948 Round 12 Round 12 Saturday, 22 June SF 19.19 (133) H Sub 20.7 (127) Fremantle Oval 6442 Saturday, 22 June Per 9.12 (66) A WP 23.18 (156) Lathlain Park 5086 Saturday, 22 June SD 11.10 (76) A Cla 24.27 (171) Bassendean Oval 5971 Saturday, 22 June EP 12.9 (81) A EF 18.11 (119) Perth Oval 5984 *East Fremantle record their twelfth straight win, their best start since their perfect season of 1946 and exceeded since then only by Swan Districts in 1980, East Perth in 1959Australian Football http://australianfootball.com/clubs/stats/East+Perth/99/1959 East Perth Football Club: 1959 Fixtures and the great South Fremantle side of 1950Australian Football http://australianfootball.com/clubs/stats/South%2BFremantle/223/1950 South Fremantle Football Club: 1950 Fixtures South Fremantle came back from a 39-point deficit to win thanks to several unusual moves and shutting down key Lion Laurie Keene, who kicked only one goal.Christian Geoff South Comeback Stuns Subiaco The West Australian 24 June 1985 60 Motivation from former Warwickshire bowler Rudi Webster drives Clarement – led by recruits Peter Thorne from Melbourne and John Scott from East Perth to a flawlessly-played upset over the three-time premiers.Casellas Ken Tigers Get the Right Medicine The West Australian 24 June 1985 60 Round 13 Round 13 Saturday, 29 June SF 28.15 (183) H SD 16.11 (107) Fremantle Oval 7275 Saturday, 29 June Per 22.13 (145) A Cla 24.13 (157) Lathlain Park 3801 Saturday, 29 June WP 18.17 (125) H EF 18.15 (123) Subiaco Oval 8358 Sunday, 30 June EP 9.12 (66) A Sub 19.18 (132) Dampier 6040 *For the first time, the WAFL plays a game in the Pilbara town of Dampier, an experiment repeated in 1989 and 2010. With Dorotich kicking ten and Vigona six, South Fremantle demoralise the premiers after half-time, kicking 15.6 to 7.6 to be only a game out of the four with a superior percentage.Marsh David Swans Are on the Skids The West Australian 1 July 1985 76 Round 14 Round 14 Saturday, 6 July SD 25.15 (165) H Per 17.20 (123) Bassendean Oval 5867 Saturday, 6 July EP 21.15 (141) H SF 14.17 (101) Perth Oval 6478 Saturday, 6 July Cla 16.17 (113) H WP 14.11 (94) Claremont Oval 8754 Saturday, 6 July EF 18.17 (125) H Sub 8.6 (54) East Fremantle Oval 7247 *Colin Waterson's demolition of Keene ensures East Fremantle bounce back devastatingly from their first defeat as ex-Fitzroy player David Rankin moves from defence to be part of a dominating midfield.Stocks Gary Alexander has an Eye for Quality The West Australian 8 July 1985 84 East Perth exploit South Fremantle's weakness away from Fremantle Oval with a workmanlike win to move from last position.Marsh David East Perth Bounce Back The West Australian 8 July 1985 84 Round 15 Round 15 Saturday, 13 July WP 15.7 (97) H SF 11.12 (78) Leederville Oval 4304 Saturday, 13 July Sub 15.15 (105) H Per 10.14 (74) Subiaco Oval 4056 Saturday, 13 July EP 13.11 (89) H Cla 9.15 (69) Perth Oval 3413 Saturday, 13 July EF 10.11 (71) A SD 12.13 (85) East Fremantle Oval 5025 *In Ron Alexander's three hundredth senior match, John Todd's interchanging of centre half-back Rance and injury plagued centre-half forward Peter Sartori breaks down the power Shark goal-to-goal line and the Swans are poised to threaten Subiaco's hold on second position.Christian Geoff Swans Poised to Move up the Table The West Australian 15 July 1985 72 With schoolteacher Glyn Williams returning to the team in an emergency despite little training, East Perth claim another significant scalp by beating an in-form Claremont in very wet conditions.Australian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_display_type=dataDGraph&p_stn_num=009034&p_nccObsCode=136&p_month=07&p_startYear=1985 Perth Regional Office (009034) July 1985 rainfallStocks Gary Williams Comes to the Rescue The West Australian 15 July 1985 72 Round 16 Round 16 Saturday, 20 July SD 22.12 (144) H WP 21.16 (142) Bassendean Oval 9462 Saturday, 20 July Per 26.14 (170) H EP 13.10 (88) Subiaco Oval 5075 Saturday, 20 July Cla 12.17 (89) A Sub 22.16 (148) Claremont Oval 5610 Saturday, 20 July SF 18.14 (122) A EF 20.15 (135) Fremantle Oval 10017 *The return of Warren Dean, after injury and abortive stints in defence and the ruck, allows the Lions to thrash Claremont in a fluctuating match where Claremont kick 8.6 (54) to 1.4 (10) after half-time before Subiaco pile on 11.7 (73) in the last quarter.Casellas Ken Dean Enjoys Move Back to Attack The West Australian 22 July 1985 88 A brilliant display from Wayne Ryder, who combined with Mick Rea and Bryan Cousins for twenty goals, gives Perth a crushing win to keep a third straight wooden spoon in doubt.Stocks Gary Ryder Shows His Class The West Australian 22 July 1985 88 Round 17 Round 17 Saturday, 27 July Sub 16.18 (114) H WP 10.9 (69) Subiaco Oval 7939 Saturday, 27 July Per 14.15 (99) A SF 19.12 (126) Lathlain Park 4363 Saturday, 27 July EP 9.13 (67) A SD 15.14 (104) Claremont Oval 4593 Saturday, 27 July EF 10.13 (73) H Cla 9.6 (60) East Fremantle Oval 4802 Round 18 Round 18 Saturday, 3 August Sub 24.16 (160) H SF 14.13 (97) Subiaco Oval 7548 Saturday, 3 August WP 26.13 (169) H Per 17.14 (116) Leederville Oval 4689 Saturday, 3 August Cla 19.10 (124) H SD 13.14 (92) Claremont Oval 4655 Saturday, 3 August EF 18.15 (123) H EP 12.15 (87) East Fremantle Oval 4226 With Moss reappointed as coach for 1986 and 1987,Christian Geoff Moss Gets Tigers' Nod The West Australian 5 August 1985 72 Claremont produce a fine win over Swan Districts to keep the pressure on West Perth in a scenario compared by the press with 1964 when the Tigers had won from fourth position.Christian Geoff Shades of ‘64 as Finals Approach The West Australian 5 August 1985 72 Round 19 Round 19 Saturday, 10 August SD 16.14 (110) A Sub 20.15 (135) Bassendean Oval 7154 Saturday, 10 August EP 16.16 (112) A WP 20.13 (133) Perth Oval 4886 Saturday, 10 August SF 13.13 (91) A Cla 21.11 (137) Fremantle Oval 10774 Saturday, 10 August Per 16.15 (111) A EF 19.18 (132) Lathlain Park 6774 A crucial win for West Perth is marred by violent crowd behaviour whereby a group of West Perth supporters – known by the police beforehand as potentially dangerous – spit and hurl cartons of chocolate-flavoured milk at their East Perth counterparts.Stocks Gary Loutish Behaviour Must Be Eradicated The West Australian 12 August 1985 76 Round 20 Round 20 Saturday, 17 August SD 29.18 (192) H SF 14.16 (100) Bassendean Oval 6333 Saturday, 17 August EP 12.10 (82) A Sub 31.14 (200) Perth Oval 5219 Saturday, 17 August Cla 12.17 (89) A Per 19.11 (125) Claremont Oval 4546 Saturday, 17 August EF 14.19 (103) A WP 18.22 (132) East Fremantle Oval 7883 *Perth record their first win over Claremont since the last round of 1978, ending a run of twenty straight losses that is Claremont's longest winning run over any club and Perth's longest losing run in open-age WA(N)FL football. Subiaco kick their highest score against East Perth, beating their previous 1970 record by fifty-six pointsAustralian Football http://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_scores/Subiaco/238/129/200 Subiaco: Highest Scores Keene is unstoppable and Leishwan and Sells each kick six goals.Stocks Gary Lions Are Right on Target The West Australian 19 August 1985 84 Round 21 Round 21 Saturday, 24 August Per 17.9 (111) H SD 13.17 (95) Lathlain Park 5325 Saturday, 24 August SF 17.22 (124) H EP 12.11 (83) Fremantle Oval 3125 Saturday, 24 August WP 20.10 (130) H Cla 8.10 (58) Leederville Oval 5385 Saturday, 24 August Sub 19.11 (125) H EF 15.15 (105) Subiaco Oval 9355 A superb defence and a brilliant display by future Essendon star Darren Bewick leads West Perth to overrun Claremont.Christian Geoff Revamped West Perth Defence in Fine Form The West Australian 26 August 1985 72 Ladder main WDL 1985 WAFL ladder Ladder true points y 4 2 EF EF 17 4 0 2774 1917 P Sub Sub 15 6 0 2581 2072 WP WP 12 9 0 2468 2402 SD SD 12 9 0 2379 2448 Cla Cla 9 12 0 2130 2263 SF SF 8 13 0 2462 2577 Per Per 6 15 0 2332 2691 EP EP 5 16 0 1923 2679 Premiers #CCFFCC Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete 1985 Ladder http://waflfootyfacts.net/season/games/results.php?Season=1985#Ladder WAFL Footy Facts Finals series First semi-final First semi-final Saturday, 31 August WP 19.12 (126) A SD 24.14 (158) Subiaco Oval 26,508 An injury-crippled West Perth outfit fails to break its Swan Districts hoodoo as Garry Sidebottom kicks nine goals and the Falcons are never closer than eleven points after the first few minutes.Christian Geoff Falcons Are on the Right Track The West Australian 2 September 1985 72 Second semi-final Second semi-final Saturday, 7 September EF 19.11 (125) H Sub 16.17 (113) Subiaco Oval 23,500 In a high-standard match, Subiaco, despite losing to a resurgent East Fremantle, lose no friends and escape injuries from their first final since 1974.Christian Geoff Subiaco Can Bounce Back The West Australian 9 September 1985 80 Preliminary final Preliminary final Saturday, 14 September Sub 20.13 (133) H SD 11.16 (82) Subiaco Oval 25,708 This was the first final Subiaco had won since the 1973 Grand Final, and ended Swan Districts' hat-trick of flags Grand Final 1985 WAFL Grand Final Saturday, 21 September EF 3.1 (19) 9.7 (61) 12.9 (81) 15.12 (102) Browning 6, Wrensted 3, Wilson 2, Alexander, Peake, Neesham, Kerr Browning, Wrensted, Waterson, Neesham, Wilson, Mainwaring H Sub 7.4 (46) 8.7 (55) 11.12 (78) 14.13 (97) Sells 2, Mort 2, Spencer 2, Keene 2, Scott 2, Dean, Neil Taylor, Phil Lamb, Brian Taylor Dean, Featherby, Brian Taylor, Sells, Neil Taylor, Scott Subiaco Oval 42,657 David Johnson, Phil O'Reilly Simpson Medal Brian Taylor (Sub) Regarded as one of the best-ever WAFL Grand Finals, the inexperienced Subiaco team nearly topples a powerful East Fremantle combinationhttp://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sharks_sink_subi.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110520013321/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sharks_sink_subi.htm 20 May 2011 Sharks Sink Subi Full Points Footy in a thriller in showery conditions. Notes "note" References 3 External links Official WAFL website https://archive.today/20130910001046/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/WAFL/1985 West Australian Football League (WAFL), 1985 el Category:West Australian Football League seasons WAFL