| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1985 |
| President: | Ron Cook |
| Coach: | Allan Jeans |
| Captain: | Leigh Matthews |
| Home Ground: | Princes Park |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 15–6–1 (3rd) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Grand Final (Defeated by 92–170) |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Dermott Brereton |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Dermott Brereton (58) |
| Highest Attendance: | 55,246 (Preliminary final vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 8,694 (Round 15 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 21,813 |
| Prevseason: | 1984 |
| Nextseason: | 1986 |
The 1985 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 61st season in the Victorian Football League and 84th overall.
| 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 | ||
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| 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) | 55,246 | ||
| Grand Final | Saturday, 28 September (2:50 pm) | 26.14 (170) | 14.8 (92) | Lost by 78 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 100,042 | ||