1985 VFL grand final

1985 VFL Grand final
Essendon Hawthorn 26.14 (170) 14.8 (92)
1 2 3 4 ESS 6.4 (40) 11.9 (75) 15.11 (101) 26.14 (170) HAW 5.1 (31) 9.3 (57) 11.5 (71) 14.8 (92)
Date	28 September 1985
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance	100,042
Favourite	Essendon
Accolades
Norm Smith Medallist	Simon Madden (Essendon)
Jock McHale Medallist	Kevin Sheedy
Broadcast in Australia
Network	Seven Network
Commentators	Lou Richards Bob Skilton
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The 1985 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1985. It was the 89th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1985 VFL season. The match, attended by 100,042 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 78 points, marking that club's 14th premiership victory.