1985 SANFL season

The 1985 South Australian National Football League season was the 106th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

1985 SANFL season
Teams	10
Premiers	Glenelg 3rd premiership
Minor premiers	North Adelaide 12th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist	Grantley Fielke West Adelaide (54 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist	Malcolm Blight Woodville (126 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played	116
Total attendance	815,396 (7,029 per match)
Highest	50,289 (Grand Final, Glenelg vs. North Adelaide)

Ladder

1985 SANFL Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	North Adelaide	22	15	7	0	2738	2460	52.67	30
2	Norwood	22	14	7	1	2602	2362	52.42	29
3	Glenelg (P)	22	14	8	0	2704	2263	54.44	28
4	West Adelaide	22	13	9	0	2856	2591	52.43	26
5	Sturt	22	12	9	1	2741	2470	52.60	25
6	Central District	22	11	11	0	2649	2546	50.99	22
7	Port Adelaide	22	8	14	0	2464	2786	46.93	16
8	South Adelaide	22	8	14	0	2315	2693	46.23	16
9	West Torrens	22	8	14	0	2481	2946	45.72	16
10	Woodville	22	6	16	0	2752	3185	46.35	12

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

1985 SANFL Finals

Week 4 (1985 SANFL Grand Final)

Main article: 1985 SANFL Grand Final

	1985 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 5 October (2:10pm)	Glenelg	def.	North Adelaide	Football Park (crowd: 50,289)
	2.2 (14) 9.7 (61) 14.10 (94) 21.15 (141)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.4 (28) 7.7 (49) 9.10 (64) 12.12 (84)

Events

• 12 May – Former Hawthorn player Don Scott (footballer) resigns as South Adelaide coach, after Port Adelaide defeat the Panthers 21.16 (142) to 10.15 (75). It is Scott's sixth loss from six games in charge.