The 1985 Australian Football Championships was an Australian rules football series between representative teams of the three major football states. Games involving Victoria were played under State of Origin rules, whilst the match between Western Australia and South Australia involved players based in their respective states at the time. The competition drew controversy when the result of the game between Victoria and South Australia, originally a 57 point win to Victoria, was overturned and awarded to South Australia as a result of Victoria fielding too many players when coach Kevin Sheedy snuck Shane Heard into the squad and into the team as an extra player.[1][2] The competition was won by South Australia, and it was their first Australian championship since 1911.[3]
Results
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Standings
All-Australian Team
Following completion of the series, the best players over the three games were selected in the All-Australian team.[7]
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Squads
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Victoria [8] |
Western Australia |
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Coach: Neil Balme
Both Games
vs Victoria
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vs Western Australia
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Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Both Games
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vs South Australia
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vs Western Australia[9]
Other Squad Members
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Coach: John Todd
Both Games
vs South Australia
vs Victoria
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References
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South Australia 30.18 (198) defeated Western Australia 16.15 (111), at Subiaco Oval, 15 June 1985
Victoria 19.16 (130) defeated Western Australia 9.11 (65), at Subiaco Oval, 16 July 1985
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| State Game vs. South Australia |
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| State of Origin vs. Victoria |
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