1985 VFL Grand Final - Essendon Vs Hawthorn (Extended Highlights)

Uploaded in beautiful 50FPS, original broadcast quality. Enjoy these highlights of the 1985 VFL Grand Final, a tough and spiteful affair between these two fierce rivals of the Eighties. After a strong season, Essendon started as hot favourites, but Hawthorn's fighting spirit meant they could not be written off. It was also Leigh Matthews' last game for Hawthorn.
1985 VFL Grand Final Extended Highlights
Date: 28 September 1985 2:50PM
Venue: MCG (Attendance: 100,042)
Coverage: Channel 7
Commentators: Peter Landy, Lou Richards, Bob Skilton
Essendon 26.14 (170) def. Hawthorn 14.8 (92)

[@kindregardless]

Back when it was the peoples game. Not the sanitised corporate product we see today.

[@sexobscura]

have you thought it's possible that maybe people are just more sanitised and corporate these days

[@timn4481]

check out leigh matthews sucker punch at exactly 1:41. what an absolute thug.

[@davidketels3717]

How fkn biased was Bobby Skilton’s asides?

[@spidergavin]

This was absolutely awesome to watch. Essendon were at the peak of their powers on this day. Unfortunately, it was a downhill slide for the club from then on until the late 80’s. We didn’t win another flag until 1993.

[@AshBhang2010]

This Essendon Team would beat any team in any era. .

[@TheJonkerr7]

not even close to Bris 2001 to 2003 or Hawthorn 2013 to 2015...and I'm old enough to have seen all of those times plus the 80's.

[@planetX15]

They'll give the Essendon 2000 side a good game

[@clintjohnson2245]

Yes smashed a star studded hawthorn team. Pity half there side got injured the next year.

[@kevinpearson5891]

Yes you are not wrong considering the way Essendon started that year and then had the injuries they had. If not for the injuries they had Essendon could have maybe won another premiership@@clintjohnson2245

[@broderickwallis25]

The following season or two Essendon lost williams salmon Vanderhar watson and a couple of others to knee injuries , the core and key of this powerhouse team... I always thought this Essendon was a real threat to Collingwoods 4 in a row... History has been kinder to some teams than others

[@BTR-xw4of]

Timmy was the best player I have ever seen and ever will, he was simply magical - a natural righty Timmy loved to use his left - I remember like yesterday sitting with my parents in the Alan T. Hird members stand - whenever Timmy got the ball and went on one of his runs the entire ground exploded - his knee reconstruction cost him the Brownlow.

[@philliphoneysett6374]

The fish 100 🌁

[@markr6812]

The Essendon supporter with the moustache and jacket is the main feature in this broadcast haha

[@benji274]

I’m sure he was someone’s PE teacher 😉

[@jonburrows9816]

​@@benji274I reckon maths teacher.

[@lucindairis8085]

Congratulations Bombers❤️🌹

[@rickfleckner2088]

Skilton and Richards were deplorable commentators Cringeworthy.

[@Spankedchicken]

I forgot how biased Lou and Stilton were haha. Terrible!

[@planetX15]

Skilton*

[@ideaphile]

A great come from behind victory by the Dons.

[@lucindairis8085]

The pile on. So early on in the game❤️🌹

[@markashley425]

Bob skilton hates Essendon

[@matthewvicendese1896]

Michael Tuck, maybe playing his last game ... just 6 years to early!

[@desiolle2874]

Matthews was though

[@markashley425]

Peter landy and soft Bobby skilton hated Essendon the most bias commmenty in history

[@lucindairis8085]

Great Goal ❤

[@kevinpearson5891]

Was great to see Essendon winning the GF. Though with good luck they could have had more success in the early 80's. As they finished with 16 wins during the home and away season and still had to play in the Elimination Finals in 1981 & 1982 which has never happened to a team in any other year with the final five system, as 16 wins had always gauranteed the double chance. Then in 1983 Essendon had won 15 games but yet had to go through the Elimination Final again. Though the team that had finished top of the ladder that year North Melbourne only had 16 wins. Not fair as I shed a few tears thinking about, just kidding lol as been a long time now, but am sure I did back then. But Essendon missed that champion player Neale Daniher as he would have made a difference. He is one of the most unluckiest players to play the game considering he had constant knee problems and surguries and missed many years of football because of it.

[@jonburrows9816]

19:30

[@matthewvicendese1896]

Bobby Skilton and Lou Richards barrack hard for Hawthorn.

[@ajsaces5211]

Yeah thought exactly the same especially Bob Skilton

[@miriamByrnes-e7v]

Wow essendon look at the score 🎉🎉🎉❤️🖤❤️✨

[@sexobscura]

I was there
Great game