1985 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 77.8%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
40
Brownlow Leader(s):
Gerard Healy (8)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Brian Wilson (40)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s):
Danny Hughes
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Robert Flower
Vice-Captain(s):
Gerard Healy
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Allday, David | #37 | 4 | R11, R13-R14, R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Bailey, Bret | #24 | 8 | R04-R07, R11, R15-R17 | 2 | 0 |
| Battiston, Adrian | #16 | 22 | R01-R22 | 17 | 1 |
| Bourke, Daryl | #23 | 9 | R08, R11-R17, R20 | 0 | 0 |
| Connolly, Chris | #22 | 17 | R01-R11, R16, R18-R22 | 2 | 3 |
| Cordner, David | #28 | 17 | R01-R04, R08-R10, R12-R14, R16-R22 | 21 | 1 |
| Cox, Darryl | #35 | 8 | R05-R07, R09, R19-R22 | 5 | 0 |
| Dickson, Dale | #29 | 1 | R01 | 0 | 0 |
| Fidge, John | #44 | 16 | R02-R07, R10-R13, R16-R21 | 15 | 0 |
| Fidge, Ted | #36 | 15 | R08-R22 | 27 | 0 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 3 | R02-R04 | 3 | 0 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 9 | R01, R03-R07, R09-R10, R14 | 3 | 0 |
| Grinter, Rod | #14 | 11 | R02, R04-R12, R21 | 13 | 0 |
| Healy, Gerard | #3 | 20 | R01-R14, R17-R22 | 15 | 8 |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 7 | R14-R15, R18-R22 | 7 | 0 |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 22 | R01-R22 | 1 | 1 |
| Hutchinson, Bret | #42 | 1 | R15 | 0 | 0 |
| Icke, Stephen | #11 | 15 | R01-R06, R08-R11, R13-R16, R18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 20 | R01-R03, R06-R22 | 7 | 4 |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 13 | R03-R11, R19-R22 | 10 | 2 |
| Kol, Nigel | #38 | 9 | R13-R21 | 2 | 0 |
| Louttit, Darren | #46 | 11 | R10-R14, R16-R21 | 0 | 0 |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 16 | R01-R04, R06-R09, R15-R22 | 8 | 4 |
| Newport, Stephen | #48 | 12 | R05, R12-R22 | 9 | 0 |
| O'Sullivan, Michael | #6 | 18 | R01-R08, R10, R12-R15, R18-R22 | 4 | 0 |
| Parish, Les | #21 | 7 | R13-R18, R22 | 5 | 0 |
| Payne, Paul | #43 | 7 | R03-R05, R07, R12-R13, R22 | 4 | 0 |
| Richards, Russell | #20 | 16 | R01-R08, R10-R13, R15, R17-R19 | 15 | 2 |
| Rugolo, Francesco | #34 | 1 | R01 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugolo, Joseph | #53 | 2 | R03, R15 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith, Steven | #1 | 4 | R01-R02, R05-R06 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 2 | R08, R13 | 0 | 0 |
| Templeton, Kelvin | #31 | 5 | R12-R16 | 10 | 0 |
| White, Robin | #5 | 15 | R01-R07, R09-R10, R17-R22 | 1 | 3 |
| Wight, Sean | #27 | 5 | R08-R12 | 7 | 2 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 17 | R01-R12, R14-R17, R22 | 40 | 3 |
| Withers, Mark | #15 | 15 | R01-R07, R09-R12, R19-R22 | 20 | 4 |
| Wright, Rodney | #19 | 9 | R01-R02, R08-R09, R11, R15-R18 | 2 | 0 |
| Yeats, Graeme | #8 | 10 | R01-R02, R07-R09, R12-R14, R16-R17 | 1 | 0 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #32 | 21 | R01-R12, R14-R22 | 4 | 0 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Barassi, Ron | 22 | 6 | -0- | 16 | R01-R22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 30/03/1985 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MEL by 26 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 08/04/1985 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 68 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 13/04/1985 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 10 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 20/04/1985 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MEL by 19 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 25/04/1985 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MEL by 29 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 04/05/1985 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 1 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 11/05/1985 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 45 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 18/05/1985 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MEL by 52 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 25/05/1985 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 82 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 01/06/1985 | Round 10 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | MEL by 17 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 08/06/1985 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 20 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 15/06/1985 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 34 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 22/06/1985 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 16 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 29/06/1985 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 72 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 06/07/1985 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 120 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 20/07/1985 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 60 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 27/07/1985 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 4 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 03/08/1985 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 58 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 10/08/1985 | Round 19 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 9 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 17/08/1985 | Round 20 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 15 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 25/08/1985 | Round 21 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 68 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
| 31/08/1985 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 41 | Ron Barassi | Gerard Healy |
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