1985 VFL Elimination Final: Carlton v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1985 between Carlton and North Melbourne in the elimination final of the 1985 VFL season. Carlton hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park. Wayne Johnston captained the hosts. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Carlton
W. Johnston (capt.), T. Alvin, W. Blackwell, J. Buckley, P. Dean, D. English, W. Harmes, K. Hunter, S. Kourkoumelis, M. MacLure, J. Madden, F. Marchesani, A. Marcou, P. McConville, W. McKenzie, P. Meldrum, F. Murphy, D. Rhys-Jones, P. Rohde, S. Silvagni

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), M. Arceri, D. Crocker, A. Demetriou, D. Dwyer, I. Fairley, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, J. Holt, P. Jonas, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, M. Passmore, R. Ramsay, R. Smith, D. Steele

Carlton (16.11.107) were defeated by North Melbourne (20.6.126).

Goalkickers
Carlton: M. MacLure (3), P. McConville (3), W. Harmes (2), S. Kourkoumelis (2), J. Buckley, W. Johnston, J. Madden, A. Marcou, W. McKenzie, F. Murphy
North Melbourne: S. McCann (4), R. Glendinning (3), A. Demetriou (2), J. Holt (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), M. Arceri, D. Dwyer, P. Jonas, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, D. McDonald, D. Steele

As a result of this match, Carlton were eliminated (finishing 5th overall) and North Melbourne faced Footscray in the first semi final.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Elimination Final
Teams: Carlton v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 7 September 1985
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 49,126

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by North Melbourne
Score: 16.11.107 - 20.6.126

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 6 10 . 10 14 . 10 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
North Melbourne 2 . 3 6 . 3 12 . 5 20 . 6 20 . 6 (126)
Margin CARL by 9 CARL by 31 CARL by 17 NMLB by 19 NMLB by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Carlton), John Kennedy (North Melbourne)
Captains: Wayne Johnston (Carlton), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Alvin, Tom ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 2 2
8 Blackwell, Wayne ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 1 2 9 5 4 0 0 0 1
35 Dean, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 0 3
27 English, Des ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 5 0 1 2
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 6 0 1 1
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 6 0 0 0
7 Johnston, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 0 28 23 5 2 0 3 4
28 Kourkoumelis, Spiro ? ? 2 1 27 19 8 3 0 6 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 3 1 20 15 5 8 0 3 2
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 1 0 21 18 3 11 25 5 2
25 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 0
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 1 1 28 15 13 7 0 0 2
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 3 1 11 9 2 5 0 1 4
45 McKenzie, Warren ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 8 1 0 3
23 Meldrum, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 9 11 2 0 3 0
30 Murphy, Fraser ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 0 0 2 3
26 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 0 21 6 15 8 0 2 3
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 0 5
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 16 11 315 206 109 82 26 32 40

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
48 Arceri, Mark ? ? 1 1 22 16 6 3 0 3 2
49 Crocker, Darren ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 0 3 1
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 2 0 22 15 7 6 0 3 2
32 Dwyer, David ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 4 0 0 1
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 0 0
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 3 0 14 11 3 9 1 3 1
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 3 0
17 Hodgeman, Kym ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 1 2
2 Holt, John ? ? 2 1 23 19 4 4 0 3 4
45 Jonas, Peter ? ? 1 1 15 8 7 5 0 0 1
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 1 1 17 9 8 3 0 3 1
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 1 0 27 15 12 8 1 4 2
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 2 2
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 4 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 1
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 1 0 11 5 6 4 7 0 8
37 Passmore, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 2 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 2 2 27 21 6 3 0 4 3
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 5 0 2 1
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 1 0 21 12 9 3 0 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 20 6 306 210 96 77 9 40 32

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s