1985 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1985 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 5 of the 1985 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Gerard Healy captained the hosts.
Mark MacLure captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Cox, J. Fidge, P. Giles, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, S. Icke, A. Johnson, S. Newport, M. O'Sullivan, P. Payne, R. Richards, S. Smith, R. White, B. Wilson, M. Withers, S. Zantuck
Carlton
M. MacLure (capt.), T. Alvin, R. Ashman, R. Austin, R. Baynes, W. Blackwell, J. Buckley, P. Dean, D. Glascott, B. Hartney, J. Madden, P. McConville, P. Meldrum, A. Montgomery, I. Muller, F. Murphy, B. Reid, S. Robertson, P. Rohde, M. Williams
Melbourne (18.13.121) defeated Carlton (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Grinter (5), B. Wilson (4), A. Battiston (3), D. Cox (2), B. Bailey, M. O'Sullivan, R. Richards, M. Withers
Carlton: W. Blackwell (4), R. Baynes (2), M. MacLure (2), R. Ashman, D. Glascott, J. Madden, P. Meldrum, M. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Thursday 25 April 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
53,065
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 13 | (121) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
David Parkin
(Carlton)
Captains:
Gerard Healy
(Melbourne),
Mark MacLure
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
C. Mitchell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin White | MELB | 5 | 3 |
| Russell Richards | MELB | 20 | 2 |
| Tom Alvin | CARL | 31 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Cox, Darryl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 43 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 13 | 257 | 197 | 60 | 61 | 10 | 38 | 33 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Alvin, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Baynes, Rhett | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Blackwell, Wayne | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Buckley, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Dean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Glascott, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Hartney, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Meldrum, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Montgomery, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 | Muller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Murphy, Fraser | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Robertson, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | 256 | 188 | 68 | 56 | 19 | 33 | 38 | |||