1985 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1985 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Carlton were defeated by North Melbourne in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1985 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 115.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by North Melbourne (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Michael | #13 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Alvin, Tom | #31 | 23 | 9 | R01-22, EF |
| Ashman, Rod | #14 | 19 | 34 | R01-10, R14-22 |
| Austin, Rod | #21 | 8 | 0 | R03-05, R08-12 |
| Baynes, Rhett | #20 | 11 | 6 | R01-11 |
| Blackwell, Wayne | #8 | 18 | 17 | R01-09, R12-16, R19-21, EF |
| Buckley, Jim | #16 | 10 | 14 | R01-05, R18-21, EF |
| Buckley, Mark | #28 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Dean, Peter | #35 | 19 | 2 | R05-22, EF |
| Doull, Bruce | #11 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R22 |
| English, Des | #27 | 12 | 2 | R07, R13-22, EF |
| Gaghan, Neil | #52 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Glascott, David | #32 | 17 | 9 | R01-06, R08-15, R20-22 |
| Harmes, Wayne | #37 | 19 | 13 | R01-04, R06-08, R10-11, R14-22, EF |
| Hartney, Brendan | #24 | 7 | 0 | R01-06, R18 |
| Howell, Scott | #12 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Hunter, Ken | #9 | 18 | 20 | R02-03, R07-14, R16-22, EF |
| Johnston, Wayne | #7 | 18 | 16 | R01-04, R06-11, R16-22, EF |
| Jones, Warren | #2 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Kennedy, Michael | #43 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Kourkoumelis, Spiro | #28 | 14 | 15 | R08-19, R21, EF |
| MacLure, Mark | #36 | 20 | 48 | R01-07, R09-18, R21-22, EF |
| Madden, Justin | #44 | 20 | 12 | R04-22, EF |
| Marchesani, Frank | #25 | 3 | 1 | R01, R07, EF |
| Marcou, Alex | #34 | 5 | 3 | R01, R10-11, R13, EF |
| McConville, Peter | #33 | 15 | 18 | R02-05, R13-22, EF |
| McKenzie, Warren | #45 | 10 | 17 | R12-13, R15-21, EF |
| Meldrum, Paul | #23 | 23 | 24 | R01-22, EF |
| Montgomery, Allan | #18 | 8 | 1 | R01-06, R12-13 |
| Muller, Ian | #60, #29 | 3 | 0 | R05, R19, R22 |
| Murphy, Fraser | #30 | 21 | 39 | R02-20, R22, EF |
| Nixon, Ricky | #48 | 1 | 1 | R20 |
| Ogier, Darren | #49 | 3 | 4 | R07-09 |
| Perovic, Val | #15 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Ralph, Warren | #22 | 2 | 2 | R01, R22 |
| Reid, Bruce | #17 | 14 | 1 | R01-08, R13-18 |
| Rhys-Jones, David | #26 | 19 | 22 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-12, R14-17, R19-22, EF |
| Robertson, Shane | #38 | 9 | 2 | R04-06, R11-14, R19, R22 |
| Rohde, Peter | #41 | 20 | 3 | R04-22, EF |
| Sheldon, Ken | #5 | 12 | 8 | R06-12, R14-15, R17, R20-21 |
| Shine, Brad | #10 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Silvagni, Stephen | #1 | 17 | 1 | R07-22, EF |
| Williams, Mark | #39 | 5 | 2 | R05, R15-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkin, David | 23 | 15 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/1985 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 30 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 06/04/1985 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 140 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 13/04/1985 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 20/04/1985 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 72 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 25/04/1985 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 29 | David Parkin | Mark MacLure |
| 04/05/1985 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 109 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 12/05/1985 | Round 7 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 5 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 18/05/1985 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | CARL by 17 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 25/05/1985 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 1 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 01/06/1985 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 79 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 10/06/1985 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 23 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 15/06/1985 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 47 | David Parkin | Ken Hunter |
| 22/06/1985 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 32 | David Parkin | Ken Hunter |
| 28/06/1985 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 76 | David Parkin | Ken Hunter |
| 06/07/1985 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 26 | David Parkin | Mark MacLure |
| 20/07/1985 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 60 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 27/07/1985 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 52 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 03/08/1985 | Round 18 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | CARL by 34 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 10/08/1985 | Round 19 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 73 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 17/08/1985 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 28 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 24/08/1985 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 23 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 31/08/1985 | Round 22 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 6 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |
| 07/09/1985 | Elimination Final | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 19 | David Parkin | Wayne Johnston |