1985 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1985 VFL season. 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).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1985 VFL Season
Team:
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 | #29, #60 | 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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.