1985 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1985 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Carlton in the elimination final, North Melbourne were defeated by Footscray in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1985 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-1-8, P%: 97.9)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arceri, Mark | #48 | 8 | 7 | R15, R18-22, EF, SF |
| Berry, Bill | #34 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Collins, Jon | #11 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R17-20 |
| Crocker, Darren | #49 | 13 | 8 | R11-13, R15-22, EF, SF |
| Demetriou, Andrew | #28 | 17 | 12 | R06-14, R16-18, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Dugdale, Dean | #10 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Dwyer, David | #32 | 9 | 8 | R01-04, R18, R20-21, EF, SF |
| Fairley, Ian | #6 | 5 | 4 | R14-15, R22, EF, SF |
| Furey, Tony | #21 | 10 | 6 | R01-04, R17-22 |
| German, Peter | #29 | 17 | 24 | R05-21 |
| Glendinning, Ross | #4 | 22 | 32 | R01-12, R15-22, EF, SF |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 21 | 2 | R01-10, R13-20, R22, EF, SF |
| Harrington, Tim | #23 | 8 | 1 | R01-02, R11-16 |
| Hickey, Steve | #24 | 13 | 0 | R01-08, R10-11, R19, R21-22 |
| Hodgeman, Kym | #17 | 17 | 18 | R01, R08-12, R14-22, EF, SF |
| Holt, John | #2 | 21 | 17 | R01-10, R12-15, R17-18, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Jonas, Peter | #45 | 24 | 31 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Kelly, Phil | #14 | 1 | 1 | R14 |
| Koop, Doug | #47 | 2 | 2 | R11-12 |
| Krakouer, Jim | #3 | 18 | 29 | R01-17, SF |
| Krakouer, Phil | #8 | 22 | 35 | R01-14, R17-22, EF, SF |
| Larkin, Matthew | #9 | 23 | 32 | R01-17, R19-22, EF, SF |
| Law, John | #13 | 23 | 1 | R01-21, EF, SF |
| Lewis, Rod | #26 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| Lisle, Mark | #1 | 15 | 1 | R01-14, R16 |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 21 | 30 | R01, R04-18, R20-22, EF, SF |
| McDonald, Donald | #25 | 21 | 24 | R03-13, R15-22, EF, SF |
| McGuire, Kevin | #31 | 5 | 1 | R01-03, R05, R13 |
| Norman, Rick | #35 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Passmore, Michael | #37 | 19 | 0 | R01, R03-17, R21-22, EF |
| Ramsay, Roy | #30 | 19 | 3 | R06-22, EF, SF |
| Robertson, Rohan | #12 | 3 | 0 | R03-05 |
| Robertson, Shane | #33 | 4 | 1 | R03-06 |
| Ryan, Brendan | #40 | 11 | 15 | R06-16 |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 15 | 20 | R02-07, R09-10, R13-16, R19, R22, EF |
| Smith, Peter | #5 | 8 | 0 | R02-09 |
| Smith, Ross | #15 | 21 | 6 | R02-05, R07-14, R16-22, EF, SF |
| Spargo, Paul | #56 | 1 | 1 | SF |
| Steele, Darren | #7 | 10 | 5 | R02, R15-19, R21-22, EF, SF |
| Stevenson, Jamie | #53 | 3 | 0 | R18-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, John | 24 | 14 | -1- | 9 | R01-22, EF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1985 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 38 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 08/04/1985 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 26 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 13/04/1985 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 2 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 20/04/1985 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 39 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 27/04/1985 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 04/05/1985 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 1 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 11/05/1985 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 59 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 18/05/1985 | Round 8 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 28 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 25/05/1985 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 16 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 01/06/1985 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 11 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 10/06/1985 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | DRAW | drawn | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 15/06/1985 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 37 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 22/06/1985 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 2 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 28/06/1985 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 76 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 06/07/1985 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 64 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 20/07/1985 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 40 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 27/07/1985 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 4 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 03/08/1985 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 104 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 11/08/1985 | Round 19 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 5 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 17/08/1985 | Round 20 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 50 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 24/08/1985 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 8 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 31/08/1985 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 64 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 07/09/1985 | Elimination Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 19 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 15/09/1985 | Semi Final | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 30 | John Kennedy | unknown |
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.