1985 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1985 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eight as hosts and three as visitors). 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 the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1985 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
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 |