1985 VFLR Season: Melbourne Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Reserves for the 1985 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). 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 third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the Hawthorn Reserves in the qualifying final and being defeated by the Carlton Reserves in the second semi final, the Melbourne Reserves were defeated by the Hawthorn Reserves in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1985 VFLR Season
Team:
Melbourne Reserves
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-1-8, P%: 119.3)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Hawthorn (R) (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordon, Ray | 24 | 13 | -1- | 10 | R01-10, R12-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Alves, Stan | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R11 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/1985 | Round 1 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 63 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 08/04/1985 | Round 2 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 37 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 13/04/1985 | Round 3 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | LOSS | COLR by 35 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 20/04/1985 | Round 4 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 27/04/1985 | Round 5 | Carlton (R) | HOME | LOSS | CARR by 70 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 04/05/1985 | Round 6 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 19 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 11/05/1985 | Round 7 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 79 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 18/05/1985 | Round 8 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 65 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 25/05/1985 | Round 9 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSR by 14 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 01/06/1985 | Round 10 | Sydney (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 112 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 09/06/1985 | Round 11 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 14 | Stan Alves | unknown |
| 15/06/1985 | Round 12 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FITR by 32 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 22/06/1985 | Round 13 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 12 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 29/06/1985 | Round 14 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 44 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 06/07/1985 | Round 15 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 2 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 20/07/1985 | Round 16 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | LOSS | CARR by 90 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 28/07/1985 | Round 17 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | NMLR by 33 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 03/08/1985 | Round 18 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 28 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 10/08/1985 | Round 19 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 9 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 17/08/1985 | Round 20 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 29 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 24/08/1985 | Round 21 | Sydney (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 44 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 31/08/1985 | Round 22 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 129 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 08/09/1985 | Qualifying Final | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 32 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 15/09/1985 | Semi Final | Carlton (R) | AWAY | LOSS | CARR by 60 | Ray Jordon | unknown |
| 21/09/1985 | Preliminary Final | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 50 | Ray Jordon | unknown |