1985 AFC Night Series
The 1985 Australian Football Championships Night Series was the 7th edition of the AFC Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WAFL and State Representative Teams.[1]
AFC Foster's Football Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 9 March - 23 July 1985 |
Teams | 17 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hawthorn (1st title) |
Runners-up | Essendon |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Attendance | 97,922 (6,120 per match) |
A total of 17 teams from across Australia played 16 matches over five months, with matches held during the pre-season and midweek throughout the premiership season.
Qualified Teams
Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners)1 |
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Enter in Round 1 | ||||
Essendon | Bombers | VFL | Winners of the 1984 Victorian Football League | 9th (Previous: 1893, 1911, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Hawthorn | Hawks | VFL | Runners-Up in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 9th (Previous: 1971, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Collingwood | Magpies | VFL | Third Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 9th (Previous: 1896, 1910, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Carlton | Blues | VFL | Fourth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 14th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Fitzroy | Lions | VFL | Fifth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 8th (Previous: 1913, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Geelong | Cats | VFL | Sixth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 7th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Footscray | Bulldogs | VFL | Seventh Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 8th (Previous: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Richmond | Tigers | VFL | Eighth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 11th (Previous: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Melbourne | Demons | VFL | Ninth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 7th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Sydney | Swans | VFL | Tenth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 10th (Previous: 1888, 1890, 1909, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
North Melbourne | Kangaroos | VFL | Eleventh Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 9th (Previous: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Norwood | Redlegs | SANFL | Winners of the 1984 South Australian National Football League | 12th (Previous: 1888, 1907, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) |
Port Adelaide | Magpies | SANFL | Runners-Up in the 1984 South Australian National Football League | 12th (Previous: 1890, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
Swan Districts | Swans | WAFL | Winners of the 1984 West Australian Football League | 6th (Previous: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) |
East Fremantle | Sharks | WAFL | Runners-Up in the 1984 West Australian Football League | 7th (Previous: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981) |
Enter in Qualifying Playoff | ||||
St Kilda | Saints | VFL | Twelfth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League | 7th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) |
Queensland | Maroons | QAFL | Winners of the 1984 Escort Shield | 6th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984) |
- 1 Includes previous appearances in the Championship of Australia and NFL Night Series.
Venues
Melbourne | Adelaide | Brisbane |
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Waverley Park | Football Park | John Wren Oval |
Capacity: 72,000 | Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Knockout stage
Qualifying Playoff
9 March 1985 | Queensland | 69-165 | St Kilda | John Wren Oval, Brisbane | |
10.9 (69) | 26.9 (165) | Attendance: 3,000 |
Round 1
13 March 1985 | Carlton | 108-76 | Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
17.6 (108) | 12.4 (76) | Attendance: 7,773 |
19 March 1985 | Richmond | 89-68 | East Fremantle | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
13.11 (89) | 9.14 (68) | Attendance: 3,673 |
2 April 1985 | Collingwood | 105-23 | Sydney | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
15.15 (105) | 3.5 (23) | Attendance: 5,097 |
16 April 1985 | Port Adelaide | 92-111 | Hawthorn | Football Park, Adelaide | |
14.8 (92) | 16.15 (111) | Attendance: 3,165 |
23 April 1985 | Footscray | 87-62 | North Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
11.21 (87) | 9.8 (62) | Attendance: 3,441 |
30 April 1985 | Fitzroy | 184-93 | Swan Districts | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
27.22 (184) | 14.9 (93) | Attendance: 1,988 |
7 May 1985 | Essendon | 64-27 | St Kilda | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
9.10 (64) | 3.9 (27) | Attendance: 5,906 |
21 May 1985 | Norwood | 83-44 | Geelong | Football Park, Adelaide | |
12.11 (84) | 5.14 (44) | Attendance: 7,448 |
Quarter Finals
QF #1 28 May 1985 | Carlton | 76-35 | Richmond | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
11.10 (76) | 5.5 (35) | Attendance: 5,616 |
QF #2 5 June 1985 | Hawthorn | 140-53 | Collingwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
21.14 (140) | 8.5 (53) | Attendance: 5,453 |
QF #3 18 June 1985 | Fitzroy | 117-56 | Footscray | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
17.15 (117) | 8.8 (56) | Attendance: 2,598 |
QF #4 25 June 1985 | Norwood | 85-138 | Essendon | Football Park, Adelaide | |
13.7 (85) | 21.12 (138) | Attendance: 6,030 |
Semi Finals
SF #1 2 July 1985 | Hawthorn | 115-70 | Carlton | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
17.13 (115) | 10.10 (70) | Attendance: 6,077 |
SF #2 9 July 1985 | Essendon | 125-42 | Fitzroy | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
20.5 (125) | 6.6 (42) | Attendance: 5,845 |
Australian Football Championships Night Series Final
Final 23 July 1985 | Hawthorn | 77-68 | Essendon | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) 9.8 (62) 11.11 (77) |
1.2 (8) 3.5 (23) 9.6 (60) 10.8 (68) |
Attendance: 24,812 Umpires: Cameron, James | |||
Goals | |||||
Dipierdomenico 3 Brereton, Kennedy, Handley 2 Loveridge, Schwab 1 |
Harvey 4 Ezard 3 Williams, Elshaug, Watson 1 |
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