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]

1985 AFC Night Series
AFC Foster's Football Cup
Tournament details
Dates9 March – 23 July 1985
Teams17
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsHawthorn (1st title)
Runners-upEssendon
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Attendance97,922 (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
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
Waverley Park Football Park John Wren Oval
Capacity: 72,000 Capacity: 67,000 Capacity: 10,000

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

References
  1. David Eastman. "1985 AFC Foster's Football Cup".
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