1985 AFC Night Series

October 2026 December 2017 AFC Night Series 1985 AFC Foster's Football Cup 9 March – 23 July 1985 17 3 3 Hawthorn 1 Essendon 16 1984 1986 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.http://www.hardballget.net/afl-npm-1985-afc-fosters-cup.html David Eastman 1985 AFC Foster's Football Cup 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 TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)1Enter in Round 1EssendonBombersVFLWinners of the 1984 Victorian Football League9th (Previous: 1893, 1911, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)HawthornHawksVFLRunners-Up in the 1984 Victorian Football League9th (Previous: 1971, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)CollingwoodMagpiesVFLThird Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League9th (Previous: 1896, 1910, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)CarltonBluesVFLFourth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League14th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)FitzroyLionsVFLFifth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League8th (Previous: 1913, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)GeelongCatsVFLSixth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League7th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)FootscrayBulldogsVFLSeventh Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League8th (Previous: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)RichmondTigersVFLEighth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League11th (Previous: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)MelbourneDemonsVFLNinth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League7th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)SydneySwansVFLTenth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League10th (Previous: 1888, 1890, 1909, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)North MelbourneKangaroosVFLEleventh Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League9th (Previous: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)NorwoodRedlegsSANFLWinners of the 1984 South Australian National Football League12th (Previous: 1888, 1907, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)Port AdelaideMagpiesSANFLRunners-Up in the 1984 South Australian National Football League12th (Previous: 1890, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)Swan DistrictsSwansWAFLWinners of the 1984 West Australian Football League6th (Previous: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)East FremantleSharksWAFLRunners-Up in the 1984 West Australian Football League7th (Previous: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)Enter in Qualifying PlayoffSt KildaSaintsVFLTwelfth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League7th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)QueenslandMaroonsQAFLWinners of the 1984 Escort Shield6th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984) 1 Includes previous appearances in the Championship of Australia and NFL Night Series. Venues MelbourneAdelaideBrisbane Waverley Park Football Park John Wren Oval Capacity: 72,000 Capacity: 67,000 Capacity: 10,000 150px 150px Knockout stage Qualifying Playoff 9 March 1985 Queensland 69–165 St Kilda 10.9 (69) 26.9 (165) John Wren Oval, Brisbane 3,000 Round 1 13 March 1985 Carlton 108–76 Melbourne 17.6 (108) 12.4 (76) Waverley Park, Melbourne 7,773 19 March 1985 Richmond 89–68 East Fremantle 13.11 (89) 9.14 (68) Waverley Park, Melbourne 3,673 2 April 1985 Collingwood 105–23 Sydney 15.15 (105) 3.5 (23) Waverley Park, Melbourne 5,097 16 April 1985 Port Adelaide 92–111 Hawthorn 14.8 (92) 16.15 (111) Football Park, Adelaide 3,165 23 April 1985 Footscray 87–62 North Melbourne 11.21 (87) 9.8 (62) Waverley Park, Melbourne 3,441 30 April 1985 Fitzroy 184–93 Swan Districts 27.22 (184) 14.9 (93) Waverley Park, Melbourne 1,988 7 May 1985 Essendon 64–27 St Kilda 9.10 (64) 3.9 (27) Waverley Park, Melbourne 5,906 21 May 1985 Norwood 83–44 Geelong 12.11 (84) 5.14 (44) Football Park, Adelaide 7,448 Quarter-finals QF #1 28 May 1985 Carlton 76–35 Richmond 11.10 (76) 5.5 (35) Waverley Park, Melbourne 5,616 QF #2 5 June 1985 Hawthorn 140–53 Collingwood 21.14 (140) 8.5 (53) Waverley Park, Melbourne 5,453 QF #3 18 June 1985 Fitzroy 117–56 Footscray 17.15 (117) 8.8 (56) Waverley Park, Melbourne 2,598 QF #4 25 June 1985 Norwood 85–138 Essendon 13.7 (85) 21.12 (138) Football Park, Adelaide 6,030 Semi-finals SF #1 2 July 1985 Hawthorn 115–70 Carlton 17.13 (115) 10.10 (70) Waverley Park, Melbourne 6,077 SF #2 9 July 1985 Essendon 125–42 Fitzroy 20.5 (125) 6.6 (42) Waverley Park, Melbourne 5,845 Australian Football Championships Night Series final Final 23 July 1985 Hawthorn 77–68 Essendon 3.2 (20)4.4 (28)9.8 (62)11.11 (77) 1.2 (8)3.5 (23)9.6 (60)10.8 (68) Waverley Park, Melbourne 24,812 Cameron, James Dipierdomenico 3 Brereton, Kennedy, Handley 2 Loveridge, Schwab 1 Harvey 4 Ezard 3 Williams, Elshaug, Watson 1 References Category:Australian rules interstate football Category:History of Australian rules football Category:Australian rules football competitions in Australia Category:1985 in Australian rules football