Waverley Park · Sat 11 May 1985 · 32,125 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.5 | 9.8 | 17.14 | 152 |
| EssendonESS | 5.4 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 93 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 152 and 93.
North Melbourne won by 59 points.
22.20 (152) — 14.9 (93)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Larkin | 21 | 5 | 26 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter German | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Ross Glendinning | 17 | 4 | 21 | 11 | — | 4 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Peter Smith | 17 | 4 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Holt | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Keith Greig | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Phil Krakouer | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Jim Krakouer | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Jonas | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Donald McDonald | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 3 |
| John Law | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brendan Ryan | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Roy Ramsay | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Passmore | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hickey | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lisle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | 20 | 4 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 16 | 5 | 21 | 13 | — | 7 |
| Mark Thompson | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Harvey | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Tony Elshaug | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Shane Heard | 8 | 10 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Paul Weston | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Frank Dunell | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Darren Williams | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rene Kink | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Michael Thomson | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Carey | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bradbury | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
Vander Haar 7, Harvey 2, Elshaug 1, Kink 4