Coach: Col Kinnear
Captain: TBD
Best & Fairest: Brad Shine
Leading Goalkickers: Brad Shine 39 goals, Warren McKenzie 38 goals, Mil Hanna 38 goals, and Alex Marcou 37 goals
Gardiner Medal: Alex Marcou 3rd place 14 votes (tied winners with 15 votes)
Position: 2nd
Premier: Hawthorn
Round 1: March 30th 1985
Carlton 21.20.146
Footscray 19.08.122
Result: Won by 24 points
Goalkickers; Spiro Kourkoumelis 4, Ken Sheldon 4, Warren McKenzie 3, Justin Madden 3, Fraser Murphy 2, Shane Robertson 1, David Honybun 1, Ian Muller 1, Ricky Nixon 1, Peter Rohde 1.
Best; Shane Robertson, Spiro Kourkoumelis, Fraser Murphy, Peter Kenny, Mick Kennedy, Val Perovic.
Round 2: April 6th 1985
Carlton 28.27.185
St Kilda 12.15.87
Result: Won by 98 points
Goalkickers; Shane Robertson 5, David Honybun 4, Darren Ogier 4, Ian Muller 3, Ken Sheldon 3, Stephen Silvagni 2, Rod Austin 2, Richard Foster 1, Spiro Kourkoumelis 1, Justin Madden 1, Alex Marcou 1, Brad Shine 1.
Best; Shane Robertson, Peter Rohde, Ken Sheldon, Spiro Kourkoumelis, Alex Marcou, Des English.
Round 3: April 13th 1985
Carlton 25.28.178
Nth Melb. 17.09.111
Result: Won by 67 points
Goalkickers; Ian Muller 5, Ken Sheldon 4, Ricky Nixon 3, Mark Williams 3, Frank Marchesani 2, Alex Marcou 2, Shane Robertson 2, Peter Rohde 1, Justin Madden 1, Peter Kenny 1, Spiro Kourkoumelis 1.
Best; Shane Robertson, Peter Rohde, Des English, Stephen Silvagni, Ian Muller, Alex Marcou.
Round 4: April 20th 1985
Carlton 22.16.148
Geelong 5.17.47
Result: Won by 101 points
Goalkickers; Mark Williams 7, David Honybun 3, Ian Muller 2, Ken Sheldon 2, Ricky Nixon 2, Neil Gaghan 1, Spiro Kourkoumelis 1, Brad Shine 1, Val Perovic 1, Warren 'Wow' Jones 1, Warren McKenzie 1.
Best; Mark Williams, Peter Dean, Frank Marchesani, Stephen Silvagni, Des English, Michael Aitken.
Round 5: April 27th 1985
Carlton 19.15.129
Melbourne 8.11.59
Result: Won by 70 points
Goalkickers; Ricky Nixon 4, Warren McKenzie 4, Michael Aitken 2, Frank Marchesani 2, Darren Ogier 2, Mark Buckley 1, Neil Gaghan 1, Rohan Burke 1, Mil Hanna 1, Spiro Kourkoumelis 1.
Best; Des English, Val Perovic, Mick Kennedy, Michael Aitken, David Honybun, Alex Marcou.
Round 6: May 5th 1985
Carlton 19.17.131
Essendon 14.14.98
Result: Won by 33 points
Goalkickers; Darren Ogier 5, Warren McKenzie 3, Alex Marcou 3, Brad Shine 2, Ian Muller 2, Mark Buckley 1, Rohan Burke 1, Frank Marchesani 1, Spiro Kourkoumelis 1.
Best; Stephen Silvagni, Neil Gaghan, Ian Muller, Rod Austin, David Honybun, Darren Ogier.
Round 7: May 12th 1985
Carlton 22.14.146
Sydney Swans 18.16.124
Result: Won by 22 points
Goalkickers; Mark Buckley 6, Spiro Kourkoumelis 3, Warren McKenzie 3, Mil Hanna 3, Brad Shine 2, Mark Williams 2, Ian Muller 1, Scott Howell 1, David Honybun 1.
Best; Spiro Kourkoumelis, David Honybun, Val Perovic, Richard Foster, Neil Gaghan, Shane Robertson.
Round 8: May 19th 1985
Carlton 23.17.155
Richmond 13.11.89
Result: Won by 66 points
Goalkickers; Warren McKenzie 4, Neil Gaghan 3, Ian Muller 3, Brad Shine 2, Frank Marchesani 2, Mark Williams 2, Mil Hanna 2, Alex Marcou 2, Jim Buckley 1, Scott Howell 1, Michael Aitken 1.
Best; Alex Marcou, Val Perovic, Frank Marchesani, Shane Robertson, Neil Gaghan, Brendan Hartney.
Carlton: First Won 8 Lost 0 For 1218 Against: 737 165.3% 32 Pts
Round 9: May 26th 1985
Carlton 20.17.137
Fitzroy 15.16.106
Result: Won by 31 points
Goalkickers; Mark Williams 5, Brad Shine 4, Scott Howell 4, Mil Hanna 3, David Honybun 1, Michael Aitken 1, Mark Buckley 1, Alex Marcou 1.
Best; Scott Howell, Brad Shine, Alex Marcou, Neil Gaghan, Peter McConville, Mark Williams.
Round 10: June 1st 1985
Hawthorn 24.21.165
Carlton 11.09.75
Result: Lost by 90 points
Goalkickers; Brad Shine 2, Warren McKenzie 2, Ian Muller 1, Shane Robertson 1, Mark Buckley 1, Mil Hanna 1, Scott Howell 1, Neil Gaghan 1, Paul Merson 1.
Best; Shane Robertson, Scott Howell, Brad Shine.
Round 11: June 8th 1985
Carlton 22.17.149
Collingwood 9.12.66
Result: Won by 83 points
Goalkickers; Mark Buckley 8, Warren McKenzie 6, Scott Howell 2, Mark Williams 2, Michael Aitken 2, David Honybun 1, Richard Foster 1.
Best; Mark Buckley, Michael Aitken, Scott Howell, Brad Shine, Mil Hanna, Allan Montgomery.
Round 12: June 15th 1985
Carlton 16.12.108
Footscray 7.09.51
Result: Won by 57 points
Goalkickers; Bruce Reid, Peter McConville, Alex Marcou, Mark Buckley, Brendan Hartney, Brad Shine.
Best; Mark Buckley 5, Peter McConville 3, Rhett Baynes 3, Alex Marcou 2, Mil Hanna 1, Frank Marchesani 1, Mick Kennedy 1.
Round 13: June 22nd 1985
Carlton 19.15.129
St Kilda 10.12.72
Result: Won by 57 points
Goalkickers; Mark Buckley 5, Ken Sheldon 3, Brad Shine 3, Frank Marchesani 2, Scott Howell 2, Mil Hanna 2, Rhett Baynes 1, Val Perovic 1.
Best; Brad Shine, Brendan Hartney, Scott Howell, Ken Sheldon, Mark Buckley, Ricky Nixon.
Round 14: June 29th 1985
Carlton 25.13.163
Nth Melb. 17.11.113
Result: Won by 50 points
Goalkickers; Warren McKenzie 7, Alex Marcou 6, Mil Hanna 5, Warren 'Wow' Jones 2, Brad Shine 2, Frank Marchesani 1, Brendan Hartney 1, Peter Kenny 1.
Best; Brendan Hartney, Warren McKenzie, Mil Hanna, Michael Aitken, Allan Montgomery, Alex Marcou.
Round 15: July 6th 1985
Geelong 24.09.153
Carlton 16.10.106
Result: Lost by 47 points
Goalkickers; Rhett Baynes 3, Rod Austin 2, Scott Howell 2, Ricky Nixon 2, Paul Merson 1, Mark Buckley 1, Brad Shine 1, David Honybun 1, Ian Muller 1, Andrew McKinnon 1, Greg Buck 1.
Best; Ricky Nixon, Ian Muller, Scott Howell, Paul Merson.
Round 16: July 20th 1985
Carlton 17.20.122
Melbourne 4.08.32
Result; Won by 90 points.
Goalkickers; Alex Marcou 2, David Forbes 2, Mil Hanna 2, Shane Robertson 2, Michael Gallagher 2, David Honybun 1, Frank Marchesani 1, Scott Howell 1, Brad Shine 1, Rod Austin 1, Brendan Hartney 1, Val Perovic 1.
Best; Brendan Hartney, Ricky Nixon, Scott Howell, Brad Shine, Neil Gaghan, Alex Marcou.
Round 17: July 27th 1985
Carlton 21.14.140
Essendon 8.10.58
Result; Won by 82 points.
Goalkickers; Mil Hanna 6, Allan Montgomery 5, Alex Marcou 3, Brad Shine 2, Jim Buckley 2, David Honybun 1, Brendan Hartney 1, Warren 'Wow' Jones 1.
Best; David Honybun, Brendan Hartney, Allan Montgomery, Jim Buckley, Brad Shine, Mil Hanna.
Round 18: August 3rd 1985
Carlton 18.13.121
Swans 14.10.94
Result; Won by 27 points.
Goalkickers; Brad Shine 3, Frank Marchesani 3, Shane Robertson 3, Ian Muller 2, Mil Hanna 2, Michael Gallagher 2, Allan Montgomery 1, Rod Austin 1, David Forbes 1.
Best; Mick Kennedy, Brad Shine, Shane Robertson, Rod Austin, Val Perovic, Mil Hanna.
Round 19: August 10th 1985
Carlton 16.16.112
Richmond 14.10.94
Result; Won by 18 points.
Goalkickers; Mil Hanna 3, Alex Marcou 3, David Glascott 2, David Honybun 2, Brad Shine 2, Frank Marchesani 2, Rohan Burke 1, Rod Austin 1.
Best; David Honybun, Alex Marcou, Val Perovic, David Glascott, Ricky Nixon.
Round 20: August 17th 1985
Carlton 17.31.133
Fitzroy 11.10.76
Result; Won by 57 points.
Goalkickers; Warren Ralph 3, Alex Marcou 3, Frank Marchesani 2, Rod Austin 2, Neil Gaghan 2, Warren 'Wow' Jones 1, Mil Hanna 1, Ian Muller 1, Rohan Burke 1, Shane Robertson 1.
Best; Val Perovic, Brendan Hartney, Rod Austin, Frank Marchesani, Alex Marcou, Ian Muller.
Round 21: August 24th 1985
Carlton 22.14.146
Hawthorn 17.07.109
Result; Won by 37 points.
Goalkickers; Warren Ralph 11, Scott Howell 4, Alex Marcou 4, Frank Marchesani 1, Brad Shine 1, Allan Montgomery 1.
Best; Ian Muller, Shane Robertson, Alex Marcou, Scott Howell, Warren Ralph, Neil Gaghan.
Round 22: August 31st 1985
Carlton 27.14.176
Collingwood 11.11.77
Result; Won by 99 points.
Goalkickers; Mil Hanna 5, Alex Marcou 4, Spiro Kourkoumelis 3, Frank Marchesani 2, Scott Howell 2, David Honybun 2, Brad Shine 2, Allan Montgomery 1, Warren 'Wow' Jones 1, Brendan Hartney 1, Val Perovic 1, Paul Merson 1, Ricky Nixon 1, Rod Austin 1.
Best; Alex Marcou, Val Perovic, Brendan Hartney, Spiro Kourkoumelis, Frank Marchesani, Brad Shine.
1985 Reserves End of Home & Away Season Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Draws | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Carlton | 20 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 3148 | 2054 | 153.2 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 18 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 2782 | 1967 | 141.4 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 13 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 2373 | 2009 | 118.1 |
| 4 | Geelong | 13 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 2351 | 2314 | 97.7 |
| 5 | Essendon | 12 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2571 | 2314 | 111.1 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 11 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 2499 | 2514 | 99.4 |
| 7 | Swans | 10 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 2161 | 2377 | 90.9 |
| 8 | Footscray | 9 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 1947 | 2140 | 91.0 |
| 9 | Nth Melb. | 8 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 2162 | 2400 | 90.0 |
| 10 | Richmond | 6 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 2309 | 2772 | 83.3 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 6 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 2132 | 2790 | 76.4 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 5 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 2073 | 2768 | 74.9 |
1985 Reserves Finals Series
Elimination Final
Essendon 23.23.161 d Geelong 10.9.69
Qualifying Final
Melbourne 16.19.115 d Hawthorn 12.11.83
1st Semi Final
Hawthorn 24.10.154 d Essendon 11.16.82
2nd Semi Final
Carlton 25.15.165
Melbourne 16.09.105
Result; Won by 60 points.
Goalkickers; Brad Shine 6, Frank Marchesani 5, Warren McKenzie 5, Warren Ralph 4, David Honybun 1, Mario Bortolotto 1, Scott Howell 1, Rod Austin 1, Brendan Hartney 1.
Best; Scott Howell, Brad Shine, Val Perovic, Frank Marchesani, Shane Robertson.
Preliminary Final
Hawthorn 20.9.129 d Melbourne 11.13.79
Grand Final
Hawthorn 18.16.124
Carlton 16.12.108
Result; Lost by 16 points.
Goalkickers; Warren Ralph 7, Brad Shine 2, Frank Marchesani 1, Ian Muller 1, Alex Marcou 1, Shane Robertson 1, Mick Kennedy 1, Mil Hanna 1, Neil Gaghan 1.
Best; Rod Austin, Warren McKenzie, Warren Ralph, Val Perovic, Des English.
B: Ricky Nixon Rod Austin Val Perovic
HB: Peter Kenny Mario Bortolotto Des English
C: Mil Hanna Brendan Hartney Frank Marchesani
HF: Ian Muller Scott Howell Neil Gaghan
F: Brad Shine Warren Ralph Warren McKenzie
R: Warren Jones Shane Robertson Alex Marcou
Inter: Rhett Baynes Rohan Burke Mick Kennedy
Video
Full Game:https://youtu.be/NpeDa9y2hSg
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