Round 13, 1985
Melbourne vs Hawthorn
Saturday 22 June
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,406
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 5.0 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 12.9.81 |
| Hawthorn | 5.5 | 7.13 | 7.23 | 11.31.97 |
Hawthorn win by 16 points
Goalkickers: Ted Fidge 3, Kelvin Templeton 3, Gerard Healy 2, Les Parish 2, Nigel Kol 1, Stephen Newport 1
Brownlow Votes:
Nil
Milestones:
First MFC Game
Nigel Kol (and first goal, in third league game)
Les Parish
Last Game
Xavier Tanner
Danny Hughes, who had been brave all day, had the chance to put the Demons back in front but his hurried snap landed in the arms of Rodney Eade who delivered the ball to Steve Malaxos to finish the game off with a goal.
They should never have been that close in the first place. The Hawks were woefully inaccurate, and the chief offender was Michael Byrne who kicked 0.8 and two out of bounds for the Hawks against his old side. Double the scoring shots should have led to a fearful massacre, but somehow Melbourne got into a position to take the points.
Best were Adrian Battiston, Gerard Healy and Les Parish on his debut after crossing from Fitzroy.
Video
Reserves
Hawthorn 13.15.93 d. Melbourne 10.21.81
Goals - Gibson 3, Grinter 2, Greg Healy 1, Cox 1, Matthews 1, Ward 1, Edwards 1
Best - Dickson, Bailey, Wright
Under 19s
Hawthorn 15.16.106 d. Melbourne 7.6.48
Goals - Hannant 2, Martello 1, McCarty 1, Sparks 1, Hewitson 1, Jones 1
Best - McCarty, Kiley, Dann
Media
Age - 24/06/1985
Age - 26/06/1985
Football Record R14 1985