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.
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 HawthornHawksVFLRunners-Up in the 1984 Victorian Football League9th CollingwoodMagpiesVFLThird Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League9th CarltonBluesVFLFourth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League14th FitzroyLionsVFLFifth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League8th GeelongCatsVFLSixth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League7th FootscrayBulldogsVFLSeventh Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League8th RichmondTigersVFLEighth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League11th MelbourneDemonsVFLNinth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League7th SydneySwansVFLTenth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League10th North MelbourneKangaroosVFLEleventh Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League9th NorwoodRedlegsSANFLWinners of the 1984 South Australian National Football League12th Port AdelaideMagpiesSANFLRunners-Up in the 1984 South Australian National Football League12th Swan DistrictsSwansWAFLWinners of the 1984 West Australian Football League6th East FremantleSharksWAFLRunners-Up in the 1984 West Australian Football League7th Enter in Qualifying PlayoffSt KildaSaintsVFLTwelfth Place in the 1984 Victorian Football League7th QueenslandMaroonsQAFLWinners of the 1984 Escort Shield6th 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
Knockout stage
Qualifying Playoff
Round 1
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Australian Football Championships Night Series final
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