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1985 National Panasonic Cup

The 1985 National Panasonic Cup was the 12th edition of the NSWRL Midweek Cup, a NSWRL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRL, the BRL, the CRL and the NZRL.

1985 NSWRL Midweek Cup
NSWRL National Panasonic Cup
Tournament details
Dates6 March - 5 June 1985
Teams16
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBalmain (2nd title)
Runners-upCronulla-Sutherland
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
← 1984
1986 →

A total of 16 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 15 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified Teams

TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)
Canterbury-BankstownBulldogsNSWRLWinners of the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
ParramattaEelsNSWRLRunners-Up in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
St. GeorgeDragonsNSWRLThird Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
South SydneyRabbitohsNSWRLFourth Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Manly-WarringahSea EaglesNSWRLFifth Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
CanberraRaidersNSWRLSixth Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership4th (Previous: 1982, 1983, 1984)
PenrithPanthersNSWRLSeventh Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
IllawarraSteelersNSWRLEighth Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership4th (Previous: 1982, 1983, 1984)
BalmainTigersNSWRLNinth Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Cronulla-SutherlandSharksNSWRLTenth Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
North SydneyBearsNSWRLEleventh Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Eastern SuburbsRoostersNSWRLTwelfth Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Western SuburbsMagpiesNSWRLThirteenth Place in the 1984 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership12th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
BrisbanePoinsettiasBRLLeague Representative Team7th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
NSW CountryKangaroosCRLCountry League Representative Team7th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
AucklandFalconsNZRLWinners of the 1984 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984)

Venues

SydneyLismoreTamworthBathurstWagga Wagga
Leichhardt OvalRedfern OvalOakes OvalScully ParkCarrington ParkEric Weissel Oval
Capacity: 23,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 13,000Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 10,000

Round 1

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
6/03/85 Manly-Warringah (Shearer, Cleal, Brown, Close tries, Elwin 3 goals)22 North Sydney (Teasdell, McKinnon tries, Dennis 3 goals)12Leichhardt OvalGlenn Ryan - Manly-Warringah
10/03/85 St George * (Wynn, Johnston tries, P.Morris goal)10 South Sydney (Murphy try, Baker 2 goals)8Redfern OvalCraig Young - St George
13/03/85 Penrith (Alexander, Fenton, Gonzales tries, Levy 3 goals)18 Parramatta (D.Price try, Cronin 3 goals)10Carrington ParkGreg Alexander - Penrith
20/03/85 Illawarra (D.Moon, Hetherington, Greenland, Mackey tries, Dorahy 3 goals)22 Eastern Suburbs (Leggett try, Portlock 3 goals)10Leichhardt OvalJohn Dorahy - Illawarra
27/03/85 Canterbury-Bankstown (C.Mortimer, P.Mortimer tries, C.Mortimer 3 goals, Lamb 2 field goals)16 Canberra (Giteau 3 goals)6Eric Weissel OvalSteve Mortimer - Canterbury-Bankstown
3/04/85 Western Suburbs32 Auckland (NZ)10Leichhardt OvalLeo Epifania - Western Suburbs
10/04/85 Cronulla-Sutherland (See 2, Merlo tries, Carney 6 goals)24 NSW Country (Randall 2 goals)4Scully Park
17/04/85 Balmain (Brooks 2, Gale, Elias, Marketo tries, Conlon 6 goals, Gale field goal)33 Combined Brisbane (Boys, Dwyer tries, Ribot 4 goals)16Leichhardt OvalBen Elias - Balmain
* The St George V South Sydney game also functioned as the Charity Shield for this season.

Quarter finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
17/04/85 Western Suburbs (Harrigan, T.Cogger tries, Pearce goal)10 Penrith (Howell try, Alexander goal)6Leichhardt OvalMark Harrigan - Western Suburbs
1/05/85 Cronulla-Sutherland (Carney, D.Sorensen tries, Carney goal)10 Canterbury-Bankstown0Leichhardt OvalMark Wakefield - Cronulla-Sutherland
8/05/85 Balmain (Elias, Gale, John Davidson tries, Conlon 4 goals)20 St George (Linnane, O’Connor, Cannon tries, O’Connor 3 goals)18Leichhardt OvalWayne Pearce - Balmain
15/05/85 Manly-Warringah (Hegarty, Blake, Close, Hasler, Barkley tries, Melrose 5 goals)30 Illawarra (Selby try, Dorahy goal)6Leichhardt OvalTony Melrose - Manly-Warringah

Semi finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
22/05/85 Cronulla-Sutherland (Docking, Porter, K.Sorensen tries, Carney 2 goals)16 Manly-Warringah0Oakes OvalMichael Porter - Cronulla-Sutherland
29/05/85 Balmain (Gale, Schofield tries, Conlon 2 goals)12 Western Suburbs (Wigham, Fyvie tries, Crooks goal)10Leichhardt OvalKevin Hardwick - Balmain

Final

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
5 June 1985 Balmain (Bridge, Gartner tries, Conlon 3 goals)14 Cronulla-Sutherland (Carney, Wakefield tries, Carney 2 goals)12Leichhardt OvalScott Gale - Balmain

Player of the Series

Golden Try

Sources

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