1985 National Panasonic Cup

December 2017 December 2017 NSWRL Midweek Cup 1985 NSWRL National Panasonic Cup 6 March - 5 June 1985 16 6 5 Balmain 2 Cronulla-Sutherland 15 1984 1986 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. 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 Oval Redfern Oval Oakes Oval Scully Park Carrington Park Eric Weissel Oval Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 10,000 150px 150px 150px Round 1 Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Man of the Match6/03/85 Manly Sea Eagles 16 Manly-Warringah (Shearer, Cleal, Brown, Close tries, Elwin 3 goals) 22 North Sydney 16North Sydney (Teasdell, McKinnon tries, Dennis 3 goals) 12 Leichhardt Oval Glenn Ryan - Manly-Warringah10/03/85 St.George 16 St George * (Wynn, Johnston tries, P.Morris goal) 10 South Sydney 16 South Sydney (Murphy try, Baker 2 goals) 8 Redfern Oval Craig Young - St George13/03/85 Old Penrith 16 Penrith (Alexander, Fenton, Gonzales tries, Levy 3 goals) 18 Parramatta 16 Parramatta (D.Price try, Cronin 3 goals) 10 Carrington Park Greg Alexander - Penrith20/03/85 16x16px Illawarra (D.Moon, Hetherington, Greenland, Mackey tries, Dorahy 3 goals) 22 Eastern Suburbs 16 Eastern Suburbs (Leggett try, Portlock 3 goals) 10 Leichhardt Oval John Dorahy - Illawarra27/03/85 Bulldogs 16Canterbury-Bankstown (C.Mortimer, P.Mortimer tries, C.Mortimer 3 goals, Lamb 2 field goals) 16 Canberra 16 Canberra (Giteau 3 goals) 6 Eric Weissel Oval Steve Mortimer - Canterbury-Bankstown3/04/85 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 32 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland (NZ) 10 Leichhardt Oval Leo Epifania - Western Suburbs10/04/85 Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland (See 2, Merlo tries, Carney 6 goals) 24 country 16 NSW Country (Randall 2 goals) 4 Scully Park17/04/85 Balmain 16 Balmain (Brooks 2, Gale, Elias, Marketo tries, Conlon 6 goals, Gale field goal) 33 St Helens 16 Combined Brisbane (Boys, Dwyer tries, Ribot 4 goals) 16 Leichhardt Oval Ben Elias - Balmain * The St George V South Sydney game also functioned as the Charity Shield for this season. Quarter finals Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Man of the Match17/04/85 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs (Harrigan, T.Cogger tries, Pearce goal) 10 Old Penrith 16 Penrith (Howell try, Alexander goal) 6 Leichhardt Oval Mark Harrigan - Western Suburbs1/05/85 Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland (Carney, D.Sorensen tries, Carney goal) 10 Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 0 Leichhardt Oval Mark Wakefield - Cronulla-Sutherland8/05/85 Balmain 16 Balmain (Elias, Gale, John Davidson tries, Conlon 4 goals) 20 St.George 16 St George (Linnane, O’Connor, Cannon tries, O’Connor 3 goals) 18 Leichhardt Oval Wayne Pearce - Balmain15/05/85 Manly Sea Eagles 16 Manly-Warringah (Hegarty, Blake, Close, Hasler, Barkley tries, Melrose 5 goals) 30 16x16px Illawarra (Selby try, Dorahy goal) 6 Leichhardt Oval Tony Melrose - Manly-Warringah Semi finals Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Man of the Match22/05/85 Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland (Docking, Porter, K.Sorensen tries, Carney 2 goals) 16 Manly Sea Eagles 16 Manly-Warringah 0 Oakes Oval Michael Porter - Cronulla-Sutherland29/05/85 Balmain 16 Balmain (Gale, Schofield tries, Conlon 2 goals) 12 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs (Wigham, Fyvie tries, Crooks goal) 10 Leichhardt Oval Kevin Hardwick - Balmain Final Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Man of the Match5 June 1985 Balmain 16 Balmain (Bridge, Gartner tries, Conlon 3 goals) 14 Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland (Carney, Wakefield tries, Carney 2 goals) 12 Leichhardt Oval Scott Gale - Balmain Player of the Series Scott Gale (Balmain) Golden Try Garry Jack (Balmain) Sources https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092832/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1985.htm 1985 Category:1985 in Australian rugby league Category:1985 in New Zealand rugby league