1985 NSWRL season

Rugby league competition 1985 New South Wales Rugby League 13 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown 5th 16x16px St. George 15th 163 5,416 1,450,162 16x16px Mick Cronin (204) 16x16px Steve Linnane (17) Balmain 16 Wayne Pearce Rothmans Medal Illawarra Steelers 1st 1984 NSWRL season 1984 1986 NSWRL season 1986 The 1985 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-eighth season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Thirteen teams competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between the Canterbury-Bankstown and St. George clubs. This season NSWRL teams also competed for the 1985 National Panasonic Cup. Season summary The regular season commenced in March with reigning premiers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs winning 18–4 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Bulldogs forward Paul Langmack scored the first try of the season.Peters Peter What a year Big League 29 September 1985 66 32 (Grand Final) 5-11 Mordey Enterprises Pty Ltd Randwick, New South Wales Parramatta played their round 2 match against the Canberra at Orana Park following the opening of a new 1.25m grandstand. It was the first match played at the venue since 1983. Parramatta hosted their remaining matches at Belmore Sports Ground with the new Parramatta Stadium to open in time for the 1986 season. St. George would be undefeated through the opening eight rounds of the season, before losing to Balmain 24–19 at Kogarah Oval, the Tigers had been behind 13–0 after only 17 minutes of the match. In the second half of the season, the NSWRL experimented by fixturing 11 matches played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday nights, with matches broadcast live by Network 10. The experiment was hailed as a success with average attendance over 10,000 fans and an average television audience of 750,000. Following the final round of the season, Penrith and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles finished level on 31 competition points to force a Tuesday night playoff for fifth place. The scores were tied at 6-all after 80 minutes forcing extra time. Manly led 7–6 early in the first half of extra time, but two goals by Penrith halfback Greg Alexander gave the Panthers a 10–7 victory. Penrith joined minor premiers St. George in the finals with Balmain, Canterbury and Parramatta the other finalists. Awards Rothmans Medal — Wayne Pearce (Balmain Tigers) Dally M Medal — Greg Alexander (Penrith Panthers)Mordey Bill Alexander's Big Night Big League 29 September 1985 66 32 (Grand Final) 13 Mordey Enterprises Pty Ltd Randwick, New South Wales Rugby League Week Player of the Year — Ray Price (Parramatta Eels) Teams The lineup of clubs remained unchanged from the previous year, with 13 clubs contesting the 1985 premiership, including five Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, one from greater New South Wales and one from the Australian Capital Territory. Balmain Tigers100px|center 78th seasonGround: Leichhardt Oval Coach: Frank StantonCaptain: Wayne PearceCanberra Raiders100px|center 4th seasonGround: Seiffert Oval Coach: Don FurnerCaptain: Dean LanceCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs100px|center 51st seasonGround: Belmore Sports Ground Coach: Warren RyanCaptain: Steve MortimerCronulla-Sutherland Sharks100px|center 19th seasonGround: Ronson Field Coach: Terry FearnleyCaptain: David HatchEastern Suburbs Roosters100px|center 78th seasonGround: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Arthur BeetsonCaptain: Ron Gibbs→John TobinIllawarra Steelers100px|center 4th seasonGround: Wollongong Showground Coach: Brian SmithCaptain: Brian HetheringtonManly-Warringah Sea Eagles100px|center 39th seasonGround: Brookvale Oval Coach: Bob FultonCaptain: Glenn Ryan→Paul VautinNorth Sydney Bears100px|center 78th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Greg Hawick→Brian NortonHistory http://www.northsydneybears.com.au/abo-history.html northsydneybears.com.au North Sydney Bears 3 July 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140717114532/http://www.northsydneybears.com.au/abo-history.html 17 July 2014 Captain: W. Honeywood→Fred Teasdell→Mark GrahamParramatta Eels100px|center 39th seasonGround: Belmore Sports Ground Coach: John MonieCaptain: Ray PricePenrith Panthers100px|center 19th seasonGround: Penrith Park Coach: Tim SheensCaptain: Royce SimmonsSouth Sydney Rabbitohs100px|center 78th seasonGround: Redfern Oval Coach: Ron WilleyCaptain: David BoyleSt. George Dragons100px|center 65th seasonGround: Kogarah Oval Coach: Roy MastersCaptain: Craig YoungWestern Suburbs Magpies100px|center 78th seasonGround: Lidcombe Oval Coach: Ken GentleCaptain: Lee Crooks Regular season Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 F1 F2 F3 F4 GF Balmain TigersNOR+20PEN+30CRO+24WES+40CBY−2MAN−4EAS−4XSTG+5ILA+8CAN+3PAR+13SOU+12NOR+23PEN+6CRO−20WES+6CBY+6MAN+8EAS+1XSTG−2ILA+13CAN+18PAR−32SOU+18XCBY−6*PAR−28 Canberra RaidersILA+10PAR−14NOR+8SOU+14PEN−30CRO−20WES+32CBY−24MAN0EAS−2BAL−3STG+10XILA+9PAR−14NOR+30SOU+7PEN−6CRO−2WES0CBY−12MAN−15EAS−18BAL−18STG−44X Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsCRO+14XMAN−20EAS0BAL+2STG0ILA+6CAN+24PAR−20NOR+8SOU−15PEN−11WES+52CRO+8XMAN+4EAS+7BAL−6STG−10ILA+20CAN+12PAR+15NOR+18SOU+18PEN+14WES+28XBAL+6*STG−11PAR+26STG+1 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksCBY−14EAS−20BAL−24STG−10ILA+8CAN+20PAR−4NOR+14SOU−6PEN−6XWES+18MAN+15CBY−8EAS−7BAL+20STG−18ILA+26CAN+2PAR+8NOR+12SOU−2PEN−8XWES+26MAN−6 Eastern Suburbs RoostersSOU−18CRO+20WES+38CBY0MAN−12XBAL+4STG−4ILA+2CAN+2PAR−26NOR−4PEN+20SOU−8CRO+7WES0CBY−7MAN−22XBAL−1STG0ILA−10CAN+18PAR+2NOR+16PEN−32 Illawarra SteelersCAN−10NOR−5SOU+13PEN+6CRO−8WES−10CBY−6MAN−12EAS−2BAL−8STG−8XPAR−20CAN−9NOR+18SOU+4PEN−26CRO−26WES−12CBY−20MAN−6EAS+10BAL−13STG−12XPAR−2 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesPEN−12WES+20CBY+20XEAS+12BAL+4STG−4ILA+12CAN0PAR+4NOR+14SOU−8CRO−15PEN−12WES+24CBY−4XEAS+22BAL−8STG−17ILA+6CAN+15PAR−12NOR+18SOU−26CRO+6PEN−3 North Sydney BearsBAL−20ILA+5CAN−8PAR−2XSOU+4PEN−12CRO−14WES+2CBY−8MAN−14EAS+4STG−16BAL−23ILA−18CAN−30PAR−8XSOU+4PEN0CRO−12WES+16CBY−18MAN−18EAS−16STG−8 Parramatta EelsSTG−20CAN+14XNOR+2SOU+17PEN−8CRO+4WES+6CBY+20MAN−4EAS+26BAL−13ILA+20STG+4CAN+14XNOR+8SOU−13PEN+11CRO−8WES+38CBY−15MAN+12EAS−2BAL+32ILA+2XPEN+32BAL+28CBY−26 Penrith PanthersMAN+12BAL−30STG−3ILA−6CAN+30PAR+8NOR+12SOU+5XCRO+6WES−9CBY+11EAS−20MAN+12BAL−6STG−10ILA+26CAN+6PAR−11NOR0SOU−4XCRO+8WES+26CBY−14EAS+32MAN+3PAR−32 South Sydney RabbitohsEAS+18STG−6ILA−13CAN−14PAR−17NOR−4XPEN−5CRO+6WES−8CBY+15MAN+8BAL−12EAS+8STG−24ILA−4CAN−7PAR+13NOR−4XPEN+4CRO+2WES+8CBY−18MAN+26BAL−18 St. George DragonsPAR+20SOU+6PEN+3CRO+10WES+12CBY0MAN+4EAS+4BAL−5XILA+8CAN−10NOR+16PAR−4SOU+24PEN+10CRO+18WES−3CBY+10MAN+17EAS0BAL+2XILA+12CAN+44NOR+8XXCBY+11XCBY−1 Western Suburbs MagpiesXMAN−20EAS−38BAL−40STG−12ILA+10CAN−32PAR−6NOR−2SOU+8PEN+9CRO−18CBY−52XMAN−24EAS0BAL−6STG+3ILA+12CAN0PAR−38NOR−16SOU−8PEN−26CRO−26CBY−28 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 F1 F2 F3 F4 GF Bold – Home game X – Bye * – Extra time game Opponent for round listed above margin Ladder main Custom 9 pld win draw loss rw pf pa diff_pf_pa pts B Bye PF Points for PA Points against PD Points difference Pts Competition points points y 2 1 0 2 13 230 complete RLP STG, BAL, CBY, PAR, PEN, MAN, EAS, CRO, SOU, CAN, NOR, WES, ILL 18 2 4 2 470 264 18 0 6 2 494 304 16 2 6 2 435 267 P 16 0 8 2 458 311 13 1 10 2 460 379 13 1 10 2 404 345 10 3 11 2 374 389 11 0 13 2 440 404 10 0 14 2 373 419 8 2 14 2 432 534 6 1 17 2 281 491 5 2 17 2 311 661 5 0 19 2 303 467 Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Canterbury 16 Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla 16 Cronulla Sharks Sydney 16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Illawarra 16 Illawarra Steelers Manly 16 Manly Sea Eagles North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers South Sydney 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George 16 St. George Dragons Western Suburbs Magpies 16 Western Suburbs Magpies J. J. Giltinan Shield winners Premiers Qualified for finals series Cannot qualify for finals Q Q Q Q Q Pl Pl green1 Advance to finals series yellow1 Advance to playoff match Ladder progression Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5. Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round. Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round. Team12345678910111213141516171819202122232425261St. George 16 St. George Dragons 2 4 6 8 10 11 13 15 15 17 19 19 21 21 23 25 27 27 29 31 32 34 36 38 40 422Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 34 36 38 38 403Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2 4 4 5 7 8 10 12 12 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 384Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 28 30 30 32 32 34 365Old Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 18 20 22 22 23 23 25 27 29 29 316Manly 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 13 15 17 17 17 17 19 19 21 23 23 23 25 27 27 29 29 317Eastern Suburbs 16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 0 2 4 5 5 7 9 9 11 13 13 13 15 15 17 18 18 18 20 20 21 21 23 25 27 278Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 22 24 26 269South Sydney 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 2410Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders 2 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 11 13 15 15 17 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 2211North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears 0 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 15 15 17 17 17 17 1712Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 1613Illawarra 16 Illawarra Steelers 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Playoff Old Penrith 23 Penrith Panthers10–7 23x23px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles3 September 1985Sydney Cricket GroundMick Stone16,428 Qualifying Finals 23x23px Parramatta Eels38–6 Old Penrith 23 Penrith Panthers7 September 1985Sydney Cricket GroundKevin Roberts18,939 23x23px Balmain Tigers8–14 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs8 September 1985Sydney Cricket GroundMick Stone25,194 Semi-finals 23x23px Balmain Tigers4–32 23x23px Parramatta Eels14 September 1985Sydney Cricket GroundKevin Roberts25,423 23x23px St. George Dragons 17–6 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs15 September 1985Sydney Cricket GroundMick Stone39,013 Preliminary final 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs26–0 23x23px Parramatta Eels22 September 1985Sydney Cricket GroundKevin Roberts34,915 Grand Final 23x23px St. George Dragons6–7 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs29 September 1985Sydney Cricket GroundKevin Roberts44,569 Chart 150 Qualifying final Major semi-final Grand final Elimination final Minor semi-final Preliminary final 2 Balmain 16 Balmain 8 3 Canterbury 16 Canterbury 14 4 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 38 5 Old Penrith 16 Penrith 6 1 St. George 16 St. George 17 Canterbury 16 Canterbury 6 Balmain 16 Balmain 4 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 32 Canterbury 16 Canterbury 26 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 0 St. George 16 St. George 6 Canterbury 16 Canterbury 7 Grand Final 1985 NSWRL Grand Final 1985_NSWRL_Grand_Final_programme.png Cover of Big League match programme 50pxSt GeorgeDragons 50pxCanterbury-BankstownBulldogs STG St George Dragons 16 CBY Canterbury 16 0 6 6 6 1 7 29 September 1985 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Man of the Match Steve Mortimer (CBY) Australian National anthem Kevin Roberts 44,569 ABC, Network 10Buzo Alex Big hits from the Rexicon are missing The Sydney Morning Herald 30 September 1985 Sydney, New South Wales 47 Jim Maxwell, Paul VautinDebbie Spillane (sideline) (ABC) Ray Warren, Bill AndersonGraeme Hughes (sideline) (Network 10) Teams Aiming for back-to-back premierships, Canterbury-Bankstown's team featured 12 players who had played in the 1984 Grand Final, including replacements Mark Bugden and Greg Mullane. Michael Hagan replaced an injured Terry Lamb at five-eighth. The three Mortimer brothers and Steve Folkes also played in the 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1985 matches. St. George captain Craig Young, Steve Morris and Graeme Wynn had all played in the Dragons' 1979 premiership victory. n center St. George red white red Canterbury blue white blue 17 s y Roy Masters Glenn Burgess 1 Denis Kinchela 2 Michael O'Connor 3 Michael Beattie 4 Steve Morris 5 Steve Linnane 6 Perry Haddock 7 Pat Jarvis 13 Phil Ritchie 12 Craig Young (c) 11 Billy Noke 10 Graeme Wynn 9 Graeme O'Grady 8 Replacement Chris Guider 38 Replacement Stephen Funnell 23 Replacement Chris Johns 17 Replacement Alan Neil 20 Warren Ryan Michael Potter 1 Matthew Callinan 2 Andrew Farrar 3 Chris Mortimer 4 Peter Mortimer 5 Michael Hagan 14 Steve Mortimer (c) 7 Peter Tunks 13 Billy Johnstone 12 Peter Kelly 11 Steve Folkes 10 Brian Battese 9 Paul Langmack 8 David Gillespie 15 Mark Bugden 17 Greg Mullane 16 NSWRFL 1985 – Grand Final https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrl-1985/grand-final/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs-vs-st-george-dragons/summary.html Rugby League Project 26 June 2025Hauser Liam The Great Grand Finals – Rugby League's Greatest Contests 2022 New Holland Wahroonga, Australia 9781760794736 129–132 2022 Match details The two teams had played twice during the regular season, playing out a 10-all draw at the Belmore Sports Ground in April, with St. George taking the return match 16–6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in June. The teams met again in the major semi final, with the Dragons taking a 17–6 win to progress through the Grand Final. Canterbury then thrashed Parramatta 26–0 in the preliminary final to earn another grand final berth. The match was played in sunny, albeit breezy conditions at the Sydney Cricket Ground before a crowd of 44,569.D'Souza Miguel Grand Final History http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082626/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf dead 19 August 2014 wwos.ninemsn.com.au AAP 8 September 2013 St. George ce and goalkicker Michael O'Connor was injured in the first few minutes of the match and was in the hands of medical staff for a number of minutes before returning to his position. Canterbury's Steve Folkes was also struggling with a rib injury following the early exchanges. The Dragons had a few half-chances in the first ten minutes, but were unable to capitalise on the opportunities to score, while Canterbury centre Andrew Farrar was seen heading to the sidelines for treatment. As the first half progressed with each team cancelling the other out, it would be Canterbury's tactical kicking game that continually put St. George fullback Glenn Burgess under the test of the high-ball in his in-goal area, which under the rules of the time, resulted in a line drop-out with the Bulldogs regaining possession. Midway through the half, a penalty was awarded to Canterbury against St. George captain Craig Young for punching Farrar in a tackle. Opting to take a shot at opening the scoring, Farrar's kick from 39 metres from the posts on a slight angle missed. The turning point of the first half came in the 27th minute of the match. After felling St George's Graeme Wynn as a scrum broke up, Canterbury pr forward Peter Kelly was surprising awarded a penalty by referee Kevin Roberts for a different infraction by the Dragons. Gifted field position, Canterbury went on the attack and shortly thereafter Kelly used the blindside to send winger Peter Mortimer over out wide on the Bulldogs right flank to open the scoring with a try.Neeson Graham Grafting Canterbury squashes St George https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/13761782 18 July 2025 Canberra Times 30 September 1985 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 28 Farrar slotted the conversion attempt for a 6–0 lead, which held to half time after O'Connor missed a penalty goal attempt four minutes from the break. After a quiet first half, Bulldogs hb and skipper Steve Mortimer seized control of the match in the second half, as coach Warren Ryan sent on David Gillespie and Mark Bugden to replace Peter Tunks and Billy Johnstone. Winger Matthew Callinan won a contest against Burgess for a high-ball close to the Dragons line and crossed the tryline, only for referee Roberts to deny the try when he ruled Callinan was offside. In the 57th minute Steve Morris produced a twisting run that beat three defenders only to lose the ball in a tackle just short of the Bulldogs line. The Dragons had another great opportunity to level the scores with just over 10 minutes remaining when Bulldogs fullback Michael Potter was forced into touch close to his own line. The pressure was relieved though when a kick from O'Connor bounced harmlessly into touch in goal. From there Canterbury went forward set up for a field goal to clinch the match, which Farrar (despite missing an attempt earlier in the second half) had no trouble in kicking in the 72nd minute to take the score to 7–0. A last light of hope appeared for the Dragons when Morris found some space out wide to kick ahead for himself in a bit of individual brilliance to score, with O'Connor adding the two points to cut the lead to a single point with five minutes remaining. In the end though, a well-drilled and clinical approach from Canterbury shut out the Dragons with their defensive pressure. The Bulldogs able to smother the Dragons attack in the umbrella defensive structure.Fishman Roland Defence turned out the best form of attack The Sydney Morning Herald 30 September 1985 Sydney, New South Wales 48 Described as a "dour match which featured heavy defence,"Victory... but all is not well in Canterbury camp The Sydney Morning Herald 30 September 1985 Sydney, New South Wales 1 Canterbury coach Ryan said that his team maintained "cruel, ruthless control" over the contest. Although Ryan had led the Bulldogs to consecutive premierships, there was ongoing speculation that he would not be at the club the following season due to a rift with club management.Clarkson Alan The bitter-sweet Bulldogs The Sydney Morning Herald 30 September 1985 Sydney, New South Wales 21 Dragons coach Roy Masters, also embroiled in a bitter feud with Ryan, conceded that "the bottom line is they were too good. Their kicking game was excellent and they certainly had a lot of possession. When we did get the ball, we were too weary from so much tackling to be able to make any impression."Clarkson Alan 'They were too good,' says Masters The Sydney Morning Herald 30 September 1985 Sydney, New South Wales 22 Scoreboard 1985 NSWRL Winfield Cup Grand Final Sunday, 29 September 15:00 AEST (UTC+10) St. George St George 16 1Morris 74 1O'Connor 75 (1/2) 0Linnane (0/1) 6 – 7 0-6 6-1 Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1P Mortimer 29 1Farrar 30 (1/2) 1Farrar 72 (1/2)S Mortimer (0/1) Sydney Cricket Ground 44,569 Kevin Roberts Steve MortimerDampney James The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) Greats to get man-of-match awards http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/sport/nrl/story/0,26799,24429346-5006066,00.html 3 January 2008 1 October 2008 dead 24 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200924164338/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/Campton Nick NRL grand final: Betting tips, history and facts on the Clive Churchill Medal https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/cowboys/nrl-grand-final-betting-tips-history-and-facts-on-the-clive-churchill-medal/news-story/010acf389f4f7ddc2334c34e3b5a7201 news.com.au 26 June 2025 2 October 2015 Other matches St. George had teams in each of the three grand finals, winning the Under-23s decider 24–20 against Parramatta, and the reserve grade grand final 22–16 against the Canberra Raiders. The reserve grade premiership was won in the final seconds when Dragons fullback Alan Neil scored a try to break a 16-all deadlock.Neil does it with 10 seconds left The Sydney Morning Herald 30 September 1985 Sydney, New South Wales 47Raiders' reserves lose on the siren https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/13761755 18 July 2025 Canberra Times 30 September 1985 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1 Hooker Chris Guider became the first and only player to play in all three grand finals on the same day, starting in the Under-23s match before being used as a replacement in the reserve grade and first grade matches.Roy Masters Roy Masters (rugby league) Scientology's little big man keen to 'assist' Dragons https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/scientologys-little-big-man-keen-to-assist-dragons-20081220-gdt78d.html smh.com.au Fairfax Media 18 July 2025 Sydney, New South Wales 20 December 2008Collison John The NRL statistics you haven't heard of before https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/07/17/the-nrl-statistics-you-havent-heard-of-before/ The Roar 18 July 2025 16 July 2019Walter Brad Grand final Sin Bin: Will ARLC keep faith with pre-match shows? https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/grand-final-sin-bin-will-arlc-keep--faith-with-prematch-shows-20120930-26tsg.html smh.com.au 18 July 2025 30 September 2012 Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField goals194Cronulla Dean Carney11750192Balmain Ross Conlon4880184Old Penrith Greg Alexander13652178St. George Michael O'Connor6762178Parramatta Mick Cronin4810 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer16St. George Steve Linnane14Parramatta Steve Ella13Old Penrith Greg Alexander12Balmain John Davidson11Old Penrith Ben Gonzales11Eastern Suburbs Wayne Challis11Cronulla Dean Carney11South Sydney Les Biles11Canberra Craig Bellamy Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer88Balmain Ross Conlon81Parramatta Mick Cronin77Canberra Ron Giteau76St. George Michael O'Connor75Cronulla Dean Carney References External links 1985 NSWRL Grand Final replay at NRL.com 1985 season Rugby League Tables Results:1981-90 at rabbitohs.com.au 1985 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield CupJanuary 2025 medicmedic at rleague.com NSWRL season 1985 at rugbyleagueproject.org Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRL season