NSWRL 1985
The 1985 NSWRL was the 78th season of the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership , the first Australian rugby league championship. The first place in the table after the end of the regular season occupied the St. George Dragons . This lost in the final 6: 7 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs , which won the NSWRL for the fifth time.
table
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | St. George Dragons | 24 | 18th | 2 | 4th | 470: 264 | + 206 | 42 |
2. | Balmain Tigers | 24 | 18th | 0 | 6th | 494: 304 | + 190 | 40 |
3. | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6th | 435: 267 | + 168 | 38 |
4th | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8th | 458: 311 | + 147 | 36 |
5. | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 460: 379 | + 81 | 31 |
6th | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 404: 345 | + 59 | 31 |
7th | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 374: 389 | - 15 | 27 |
8th. | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 440: 404 | + 36 | 26th |
9. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14th | 373: 419 | - 46 | 24 |
10. | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 8th | 2 | 14th | 432: 534 | - 102 | 22nd |
11. | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 6th | 1 | 17th | 281: 491 | - 210 | 17th |
12. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17th | 311: 661 | - 350 | 16 |
13. | Illawarra Steelers | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19th | 303: 467 | - 164 | 14th |
- Since each team had two byes this season, only 4 points were added to the normal number of points after the season.
Playoffs
Elimination playoff
September 3 |
Penrith Panthers | 10: 7 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 16,428 Umpire: Mick Stone |
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report |
- The game took place with Penrith and Manly-Warringah tied.
Elimination / qualification playoffs
7th of September |
Parramatta Eels | 38: 6 | Penrith Panthers |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 18,939 Umpire: Kevin Roberts |
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report |
September 8th |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 14: 8 | Balmain Tigers |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 25,194 Referee: Mick Stone |
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(0: 6) report |
September 14th |
Parramatta Eels | 32: 4 | Balmain Tigers |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 25,423 Referee: Kevin Roberts |
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report |
September 15th |
St. George Dragons | 17: 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 39,013 Referee: Mick Stone |
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(14: 2) Report |
Semifinals
September 22 |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 26: 0 | Parramatta Eels |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 34,915 Referee: Kevin Roberts |
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(4: 0) report |
Grand Final
September 29th |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 7: 6 | St. George Dragons |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 44,569 Umpire: Kevin Roberts |
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Tries: P. Mortimer Boosts: Farrar (1/1) Dropgoals: Farrar (1) |
(6: 0) report |
Attempts: Morris Raise: O'Connor (1/1) |
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