Venues
| Sydney | Lismore | Tamworth | Bathurst | Wagga 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 |
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| NSWRL National Panasonic Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 6 March - 5 June 1985 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Balmain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Cronulla-Sutherland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
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.
| Sydney | Lismore | Tamworth | Bathurst | Wagga 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 |
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| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man 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) | 12 | Leichhardt Oval | Glenn Ryan - Manly-Warringah |
| 10/03/85 |  St George * (Wynn, Johnston tries, P.Morris goal) | 10 |  South Sydney (Murphy try, Baker 2 goals) | 8 | Redfern Oval | Craig Young - St George |
| 13/03/85 |  Penrith (Alexander, Fenton, Gonzales tries, Levy 3 goals) | 18 |  Parramatta (D.Price try, Cronin 3 goals) | 10 | Carrington Park | Greg Alexander - Penrith |
| 20/03/85 |  Illawarra (D.Moon, Hetherington, Greenland, Mackey tries, Dorahy 3 goals) | 22 |  Eastern Suburbs (Leggett try, Portlock 3 goals) | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | John 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) | 6 | Eric Weissel Oval | Steve Mortimer - Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 3/04/85 |  Western Suburbs | 32 | Auckland (NZ) | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | Leo Epifania - Western Suburbs |
| 10/04/85 |  Cronulla-Sutherland (See 2, Merlo tries, Carney 6 goals) | 24 |  NSW Country (Randall 2 goals) | 4 | Scully 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) | 16 | Leichhardt Oval | Ben Elias - Balmain |
* The St George V South Sydney game also functioned as the Charity Shield for this season.
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/85 | Western Suburbs (Harrigan, T.Cogger tries, Pearce goal) | 10 | Penrith (Howell try, Alexander goal) | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Mark Harrigan - Western Suburbs |
| 1/05/85 | Cronulla-Sutherland (Carney, D.Sorensen tries, Carney goal) | 10 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 0 | Leichhardt Oval | Mark 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) | 18 | Leichhardt Oval | Wayne Pearce - Balmain |
| 15/05/85 | Manly-Warringah (Hegarty, Blake, Close, Hasler, Barkley tries, Melrose 5 goals) | 30 | Illawarra (Selby try, Dorahy goal) | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Tony Melrose - Manly-Warringah |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/05/85 | Cronulla-Sutherland (Docking, Porter, K.Sorensen tries, Carney 2 goals) | 16 | Manly-Warringah | 0 | Oakes Oval | Michael Porter - Cronulla-Sutherland |
| 29/05/85 | Balmain (Gale, Schofield tries, Conlon 2 goals) | 12 | Western Suburbs (Wigham, Fyvie tries, Crooks goal) | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | Kevin Hardwick - Balmain |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 1985 | Balmain (Bridge, Gartner tries, Conlon 3 goals) | 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland (Carney, Wakefield tries, Carney 2 goals) | 12 | Leichhardt Oval | Scott Gale - Balmain |
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