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Rugby league competition

Rugby league season

1985 New South Wales Rugby League
Teams	13
Premiers	Canterbury-Bankstown (5th title)
Minor premiers	St. George (15th title)
Matches played	163
Points scored	5,416
Attendance	1,450,162
Top points scorer	Mick Cronin (204)
Wooden spoon	Illawarra Steelers (1st spoon)
Rothmans Medal	Wayne Pearce
Top try-scorer	Steve Linnane (17)
← 1984 1986 →

The1985New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-eighth season of professionalrugby league football in Australia. Thirteen teams competed for theJ J Giltinan Shield andWinfield Cup during the season, which culminated in agrand final between the Canterbury-Bankstown and St. George clubs. This season NSWRL teams also competed for the1985 National Panasonic Cup.

Season summary

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The regular season commenced in March with reigning premiersCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs winning 18–4 against theCronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Bulldogs forwardPaul Langmack scored the first try of the season.^[1]Parramatta played their round 2 match against theCanberra atOrana Park following the opening of a newA$1.25m grandstand. It was the first match played at the venue since 1983.^[1] Parramatta hosted their remaining matches atBelmore Sports Ground with the newParramatta Stadium to open in time for the1986 season.

St. George would be undefeated through the opening eight rounds of the season, before losing toBalmain 24–19 atKogarah Oval, the Tigers had been behind 13–0 after only 17 minutes of the match.^[1]

In the second half of the season, the NSWRL experimented by fixturing 11 matches played at theSydney Cricket Ground on Monday nights, with matches broadcast live byNetwork 10. The experiment was hailed as a success with average attendance over 10,000 fans and an average television audience of 750,000.^[1]

Following the final round of the season,Penrith andManly 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 halfbackGreg Alexander gave the Panthers a 10–7 victory.^[1]

Penrith joined minor premiers St. George in the finals with Balmain, Canterbury and Parramatta the other finalists.^[1]

Awards

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Rothmans Medal —Wayne Pearce (Balmain Tigers)^[1]
Dally M Medal —Greg Alexander (Penrith Panthers)^[2]
Rugby League Week Player of the Year —Ray Price (Parramatta Eels)^[1]

Teams

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The lineup of clubs remained unchanged from the previous year, with 13 clubs contesting the 1985 premiership, including fiveSydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, one from greaterNew South Wales and one from theAustralian Capital Territory.


Balmain Tigers 78th season Ground:Leichhardt Oval Coach:Frank Stanton Captain:Wayne Pearce	Canberra Raiders 4th season Ground:Seiffert Oval Coach:Don Furner Captain:Dean Lance	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 51st season Ground:Belmore Sports Ground Coach:Warren Ryan Captain:Steve Mortimer	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 19th season Ground:Ronson Field Coach:Terry Fearnley Captain:David Hatch	Eastern Suburbs Roosters 78th season Ground:Sydney Sports Ground Coach:Arthur Beetson Captain:Ron Gibbs→John Tobin	Illawarra Steelers 4th season Ground:Wollongong Showground Coach:Brian Smith Captain:Brian Hetherington	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 39th season Ground:Brookvale Oval Coach:Bob Fulton Captain:Glenn Ryan→Paul Vautin
North Sydney Bears 78th season Ground:North Sydney Oval Coach:Greg Hawick→Brian Norton^[3] Captain: W. Honeywood→Fred Teasdell→Mark Graham	Parramatta Eels 39th season Ground:Belmore Sports Ground Coach:John Monie Captain:Ray Price	Penrith Panthers 19th season Ground:Penrith Park Coach:Tim Sheens Captain:Royce Simmons	South Sydney Rabbitohs 78th season Ground:Redfern Oval Coach:Ron Willey Captain:David Boyle	St. George Dragons 65th season Ground:Kogarah Oval Coach:Roy Masters Captain:Craig Young	Western Suburbs Magpies 78th season Ground:Lidcombe Oval Coach:Ken Gentle Captain:Lee Crooks

Regular season

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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 Tigers	NOR +20	PEN +30	CRO +24	WES +40	CBY −2	MAN −4	EAS −4	X	STG +5	ILA +8	CAN +3	PAR +13	SOU +12	NOR +23	PEN +6	CRO −20	WES +6	CBY +6	MAN +8	EAS +1	X	STG −2	ILA +13	CAN +18	PAR −32	SOU +18	X	CBY −6*	PAR −28
Canberra Raiders	ILA +10	PAR −14	NOR +8	SOU +14	PEN −30	CRO −20	WES +32	CBY −24	MAN 0	EAS −2	BAL −3	STG +10	X	ILA +9	PAR −14	NOR +30	SOU +7	PEN −6	CRO −2	WES 0	CBY −12	MAN −15	EAS −18	BAL −18	STG −44	X
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	CRO +14	X	MAN −20	EAS 0	BAL +2	STG 0	ILA +6	CAN +24	PAR −20	NOR +8	SOU −15	PEN −11	WES +52	CRO +8	X	MAN +4	EAS +7	BAL −6	STG −10	ILA +20	CAN +12	PAR +15	NOR +18	SOU +18	PEN +14	WES +28	X	BAL +6*	STG −11	PAR +26	STG +1
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	CBY −14	EAS −20	BAL −24	STG −10	ILA +8	CAN +20	PAR −4	NOR +14	SOU −6	PEN −6	X	WES +18	MAN +15	CBY −8	EAS −7	BAL +20	STG −18	ILA +26	CAN +2	PAR +8	NOR +12	SOU −2	PEN −8	X	WES +26	MAN −6
Eastern Suburbs Roosters	SOU −18	CRO +20	WES +38	CBY 0	MAN −12	X	BAL +4	STG −4	ILA +2	CAN +2	PAR −26	NOR −4	PEN +20	SOU −8	CRO +7	WES 0	CBY −7	MAN −22	X	BAL −1	STG 0	ILA −10	CAN +18	PAR +2	NOR +16	PEN −32
Illawarra Steelers	CAN −10	NOR −5	SOU +13	PEN +6	CRO −8	WES −10	CBY −6	MAN −12	EAS −2	BAL −8	STG −8	X	PAR −20	CAN −9	NOR +18	SOU +4	PEN −26	CRO −26	WES −12	CBY −20	MAN −6	EAS +10	BAL −13	STG −12	X	PAR −2
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	PEN −12	WES +20	CBY +20	X	EAS +12	BAL +4	STG −4	ILA +12	CAN 0	PAR +4	NOR +14	SOU −8	CRO −15	PEN −12	WES +24	CBY −4	X	EAS +22	BAL −8	STG −17	ILA +6	CAN +15	PAR −12	NOR +18	SOU −26	CRO +6	PEN −3
North Sydney Bears	BAL −20	ILA +5	CAN −8	PAR −2	X	SOU +4	PEN −12	CRO −14	WES +2	CBY −8	MAN −14	EAS +4	STG −16	BAL −23	ILA −18	CAN −30	PAR −8	X	SOU +4	PEN 0	CRO −12	WES +16	CBY −18	MAN −18	EAS −16	STG −8
Parramatta Eels	STG −20	CAN +14	X	NOR +2	SOU +17	PEN −8	CRO +4	WES +6	CBY +20	MAN −4	EAS +26	BAL −13	ILA +20	STG +4	CAN +14	X	NOR +8	SOU −13	PEN +11	CRO −8	WES +38	CBY −15	MAN +12	EAS −2	BAL +32	ILA +2	X	PEN +32	BAL +28	CBY −26
Penrith Panthers	MAN +12	BAL −30	STG −3	ILA −6	CAN +30	PAR +8	NOR +12	SOU +5	X	CRO +6	WES −9	CBY +11	EAS −20	MAN +12	BAL −6	STG −10	ILA +26	CAN +6	PAR −11	NOR 0	SOU −4	X	CRO +8	WES +26	CBY −14	EAS +32	MAN +3	PAR −32
South Sydney Rabbitohs	EAS +18	STG −6	ILA −13	CAN −14	PAR −17	NOR −4	X	PEN −5	CRO +6	WES −8	CBY +15	MAN +8	BAL −12	EAS +8	STG −24	ILA −4	CAN −7	PAR +13	NOR −4	X	PEN +4	CRO +2	WES +8	CBY −18	MAN +26	BAL −18
St. George Dragons	PAR +20	SOU +6	PEN +3	CRO +10	WES +12	CBY 0	MAN +4	EAS +4	BAL −5	X	ILA +8	CAN −10	NOR +16	PAR −4	SOU +24	PEN +10	CRO +18	WES −3	CBY +10	MAN +17	EAS 0	BAL +2	X	ILA +12	CAN +44	NOR +8	X	X	CBY +11	X	CBY −1
Western Suburbs Magpies	X	MAN −20	EAS −38	BAL −40	STG −12	ILA +10	CAN −32	PAR −6	NOR −2	SOU +8	PEN +9	CRO −18	CBY −52	X	MAN −24	EAS 0	BAL −6	STG +3	ILA +12	CAN 0	PAR −38	NOR −16	SOU −8	PEN −26	CRO −26	CBY −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

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	St. George Dragons	24	18	2	4	2	470	264	+206	42	Advance tofinals series
2	Balmain Tigers	24	18	0	6	2	494	304	+190	40
3	Canterbury Bulldogs(P)	24	16	2	6	2	435	267	+168	38
4	Parramatta Eels	24	16	0	8	2	458	311	+147	36
5	Penrith Panthers	24	13	1	10	2	460	379	+81	31	Advance to playoff match
6	Manly Sea Eagles	24	13	1	10	2	404	345	+59	31	Advance to playoff match
7	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	24	10	3	11	2	374	389	−15	27
8	Cronulla Sharks	24	11	0	13	2	440	404	+36	26
9	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	10	0	14	2	373	419	−46	24
10	Canberra Raiders	24	8	2	14	2	432	534	−102	22
11	North Sydney Bears	24	6	1	17	2	281	491	−210	17
12	Western Suburbs Magpies	24	5	2	17	2	311	661	−350	16
13	Illawarra Steelers	24	5	0	19	2	303	467	−164	14

Source:RLP
(P) Premiers

Ladder progression

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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.

	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
1	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	42
2	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	40
3	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	38
4	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	36
5	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	31
6	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	31
7	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	27
8	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	26
9	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	24
10	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	22
11	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	17
12	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	16
13	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

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Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Crowd
Playoff
Penrith Panthers	10–7	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	3 September 1985	Sydney Cricket Ground	Mick Stone	16,428
Qualifying Finals
Parramatta Eels	38–6	Penrith Panthers	7 September 1985	Sydney Cricket Ground	Kevin Roberts	18,939
Balmain Tigers	8–14	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	8 September 1985	Sydney Cricket Ground	Mick Stone	25,194
Semi-finals
Balmain Tigers	4–32	Parramatta Eels	14 September 1985	Sydney Cricket Ground	Kevin Roberts	25,423
St. George Dragons	17–6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	15 September 1985	Sydney Cricket Ground	Mick Stone	39,013
Preliminary final
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	26–0	Parramatta Eels	22 September 1985	Sydney Cricket Ground	Kevin Roberts	34,915
Grand Final
St. George Dragons	6–7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	29 September 1985	Sydney Cricket Ground	Kevin Roberts	44,569

Chart

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Qualifying final			Major semi-final			Preliminary final		Grand final



			1	St. George	17			St. George	6

				Canterbury	6			Canterbury	7

2	Balmain	8				Canterbury	26

3	Canterbury	14	Minor semi-final			Parramatta	0



			Balmain		4

4	Parramatta	38	Parramatta		32

5	Penrith	6

Grand Final

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1985 (1985) NSWRL Grand Final

Cover ofBig League match programme

St George Dragons	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
6	7

	1	2	Total
STG	0	6	6
CBY	6	1	7

Date

29 September 1985

Stadium

Sydney Cricket Ground

Location

Sydney

Man of the Match

Steve Mortimer (CBY)

Referee

Kevin Roberts

Attendance

44,569

Broadcast partners

Broadcasters

ABC,Network 10^[4]

Commentators

Jim Maxwell,Paul Vautin
Debbie Spillane (sideline) (ABC)
Ray Warren,Bill Anderson
Graeme Hughes (sideline) (Network 10)

Teams

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Aiming for back-to-back premierships, Canterbury-Bankstown's team featured 12 players who had played in the 1984 Grand Final, including replacementsMark Bugden andGreg Mullane.Michael Hagan replaced an injuredTerry Lamb at five-eighth. The three Mortimer brothers andSteve Folkes also played in the 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1985 matches. St. George captainCraig Young,Steve Morris andGraeme Wynn had all played in the Dragons' 1979 premiership victory.^[5]

**Team details**
St. George		Position	Canterbury
Name	Number	Position	Number	Name
Glenn Burgess	1	FB	1	Michael Potter
Denis Kinchela	2	WG	2	Matthew Callinan
Michael O'Connor	3	CE	3	Andrew Farrar
Michael Beattie	4	CE	4	Chris Mortimer
Steve Morris	5	WG	5	Peter Mortimer
Steve Linnane	6	FE	14	Michael Hagan
Perry Haddock	7	HB	7	Steve Mortimer (c)
Pat Jarvis	13	PR	13	Peter Tunks
Phil Ritchie	12	HK	12	Billy Johnstone
Craig Young (c)	11	PF	11	Peter Kelly
Billy Noke	10	SR	10	Steve Folkes
Graeme Wynn	9	SR	9	Brian Battese
Graeme O'Grady	8	LK	8	Paul Langmack
Chris Guider	38	Replacement	15	David Gillespie
Stephen Funnell	23	Replacement	17	Mark Bugden
Chris Johns	17	Replacement	16	Greg Mullane
Alan Neil	20	Replacement
Roy Masters		Coach		Warren Ryan
^[6]^[5]

Match details

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The two teams had played twice during the regular season, playing out a 10-all draw at theBelmore Sports Ground in April, with St. George taking the return match 16–6 at theSydney 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 thrashedParramatta 26–0 in the preliminary final to earn another grand final berth.^[5]

The match was played in sunny, albeit breezy conditions at theSydney Cricket Ground before a crowd of 44,569.^[7]

St. Georgecentre and goalkickerMichael 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'sSteve Folkes was also struggling with a rib injury following the early exchanges.^[5] The Dragons had a few half-chances in the first ten minutes, but were unable to capitalise on the opportunities to score,^[5] while Canterbury centreAndrew 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 fullbackGlenn 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.^[8]^[5]

Midway through the half, a penalty was awarded to Canterbury against St. George captainCraig 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.^[5]

The turning point of the first half came in the 27th minute of the match. After felling St George'sGraeme Wynn as a scrum broke up, Canterburyprop forwardPeter 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 wingerPeter Mortimer over out wide on the Bulldogs right flank to open the scoring with a try.^[8] 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.^[5]

After a quiet first half, Bulldogshalfback and skipperSteve Mortimer seized control of the match in the second half, as coachWarren Ryan sent onDavid Gillespie andMark Bugden to replacePeter Tunks andBilly Johnstone. WingerMatthew 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.^[5]

In the 57th minuteSteve Morris produced a twisting run that beat three defenders only to loose the ball in a tackle just short of the Bulldogs line.^[8] The Dragons had another great opportunity to level the scores with just over 10 minutes remaining when Bulldogs fullbackMichael 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.^[8]

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)^[5] had no trouble in kicking in the 72nd minute to take the score to 7–0.^[8] 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.^[9]

Described as a "dour match which featured heavy defence,"^[10] Canterbury coach Ryan said that his team maintained "cruel, ruthless control" over the contest.^[10] 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.^[11] Dragons coachRoy Masters, also embroiled in a bitter feud with Ryan,^[10] 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."^[12]

Scoreboard

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1985 NSWRL Winfield Cup Grand Final

Sunday, 29 September
15:00AEST (UTC+10)

St. George	6 – 7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries:1 Morris 74' Goals:1 O'Connor 75'(1/2) Field goals:0 Linnane(0/1)	1st: 0-6 2nd: 6-1 ^[5]^[6]	Tries:1 P Mortimer 29' Goals:1 Farrar 30'(1/2) Field goals:1 Farrar 72'(1/2) S Mortimer(0/1)

Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 44,569
Referee: Kevin Roberts
Player of the Match:Steve Mortimer^[13]^[14]

Other matches

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St. George had teams in each of the three grand finals, winning the Under-23s decider 24–20 againstParramatta, and the reserve grade grand final 22–16 against theCanberra Raiders.^[5] The reserve grade premiership was won in the final seconds when Dragons fullbackAlan Neil scored a try to break a 16-all deadlock.^[15]^[16]

HookerChris 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.^[17]^[18]^[19]

Player statistics

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The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.

Top 5 point scorers

Points	Player	Tries	Goals	Field goals
194	Dean Carney	11	75	0
192	Ross Conlon	4	88	0
184	Greg Alexander	13	65	2
178	Michael O'Connor	6	76	2
178	Mick Cronin	4	81	0

Top 5 try scorers

Tries	Player
16	Steve Linnane
14	Steve Ella
13	Greg Alexander
12	John Davidson
11	Ben Gonzales
11	Wayne Challis
11	Dean Carney
11	Les Biles
11	Craig Bellamy

Top 5 goal scorers

Goals	Player
88	Ross Conlon
81	Mick Cronin
77	Ron Giteau
76	Michael O'Connor
75	Dean Carney

References

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External links

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1985 NSWRL Grand Final replay at NRL.com
1985 seasonRugby League Tables
Results:1981-90 atrabbitohs.com.au
1985 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup^{[dead link]} atrleague.com
NSWRL season 1985 at rugbyleagueproject.org

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League	NSWRL ARL SL NRL NRL Women's
Premierships (8)	1938 1942 1980 1984 1985 1988 1995 2004
Seasons (91)	1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Womens Seasons (1)	2025
Other competitions	Men's NRL Nines New South Wales Cup Jersey Flegg Cup S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Women's NSWRL Women's Premiership Tarsha Gale Cup Lisa Fiola Cup Past Amco Cup NRL Under-20s
Affiliations	Mount Pritchard Mounties Sydney Bulls

v t e Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs squad–1985 NSWRL Premiers (5th title)
1Michael Potter 2Matthew Callinan 3Chris Mortimer 4Peter Mortimer 5Andrew Farrar 6Michael Hagan 7Steve Mortimer (c) 8Peter Kelly 9Billy Johnstone 10Peter Tunks 11Brian Battese 12Steve Folkes 13Paul Langmack 14Greg Mullane 15David Gillespie 16Mark Bugden Coach:Warren Ryan

v t e National Rugby League seasons
NSWRL era	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
ARL / SL war	1995 1996 1997 (ARL /SL)
NRL era	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
NRL era results	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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