The 1985 National Panasonic Cup was the 12th edition of the
NSWRL Midweek Cup, a
NSWRL-organised national club
Rugby League
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tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the
NSWRL, the
BRL
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, the
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and the
NZRL
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.
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
Venues
Round 1
* The
St George
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V
South Sydney game also functioned as the
Charity Shield for this season.
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Final
Player of the Series
*
Scott Gale (
Balmain)
Golden Try
*
Garry Jack
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(
Balmain)
Sources
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092832/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1985.htm
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1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
1985 in Australian rugby league
1985 in New Zealand rugby league