Canterbury-Bankstown 14–8 Balmain Tigers — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1985 NRL Finals Series
8 Sep 1985 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 25,194
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1985 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 14–8 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 8 Sep 1985.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Andrew Farrar; Terry Lamb Goals: Terry Lamb (3/3); Andrew Farrar (0/1) |
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Garry Schofield Goals: Ross Conlon (2/4) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Potter | Fullback | Garry Jack | 1 |
| 2 | Greg Mullane | Wing | Russel Gartner | 2 |
| 3 | Andrew Farrar | Centre | Garry Schofield | 3 |
| 4 | Chris Mortimer | Centre | Ross Conlon | 4 |
| 5 | Peter Mortimer | Wing | John Davidson | 5 |
| 6 | Terry Lamb | Five-Eighth | Gary Bridge | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Mortimer (c) | Halfback | Scott Gale | 7 |
| 8 | Paul Langmack | Lock | Wayne Pearce (c) | 8 |
| 9 | David Gillespie | Prop | Kevin Hardwick | 9 |
| 10 | Brian Battese | Prop | David Brooks | 10 |
| 11 | Peter Kelly | Second Row | Steve Roach | 11 |
| 12 | Billy Johnstone | Hooker | Ben Elias | 12 |
| 13 | Peter Tunks | Second Row | Michael Marketo | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Michael Hagan | Bill Kain | 25 | |
| 15 | Steve Folkes | John Owens | 21 | |
| 26 | Darryl Brohman | Stephen Humphreys | 14 | |
| Warren Ryan | Coach | Frank Stanton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Mick Stone |
Match report
Scores were 8-all at full time; 10 minutes of extra time was played. Player of the Match: Steve Mortimer. Steve Roach (Balmain) served a 5-minute sin bin.