Penrith Panthers 10–7 Manly-Warringah — Playoff, 1985 NRL Finals Series
3 Sep 1985 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 16,428
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Playoff, 1985 NRL finals series: Penrith Panthers 10–7 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 3 Sep 1985.
Scorers
| Penrith Panthers | Tries: Brett Lobb Goals: Greg Alexander (3/3) |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Chris Close Goals: Tony Melrose (1/1) Drop goals: Paul Vautin |
Team sheets
| Penrith Panthers | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Lobb | Fullback | Marty Gurr | 1 |
| 2 | Mark Robinson | Wing | Kerry Boustead | 2 |
| 3 | Brad Izzard | Centre | Chris Close | 3 |
| 4 | Ken Wolffe | Centre | Dale Shearer | 4 |
| 5 | Ben Gonzales | Wing | Stuart Davis | 5 |
| 6 | David Burnes | Five-Eighth | James Leuluai | 6 |
| 7 | Greg Alexander | Halfback | Des Hasler | 7 |
| 8 | Greg Clements | Lock | Paul Vautin (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Gary Howell | Prop | Noel Cleal | 9 |
| 10 | Lew Zivanovic | Prop | Glenn Ryan | 10 |
| 11 | Matt Goodwin | Second Row | Richie Poulsen | 11 |
| 12 | Royce Simmons (c) | Hooker | Mal Cochrane | 12 |
| 13 | Geoff Gerard | Second Row | Andy Goodway | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Tony Trudgett | Paul McCabe | 14 | |
| 15 | Craig Izzard | Tony Melrose | 15 | |
| 16 | Warren Fenton | Ray Brown | 16 | |
| 17 | Steve Robinson | Darren Rodgers | 17 | |
| Tim Sheens | Coach | Bob Fulton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Mick Stone |
Match report
Scores were level 6-6 at full time; 10 minutes of extra time each way was played to settle the result.