1985 National Panasonic Cup
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.
Qualified Teams
Venues
Round 1
- The St George V South Sydney game also functioned as the Charity Shield for this season.
Quarter finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
| 17/04/85 | Western Suburbs | 10 | Penrith | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Mark Harrigan - Western Suburbs |
| 1/05/85 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 10 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 0 | Leichhardt Oval | Mark Wakefield - Cronulla-Sutherland |
| 8/05/85 | Balmain | 20 | St George | 18 | Leichhardt Oval | Wayne Pearce - Balmain |
| 15/05/85 | Manly-Warringah | 30 | Illawarra | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Tony Melrose - Manly-Warringah |
Semi finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
| 22/05/85 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 16 | Manly-Warringah | 0 | Oakes Oval | Michael Porter - Cronulla-Sutherland |
| 29/05/85 | Balmain | 12 | Western Suburbs | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | Kevin Hardwick - Balmain |