League Standings - Round 23
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | Bye | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | |
| 1. | St George Dragons (R) | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | 196 | 114 | 82 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 106 | 87 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 389 | 220 | 39 | +169 | 18.52 | 10.48 |
| 2. | Canberra Raiders (R) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 232 | 160 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 139 | 163 | -24 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 371 | 323 | 28 | +48 | 16.86 | 14.68 |
| Illawarra Steelers (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 136 | 106 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 164 | 152 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 300 | 258 | 28 | +42 | 13.64 | 11.73 | |
| 4. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 135 | 110 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 151 | 107 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 286 | 217 | 26 | +69 | 13.62 | 10.33 |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 175 | 128 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 115 | 139 | -24 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 267 | 26 | +23 | 13.18 | 12.14 | |
| 6. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 130 | 107 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 106 | 132 | -26 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 236 | 239 | 24 | -3 | 11.24 | 11.38 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 140 | 155 | -15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 170 | 185 | -15 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 310 | 340 | 24 | -30 | 14.76 | 16.19 | |
| 8. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (R) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 140 | 89 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 9 | - | 144 | 219 | -75 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 284 | 308 | 23 | -24 | 13.52 | 14.67 |
| 9. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 146 | 196 | -50 | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 129 | 147 | -18 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 275 | 343 | 22 | -68 | 13.10 | 16.33 |
| 10. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 111 | 157 | -46 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 162 | 138 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 273 | 295 | 21 | -22 | 13.00 | 14.05 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 161 | 186 | -25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 125 | 183 | -58 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 286 | 369 | 21 | -83 | 13.62 | 17.57 | |
| 12. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 172 | 164 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 128 | 192 | -64 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 300 | 356 | 20 | -56 | 14.29 | 16.95 |
| Penrith Panthers (R) | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 164 | 177 | -13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 123 | 175 | -52 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 287 | 352 | 20 | -65 | 13.67 | 16.76 | |
Results
| Round 23 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 10 | 1985 | Penrith Panthers (R) | 12 | - | 1 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | Penrith Park | N. Bissett | |||
| Sun | 11 | 1985 | Canberra Raiders (R) | 25 | - | 16 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (R) | Seiffert | P. Filmer | |||
| Sun | 11 | 1985 | North Sydney Bears (R) | 10 | - | 28 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | North Sydney | C. Ward | |||
| Sun | 11 | 1985 | Parramatta Eels (R) | 14 | - | 14 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | Belmore | G. West | |||
| Sun | 11 | 1985 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 21 | - | 20 | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | Redfern | G. O'Donnell | |||
| Mon | 12 | 1985 | Balmain Tigers (R) | 4 | - | 4 | Illawarra Steelers (R) | SCG | P. Bungate | |||
| Bye: St George (R) | ||||||||||||
