League Standings - Round 20
Ladder
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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. | Balmain Tigers | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 213 | 100 | 113 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 181 | 119 | 62 | 19 | 15 | 4 | - | 1 | 394 | 219 | 32 | +175 | 20.74 | 11.53 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 190 | 100 | 90 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 153 | 103 | 50 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 343 | 203 | 31 | +140 | 18.05 | 10.68 |
| 3. | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 9 | - | - | 216 | 92 | 124 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 98 | 142 | -44 | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 2 | 314 | 234 | 28 | +80 | 17.44 | 13.00 |
| 4. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 160 | 100 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 120 | 117 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 280 | 217 | 26 | +63 | 15.56 | 12.06 |
| 5. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 176 | 115 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 133 | 142 | -9 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 309 | 257 | 23 | +52 | 17.17 | 14.28 |
| Penrith Panthers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 165 | 209 | -44 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 175 | 98 | 77 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 340 | 307 | 23 | +33 | 17.89 | 16.16 | |
| 7. | Canberra Raiders | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 207 | 189 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 183 | 196 | -13 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 390 | 385 | 20 | +5 | 20.53 | 20.26 |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 180 | 139 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 146 | 173 | -27 | 19 | 9 | 10 | - | 1 | 326 | 312 | 20 | +14 | 17.16 | 16.42 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 107 | -14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 159 | 154 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 252 | 261 | 20 | -9 | 14.00 | 14.50 | |
| 10. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 128 | 126 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 137 | 189 | -52 | 18 | 6 | 12 | - | 2 | 265 | 315 | 16 | -50 | 14.72 | 17.50 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 113 | 232 | -119 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 136 | 225 | -89 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 457 | 16 | -208 | 13.83 | 25.39 | |
| 12. | North Sydney Bears | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 86 | 195 | -109 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 115 | 160 | -45 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 355 | 15 | -154 | 11.17 | 19.72 |
| 13. | Illawarra Steelers | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 93 | 174 | -81 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 142 | 202 | -60 | 19 | 4 | 15 | - | 1 | 235 | 376 | 10 | -141 | 12.37 | 19.79 |
Results
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| Sat | Jul 20 | 1985 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 6 | - | 7 | Balmain Tigers | Sports Ground | 8,511 | M. Stone | ||
| Sun | 21 | 1985 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | - | 4 | Illawarra Steelers | Belmore | 5,224 | B. Barnes | ||
| Sun | 21 | 1985 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 26 | - | 18 | Parramatta Eels | Ronson | 7,853 | K. Roberts | ||
| Sun | 21 | 1985 | Penrith Panthers | 22 | - | 22 | North Sydney Bears | Penrith Park | 4,224 | R. Whitfield | ||
| Sun | 21 | 1985 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 6 | - | 23 | St George Dragons | Brookvale | 13,327 | G. McCallum | ||
| Mon | 22 | 1985 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 12 | - | 12 | Canberra Raiders | SCG | 7,192 | G. Annesley | ||
| Bye: South Sydney | ||||||||||||