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{{Short description|Australian rugby league series}}
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{{Infobox State of Origin series
| year = 1985
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| caption = Logo of the [[Australian Rugby League]]
| winners = [[
| margin = 2-1
| points = 81
| attendance = 90937
| top points scorer = [[
| top try scorer = [[
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The '''1985
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==Games==
===Game
Queensland centre [[Gene Miles]] was ruled out of State of Origin due to a knee injury.<ref>{{cite book
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| first = Jack
| title = Origin: Rugby league's greatest contest 1980 - 2002
| publisher = [[University of Queensland]] Press
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|date = Tuesday, 28 May 1985<ref>[http://www.nrlstats.com/origin/match.cfm?MatchID=11175 1985 Game 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214706/http://www.nrlstats.com/origin/match.cfm?MatchID=11175 |date=18 March 2012 }} at ''nrlstats.com''</ref>
|report = [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game25.html (Report)]
|team1 = [[
|team2 = [[
|score = 18–2
|points1 = ('''18''' - 2 t, 5g) [[Michael O'Connor (rugby
|points2 = [[Mal Meninga]] ('''2''' - 1 g)
|stadium =[[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane, Queensland]]
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|manofmatch= [[Peter Wynn]] }}
Heavy rain confronted the players at [[Lang Park]] when the teams took the
The relentless Blues defence led by [[Steve Roach (rugby league)|Steve Roach]], [[Pat Jarvis (rugby league)|Pat Jarvis]] and [[Peter Wynn]] continually repelled the Maroons and helped keep the Blues line intact for the first time at Origin level. Five-eighth [[Brett Kenny]] earned wide praise for his efforts opposite [[Wally Lewis]] who was subjected to merciless pressure for almost the entire match. New coach [[Terry Fearnley]] and his captain [[Steve Mortimer]] had plotted for months to uncover a secret factor that would bring an end to the Maroons' Origin stranglehold. The strategy was to heap pressure on Lewis, Queensland's five-eighth and playmaker and the Blues carried out the plan
===Game
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|date = Tuesday, 11 June 1985<ref>[http://www.nrlstats.com/origin/match.cfm?MatchID=11176 1985 Game 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214713/http://www.nrlstats.com/origin/match.cfm?MatchID=11176 |date=18 March 2012 }} at ''nrlstats.com''</ref>
|report = [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game26.html (Report)]
||team1 = [[
|team2 = [[
|score = 21–14
|points1 = ('''4''' - 1 t) [[Chris Mortimer]] <br> ('''4''' - 1 t) [[Benny Elias]] <br>('''4''' - 1 t) [[Brett Kenny]] <br> ('''9''' - 4 g, 1 fg) [[Michael O'Connor (rugby
|points2 = [[Bob Lindner]]('''4''' - 1 t) <br> [[Ian French]] ('''4''' - 1 t)<br> [[Mal Meninga]] ('''6''' - 3 g)
|stadium = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
|attendance = 39,068
|referee= [[Barry Gomersall]]
|manofmatch= [[Wally Lewis]] }}
With history possibly in the making a large New South Wales home crowd turned out in wet conditions at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]. The match was played on a knife's edge when after the Blues had taken a
The New South Wales forwards relentlessly hurled themselves at the Queensland defence until cracks slowly began to appear. A penalty goal and then a sharply taken [[Drop goal#Rugby league|field
It was the inspiration the Blues needed and when five-eighth [[Brett Kenny]] dashed over for the decisive try a minute from
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===Game
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|date = Tuesday, 23 July 1985<ref>[http://www.nrlstats.com/origin/match.cfm?MatchID=11177 1985 Game 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214719/http://www.nrlstats.com/origin/match.cfm?MatchID=11177 |date=18 March 2012 }} at ''nrlstats.com''</ref>
|report = [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game27.html (Report)]
|team1 = [[
|team2 = [[
|score = 20–6
|points1 = ('''8''' - 2 t ) [[Dale Shearer]] <br> ('''4''' - 1 t) [[John Ribot]] <br> ('''4''' - 1 t) [[Ian French]] <br> ('''4''' - 2 g) [[Mal Meninga]]
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|stadium = [[Lang Park]]
|attendance = 18,825
|referee= [[Barry Gomersall]]
|manofmatch= [[Wally Fullerton Smith]] }}
Queensland took the field in
Queensland came out breathing fire and as the score mounted, late in the game Maroons forward [[Greg Dowling]], one of the players axed by Fearnley, left the field replaced and stopped by the Blues bench to give Fearnley a passionate serve and tirade of abuse. Following this event ARL officials would legislate that the national coach never be a serving Origin coach to avoid the possibility of such embarrassing scenes or the potential for claims of bias.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Steve Ricketts |author2=Barry Dick |author3=Paul Malone |title=The 30 greatest controversies in 30 years of State of Origin series|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/the-30-greatest-controversies-in-30-years-of-state-of-origin-series/story-e6frf9if-1226364330596|accessdate=26 May 2012|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]|date=23 May 2012}}</ref>
==Teams==
===New South Wales===
With the departure of [[Frank Stanton (rugby league)|Frank Stanton]], [[Terry Fearnley]] was brought in to coach the New South Wales side.
{| class="wikitable"
!width="125"|Position
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! Fullback
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Balmain|
|-
! Wing
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Parramatta|
|-
! Centre
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|St George|
|-
! Centre
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Canterbury|
|-
! Wing
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|
|-
! Five-Eighth
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Parramatta|
|-
! Halfback
| colspan="4" | {{leagueicon|Canterbury|
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|Manly|
|-
! Prop
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Balmain|
|-
! Hooker
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Balmain|
|-
! Prop
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|St
|-
! Second Row
| colspan="4" | {{leagueicon|Manly|
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Balmain|
|-
! Second Row
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Parramatta|
|-
! Lock
| colspan="4" | {{leagueicon|Balmain|
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|Balmain|
|-
! Replacement
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Parramatta|
|-
! Replacement
| colspan="4" | {{leagueicon|Canterbury|
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|South Sydney|
|-
! Coach
| colspan="6" |
|-
|}
===Queensland===
With the departure of [[Arthur Beetson]], [[1984 Brisbane Rugby League season]]-winning [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls]] coach, [[Des Morris]] was brought in to coach Queensland for the 1985 series.
{| class="wikitable"
!width="125"|Position
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! Centre
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|
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! Centre
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Manly|
|-
! Wing
| colspan="6" | {{leagueicon|Manly|
|-
! Five-Eighth
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! Hooker
| colspan="6" |
|-
! Prop
| colspan="6" |
|-
! Second Row
| colspan="4" | {{leagueicon|Manly|
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} [[Ian French]]
|-
! Second Row
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|Manly|
| colspan="4" | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} [[Wally Fullerton-Smith]]
|-
! Lock
| colspan="4" | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} [[Bob Lindner]]
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|Manly|
|-
! Replacement
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! Coach
| colspan="6" |
|-
|}
==See also==
*[[1985 Winfield Cup]]
==Sources==
{{Reflist}}
* ''Big League's 25 Years of Origin Collectors' Edition'' , News Magazines, Surry Hills, Sydney▼
==Footnotes==
==External links==
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/State_Of_Origin_1985/summary.html
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