Australia and New Zealand in 1985
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Source: the site's AFL, NRL, cricket, rugby, football and basketball records · as of 19 Oct 2026
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Essendon
def. Hawthorn, 170-92
Canterbury-Bankstown
def. St George, 7-6
New South Wales
def. Queensland, 2-1
England
def. Australia, 1-3 (2 drawn)
The year, month by month
Jan to Feb: nothing in this view
March
- CricketSheffield ShieldNew South Wales
- Season
- 1984-85
Apr to May: nothing in this view
June
- Rugby unionBledisloe CupNew Zealand def. Australia, 0-1
- Runner-up
- Australia
- Date
- 29 Jun
- Note
- Australia v New Zealand meetings that year, Australia first
July
- NRLState of OriginNew South Wales def. Queensland, 2-1
- Runner-up
- Queensland
- Venue
- Lang Park
- Date
- 23 Jul
- Note
- Series decider, game 3: Queensland 20, New South Wales 6
August
- CricketThe AshesEngland def. Australia, 1-3 (2 drawn)
- Runner-up
- Australia
- Date
- 29 Aug
- Note
- Series in England; date is the start of the last Test
- BasketballNBLBrisbane Bullets def. Adelaide 36ers
- Season
- 1985
- Runner-up
- Adelaide 36ers
September
- AFLVFLEssendon def. Hawthorn, 170-92
- Runner-up
- Hawthorn
- Venue
- M.C.G.
- Date
- 28 Sep
- NRLNSWRLCanterbury-Bankstown def. St George, 7-6
- Runner-up
- St George
- Venue
- S.C.G.
- Date
- 29 Sep
October
- Rugby unionNPCAuckland def. Canterbury
- Runner-up
- Canterbury
- Note
- Played as the National Provincial Championship; decided on the points table, no final
November
- F1Australian Grand PrixKeke Rosberg (Williams)
- Venue
- Adelaide Street Circuit
- Date
- 3 Nov
- Note
- Formula One World Championship round 16, Adelaide
December
- TennisAustralian Open women'sMartina Navratilova
- Date
- 7 Dec
- TennisAustralian Open men'sStefan Edberg
- Date
- 9 Dec
- CricketBoxing Day TestDrawn, Match drawn
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Date
- 26 Dec
- Note
- Against India; the Test starts on 26 December
Events without a day are listed under the month they usually fall in.
National teamsWins-draws-losses
Australia
- Men's rugby union0-0-1
- Men's football5-3-1
Beat New Zealand
- Men's basketball3-0-0
Beat New Zealand
- Men's cricket
Test 2-4-5 · ODI 9-0-12
New Zealand
- Men's rugby union4-1-0
Beat Australia
- Men's football6-1-2
Beat Israel
- Men's basketball0-0-3
- Men's cricket
Test 4-3-3 · ODI 4-0-7
Records come from the site's national-team Elo results (rugby union, football, basketball), its cricket results (Test, ODI and T20I; no-result matches left out) and the champions board (titles). Rugby league internationals, women's rugby and women's cricket are not tracked, so rugby league shows only in years with a World Cup title.
Year in perspective
The Line
Essendon AFL
Top club on the Line, 1691
City of the year
- Sydney2
- Auckland1
- Brisbane1
Titles by metro
- Sydney: NSWRL, Sheffield Shield
- Auckland: NPC
- Brisbane: NBL
- Melbourne: VFL
Since 1897, to 1985: Sydney 115, Melbourne 107
Trans-Tasman
Australia 5, New Zealand 3, drawn 1
By sport
- Basketball, men: Australia 3, New Zealand 0
- Test cricket: Australia 1, New Zealand 2
- Football, men: Australia 1, New Zealand 0, drawn 1
- Rugby union, men: Australia 0, New Zealand 1