1985 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
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{{Infobox rugby league team season
| year = 1985
| league = NSWRL
| league_champions =
| league_rank = 8th
| playoff_result =
| cup = Challenge Cup
| cup_result =
| league_wins = 11
| league_draws = 0
| league_losses = 13
| points_for = 440 (72 tries, 76 goals)
| points_against = 404 (66 tries, 69 goals, 2 field goals)
| CEO_title = CEO
| CEO =
| coach = Jack Gibson
| assistant_coach =
| captain = David Hatch
| captain2 =
| stadium = Ronson Field
| avg_attendance = 6,384
| top_tries = Dean Carney (11)
| top_goals = Dean Carney (75)
| top_points = Dean Carney (194)
| prev_season = 1984
| next_season = 1986
| list =
}}The 1985 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the nineteenth in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1985 Winfield Cup premiership as well as the 1985 National Panasonic Cup, in which they reached the final.{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Ashley | title=This week in history: Super coach Gibson signs with the Sharks | website=Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | date=16 Jul 2024 | url=https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2024/07/17/this-week-in-history-super-coach-gibson-signs-with-the-sharks/ | access-date=2 Nov 2024}}{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Ashley | title=This week in history: Sad end to Immortal's Sharks career | website=Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | date=13 Mar 2024 | url=https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2024/03/13/this-week-in-history-sad-end-to-sharks-immortals-career/ | access-date=2 Nov 2024}}
Ladder
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| width=20 abbr="PositionĂ—" |
!width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Bye" |B !width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||||
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| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|1 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px St. George
|24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 470 | 264 | +206 | 42 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|2 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Balmain
|24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 494 | 304 | +190 | 40 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|3 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown
|24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 435 | 267 | +168 | 38 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|4 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Parramatta
|24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 458 | 311 | +147 | 36 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|5 | style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Penrith|size=16}} Penrith
|24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 460 | 379 | +81 | 31 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|6 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Manly-Warringah
|24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 404 | 345 | +59 | 31 |
| 7 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Eastern Suburbs
|24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 374 | 389| | ||
| 15 | 27 | ||||||||
| 8 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland
|24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 440 | 404 | +36 | 26 |
| 9 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px South Sydney
|24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 373 | 419| | ||
| 46 | 24 | ||||||||
| 10 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Canberra
|24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 432 | 534| | ||
| 102 | 22 | ||||||||
| 11 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px North Sydney
|24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 281 | 491| | ||
| 210 | 17 | ||||||||
| 12 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Western Suburbs
|24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 311 | 661| | ||
| 350 | 16 | ||||||||
| 13 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Illawarra
|24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 303 | 467| | ||
| 164 | 14 |
