1985 National Panasonic Cup Canterbury V Canberra

[Ted Baxter]

https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/national-panasonic-cup-1985/game-1/canterbury-vs-canberra/summary.html

Round 1 V Canberra                         Wednesday March 27 1985
Canterbury 16 (C.Mortimer, P.Mortimer tries, C.Mortimer 3 goals, Lamb 2 field goals) d Canberra 6 (Giteau 3 goals) at Eric Weissel Oval, Wagga. Scrums: Canterbury 14-8. Penalties: Canterbury 11-9. Crowd: 3,500. Ref: Steve Asbury.

Canterbury: 1. Mick Potter, 2. Peter Mortimer, 3. Chris Mortimer, 4. Andrew Farrar, 5. Steve O'Brien, 6. Terry Lamb, 7. Steve Mortimer (c), 8. Paul Langmack, 9. Steve Folkes, 10. Darryl Brohman, 11. Brian Battese, 12. Billy Johnstone, 13. Peter Tunks. Repl. 14. David Gillespie, 15. Steve Gearin, 16. Peter Johnston, 17. Greg Mullane.

Canberra: 1. Peter Davis, 2. Phil Carey, 3. Mick Aldous, 4. Craig Bellamy, 5. Ron Giteau (c), 6. Ivan Henjack, 7. Chris O'Sullivan, 8. Ashley Gilbert, 9. Brett Atkins, 10. Paul Elliott, 11. David Grant, 12. Jay Hoffman, 13. Grant Ellis. Repl. 14. Chris Kinna 15. Billy Walker , 16. Terry Regan, 17. Gary Britt.

Man Of The Match – Steve Mortimer.

Sin Bin - Peter Johnston 10 mins.

I cannot confirm that Steve Gearin or Gary Britt actually took the field, everybody else did.

The crowd according to the local Daily Advertiser (attached) said there was a crowd of 3,500 paying customers. Crowd ranges from 3,500 to 7,000 to 8,500.