Thanks to Trent Wursthorn and Chris Cuellar for this semi-final's results. Comments are by Trent Wursthorn.
1985 - $10,000 Preliminary Final, Winner goes to Grand Final
Newcastle Stealers
NSW
Otway Rangers
Vic
Moreton Bay Muddies
Qld
Toowoomba Tornadoes
Qld (don't get confused!)
Original broadcast date: 8th May 1985
Referee: Tracy Wickham
Event 1: Fetch the Bone
First team to get one or a certain amount of bones from the hay stack.
Queensland (4)
Queensland (2)
Event 2: Head Hunters
Heat 1: New South Wales vs. Victoria
Heat 2: Queensland vs. Queensland
Final: Queensland (2) vs. Victoria (4)
Event 3: Pillow Fight
Heat 1: Victoria vs. Queensland
Heat 2: New South Wales vs. Queensland
Final: Victoria (4) vs. Queensland (2)
Tracey calls Victoria the Otto Rangers instead of Otway, no-one notices
Event 4: Pontoon Pile Up
Queensland (4)
Queensland (2)
When Billy looks at the scoreboard, Victoria are only just getting out of the pool!
Event 5: Fighting Fit
One male team member from each team goes separately through an obstacle course (put on bra & stockings, skip 5 times, swim in big pool to get ball then swim back, over two humps, shoot for a goal on a trampoline then lie down). Best time wins.
Queensland - 1:33 (m:ss) (3) Queensland - 1:33 (3)
New South Wales - 1:53
Victoria - 1:50 - disqualified for not "punching" off the stockings
Event 6: Frankenstein
One female team member from each team goes separately down a path planting flowers with a giant Frankenstein (from the other team) chasing them. She has her ankles handcuffed to make it harder. She has to plant as many flowers as she can before the Frankenstein gets her.
Victoria 10 (flowers) (2)
Queensland 9
Queensland 3 New South Wales 12 (4)
Event 7: Wildcat Gusher Gang
Queensland (4)
New South Wales (2)
Final Score
Victoria: 10
New South Wales: 6
Queensland: 17
Queensland: 9