Stats
- Premiers
- Manly
- Runners Up
- Cronulla
- Minor Premiers
- Western Suburbs
- Wooden Spoon
- Newtown
- Top Tryscorer
- Larry Corowa (24)
- Top Pointscorer
- Michael Cronin (282)
- No. Of Teams
- 12
- No. Of Games
- 140
- No. Of Players
- 358
- No. Of Tries
- 789
- No. Of Goals
- 993
- No. Of F.Goals
- 22
- Total Attendance
- 1,582,914
- Average Crowd
- 11,639
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- 10,402
- Highest Crowd
- 51,510
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- 44,507
- Lowest Crowd
- 1,515
- Mean Scoreline
- 22-10
- Median Scoreline
- 19-9
- Highest Scoreline
- 18-62
- Lowest Scoreline
- 3-7
- Highest Team Score
- Parramatta (62-18)
- Average PPG
- 33.4
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | Att% | Def% | |
| 1. | Western Suburbs | 11 | 11 | - | - | 245 | 108 | 137 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 181 | 180 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 426 | 288 | 33 | +138 | 19.36 | 13.09 | ||
| 2. | Cronulla | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 246 | 105 | 141 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 172 | 156 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 418 | 261 | 30 | +157 | 19.00 | 11.86 | ||
| Manly | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 239 | 145 | 94 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 188 | 142 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 427 | 287 | 30 | +140 | 19.41 | 13.05 | |||
| 4. | Canterbury | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 167 | 134 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 140 | 139 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 307 | 273 | 28 | +34 | 13.95 | 12.41 | ||
| Parramatta | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 252 | 135 | 117 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 273 | 171 | 102 | 22 | 14 | 8 | - | 525 | 306 | 28 | +219 | 23.86 | 13.91 | |||
| 6. | Eastern Suburbs | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 196 | 144 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 141 | 136 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | 337 | 280 | 26 | +57 | 15.32 | 12.73 | ||
| 7. | Souths | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 172 | -33 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 159 | 128 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 298 | 300 | 25 | -2 | 13.55 | 13.64 | ||
| 8. | St George | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 160 | 155 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 207 | 199 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 367 | 354 | 21 | +13 | 16.68 | 16.09 | ||
| 9. | Balmain | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 167 | 165 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 170 | 179 | -9 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 337 | 344 | 19 | -7 | 15.32 | 15.64 | ||
| 10. | Penrith | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 98 | 224 | -126 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 108 | 239 | -131 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 206 | 463 | 10 | -257 | 9.36 | 21.05 | ||
| 11. | North Sydney | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 191 | 174 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 134 | 265 | -131 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 325 | 439 | 9 | -114 | 14.77 | 19.95 | ||
| 12. | Newtown | 11 | 1 | 10 | - | 109 | 302 | -193 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 90 | 275 | -185 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 199 | 577 | 5 | -378 | 9.05 | 26.23 | ||
Playoffs/Finals
| Major Prelim Semi | Aug 26 | Cronulla | 17 | Manly | 12 | J. Danzey Jnr | SCG | 17,718 |
| Minor Prelim Semi | 27 | Parramatta | 22 | Canterbury | 15 | G. Hartley | SCG | 24,967 |
| Major Semi | Sep 2 | Cronulla | 14 | Western Suburbs | 10 | J. Danzey Jnr | SCG | 22,789 |
| Minor Semi | 3 | Parramatta | 13 | Manly | 13 | G. Hartley | SCG | 30,850 |
| Minor Semi Rep. | 6 | Manly | 17 | Parramatta | 11 | G. Hartley | SCG | 42,678 |
| Prelim Final | 9 | Manly | 14 | Western Suburbs | 7 | G. Hartley | SCG | 27,345 |
| Grand Final | 16 | Manly | 11 | Cronulla | 11 | G. Hartley | SCG | 51,510 |
| Grand Final Rep. | 19 | Manly | 16 | Cronulla | 0 | G. Hartley | SCG | 33,552 |
Team Stats
| Team Name | Position | W | L | D | Pts For | Pts Ag. | Coach(es) | Captain(s) | Top Tryscorer(s) | Top Pointscorer(s) | Home Venue(s) | Home Crowd Avg | Extra Info | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain Tigers | 9th | 9 | 12 | 1 | 337 | 344 | Willey | Ryan, Maybury, Lavers, McMahon | 24 | - | Corowa | 72 | - | Corowa | Leichhardt | 8,510 | |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 4th | 13 | 7 | 2 | 307 | 273 | Glossop | Peponis, Pickup | 9 | - | Peponis | 137 | - | Gearin | Belmore | 14,332 | Minor Prelim Semi |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 2nd | 15 | 7 | 0 | 418 | 261 | Provan | Pierce, Rogers, McMartin | 11 | - | Mullane Jnr | 133 | - | Andrews | Endeavour | 11,224 | Runners Up |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 6th | 13 | 9 | 0 | 337 | 280 | Beetson | Fulton, Beetson, O'Reilly, Harris | 10 | - | Hastings | 127 | - | Stevens | Sports Ground | 10,838 | AMCO Cup |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2nd | 15 | 7 | 0 | 427 | 287 | Stanton | Randall, Eadie, Krilich | 11 | - | Mooney | 134 | - | Gray | Brookvale | 13,503 | Premiers |
| Newtown Jets | 12th | 2 | 19 | 1 | 199 | 577 | Broughton, Raper | Wood, Casey, Wright, Fogarty | 12 | - | Ribot | 57 | - | Kermode | Henson | 3,816 | Wooden Spoon |
| North Sydney Bears | 11th | 4 | 17 | 1 | 325 | 439 | Hamilton | Hamilton, Harris, Foye | 14 | - | Craig | 127 | - | Schofield | North Sydney | 4,121 | Channel Ten Challenge Cup |
| Parramatta Eels | 4th | 14 | 8 | 0 | 525 | 306 | Fearnley | Price, Murray, Gerard | 16 | - | Cronin | 282 | - | Cronin | Cumberland | 12,586 | Minor Semi Final Replay |
| Penrith Panthers | 10th | 4 | 16 | 2 | 206 | 463 | Parish | Stephenson, Wilson, Gould | 7 | - | Gigg | 77 | - | Gould | Penrith Park | 6,143 | |
| St George Dragons | 8th | 10 | 11 | 1 | 367 | 354 | Bath | Edge, Shulman, Reddy | 14 | - | Brennan | 68 | - | Grant | Kogarah | 13,071 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 7th | 12 | 9 | 1 | 298 | 300 | Gibson | Piggins, Sait, Bampton | 8 | - | Wright | 121 | - | Ferguson | Redfern | 11,934 | Craven Mild Cup |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 1st | 16 | 5 | 1 | 426 | 288 | Masters | Raudonikis, Dorahy | 9 | - | Smith | 229 | - | Rowles | Lidcombe | 10,635 | Prelim Final |