NSWRL 1988

Stats

Premiers
Canterbury 
Runners Up
Balmain 
Minor Premiers
Cronulla 
Wooden Spoon
Western Suburbs 
Top Tryscorer
John Ferguson (20)
Top Pointscorer
Gary Belcher (218)
No. Of Teams
16
No. Of Games
183
No. Of Players
536
No. Of Tries
1,073
No. Of Goals
1,110 / 1,697 (65.41%)
No. Of F.Goals
47
Total Attendance
1,968,258
Average Crowd
10,756
Highest Crowd
40,000
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
40,000
Lowest Crowd
2,585
Mean Scoreline
24-11
Median Scoreline
24-12
Highest Scoreline
12-64
Lowest Scoreline
0-9
Highest Team Score
Manly (64-12)
Average PPG

Ladder

 HomeAwayOverallStats
TeamPWLDFAPD PWLDFAPD PWLDFAPtsPDFPGAPGAtt%Def%
1. Cronulla11911280138142117312271923522164250733034+17723.0515.00
2. Canterbury1073-182147351293-23012110922166-41226832+14418.7312.18
3. Canberra1174-2881631251183-30818312522157-59634630+25027.0915.73
4. Manly1183-2921761161174-2461717522157-53834730+19124.4515.77
5. Balmain11101-205145601156-197196122157-402341* 30+6118.2715.50
6. Penrith1183-202120821174-1921385422157-394258* 30+13617.9111.73
7. Brisbane1183-262195671165-2121733922148-47436828+10621.5516.73
8. Souths11551189194-5117312361894722128242538326+4219.3217.41
9. North Sydney115512071872011461159237-7822911236642420-5816.6419.27
10. St George1248-170299-1291055-182194-1222913-35249318-14116.0022.41
11. Parramatta1156-192229-371138-167183-1622814-35941216-5316.3218.73
12. Eastern Suburbs11461178232-5411272209211-222613338744315-5617.5920.14
13. Illawarra11461182215-331129-171295-12422615135351013-15716.0523.18
14. Newcastle11371133174-411129-137286-14922516127046011-19012.2720.91
15. Gold Coast1138-141230-891118297254-15722416223848410-24610.8222.00
16. Western Suburbs11281157256-991129-130237-1072241712874939-20613.0522.41
  • Balmain, Penrith were involved in playoffs to determine their final position.

Playoffs/Finals

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Playoff Aug 16 Balmain 28 Penrith 8 M. Stone Parramatta 14,206 View
Minor Prelim Semi 20 Balmain 19 Manly 6 M. Stone SFS 25,327 View
Major Prelim Semi 21 Canterbury 19 Canberra 18 G. Annesley SFS 19,259 View
Minor Semi 27 Balmain 14 Canberra 6 M. Stone SFS 28,879 View
Major Semi 28 Canterbury 26 Cronulla 8 G. Annesley SFS 31,684 View
Prelim Final Sep 4 Balmain 9 Cronulla 2 M. Stone SFS 34,848 View
Grand Final 11 Canterbury 24 Balmain 12 M. Stone SFS 40,000 View

 

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 5th 15 7 0 402 341 Ryan Pearce, Roach, Elias 9 - Elias 168 -Conlon Leichhardt Runners Up
Brisbane Broncos 7th 14 8 0 474 368 Bennett Lewis, Dowling, Langer 15 - Lewis 150 -Matterson Lang Park
Canberra Raiders 3rd 15 7 0 596 346 Sheens Lance, Henjak, Belcher 20 - Ferguson 218 -Belcher Seiffert Minor Semi
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 2nd 16 6 0 412 268 Gould Mortimer, Tunks, Folkes, Farrar 10 - Currie 177 -Lamb Belmore Premiers
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 1st 16 4 2 507 330 Fitzgibbon Hatch, Porter 17 - Ettingshausen 171 -Wilson Caltex Prelim Final
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 12th 6 13 3 387 443 Beetson McGahan, Trewhella, Jarvis 9 - Wurth 155 -Smith SFS
Gold Coast/Tweed Heads Giants 15th 4 16 2 238 484 McCarthy Johnstone, Gibbs 8 - Mieni 79 -Eden Seagulls
Illawarra Steelers 13th 6 15 1 353 510 Fearnley Haddock, Upfield, Walsh 9 - McIndoe 88 -Larder Wollongong
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 4th 15 7 0 538 347 Fulton Vautin, Cleal 17 - O'Connor 198 -O'Connor Brookvale Minor Prelim Semi
Newcastle Knights 14th 5 16 1 270 460 McMahon Stewart, Miller 6 - Doyle, Quinton, Fulmer 50 -Doyle Newcastle
North Sydney Bears 9th 9 11 2 366 424 Stanton Graham, Dorahy, Florimo 11 - Simons 109 -Dorahy North Sydney
Parramatta Eels 11th 8 14 0 359 412 Monie Sterling, Taylor 7 - Taylor 98 -Ella Parramatta
Penrith Panthers 6th 15 7 0 394 258 Willey Simmons, Alexander 12 - Greene 141 -Baker Penrith
St George Dragons 10th 9 13 0 352 493 Glossop Young, Johnston, Beattie 15 - Walford 164 -Walford Belmore National Panasonic Cup
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8th 12 8 2 425 383 Piggins Fenech, Coleman, Davidson 14 - Blake 134 -Ellison SFS Charity Shield
Western Suburbs Magpies 16th 4 17 1 287 493 Freier, Bailey Fallah, Tronc, Schubert, Cogger 9 - Stafford 57 -Schubert Orana Wooden Spoon