Round 20
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. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 | 9 | - | 1 | 250 | 120 | 130 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 165 | 118 | 47 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 415 | 238 | 33 | +177 | 20.75 | 11.90 | ||
| 2. | St George Dragons | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | 201 | 85 | 116 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 153 | 101 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 186 | 32 | +168 | 17.70 | 9.30 | ||
| 3. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 142 | 92 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 229 | 136 | 93 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 463 | 278 | 31 | +185 | 23.15 | 13.90 | ||
| 4. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 209 | 135 | 74 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 192 | 143 | 49 | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 401 | 278 | 26 | +123 | 20.05 | 13.90 | ||
| 5. | Newtown | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 141 | 167 | -26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 226 | 165 | 61 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 367 | 332 | 22 | +35 | 18.35 | 16.60 | ||
| 6. | Canterbury Bankstown | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 178 | 148 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 173 | 204 | -31 | 20 | 10 | 10 | - | 351 | 352 | 20 | -1 | 17.55 | 17.60 | ||
| 7. | North Sydney Bears | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 171 | 154 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 133 | 209 | -76 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 304 | 363 | 15 | -59 | 15.20 | 18.15 | ||
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 179 | 186 | -7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 131 | 168 | -37 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 310 | 354 | 15 | -44 | 15.50 | 17.70 | |||
| 9. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 147 | 142 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 141 | 210 | -69 | 20 | 7 | 13 | - | 288 | 352 | 14 | -64 | 14.40 | 17.60 | ||
| 10. | Balmain Tigers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 167 | 186 | -19 | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | 141 | 200 | -59 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 308 | 386 | 13 | -78 | 15.40 | 19.30 | ||
| 11. | Penrith Panthers | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 158 | 257 | -99 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 103 | 186 | -83 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 261 | 443 | 11 | -182 | 13.05 | 22.15 | ||
| 12. | Parramatta Eels | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 153 | 196 | -43 | 10 | - | 9 | 1 | 131 | 348 | -217 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 284 | 544 | 8 | -260 | 14.20 | 27.20 | ||
Results
| Round 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 5 | 1972 | 4th | 4th | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 19 | - | 27 | Newtown | 5th | 5th | SCG | 14,298 | K. Page | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1972 | 9th | 9th | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 9 | - | 14 | Canterbury Bankstown | 6th | 6th | Endeavour | 5,073 | R. Humphreys | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1972 | 3rd | 1st | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 9 | - | 7 | North Sydney Bears | 7th | 7th | Sports Ground | 5,799 | G. Bennett | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1972 | 1st | 1st | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 37 | - | 15 | Balmain Tigers | 10th | 10th | Brookvale | 15,297 | K. Holman | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1972 | 11th | 11th | Penrith Panthers | 27 | - | 15 | Parramatta Eels | 12th | 12th | Penrith Park | 4,100 | G. Cook | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1972 | 2nd | 3rd | St George Dragons | 15 | - | 14 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 7th | 7th | Kogarah | 8,505 | D. MacDonald | ||