Stats
- No. Of Teams
- 12
- No. Of Games
- 140
- No. Of Players
- 353
- No. Of Tries
- 837
- No. Of Goals
- 961
- No. Of F.Goals
- 11
- Total Attendance
- 1,525,648
- Average Crowd
- 10,897
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- Highest Crowd
- 63,047
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- Lowest Crowd
- 2,206
- Mean Scoreline
- 21-11
- Median Scoreline
- 20-10
- Highest Scoreline
- 35-28
- Lowest Scoreline
- 2-3
- Highest Team Score
- Manly (54-0)
- Average PPG
- 35.27
With Parramatta, Balmain and Wests all finishing on 21 competition points, two playoffs were used to determine outright fifth place. One team, drawn out of a hat, would have the luxury of playing the winner of the first playoff match. Balmain's name was drawn, but they lost to Parramatta who beat both sides in three days to earn entry into the finals series.
Ladder
| | Home | Away | Overall |
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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 | |
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| 1. | Eastern Suburbs | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 261 | 106 | 155 | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 170 | 92 | 78 | 22 | 20 | 2 | - | 431 | 198 | 40 | +233 | 19.59 | 9.00 |
| 2. | Manly | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 250 | 121 | 129 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 189 | 193 | -4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 439 | 314 | 30 | +125 | 19.95 | 14.27 |
| 3. | St George | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 157 | 105 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 184 | 189 | -5 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 341 | 294 | 26 | +47 | 15.50 | 13.36 |
| 4. | Canterbury | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 185 | 156 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 145 | 131 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 330 | 287 | 24 | +43 | 15.00 | 13.05 |
| 5. | Parramatta | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 145 | 93 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 153 | 228 | -75 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 391 | 373 | 21 | +18 | 17.77 | 16.95 |
| | Balmain | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 130 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 136 | 227 | -91 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 288 | 357 | 21 | -69 | 13.09 | 16.23 |
| | Western Suburbs | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 180 | 119 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 185 | 170 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 365 | 289 | * 21 | +76 | 16.59 | 13.14 |
| 8. | Cronulla | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 191 | 160 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 179 | 215 | -36 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 370 | 375 | 19 | -5 | 16.82 | 17.05 |
| 9. | North Sydney | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 165 | 238 | -73 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 157 | 176 | -19 | 22 | 9 | 13 | - | 322 | 414 | 18 | -92 | 14.64 | 18.82 |
| 10. | Newtown | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 174 | 206 | -32 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 175 | 216 | -41 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 349 | 422 | 16 | -73 | 15.86 | 19.18 |
| 11. | Penrith | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 188 | 218 | -30 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 124 | 234 | -110 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 312 | 452 | 15 | -140 | 14.18 | 20.55 |
| 12. | Souths | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 203 | 188 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 10 | - | 95 | 273 | -178 | 22 | 6 | 16 | - | 298 | 461 | 12 | -163 | 13.55 | 20.95 |
- Western Suburbs deducted 1 competition points for fielding an ineligible player (Mick Liubinskas) in round 15 against Canterbury
- Parramatta, Western Suburbs, Balmain were involved in playoffs to determine their final position.
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Playoffs/Finals
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 |
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| Balmain Tigers | 5th | 10 | 11 | 1 | 288 | 357 | Broughton | Outten, Lockwood, Manteit | 8 | - | McMahon | 71 | - | Roberts | Leichhardt | 8,611 | |
| Canterbury Bankstown | 4th | 11 | 9 | 2 | 330 | 287 | Clift | Pickup, Noonan, Peek, Adams, Phillis | 11 | - | Dowling | 65 | - | Moseley | Belmore | 15,450 | Minor Prelim Semi |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 8th | 9 | 12 | 1 | 370 | 375 | Raper | Pierce, Maguire | 9 | - | Chamberlin | 156 | - | Rogers | Endeavour | 9,187 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 1st | 20 | 2 | 0 | 431 | 198 | Gibson | Beetson, Brass | 16 | - | Mayes | 191 | - | Brass | Sports Ground | 8,070 | Premiers, AMCO Cup |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2nd | 15 | 7 | 0 | 439 | 314 | Stanton | Fulton, Reilly | 14 | - | Fulton, Eadie | 242 | - | Eadie | Brookvale | 12,582 | Prelim Final |
| Newtown Jets | 10th | 7 | 13 | 2 | 349 | 422 | Jeffreys | Dawson, Cox, Sullivan | 10 | - | Bradstock | 98 | - | Bradstock | Henson | 4,494 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 9th | 9 | 13 | 0 | 322 | 414 | Kelly | Walker, Wood | 9 | - | McLachlan, Hope | 53 | - | Fiddler | North Sydney | 6,608 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 5th | 10 | 11 | 1 | 391 | 373 | Provan | Pittard, Baker, Fitzgerald, McMartin, O'Reilly | 13 | - | Porter | 75 | - | Pittard | Cumberland | 9,975 | Minor Semi, Wills Cup |
| Penrith Panthers | 11th | 7 | 14 | 1 | 312 | 452 | Stephenson, Harris | Stephenson, Geary, Olejarnik, Ashurst | 8 | - | Allsopp | 91 | - | Ashurst | Penrith Park | 9,087 | |
| St George Dragons | 3rd | 12 | 8 | 2 | 341 | 294 | Langlands | Langlands, Beath, Smith, Tatana | 7 | - | Reddy, Mills | 117 | - | Tatana | Kogarah | 11,927 | Runners Up |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12th | 6 | 16 | 0 | 298 | 461 | Churchill, McCarthy | McCarthy, Grant | 11 | - | Eden | 153 | - | Simms | Redfern | 9,050 | Wooden Spoon |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 5th | 10 | 10 | 2 | 365 | 289 | Parish | Raudonikis, Murphy | 13 | - | Mullins | 185 | - | Dorahy | Lidcombe | 9,921 | |
