Round 17
Ladder
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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 Magpies | 9 | 9 | - | - | 203 | 89 | 114 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 121 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 329 | 210 | 25 | +119 | 19.35 | 12.35 | ||
| 2. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 171 | 83 | 88 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 145 | 122 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 316 | 205 | 24 | +111 | 18.59 | 12.06 | ||
| 3. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 145 | 132 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 97 | 84 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 242 | 216 | 23 | +26 | 14.24 | 12.71 | ||
| 4. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 108 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 131 | 109 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 250 | 217 | 21 | +33 | 14.71 | 12.76 | ||
| 5. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 157 | 119 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 154 | 122 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 311 | 241 | 20 | +70 | 18.29 | 14.18 | ||
| Parramatta Eels | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 196 | 120 | 76 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 149 | 111 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 345 | 231 | 20 | +114 | 20.29 | 13.59 | |||
| 7. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 147 | 100 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 90 | 126 | -36 | 17 | 9 | 8 | - | 237 | 226 | 18 | +11 | 13.94 | 13.29 | ||
| 8. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 118 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 146 | 155 | -9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 297 | 273 | 17 | +24 | 17.47 | 16.06 | ||
| St George Dragons | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 137 | 120 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 141 | 148 | -7 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 278 | 268 | 17 | +10 | 16.35 | 15.76 | |||
| 10. | Penrith Panthers | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 61 | 146 | -85 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 101 | 208 | -107 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 162 | 354 | 9 | -192 | 9.53 | 20.82 | ||
| 11. | North Sydney Bears | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 143 | 125 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 120 | 203 | -83 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 263 | 328 | 7 | -65 | 15.47 | 19.29 | ||
| 12. | Newtown Jets | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 83 | 201 | -118 | 8 | - | 7 | 1 | 61 | 204 | -143 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 144 | 405 | 3 | -261 | 8.47 | 23.82 | ||
Results
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| Sun | Jul 16 | 1978 | 9th | 8th | Balmain Tigers | 19 | - | 7 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4th | 5th | Leichhardt | 7,869 | K. Roberts | ||
| Sun | 16 | 1978 | 3rd | 2nd | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 16 | - | 14 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 1st | 2nd | Belmore | 17,066 | J. Danzey Jnr | ||
| Sun | 16 | 1978 | 12th | 12th | Newtown Jets | 5 | - | 28 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 6th | 4th | Henson | 3,527 | G. Hartley | ||
| Sun | 16 | 1978 | 11th | 11th | North Sydney Bears | 55 | - | 3 | Penrith Panthers | 10th | 10th | North Sydney | 2,218 | B. Bradstock | ||
| Sun | 16 | 1978 | 4th | 5th | Parramatta Eels | 8 | - | 13 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 8th | 7th | Cumberland | 16,025 | D. MacDonald | ||
| Sun | 16 | 1978 | 6th | 8th | St George Dragons | 11 | - | 23 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 2nd | 1st | Kogarah | 18,651 | G. Cook | ||