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. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | 229 | 87 | 142 | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 168 | 130 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 5 | - | 397 | 217 | 30 | +180 | 19.85 | 10.85 | ||
| 2. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 11 | 11 | - | - | 245 | 108 | 137 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 136 | 137 | -1 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 381 | 245 | 29 | +136 | 19.05 | 12.25 | ||
| 3. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 213 | 141 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 168 | 132 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 381 | 273 | 26 | +108 | 19.05 | 13.65 | ||
| 4. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 167 | 134 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 114 | 117 | -3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 281 | 251 | 25 | +30 | 14.05 | 12.55 | ||
| 5. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 186 | 124 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 124 | 131 | -7 | 20 | 12 | 8 | - | 310 | 255 | 24 | +55 | 15.50 | 12.75 | ||
| Parramatta Eels | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 252 | 135 | 117 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 161 | 143 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 8 | - | 413 | 278 | 24 | +135 | 20.65 | 13.90 | |||
| 7. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 122 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 145 | 122 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 274 | 244 | 23 | +30 | 13.70 | 12.20 | ||
| 8. | St George Dragons | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 137 | 120 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 207 | 199 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 344 | 319 | 21 | +25 | 17.20 | 15.95 | ||
| 9. | Balmain Tigers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 162 | 148 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 154 | 171 | -17 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 316 | 319 | 17 | -3 | 15.80 | 15.95 | ||
| 10. | North Sydney Bears | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 159 | 133 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 134 | 265 | -131 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 293 | 398 | 9 | -105 | 14.65 | 19.90 | ||
| Penrith Panthers | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 84 | 199 | -115 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 108 | 239 | -131 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 192 | 438 | 9 | -246 | 9.60 | 21.90 | |||
| 12. | Newtown Jets | 10 | 1 | 9 | - | 91 | 240 | -149 | 10 | - | 9 | 1 | 72 | 268 | -196 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 163 | 508 | 3 | -345 | 8.15 | 25.40 | ||
Results
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| Sat | Aug 5 | 1978 | 9th | 9th | Balmain Tigers | 8 | - | 23 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 1st | 1st | Leichhardt | 4,624 | G. Hartley | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1978 | 4th | 4th | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 40 | - | 12 | North Sydney Bears | 10th | 10th | Brookvale | 11,058 | K. Roberts | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1978 | 6th | 5th | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 19 | - | 13 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 4th | 3rd | Sports Ground | 13,913 | J. Danzey Jnr | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1978 | 12th | 12th | Newtown Jets | 8 | - | 39 | St George Dragons | 8th | 8th | Henson | 2,564 | B. Bradstock | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1978 | 6th | 5th | Parramatta Eels | 31 | - | 7 | Penrith Panthers | 10th | 10th | Cumberland | 9,140 | D. MacDonald | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1978 | 2nd | 2nd | Western Suburbs Magpies | 10 | - | 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 5th | 7th | Lidcombe | 13,172 | G. Cook | ||