Stats
Note: * denotes incomplete data.
- Champions
- Canterbury (R)
- Runners Up
- Parramatta (R)
- League Leaders
- Canterbury (R)
- Wooden Spoon
- Wests (R)
- Top Tryscorer
- Damien Mostyn (16)
- Top Pointscorer
- Brent Sherwin (160)
- No. Of Teams
- 14
- No. Of Games
- 177
- No. Of Players
- 358
- No. Of Tries
- 1,268
- No. Of Goals
- 846
- No. Of F.Goals
- 19
- Total Attendance
- *
- Average Crowd
- n/a *
- Highest Crowd
- *
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- *
- Lowest Crowd
- *
- Mean Scoreline
- 25-13
- Median Scoreline
- 24-14
- Highest Scoreline
- 26-42
- Lowest Scoreline
- 0-6
- Highest Team Score
- Penrith (R) (54-4)
- Average PPG
- 49.88
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 | | |
| 1. | Canterbury (R) | 12 | 10 | 2 | - | 299 | 172 | 127 | 12 | 10 | 2 | - | 324 | 197 | 127 | 24 | 20 | 4 | - | 623 | 369 | 40 | +254 | 25.96 | 15.38 |
| 2. | Illawarra (R) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 276 | 194 | 82 | 12 | 8 | 4 | - | 224 | 168 | 56 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 500 | 362 | 33 | +138 | 20.83 | 15.08 |
| 3. | Parramatta (R) | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 138 | 110 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 254 | 207 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 502 | 345 | 32 | +157 | 20.92 | 14.38 |
| 4. | Penrith (R) | 12 | 9 | 3 | - | 322 | 212 | 110 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | 264 | 267 | -3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | - | 586 | 479 | 32 | +107 | 24.42 | 19.96 |
| 5. | Sydney City (R) | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 304 | 181 | 123 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 220 | 176 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 524 | 357 | 30 | +167 | 21.83 | 14.88 |
| 6. | Cronulla (R) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 206 | 171 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 209 | 278 | -69 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 415 | 449 | 25 | -34 | 17.29 | 18.71 |
| 7. | Canberra (R) | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 269 | 240 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | 258 | 240 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 12 | - | 527 | 480 | 24 | +47 | 21.96 | 20.00 |
| 8. | Newcastle (R) | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 194 | 233 | -39 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 199 | 226 | -27 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 393 | 459 | 22 | -66 | 16.38 | 19.13 |
| 9. | Balmain (R) | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 242 | 254 | -12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 172 | 239 | -67 | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | 414 | 493 | 22 | -79 | 17.25 | 20.54 |
| 10. | Souths (R) | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 203 | 228 | -25 | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 210 | 232 | -22 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 460 | 21 | -47 | 17.21 | 19.17 |
| 11. | Norths (R) | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 258 | 244 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 185 | 276 | -91 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 443 | 520 | 19 | -77 | 18.46 | 21.67 |
| 12. | St George (R) | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 228 | 224 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 164 | 217 | -53 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 392 | 441 | 17 | -49 | 16.33 | 18.38 |
| 13. | Manly (R) | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | 219 | 246 | -27 | 12 | 3 | 9 | - | 164 | 297 | -133 | 24 | 7 | 17 | - | 383 | 543 | 14 | -160 | 15.96 | 22.63 |
| 14. | Wests (R) | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 152 | 258 | -106 | 13 | - | 12 | 1 | 148 | 400 | -252 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 300 | 658 | 5 | -358 | 12.50 | 27.42 |
Playoffs/Finals
| Quarter Final | Sep 4 | Canterbury | 16 | Penrith | 23 | S. Chiddy | North Sydney | |
| Quarter Final | 4 | Illawarra | 24 | Parramatta | 22 | M. Lewis | WIN | |
| Quarter Final | 5 | Cronulla | 37 | Canberra | 16 | R. Lawrence | Olympic Park | |
| Quarter Final | 5 | Newcastle | 26 | Sydney City | 18 | M. Oaten | Marathon | |
| Semi Final | 12 | Canterbury | 24 | Newcastle | 0 | R. Lawrence | SFS | |
| Semi Final | 13 | Cronulla | 14 | Parramatta | 34 | M. Oaten | SFS | |
| Prelim Final | 20 | Illawarra | 10 | Parramatta | 18 | R. Lawrence | SFS | |
| Prelim Final | 20 | Penrith | 16 | Canterbury | 22 | M. Oaten | SFS | |
| Grand Final | 27 | Canterbury | 26 | Parramatta | 22 | M. Oaten | SFS |
Team Stats (includes Cup/Tour matches)
| 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 (R) | 9th | 11 | 13 | 0 | 414 | 493 | Stains | - | 13 | - | Scott | 62 | - | Parker | Leichhardt | * 0 | |
| Canberra Raiders (R) | 7th | 12 | 13 | 0 | 543 | 517 | Hagan | - | 10 | - | McKenzie | 115 | - | Lightning | Bruce (9), Seiffert (2), Kippax Oval (1) | * 0 | Quarter Final |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 1st | 23 | 5 | 0 | 711 | 430 | Lamb | Gillies | 15 | - | El Masri | 160 | - | Sherwin | Belmore | * 0 | Premiers |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 6th | 13 | 12 | 1 | 466 | 499 | Stores | - | 13 | - | Dolso | 86 | - | Stanley | Shark Park | * 0 | Semi Final |
| Illawarra Steelers (R) | 2nd | 16 | 7 | 3 | 534 | 402 | Millward | - | 11 | - | Rossi | 104 | - | Moon | WIN | * 0 | Prelim Final |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 13th | 7 | 17 | 0 | 383 | 543 | Ponissi | - | 10 | - | Black | 52 | - | Brown | Brookvale | * 0 | |
| Newcastle Knights (R) | 8th | 10 | 12 | 4 | 419 | 501 | Linnane | - | 13 | - | Clements | 141 | - | Holbrook | Marathon (12), Newcastle Sports (1) | * 0 | Semi Final |
| North Sydney Bears (R) | 11th | 7 | 12 | 5 | 443 | 520 | Kiss | - | 11 | - | Yeo | 54 | - | Orford | North Sydney | * 0 | |
| Parramatta Eels (R) | 3rd | 17 | 9 | 2 | 598 | 419 | Anderson | Pettet | 13 | - | Frew | 86 | - | Harland | Parramatta (11), Ringrose Park (1) | * 0 | Runners Up |
| Penrith Panthers (R) | 4th | 17 | 9 | 0 | 625 | 517 | Kelly | - | 14 | - | Wesser | 100 | - | Laurie | Penrith | * 0 | Prelim Final |
| St George Dragons (R) | 12th | 8 | 15 | 1 | 392 | 441 | O'Sullivan | - | 8 | - | Raleigh | 96 | - | Caine | Kogarah | * 0 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 10th | 10 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 460 | Neville | - | 14 | - | Waugh | 71 | - | Barnes | SFS (11), Redfern (1) | * 0 | |
| Sydney City Roosters (R) | 5th | 14 | 9 | 2 | 542 | 383 | Kitinas | - | 16 | - | Mostyn | 128 | - | Hayden | SFS (9), Kogarah (2), Belmore (1) | * 0 | Quarter Final |
| Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 14th | 2 | 21 | 1 | 300 | 658 | Murphy | - | 13 | - | Clarke | 52 | - | Clarke | Campbelltown | * 0 | Wooden Spoon |