Stats
Note: * denotes incomplete data.
- Champions
- Manly (R)
- Runners Up
- Easts (R)
- League Leaders
- Manly (R)
- Wooden Spoon
- Gold Coast-Tweed
- Top Tryscorer
- Glen Liddiard, Greg Austin (12)
- Top Pointscorer
- Phil Hurst (144)
- No. Of Teams
- 16
- No. Of Games
- 182
- No. Of Players
- 390
- No. Of Tries
- 970
- No. Of Goals
- 912
- No. Of F.Goals
- 43
- Total Attendance
- *
- Average Crowd
- n/a *
- Highest Crowd
- *
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- *
- Lowest Crowd
- *
- Mean Scoreline
- 21-11
- Median Scoreline
- 21-10
- Highest Scoreline
- 50-16
- Lowest Scoreline
- 0-2
- Highest Team Score
- Balmain (R) (50-16)
- Average PPG
- 41.05
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Manly (R) | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | 208 | 106 | 102 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 204 | 180 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 412 | 286 | 33 | +126 | 18.73 | 13.00 |
| 2. | Parramatta (R) | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 241 | 158 | 83 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 181 | 137 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | - | 422 | 295 | 28 | +127 | 19.18 | 13.41 |
| 3. | Easts (R) | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 218 | 149 | 69 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 246 | 197 | 49 | 22 | 14 | 8 | - | 464 | 346 | 28 | +118 | 21.09 | 15.73 |
| 4. | Penrith (R) | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 174 | 154 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 188 | 150 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 8 | - | 362 | 304 | 28 | +58 | 16.45 | 13.82 |
| 5. | Cronulla (R) | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 213 | 192 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 168 | 177 | -9 | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | 381 | 369 | 26 | +12 | 17.32 | 16.77 |
| 6. | Norths (R) | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 221 | 185 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 155 | 140 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 376 | 325 | 25 | +51 | 17.09 | 14.77 |
| 7. | Balmain (R) | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 181 | 198 | -17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 163 | 115 | 48 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 344 | 313 | 25 | +31 | 15.64 | 14.23 |
| 8. | Canterbury (R) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 216 | 143 | 73 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 139 | 171 | -32 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 355 | 314 | 24 | +41 | 16.14 | 14.27 |
| 9. | Canberra (R) | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 222 | 164 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 141 | 186 | -45 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 363 | 350 | 21 | +13 | 16.50 | 15.91 |
| 10. | Illawarra (R) | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 112 | 97 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 145 | 205 | -60 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 257 | 302 | 21 | -45 | 11.68 | 13.73 |
| 11. | Souths (R) | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 172 | 219 | -47 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 227 | 211 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | 399 | 430 | 20 | -31 | 18.14 | 19.55 |
| 12. | Brisbane (R) | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 206 | 219 | -13 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 143 | 164 | -21 | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | 349 | 383 | 20 | -34 | 15.86 | 17.41 |
| 13. | Wests (R) | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 128 | 168 | -40 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 166 | 236 | -70 | 22 | 8 | 14 | - | 294 | 404 | 16 | -110 | 13.36 | 18.36 |
| 14. | St George (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 150 | 181 | -31 | 12 | 2 | 10 | - | 96 | 197 | -101 | 22 | 7 | 15 | - | 246 | 378 | 14 | -132 | 11.18 | 17.18 |
| 15. | Newcastle (R) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 135 | 166 | -31 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 151 | 213 | -62 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 286 | 379 | 13 | -93 | 13.00 | 17.23 |
| 16. | Gold Coast-Tweed | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 122 | 158 | -36 | 11 | 1 | 10 | - | 144 | 240 | -96 | 22 | 5 | 17 | - | 266 | 398 | 10 | -132 | 12.09 | 18.09 |
Playoffs/Finals
| Minor Prelim Semi | Aug 20 | Penrith | 34 | Cronulla | 12 | B. Harrigan | SFS | |
| Major Prelim Semi | 21 | Parramatta | 8 | Easts | 18 | G. McCallum | SFS | |
| Minor Semi | 27 | Parramatta | 8 | Penrith | 15 | B. Harrigan | SFS | |
| Major Semi | 28 | Manly | 10 | Easts | 6 | G. McCallum | SFS | |
| Prelim Final | Sep 4 | Easts | 36 | Penrith | 0 | G. Annesley | SFS | |
| Grand Final | 11 | Manly | 22 | Easts | 2 | G. Annesley | SFS |
Team Stats (includes Cup/Tour matches)
| Team Name | Position | W | L | D | Pts For | Pts Ag. | Coach(es) | Top Tryscorer(s) | Top Pointscorer(s) | Home Venue(s) | Home Crowd Avg | Extra Info | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain Tigers (R) | 7th | 12 | 9 | 1 | 344 | 313 | - | 11 | - | McGarry | 98 | - | Owens | Leichhardt | * 0 | |
| Brisbane Broncos (R) | 12th | 10 | 12 | 0 | 349 | 383 | Brohman | 6 | - | Walters, Grauf | 86 | - | Benson | Lang Park | * 0 | |
| Canberra Raiders (R) | 9th | 10 | 11 | 1 | 363 | 350 | - | 10 | - | Martin | 144 | - | Hurst | Seiffert | * 0 | |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 8th | 11 | 9 | 2 | 355 | 314 | - | 7 | - | McCarthy | 102 | - | Barwick | Belmore | * 0 | |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 5th | 13 | 10 | 0 | 393 | 403 | - | 8 | - | Martin, Bishop | 132 | - | Kambas | Caltex | * 0 | Minor Prelim Semi |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters (R) | 3rd | 16 | 10 | 0 | 526 | 386 | Fairfax | 8 | - | McClusky, Blythe | 87 | - | Sherlock | SFS | * 0 | Runners Up |
| Gold Coast-Tweed Giants (R) | 16th | 5 | 17 | 0 | 266 | 398 | - | 5 | - | Sheahan | 52 | - | Sharpe | Seagulls | * 0 | Wooden Spoon |
| Illawarra Steelers (R) | 10th | 10 | 11 | 1 | 257 | 302 | Hilditch | 7 | - | Leigh | 36 | - | Macklin-Shaw | Wollongong | * 0 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 1st | 17 | 4 | 3 | 444 | 294 | - | 12 | - | Austin | 58 | - | Gibson | Brookvale | * 0 | Premiers |
| Newcastle Knights (R) | 15th | 6 | 15 | 1 | 286 | 379 | - | 5 | - | Crooks, Clarke | 46 | - | Ropati | Newcastle | * 0 | |
| North Sydney Bears (R) | 6th | 12 | 9 | 1 | 376 | 325 | - | 9 | - | McArthur | 84 | - | Conlon | North Sydney | * 0 | |
| Parramatta Eels (R) | 2nd | 14 | 10 | 0 | 438 | 328 | Louis | 12 | - | Liddiard | 56 | - | Liddiard | Parramatta | * 0 | Minor Semi |
| Penrith Panthers (R) | 4th | 16 | 9 | 0 | 411 | 360 | Stacker | 10 | - | Currie, Carter | 74 | - | McNeill | Penrith | * 0 | Prelim Final |
| St George Dragons (R) | 14th | 7 | 15 | 0 | 246 | 378 | - | 7 | - | Gordon | 46 | - | Funnell | Belmore | * 0 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 11th | 10 | 12 | 0 | 399 | 430 | - | 8 | - | Lyons | 65 | - | Ross | SFS | * 0 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 13th | 8 | 14 | 0 | 294 | 404 | - | 6 | - | Garland | 42 | - | Lambkin | Orana | * 0 | |