Stats
- No. Of Teams
- 10
- No. Of Games
- 98
- No. Of Players
- 261
- No. Of Tries
- 562
- No. Of Goals
- 699
- No. Of F.Goals
- Total Attendance
- 1,034,352
- Average Crowd
- 10,663
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- Highest Crowd
- 53,156
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- Lowest Crowd
- 1,585
- Mean Scoreline
- 21-10
- Median Scoreline
- 19-10
- Highest Scoreline
- 46-22
- Lowest Scoreline
- 2-9
- Highest Team Score
- St George (54-10)
- Average PPG
- 34.27
Easts, Wests, Balmain and Canterbury all finished in equal second place. On the Tuesday following the final round, the four teams played in a double header. The winners would play each other to determine second and third place, while the losers would play off for the fourth place in the finals. This resulted in Wests finishing second, Easts third, Canterbury fourth and Balmain was relegated to fifth place.
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. | St George | 9 | 9 | - | - | 280 | 83 | 197 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 176 | 93 | 83 | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 456 | 176 | 28 | +280 | 25.33 | 9.78 |
| 2. | Western Suburbs | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 227 | 122 | 105 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 123 | 176 | -53 | 18 | 11 | 7 | - | 350 | 298 | 22 | +52 | 19.44 | 16.56 |
| | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 131 | 81 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 133 | 140 | -7 | 18 | 11 | 7 | - | 264 | 221 | 22 | +43 | 14.67 | 12.28 |
| | Canterbury | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 126 | 128 | -2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 123 | 157 | -34 | 18 | 11 | 7 | - | 249 | 285 | 22 | -36 | 13.83 | 15.83 |
| | Balmain | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 161 | 135 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 125 | 119 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 7 | - | 286 | 254 | 22 | +32 | 15.89 | 14.11 |
| 6. | Manly | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 131 | 104 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 100 | 113 | -13 | 18 | 10 | 8 | - | 231 | 217 | 20 | +14 | 12.83 | 12.06 |
| 7. | North Sydney | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 156 | 121 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 161 | 236 | -75 | 18 | 8 | 10 | - | 317 | 357 | 16 | -40 | 17.61 | 19.83 |
| 8. | Newtown | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 126 | 112 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 125 | 201 | -76 | 18 | 6 | 12 | - | 251 | 313 | 12 | -62 | 13.94 | 17.39 |
| | Souths | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 114 | 111 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 97 | 145 | -48 | 18 | 6 | 12 | - | 211 | 256 | 12 | -45 | 11.72 | 14.22 |
| 10. | Parramatta | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 132 | 249 | -117 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 83 | 204 | -121 | 18 | 2 | 16 | - | 215 | 453 | 4 | -238 | 11.94 | 25.17 |
- Eastern Suburbs, Canterbury, 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) | Top Tryscorer(s) | Top Pointscorer(s) | Home Venue(s) | Home Crowd Avg | Extra Info |
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| Balmain Tigers | 2nd | 11 | 7 | 0 | 286 | 254 | John O'TOOLE | 15 | - | Bob MARA | 122 | - | Keith BARNES | Leichhardt | 6,716 | |
| Canterbury Bankstown | 2nd | 11 | 7 | 0 | 249 | 285 | Eddie BURNS | 7 | - | Ray GARTNER | 128 | - | Brian DAVIES | Belmore | 5,370 | Minor Semi |
| Eastern Suburbs | 2nd | 11 | 7 | 0 | 264 | 221 | Dick DUNN | 13 | - | Bob LANDERS | 167 | - | Bob LANDERS | Sports Ground | 13,378 | Runners Up |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 6th | 10 | 8 | 0 | 231 | 217 | Ken ARTHURSON | 8 | - | George HUGO | 112 | - | Ron WILLEY | Brookvale | 5,579 | |
| Newtown | 8th | 6 | 12 | 0 | 251 | 313 | Charles CAHILL | 7 | - | Ray MONEY
Laurie McMAHON | 122 | - | Kevin CONSIDINE | Henson | 4,109 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 7th | 8 | 10 | 0 | 317 | 357 | Greg HAWICK | 16 | - | Ken IRVINE | 108 | - | Brian CARLSON | North Sydney | 6,267 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 10th | 2 | 16 | 0 | 215 | 453 | Jack RAYNER | 9 | - | Robin GAIR | 56 | - | Keith GRIFFITHS | Cumberland | 4,297 | Wooden Spoon |
| St George Dragons | 1st | 14 | 4 | 0 | 456 | 176 | Ken KEARNEY | 25 | - | Reg GASNIER | 193 | - | Brian GRAHAM | Kogarah | 8,422 | Premiers |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8th | 6 | 12 | 0 | 211 | 256 | Denis DONOGHUE | 10 | - | Eric SLADDEN | 91 | - | Bernie PURCELL | Redfern | 9,762 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 2nd | 11 | 7 | 0 | 350 | 298 | Dudley BEGER | 14 | - | Peter DIMOND | 185 | - | Darcy RUSSELL | Pratten | 6,924 | Prelim Final |
