League Standings - Round 12
Ladder
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| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W| L | D | Bye | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | | |
| 1. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 5 | 5 | - | - | 85 | 40 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 66 | 73 | -7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 151 | 113 | 20 | +38 | 13.73 | 10.27 |
| 2. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 123 | 96 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 90 | 70 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | 213 | 166 | 18 | +47 | 19.36 | 15.09 |
| Parramatta Eels | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 156 | 59 | 97 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 79 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | 235 | 111 | 18 | +124 | 21.36 | 10.09 | |
| 4. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 140 | 71 | 69 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 195 | 120 | 17 | +75 | 17.73 | 10.91 |
| 5. | Penrith Panthers | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 96 | 51 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 116 | 142 | -26 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 212 | 193 | 14 | +19 | 17.67 | 16.08 |
| 6. | Balmain Tigers | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 92 | 102 | -10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 82 | 87 | -5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | 174 | 189 | 12 | -15 | 15.82 | 17.18 |
| North Sydney Bears | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 72 | 86 | -14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 81 | 111 | -30 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | 153 | 197 | 12 | -44 | 13.91 | 17.91 | |
| St George Dragons | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 50 | 58 | -8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 100 | 134 | -34 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | 150 | 192 | 12 | -42 | 13.64 | 17.45 | |
| 9. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 92 | 32 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 50 | 151 | -101 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 243 | 11 | -69 | 15.82 | 22.09 |
| 10. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 105 | 64 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 40 | 87 | -47 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 | 145 | 151 | 10 | -6 | 13.18 | 13.73 |
| Illawarra Steelers | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 108 | 78 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 66 | 83 | -17 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 | 174 | 161 | 10 | +13 | 15.82 | 14.64 | |
| 12. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 66 | 80 | -14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 64 | 153 | -89 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 1 | 130 | 233 | 8 | -103 | 11.82 | 21.18 |
| 13. | Canberra Raiders | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 102 | 76 | 26 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 64 | 127 | -63 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 1 | 166 | 203 | 6 | -37 | 15.09 | 18.45 |
Results
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| Sat | May 24 | 1986 | Balmain Tigers | 7 | - | 16 | North Sydney Bears | Leichhardt | 3,537 | G. McCallum | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1986 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 12 | - | 36 | Penrith Panthers | Ronson | 4,358 | C. Ward | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1986 | Illawarra Steelers | 14 | - | 4 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Wollongong | 8,085 | G. Annesley | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1986 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4 | - | 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brookvale | 16,494 | M. Stone | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1986 | Parramatta Eels | 28 | - | 18 | Canberra Raiders | Parramatta | 12,135 | B. Harrigan | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1986 | St George Dragons | 11 | - | 14 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | SCG | 15,251 | B. Barnes | ||
| Bye: Western Suburbs | ||||||||||||