League Standings - Round 16
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. | Balmain Tigers | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 157 | 89 | 68 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 109 | 94 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 | - | 2 | 266 | 183 | 24 | +83 | 16.63 | 11.44 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 120 | 68 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 165 | 73 | 92 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 285 | 141 | 23 | +144 | 17.81 | 8.81 |
| 3. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 155 | 86 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 169 | 156 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | 324 | 242 | 18 | +82 | 20.25 | 15.13 |
| Newtown | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 131 | 134 | -3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 112 | 97 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | 243 | 231 | 18 | +12 | 15.19 | 14.44 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 166 | 104 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 90 | 82 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | 256 | 186 | 18 | +70 | 16.00 | 11.63 | |
| 6. | Parramatta Eels | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 79 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 116 | 128 | -12 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 203 | 207 | 16 | -4 | 12.69 | 12.94 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 123 | 124 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 60 | 108 | -48 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 2 | 183 | 232 | 16 | -49 | 11.44 | 14.50 | |
| 8. | North Sydney Bears | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 167 | 138 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 104 | 158 | -54 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 271 | 296 | 15 | -25 | 15.94 | 17.41 |
| 9. | Canterbury Bankstown | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 86 | 87 | -1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 132 | 176 | -44 | 16 | 7 | 9 | - | 2 | 218 | 263 | 14 | -45 | 13.63 | 16.44 |
| 10. | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | - | 8 | - | 84 | 209 | -125 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 61 | 204 | -143 | 17 | - | 17 | - | 1 | 145 | 413 | 0 | -268 | 8.53 | 24.29 |
Results
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| Sat | Aug 6 | 1966 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 7 | - | 5 | St George Dragons | SCG | 17,237 | C. Pearce | ||
| Sat | 6 | 1966 | North Sydney Bears | 18 | - | 13 | Balmain Tigers | North Sydney | 6,445 | L. Bruyeres | ||
| Sat | 6 | 1966 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 10 | - | 5 | Newtown | Pratten | 7,642 | L. Samuelson | ||
| Sun | 7 | 1966 | Eastern Suburbs | 4 | - | 13 | Parramatta Eels | Sports Ground | 4,025 | W. Kelly | ||
| Sun | 7 | 1966 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | - | 5 | Canterbury Bankstown | Redfern | 17,472 | J. Bradley | ||