League Standings - Round 21
Ladder
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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. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 144 | 121 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 226 | 128 | 98 | 21 | 15 | 6 | - | 370 | 249 | 30 | +121 | 17.62 | 11.86 |
| 2. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 198 | 114 | 84 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 142 | 136 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 340 | 250 | 29 | +90 | 16.19 | 11.90 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 165 | 138 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 181 | 135 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 346 | 273 | 29 | +73 | 16.48 | 13.00 | |
| St George Dragons | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 244 | 164 | 80 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 172 | 148 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 416 | 312 | 29 | +104 | 19.81 | 14.86 | |
| 5. | Balmain Tigers | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 193 | 111 | 82 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 177 | 165 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 8 | - | 370 | 276 | 26 | +94 | 17.62 | 13.14 |
| 6. | Parramatta Eels | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 168 | 124 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 132 | 160 | -28 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 300 | 284 | 23 | +16 | 14.29 | 13.52 |
| 7. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 128 | 102 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 162 | 170 | -8 | 21 | 11 | 10 | - | 290 | 272 | 22 | +18 | 13.81 | 12.95 |
| 8. | Penrith Panthers | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 195 | 175 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 86 | 171 | -85 | 21 | 10 | 11 | - | 281 | 346 | 20 | -65 | 13.38 | 16.48 |
| 9. | Canterbury Bankstown | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 120 | 122 | -2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 132 | 141 | -9 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 252 | 263 | 19 | -11 | 12.00 | 12.52 |
| 10. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 135 | 202 | -67 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 118 | 186 | -68 | 21 | 6 | 15 | - | 253 | 388 | 12 | -135 | 12.05 | 18.48 |
| 11. | North Sydney Bears | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 118 | 189 | -71 | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | 133 | 176 | -43 | 21 | 4 | 17 | - | 251 | 365 | 8 | -114 | 11.95 | 17.38 |
| 12. | Newtown | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 140 | 207 | -67 | 10 | 1 | 9 | - | 108 | 232 | -124 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 248 | 439 | 5 | -191 | 11.81 | 20.90 |
Results
| Round 21 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 17 | 1968 | North Sydney Bears | 15 | - | 26 | St George Dragons | North Sydney | 7,431 | J. Bradley | ||
| Sat | 17 | 1968 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 12 | - | 0 | Penrith Panthers | Lidcombe | 4,113 | C. Pearce | ||
| Sun | 18 | 1968 | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | - | 19 | Balmain Tigers | Belmore | 13,389 | L. Samuelson | ||
| Sun | 18 | 1968 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 5 | - | 32 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Endeavour | 7,790 | A. Neville | ||
| Sun | 18 | 1968 | Newtown | 12 | - | 12 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Henson | 3,309 | J. Farrelly | ||
| Sun | 18 | 1968 | Parramatta Eels | 10 | - | 22 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sports Ground | 22,895 | L. Bruyeres | ||