Stats
- Premiers
- South Sydney
- Runners Up
- Manly
- Minor Premiers
- South Sydney
- Wooden Spoon
- Newtown
- Top Tryscorer
- Stan Gorton (22)
- Top Pointscorer
- Eric Simms (212)
- No. Of Teams
- 12
- No. Of Games
- 136
- No. Of Players
- 343
- No. Of Tries
- 595
- No. Of Goals
- 919
- No. Of F.Goals
- 202
- Total Attendance
- 1,894,627
- Average Crowd
- 13,931
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- Highest Crowd
- 54,255
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- Lowest Crowd
- 1,450
- Mean Scoreline
- 20-10
- Median Scoreline
- 18-9
- Highest Scoreline
- 48-9
- Lowest Scoreline
- 8-0
- Highest Team Score
- Parramatta (48-9)
- Average PPG
- 31.46
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 | | |
| 1. | Souths | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 168 | 143 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 226 | 128 | 98 | 22 | 16 | 6 | - | 394 | 271 | 32 | +123 | 17.91 | 12.32 |
| 2. | Manly | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 198 | 147 | 51 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 181 | 135 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 379 | 282 | 31 | +97 | 17.23 | 12.82 |
| 3. | Eastern Suburbs | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 198 | 114 | 84 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 164 | 160 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 362 | 274 | 29 | +88 | 16.45 | 12.45 |
| St George | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 244 | 164 | 80 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 172 | 156 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 416 | 320 | 29 | +96 | 18.91 | 14.55 | |
| 5. | Balmain | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 216 | 119 | 97 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 177 | 165 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 8 | - | 393 | 284 | 28 | +109 | 17.86 | 12.91 |
| 6. | Parramatta | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 176 | 124 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 132 | 160 | -28 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 308 | 284 | 25 | +24 | 14.00 | 12.91 |
| 7. | Western Suburbs | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 166 | 109 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 162 | 170 | -8 | 22 | 12 | 10 | - | 328 | 279 | 24 | +49 | 14.91 | 12.68 |
| 8. | Penrith | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 195 | 175 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 103 | 177 | -74 | 22 | 11 | 11 | - | 298 | 352 | 22 | -54 | 13.55 | 16.00 |
| 9. | Canterbury | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 120 | 122 | -2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 139 | 179 | -40 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 259 | 301 | 19 | -42 | 11.77 | 13.68 |
| 10. | Cronulla | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 141 | 219 | -78 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 118 | 186 | -68 | 22 | 6 | 16 | - | 259 | 405 | 12 | -146 | 11.77 | 18.41 |
| 11. | North Sydney | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 118 | 189 | -71 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 141 | 199 | -58 | 22 | 4 | 18 | - | 259 | 388 | 8 | -129 | 11.77 | 17.64 |
| 12. | Newtown | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 140 | 207 | -67 | 11 | 1 | 10 | - | 117 | 265 | -148 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 257 | 472 | 5 | -215 | 11.68 | 21.45 |
Playoffs/Finals
| Minor Semi | Aug 31 | St George | 17 | Eastern Suburbs | 10 | C. Pearce | SCG | 49,747 |
| Major Semi | Sep 7 | Manly | 23 | Souths | 15 | C. Pearce | SCG | 49,128 |
| Prelim Final | 14 | Souths | 20 | St George | 8 | C. Pearce | SCG | 44,803 |
| Grand Final | 21 | Souths | 13 | Manly | 9 | C. Pearce | SCG | 54,255 |