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1970 NSWRFL

See also

1970 BRL

Stats

Premiers: South Sydney
Runners Up: Manly
Minor Premiers: South Sydney
Wooden Spoon: Parramatta
Top Tryscorer: Ken Irvine (16)
Top Pointscorer: Eric Simms (241)

No. Of Teams: 12
No. Of Games: 136
No. Of Players: 353
No. Of Tries: 749
No. Of Goals: 921
No. Of F.Goals: 159

Total Attendance: 1,630,630
Average Crowd: 11,990
Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
Highest Crowd: 53,241
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
Lowest Crowd: 1,527

Mean Scoreline: 21-11
Median Scoreline: 20-11
Highest Scoreline: 20-40
Lowest Scoreline: 2-10
Highest Team Score: Manly (44-10)
Average PPG: 35.83

Ladder

		Home							Away							Overall
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	9	2	-	242	116	126	11	8	2	1	237	157	80	22	17	4	1	479	273	35	+206	21.77	12.41
2.	Manly	11	8	3	-	233	144	89	11	8	2	1	189	141	48	22	16	5	1	422	285	33	+137	19.18	12.95
3.	St George	11	6	5	-	182	172	10	11	9	2	-	226	157	69	22	15	7	-	408	329	30	+79	18.55	14.95
4.	Canterbury	11	9	2	-	174	132	42	11	5	6	-	134	137	-3	22	14	8	-	308	269	28	+39	14.00	12.23
5.	Eastern Suburbs	11	9	2	-	218	147	71	11	4	7	-	168	173	-5	22	13	9	-	386	320	26	+66	17.55	14.55
6.	Balmain	11	7	3	1	211	150	61	11	5	6	-	169	197	-28	22	12	9	1	380	347	25	+33	17.27	15.77
7.	Cronulla	11	7	4	-	193	132	61	11	2	9	-	181	203	-22	22	9	13	-	374	335	18	+39	17.00	15.23
	Newtown	11	5	6	-	183	209	-26	11	4	7	-	162	200	-38	22	9	13	-	345	409	18	-64	15.68	18.59
9.	North Sydney	11	4	7	-	160	212	-52	11	3	7	1	172	223	-51	22	7	14	1	332	435	15	-103	15.09	19.77
	Penrith	11	4	6	1	183	199	-16	11	3	8	-	109	207	-98	22	7	14	1	292	406	15	-114	13.27	18.45
11.	Western Suburbs	11	2	8	1	166	201	-35	11	4	7	-	163	202	-39	22	6	15	1	329	403	13	-74	14.95	18.32
12.	Parramatta	11	2	9	-	123	213	-90	11	2	9	-	117	271	-154	22	4	18	-	240	484	8	-244	10.91	22.00

Playoffs/Finals

Minor Semi	Aug 29	St George	12	Canterbury	7	K. Page	SCG	40,083	>
Major Semi	Sep 5	Souths	22	Manly	15	D. Lancashire	SCG	40,211	>
Prelim Final	12	Manly	15	St George	6	D. Lancashire	SCG	43,147	>
Grand Final	19	Souths	23	Manly	12	D. Lancashire	SCG	53,241	>

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
Balmain Tigers	6th	12	9	1	380	347	Leo NOSWORTHY	11	-	John SPENCER George RUEBNER Len KILLEEN	131	-	Len KILLEEN	Leichhardt	9,001
Canterbury Bankstown	4th	14	8	0	308	269	Kevin RYAN	7	-	Ray STRUDWICK	157	-	Peter INSKIP	Belmore	14,823	Minor Semi, Wills Cup
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	7th	9	13	0	374	335	Tommy BISHOP	9	-	Tommy BISHOP	202	-	George TAYLFORTH	Endeavour	6,957
Eastern Suburbs Roosters	5th	13	9	0	386	320	Don FURNER	13	-	Kevin JUNEE	179	-	Allan McKEAN	Sports Ground	10,633
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2nd	16	5	1	422	285	Ron WILLEY	11	-	John McDONALD	172	-	Bob BATTY	Brookvale	13,230	Runners Up
Newtown	7th	9	13	0	345	409	Harry BATH	13	-	Brian MOORE	130	-	John BONHAM	Henson	5,963	Endeavour Cup
North Sydney Bears	9th	7	14	1	332	435	Roy FRANCIS	16	-	Ken IRVINE	107	-	Owen O'DONNELL	North Sydney	6,414
Parramatta Eels	12th	4	18	0	240	484	Ron LYNCH	5	-	Bob O'REILLY Kevin MacFARLANE	55	-	Dennis MOUNT	Cumberland	9,286	Wooden Spoon
Penrith Panthers	9th	7	14	1	292	406	Bob BOLAND	11	-	Reg HATTON	92	-	Bob LANDERS	Penrith Park	7,180
St George Dragons	3rd	15	7	0	408	329	Jack GIBSON	10	-	Johnny KING	125	-	Graeme LANGLANDS	Kogarah	10,194	Prelim Final
South Sydney Rabbitohs	1st	17	4	1	479	273	Clive CHURCHILL	15	-	Bob McCARTHY	241	-	Eric SIMMS	Redfern	8,099	Premiers
Western Suburbs Magpies	11th	6	15	1	329	403	Ron WATSON	12	-	Don ROGERS	122	-	Peter FLANDERS	Lidcombe	5,432