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 | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | | |
| 1. | St George Dragons | 7 | 7 | - | - | 159 | 42 | 117 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 91 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 282 | 133 | 26 | +149 | 17.63 | 8.31 |
| 2. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 203 | 120 | 83 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 190 | 101 | 89 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 393 | 221 | 25 | +172 | 24.56 | 13.81 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 164 | 81 | 83 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 135 | 102 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 299 | 183 | 25 | +116 | 18.69 | 11.44 | |
| 4. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 148 | 86 | 62 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 175 | 136 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | 323 | 222 | 22 | +101 | 20.19 | 13.88 |
| 5. | Newtown | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 131 | 137 | -6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 154 | 114 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 285 | 251 | 17 | +34 | 17.81 | 15.69 |
| 6. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 162 | 118 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 117 | 148 | -31 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 279 | 266 | 16 | +13 | 17.44 | 16.63 |
| 7. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 163 | 131 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 132 | -33 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 262 | 263 | 15 | -1 | 16.38 | 16.44 |
| 8. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 133 | -4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 114 | 143 | -29 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 243 | 276 | 13 | -33 | 15.19 | 17.25 |
| North Sydney Bears | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 150 | 136 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 118 | 150 | -32 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 268 | 286 | 13 | -18 | 16.75 | 17.88 | |
| 10. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 120 | 103 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 88 | 193 | -105 | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | 208 | 296 | 10 | -88 | 13.00 | 18.50 |
| 11. | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 121 | 162 | -41 | 8 | - | 7 | 1 | 106 | 289 | -183 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 227 | 451 | 6 | -224 | 14.19 | 28.19 |
| 12. | Penrith Panthers | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 112 | 223 | -111 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 53 | 163 | -110 | 16 | 2 | 14 | - | 165 | 386 | 4 | -221 | 10.31 | 24.13 |
Results
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| Sat | Jul 1 | 1972 | North Sydney Bears | 13 | - | 23 | Newtown | North Sydney | 3,868 | D. MacDonald | ||
| Sat | 1 | 1972 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 7 | - | 32 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | SCG | 10,241 | K. Holman | ||
| Sun | 2 | 1972 | Balmain Tigers | 16 | - | 23 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Sports Ground | 10,524 | L. Bruyeres | ||
| Sun | 2 | 1972 | Canterbury Bankstown | 26 | - | 17 | Parramatta Eels | Belmore | 6,258 | R. Humphreys | ||
| Sun | 2 | 1972 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 13 | - | 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Endeavour | 9,389 | B. Barnes | ||
| Sun | 2 | 1972 | Penrith Panthers | 12 | - | 17 | St George Dragons | Penrith Park | 5,512 | G. Hartley | ||