League Standings - Round 17
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. | St George Dragons | 8 | 8 | - | - | 179 | 54 | 125 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 91 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 302 | 145 | 28 | +157 | 17.76 | 8.53 |
| 2. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 225 | 135 | 90 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 190 | 101 | 89 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 415 | 236 | 27 | +179 | 24.41 | 13.88 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 196 | 91 | 105 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 135 | 102 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 331 | 193 | 27 | +138 | 19.47 | 11.35 | |
| 4. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 176 | 88 | 88 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 175 | 136 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 351 | 224 | 24 | +127 | 20.65 | 13.18 |
| 5. | Newtown | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 131 | 137 | -6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 173 | 133 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 304 | 270 | 18 | +34 | 17.88 | 15.88 |
| 6. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 162 | 118 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 132 | 170 | -38 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 294 | 288 | 16 | +6 | 17.29 | 16.94 |
| 7. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 170 | 156 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 132 | -33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 269 | 288 | 15 | -19 | 15.82 | 16.94 |
| 8. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 133 | -4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 126 | 163 | -37 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 255 | 296 | 13 | -41 | 15.00 | 17.41 |
| North Sydney Bears | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 150 | 136 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 178 | -58 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 270 | 314 | 13 | -44 | 15.88 | 18.47 | |
| 10. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 120 | 103 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 113 | 200 | -87 | 17 | 6 | 11 | - | 233 | 303 | 12 | -70 | 13.71 | 17.82 |
| 11. | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 121 | 162 | -41 | 9 | - | 8 | 1 | 116 | 321 | -205 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 237 | 483 | 6 | -246 | 13.94 | 28.41 |
| 12. | Penrith Panthers | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 131 | 242 | -111 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 53 | 163 | -110 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 184 | 405 | 5 | -221 | 10.82 | 23.82 |
Results
| Round 17 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Jul 9 | 1972 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 32 | - | 10 | Parramatta Eels | Brookvale | 11,451 | B. Barnes | ||
| Sun | 9 | 1972 | St George Dragons | 20 | - | 12 | Balmain Tigers | Kogarah | 12,890 | K. Page | ||
| Sat | 15 | 1972 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 22 | - | 15 | Canterbury Bankstown | SCG | 11,509 | K. Page | ||
| Sun | 16 | 1972 | Penrith Panthers | 19 | - | 19 | Newtown | Penrith Park | 2,572 | R. Humphreys | ||
| Sun | 16 | 1972 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 28 | - | 2 | North Sydney Bears | Redfern | 9,339 | L. Bruyeres | ||
| Sun | 16 | 1972 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 7 | - | 25 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | Lidcombe | 3,644 | D. MacDonald | ||