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. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 | 9 | - | 1 | 250 | 120 | 130 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 180 | 128 | 52 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 430 | 248 | 35 | +182 | 20.48 | 11.81 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | 201 | 85 | 116 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 183 | 113 | 70 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 384 | 198 | 34 | +186 | 18.29 | 9.43 |
| 3. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 147 | 115 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 229 | 136 | 93 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 491 | 283 | 33 | +208 | 23.38 | 13.48 |
| 4. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 244 | 149 | 95 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 192 | 143 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 7 | - | 436 | 292 | 28 | +144 | 20.76 | 13.90 |
| 5. | Newtown | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 165 | 185 | -20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 226 | 165 | 61 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 391 | 350 | 24 | +41 | 18.62 | 16.67 |
| 6. | Canterbury Bankstown | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 178 | 148 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 185 | 213 | -28 | 21 | 11 | 10 | - | 363 | 361 | 22 | +2 | 17.29 | 17.19 |
| 7. | North Sydney Bears | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 180 | 166 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 133 | 209 | -76 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 313 | 375 | 15 | -62 | 14.90 | 17.86 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 179 | 186 | -7 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 149 | 192 | -43 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 328 | 378 | 15 | -50 | 15.62 | 18.00 | |
| 9. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 157 | 157 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 141 | 210 | -69 | 21 | 7 | 14 | - | 298 | 367 | 14 | -69 | 14.19 | 17.48 |
| 10. | Balmain Tigers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 167 | 186 | -19 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 155 | 235 | -80 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 322 | 421 | 13 | -99 | 15.33 | 20.05 |
| 11. | Penrith Panthers | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 158 | 257 | -99 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 108 | 214 | -106 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 266 | 471 | 11 | -205 | 12.67 | 22.43 |
| 12. | Parramatta Eels | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 165 | 226 | -61 | 10 | - | 9 | 1 | 131 | 348 | -217 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 296 | 574 | 8 | -278 | 14.10 | 27.33 |
Results
| Round 21 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 12 | 1972 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 28 | - | 5 | Penrith Panthers | SCG | 8,752 | K. Holman | ||
| Sat | 12 | 1972 | Newtown | 24 | - | 18 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Henson | 3,343 | K. Page | ||
| Sun | 13 | 1972 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 10 | - | 15 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Endeavour | 8,145 | D. MacDonald | ||
| Sun | 13 | 1972 | North Sydney Bears | 9 | - | 12 | Canterbury Bankstown | North Sydney | 3,923 | R. Humphreys | ||
| Sun | 13 | 1972 | Parramatta Eels | 12 | - | 30 | St George Dragons | Cumberland | 7,944 | G. Cook | ||
| Sun | 13 | 1972 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 35 | - | 14 | Balmain Tigers | Redfern | 11,040 | L. Bruyeres | ||