| Balmain Tigers | 10th | 7 | 15 | 0 | 330 | 382 | Dennis TUTTY | 16 | - | Wayne WIGHAM | 159 | - | Wayne MIRANDA | Leichhardt | 7,268 | |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 1st | 15 | 7 | 0 | 361 | 334 | Ted GLOSSOP | 14 | - | Steve GEARIN | 220 | - | Steve GEARIN | Belmore | 14,582 | Premiers |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 9th | 9 | 11 | 2 | 350 | 346 | Tommy BISHOP | 9 | - | Greg MULLANE | 112 | - | Steve ROGERS | Endeavour | 7,979 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 1st | 14 | 6 | 2 | 339 | 249 | Bob FULTON | 9 | - | Kevin HASTINGS Kerry BOUSTEAD | 76 | - | Kevin HASTINGS | Sports Ground | 10,001 | Runners Up |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 6th | 11 | 9 | 2 | 335 | 354 | Allan THOMSON | 11 | - | Tom MOONEY | 166 | - | Graham EADIE | Brookvale | 12,420 | Craven Mild Cup |
| Newtown Jets | 8th | 11 | 10 | 1 | 348 | 357 | Warren RYAN | 5 | - | Ken WILSON Chris DOYLE Geoff BUGDEN | 197 | - | Ken WILSON | Henson | 5,894 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 11th | 6 | 15 | 1 | 282 | 405 | Ron WILLEY | 5 | - | Mark HARRIS | 130 | - | Rod HENNIKER | North Sydney | 4,808 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 6th | 11 | 9 | 2 | 420 | 317 | John PEARD | 12 | - | Neville GLOVER | 176 | - | Michael CRONIN | Cumberland | 14,876 | Tooth Cup |
| Penrith Panthers | 12th | 2 | 19 | 1 | 294 | 556 | Len STACKER | 12 | - | Marvin HICKS | 81 | - | Peter SCHOFIELD | Penrith Park | 7,674 | Wooden Spoon |
| St George Dragons | 3rd | 13 | 7 | 2 | 367 | 321 | Harry BATH | 11 | - | Steve MORRIS | 148 | - | Graeme WYNN | Kogarah | 13,003 | Minor Semi |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 5th | 12 | 9 | 1 | 392 | 318 | Bill ANDERSON | 9 | - | Ziggy NISZCZOT | 89 | - | Eric FERGUSON | Redfern | 9,683 | Minor Prelim Semi |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 0 | 429 | 308 | Roy MASTERS | 16 | - | John RIBOT | 180 | - | Ron GITEAU | Lidcombe | 11,010 | Prelim Final |