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1981 NSWRFL

See also

1981 BRL

Stats

Premiers: Parramatta
Runners Up: Newtown
Minor Premiers: Eastern Suburbs
Wooden Spoon: Balmain
Top Tryscorer: Terry Fahey (15)
Top Pointscorer: Steve Rogers (194)

No. Of Teams: 12
No. Of Games: 138
No. Of Players: 367
No. Of Tries: 820
No. Of Goals: 835
No. Of F.Goals: 30

Total Attendance: 1,312,977
Average Crowd: 9,514
Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
Highest Crowd: 57,333
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
Lowest Crowd: 2,956

Mean Scoreline: 20-10
Median Scoreline: 20-10
Highest Scoreline: 13-52
Lowest Scoreline: 7-6
Highest Team Score: Canterbury (52-13)
Average PPG: 33.82

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.	Eastern Suburbs	11	9	2	-	189	113	76	11	7	4	-	196	112	84	22	16	6	-	385	225	32	+160	17.50	10.23
2.	Newtown	11	7	2	2	175	104	71	11	7	4	-	151	164	-13	22	14	6	2	326	268	30	+58	14.82	12.18
3.	Parramatta	11	8	2	1	237	121	116	11	6	5	-	161	125	36	22	14	7	1	398	246	29	+152	18.09	11.18
4.	Cronulla	11	6	4	1	167	175	-8	11	7	4	-	172	162	10	22	13	8	1	339	337	27	+2	15.41	15.32
5.	Manly	11	8	3	-	198	128	70	11	4	5	2	152	189	-37	22	12	8	2	350	317	26	+33	15.91	14.41
6.	Western Suburbs	11	7	4	-	173	157	16	11	4	6	1	138	195	-57	22	11	10	1	311	352	23	-41	14.14	16.00
7.	North Sydney	11	5	6	-	166	164	2	11	4	7	-	156	191	-35	22	9	13	-	322	355	18	-33	14.64	16.14
8.	St George	11	6	5	-	159	165	-6	11	2	8	1	161	234	-73	22	8	13	1	320	399	17	-79	14.55	18.14
	Souths	11	7	4	-	181	188	-7	11	1	9	1	141	235	-94	22	8	13	1	322	423	17	-101	14.64	19.23
10.	Canterbury	11	4	7	-	161	191	-30	11	4	7	-	179	153	26	22	8	14	-	340	344	16	-4	15.45	15.64
	Penrith	11	6	5	-	185	150	35	11	2	9	-	120	200	-80	22	8	14	-	305	350	16	-45	13.86	15.91
12.	Balmain	11	4	6	1	157	207	-50	11	2	9	-	136	188	-52	22	6	15	1	293	395	13	-102	13.32	17.95

Playoffs/Finals

Major Prelim Semi	Sep 5	Parramatta	10	Newtown	8	J. Gocher	SCG	17,265	>
Minor Prelim Semi	6	Manly	14	Cronulla	11	G. Hartley	SCG	21,635	>
Major Semi	12	Parramatta	12	Eastern Suburbs	8	G. Hartley	SCG	27,600	>
Minor Semi	13	Newtown	20	Manly	15	J. Gocher	SCG	22,440	>
Prelim Final	19	Newtown	15	Eastern Suburbs	5	G. Hartley	SCG	25,243	>
Grand Final	27	Parramatta	20	Newtown	11	G. Hartley	SCG	57,333	>

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	12th	6	15	1	293	395	Frank STANTON	9	-	Phil SCHAEFER Larry COROWA	113	-	Wayne MIRANDA	Leichhardt	7,437	Wooden Spoon
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	10th	8	14	0	340	344	Ted GLOSSOP	13	-	Steve GEARIN	183	-	Steve GEARIN	Belmore	11,133
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	4th	13	8	1	339	337	Greg PIERCE	14	-	Steve ROGERS	194	-	Steve ROGERS	Endeavour	8,439	Minor Prelim Semi
Eastern Suburbs Roosters	1st	16	6	0	385	225	Bob FULTON	15	-	Terry FAHEY	145	-	Ron GITEAU	Sports Ground	9,420	Prelim Final, Craven Mild Cup
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	5th	12	8	2	350	317	Ray RITCHIE	14	-	John GIBBS	86	-	Graham EADIE	Brookvale	10,709	Minor Semi
Newtown Jets	2nd	14	6	2	326	268	Warren RYAN	11	-	Ray BLACKLOCK	119	-	Ken WILSON	Henson	6,044	Runners Up
North Sydney Bears	7th	9	13	0	322	355	Ron WILLEY	10	-	Simon BROCKWELL	80	-	John GRAY	North Sydney	5,524
Parramatta Eels	3rd	14	7	1	398	246	Jack GIBSON	14	-	Brett KENNY Steve ELLA	182	-	Michael CRONIN	Cumberland	11,330	Premiers
Penrith Panthers	10th	8	14	0	305	350	Len STACKER	9	-	Kevin DANN	89	-	Kevin DANN	Penrith Park	8,876
St George Dragons	8th	8	13	1	320	399	Harry BATH	10	-	Michel SORRIDIMI	56	-	Brad WILSON	Kogarah	8,678
South Sydney Rabbitohs	8th	8	13	1	322	423	Bill ANDERSON	8	-	Steve WALSH Peter TUNKS Mark ROSS	142	-	Mark ROSS	Redfern	7,086	Tooth Cup
Western Suburbs Magpies	6th	11	10	1	311	352	Roy MASTERS	10	-	John RIBOT	85	-	Ross CONLON	Lidcombe	7,165