League Standings - Round 20
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. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 94 | 89 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 67 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 195 | 156 | 27 | +39 | 10.83 | 8.67 |
| 2. | St George Dragons (R) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 67 | 62 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 101 | 69 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 230 | 136 | 25 | +94 | 12.78 | 7.56 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 119 | 64 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 69 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 209 | 133 | 25 | +76 | 11.61 | 7.39 | |
| 4. | Newtown Jets (R) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 71 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 97 | 70 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 175 | 141 | 23 | +34 | 9.72 | 7.83 |
| 5. | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 100 | 81 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 106 | -9 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 197 | 187 | 21 | +10 | 10.94 | 10.39 |
| 6. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 102 | 96 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 72 | 85 | -13 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 174 | 181 | 17 | -7 | 9.67 | 10.06 |
| 7. | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 105 | 97 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 88 | 124 | -36 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 193 | 221 | 15 | -28 | 10.72 | 12.28 |
| 8. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 99 | -25 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 78 | 114 | -36 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 152 | 213 | 12 | -61 | 8.44 | 11.83 |
| 9. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 102 | -38 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 91 | 107 | -16 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 155 | 209 | 9 | -54 | 8.61 | 11.61 |
| 10. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 77 | 114 | -37 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 131 | -66 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 142 | 245 | 6 | -103 | 7.89 | 13.61 |