League Standings - Round 12
Ladder
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| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W| L | D | Bye | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | | |
| 1. | Balmain Tigers | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 127 | 69 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 118 | 62 | 56 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 245 | 131 | 20 | +114 | 22.27 | 11.91 |
| 2. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 126 | 72 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 83 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 219 | 155 | 17 | +64 | 19.91 | 14.09 |
| 3. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 100 | 74 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 92 | 115 | -23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 192 | 189 | 16 | +3 | 17.45 | 17.18 |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 3 | 3 | - | - | 54 | 44 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 128 | 102 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 182 | 146 | 16 | +36 | 16.55 | 13.27 | |
| 5. | Canberra Raiders | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 107 | 69 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 88 | 87 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 195 | 156 | 14 | +39 | 17.73 | 14.18 |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 129 | 55 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 44 | 69 | -25 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 173 | 124 | 14 | +49 | 15.73 | 11.27 | |
| 7. | Illawarra Steelers | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 73 | 71 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 99 | 107 | -8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | 172 | 178 | 12 | -6 | 15.64 | 16.18 |
| Parramatta Eels | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 108 | 119 | -11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 68 | 100 | -32 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | 176 | 219 | 12 | -43 | 16.00 | 19.91 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 98 | 77 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 54 | 83 | -29 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | 152 | 160 | 12 | -8 | 13.82 | 14.55 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 57 | 77 | -20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 72 | 105 | -33 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | 129 | 182 | 12 | -53 | 11.73 | 16.55 | |
| 11. | St George Dragons | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 125 | -51 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 101 | 82 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 207 | 9 | -32 | 15.91 | 18.82 |
| 12. | North Sydney Bears | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 98 | 115 | -17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 39 | 79 | -40 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 1 | 137 | 194 | 8 | -57 | 12.45 | 17.64 |
| 13. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 83 | 122 | -39 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 93 | 160 | -67 | 12 | 3 | 9 | - | - | 176 | 282 | 6 | -106 | 14.67 | 23.50 |
Results
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| Sun | May 17 | 1987 | Balmain Tigers | 16 | - | 12 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Leichhardt | 6,726 | P. Filmer | ||
| Sun | 17 | 1987 | Canberra Raiders | 6 | - | 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Seiffert | 4,751 | B. Barnes | ||
| Sun | 17 | 1987 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 24 | - | 22 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | Henson | 7,000 | K. Roberts | ||
| Sun | 17 | 1987 | Illawarra Steelers | 13 | - | 0 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Wollongong | 7,470 | B. Harrigan | ||
| Sun | 17 | 1987 | North Sydney Bears | 22 | - | 30 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | North Sydney | 11,391 | G. McCallum | ||
| Sun | 17 | 1987 | St George Dragons | 20 | - | 21 | Parramatta Eels | SCG | 14,168 | M. Stone | ||
| Bye: Penrith | ||||||||||||