Stats
- Premiers
- Canberra
- Runners Up
- Canterbury
- Minor Premiers
- Canterbury
- Wooden Spoon
- Balmain
- Top Tryscorer
- Steve Renouf (23)
- Top Pointscorer
- Daryl Halligan (270)
- No. Of Teams
- 16
- No. Of Games
- 182
- No. Of Players
- 526
- No. Of Tries
- 1,297
- No. Of Goals
- 1,096 / 1,679 (65.28%)
- No. Of F.Goals
- 36
- Total Attendance
- 2,732,389
- Average Crowd
- 15,013
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- 14,215
- Highest Crowd
- 47,486
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- 47,486
- Lowest Crowd
- 4,046
- Mean Scoreline
- 28-12
- Median Scoreline
- 27-12
- Highest Scoreline
- 66-8
- Lowest Scoreline
- 2-9
- Highest Team Score
- Manly (66-8)
- Average PPG
- 49.44
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Att% | Def% | |
| 1. | Canterbury | 12 | 10 | 2 | - | 302 | 168 | 134 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 235 | 172 | 63 | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 537 | 340 | 36 | +197 | 24.41 | 15.45 | ||
| 2. | North Sydney | 12 | 9 | 3 | - | 303 | 160 | 143 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 131 | 83 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 517 | 291 | 35 | +226 | 23.50 | 13.23 | ||
| 3. | Canberra | 11 | 11 | - | - | 403 | 120 | 283 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 274 | 178 | 96 | 22 | 17 | 5 | - | 677 | 298 | 34 | +379 | 30.77 | 13.55 | ||
| 4. | Manly | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 379 | 137 | 242 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 226 | 174 | 52 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 605 | 311 | 33 | +294 | 27.50 | 14.14 | ||
| 5. | Brisbane | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 366 | 135 | 231 | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 178 | 181 | -3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 544 | 316 | 27 | +228 | 24.73 | 14.36 | ||
| 6. | Illawarra | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 302 | 161 | 141 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 182 | 226 | -44 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 484 | 387 | 25 | +97 | 22.00 | 17.59 | ||
| 7. | Cronulla | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 291 | 126 | 165 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 141 | 275 | -134 | 22 | 12 | 10 | - | 432 | 401 | 24 | +31 | 19.64 | 18.23 | ||
| 8. | Penrith | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 222 | 197 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 182 | 251 | -69 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 404 | 448 | 22 | -44 | 18.36 | 20.36 | ||
| 9. | Souths | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 212 | 290 | -78 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 189 | 279 | -90 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 401 | 569 | 19 | -168 | 18.23 | 25.86 | ||
| 10. | Newcastle | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 230 | 196 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 197 | 262 | -65 | 22 | 9 | 13 | - | 427 | 458 | 18 | -31 | 19.41 | 20.82 | ||
| 11. | St George | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 196 | 164 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 190 | 333 | -143 | 22 | 9 | 13 | - | 386 | 497 | 18 | -111 | 17.55 | 22.59 | ||
| 12. | Parramatta | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | 192 | 244 | -52 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 158 | 230 | -72 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 350 | 474 | 15 | -124 | 15.91 | 21.55 | ||
| 13. | Western Suburbs | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 252 | 284 | -32 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 187 | 366 | -179 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 439 | 650 | 14 | -211 | 19.95 | 29.55 | ||
| 14. | Eastern Suburbs | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 180 | 223 | -43 | 12 | 3 | 9 | - | 164 | 290 | -126 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 344 | 513 | 13 | -169 | 15.64 | 23.32 | ||
| 15. | Gold Coast | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 191 | 224 | -33 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 172 | 394 | -222 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 363 | 618 | 11 | -255 | 16.50 | 28.09 | ||
| 16. | Balmain | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 128 | 235 | -107 | 14 | 2 | 12 | - | 175 | 407 | -232 | 22 | 4 | 18 | - | 303 | 642 | 8 | -339 | 13.77 | 29.18 | ||
Finals Results
| Major Prelim Semi | Sep 3rd | Canberra | 26 | North Sydney | 12 | B. Harrigan | SFS | 33,641 |
| Minor Prelim Semi | Sep 4th | Brisbane | 16 | Manly | 4 | G. McCallum | SFS | 34,891 |
| Minor Semi | Sep 10th | North Sydney | 15 | Brisbane | 14 | B. Harrigan | SFS | 36,011 |
| Major Semi | Sep 11th | Canterbury | 19 | Canberra | 18 | G. McCallum | SFS | 41,865 |
| Prelim Final | Sep 18th | Canberra | 22 | North Sydney | 9 | G. McCallum | SFS | 41,941 |
| Grand Final | Sep 25th | Canberra | 36 | Canterbury | 12 | G. McCallum | SFS | 42,234 |
Team Stats (includes Cup/Tour matches)
| Team Name | Position | W | L | D | Pts For | Pts Ag. | Coach(es) | Captain(s) | Top Tryscorer(s) | Top Pointscorer(s) | Home Venue(s) | Home Crowd Avg | Extra Info | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain Tigers | 16th | 6 | 19 | 0 | 350 | 686 | Pearce | - | 12 | - | Brasher | 88 | - | Brasher | Leichhardt | 7,348 | Wooden Spoon |
| Brisbane Broncos | 5th | 17 | 11 | 1 | 670 | 418 | Bennett | Langer | 23 | - | Renouf | 129 | - | O'Neill | ANZ | 38,304 | Minor Semi |
| Canberra Raiders | 3rd | 21 | 7 | 0 | 809 | 382 | Sheens | Meninga | 22 | - | Croker, Mullins | 196 | - | Furner | Bruce | 17,392 | Premiers |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 1st | 19 | 6 | 0 | 582 | 410 | Anderson | Lamb | 12 | - | Halligan | 270 | - | Halligan | Belmore | 15,038 | Runners Up |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 7th | 12 | 11 | 0 | 438 | 408 | Lang | - | 18 | - | Ettingshausen | 154 | - | Crossan | Caltex | 11,848 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 14th | 7 | 16 | 1 | 376 | 553 | Murray, Beetson | Salvatori | 13 | - | Silva | 52 | - | Silva | SFS | 11,384 | |
| Gold Coast Seagulls | 15th | 5 | 17 | 1 | 377 | 636 | Harvey | Coleman | 10 | - | Bartrim | 124 | - | Bartrim | Seagulls (10), Carrara (1) | 8,599 | |
| Illawarra Steelers | 6th | 13 | 9 | 3 | 522 | 423 | Murray | - | 12 | - | Rodwell | 130 | - | Wishart | Steelers | 11,911 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4th | 16 | 7 | 1 | 617 | 337 | Fulton | - | 16 | - | Menzies | 234 | - | Ridge | Brookvale | 14,860 | Minor Prelim Semi |
| Newcastle Knights | 10th | 9 | 14 | 0 | 433 | 469 | Waite | Sargent | 11 | - | Wyer | 162 | - | Johns | Marathon | 20,583 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 2nd | 19 | 7 | 1 | 585 | 387 | Louis | Taylor | 15 | - | Hoppe | 217 | - | Taylor | North Sydney | 15,116 | Prelim Final |
| Parramatta Eels | 12th | 7 | 15 | 1 | 358 | 484 | Hilditch | - | 7 | - | Buettner | 80 | - | Oudenryn | Parramatta | 10,472 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 8th | 10 | 11 | 2 | 414 | 468 | Gould, Simmons | - | 15 | - | Mackay | 108 | - | Mackay | Penrith | 10,167 | |
| St George Dragons | 11th | 11 | 14 | 0 | 422 | 531 | Smith | - | 7 | - | Blake | 52 | - | Herron | Kogarah | 11,233 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9th | 13 | 13 | 1 | 488 | 638 | McCarthy, Shine | Schifilliti, Field | 14 | - | Mellor | 80 | - | Trindall | SFS | 12,900 | Tooheys Challenge Cup |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 13th | 6 | 15 | 2 | 449 | 666 | Ryan, Ellis | - | 18 | - | Smith | 136 | - | Leeds | Campbelltown | 6,836 | |