Stats
- Premiers
- St George
- Runners Up
- Western Suburbs
- Wooden Spoon
- Parramatta
- Top Tryscorer
- Johnny King (20)
- Top Pointscorer
- Bob Landers (164)
- No. Of Teams
- 10
- No. Of Games
- 94
- No. Of Players
- 269
- No. Of Tries
- 536
- No. Of Goals
- 611
- No. Of F.Goals
- Total Attendance
- 1,035,273
- Average Crowd
- 11,014
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- 9,606
- Highest Crowd
- 61,196
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- 27,783
- Lowest Crowd
- 2,266
- Mean Scoreline
- 21-9
- Median Scoreline
- 19-10
- Highest Scoreline
- 65-9
- Lowest Scoreline
- 5-2
- Highest Team Score
- St George (65-9)
- Average PPG
- 32.53
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. | St George | 9 | 9 | - | - | 207 | 66 | 141 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 160 | 101 | 59 | 18 | 15 | 3 | - | 367 | 167 | 30 | +200 | 20.39 | 9.28 |
| Western Suburbs | 9 | 9 | - | - | 236 | 87 | 149 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 154 | 94 | 60 | 18 | 15 | 3 | - | 390 | 181 | 30 | +209 | 21.67 | 10.06 | |
| 3. | Balmain | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 136 | 146 | -10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 145 | 146 | -1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | - | 281 | 292 | 20 | -11 | 15.61 | 16.22 |
| Manly | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 172 | 103 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 122 | 106 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 8 | - | 294 | 209 | 20 | +85 | 16.33 | 11.61 | |
| 5. | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 156 | 98 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 134 | 113 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 290 | 211 | 19 | +79 | 16.11 | 11.72 |
| 6. | North Sydney | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 150 | 118 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 123 | 180 | -57 | 18 | 9 | 9 | - | 273 | 298 | 18 | -25 | 15.17 | 16.56 |
| 7. | Souths | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 114 | 169 | -55 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 123 | 156 | -33 | 18 | 7 | 11 | - | 237 | 325 | 14 | -88 | 13.17 | 18.06 |
| 8. | Canterbury | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 97 | 126 | -29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 158 | -58 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 197 | 284 | 13 | -87 | 10.94 | 15.78 |
| 9. | Newtown | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 119 | 158 | -39 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 117 | 278 | -161 | 18 | 5 | 13 | - | 236 | 436 | 10 | -200 | 13.11 | 24.22 |
| 10. | Parramatta | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 120 | 190 | -70 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 83 | 175 | -92 | 18 | 3 | 15 | - | 203 | 365 | 6 | -162 | 11.28 | 20.28 |
Playoffs/Finals
| Minor Semi | Aug 27 | Balmain | 10 | Manly | 5 | D. Lawler | Sports Ground | 20,842 |
| Major Semi | Sep 2 | St George | 9 | Western Suburbs | 4 | D. Lawler | SCG | 47,964 |
| Prelim Final | 9 | Western Suburbs | 7 | Balmain | 5 | D. Lawler | SCG | 40,726 |
| Grand Final | 16 | St George | 22 | Western Suburbs | 0 | D. Lawler | SCG | 61,196 |
Team Stats
| 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 | 3rd | 10 | 8 | 0 | 281 | 292 | Bath | Barnes, Bischoff Jnr, Provan, Mason | 12 | - | Mack | 106 | - | Barnes | Leichhardt | 7,108 | Prelim Final |
| Canterbury Bankstown | 8th | 6 | 11 | 1 | 197 | 284 | Burns | Davies, Gartner | 5 | - | Kite | 48 | - | Davies | Belmore | 4,281 | |
| Eastern Suburbs | 5th | 9 | 8 | 1 | 290 | 211 | Fearnley, Dunn | Fearnley | 14 | - | Landers | 164 | - | Landers | Sports Ground | 11,248 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 3rd | 10 | 8 | 0 | 294 | 209 | Arthurson | Mossop | 17 | - | Allsop | 127 | - | Willey | Brookvale | 3,922 | Minor Semi |
| Newtown | 9th | 5 | 13 | 0 | 236 | 436 | Cahill | Brown, Ellis | 17 | - | Towers | 89 | - | Towers | Henson | 4,254 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 6th | 9 | 9 | 0 | 273 | 298 | Sullivan | Carlson, Strong, Cuneo, Holman | 17 | - | Irvine | 105 | - | Carlson | North Sydney | 5,745 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 10th | 3 | 15 | 0 | 203 | 365 | Boden | Boden, Hambly | 6 | - | Hole, Cox | 58 | - | Griffiths | Cumberland | 5,910 | Wooden Spoon |
| St George Dragons | 1st | 15 | 3 | 0 | 367 | 167 | Kearney | Provan, Kearney, Clay, Wilson | 20 | - | King | 153 | - | Graham | Kogarah | 9,908 | Premiers |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 7th | 7 | 11 | 0 | 237 | 325 | Donoghue | Chapman, Nelson | 10 | - | Sladden | 43 | - | Longbottom | Redfern | 7,875 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 1st | 15 | 3 | 0 | 390 | 181 | Fitzgerald | Wells, Charlton, Holman | 15 | - | Dimond | 84 | - | Holman | Pratten | 6,396 | Runners Up |