League Standings - Round 1
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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 5 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 5 | 2 | +22 | 27.00 | 5.00 |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 14 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 14 | 2 | +11 | 25.00 | 14.00 | |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 7 | 2 | +27 | 34.00 | 7.00 | |
| Newtown Jets | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 6 | 2 | +1 | 7.00 | 6.00 | |
| St George Dragons | 1 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 9 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 9 | 2 | +25 | 34.00 | 9.00 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 21 | 10 | 2 | +11 | 21.00 | 10.00 | |
| 7. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 27 | -22 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 27 | 0 | -22 | 5.00 | 27.00 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 34 | -25 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 34 | 0 | -25 | 9.00 | 34.00 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 34 | -27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 34 | 0 | -27 | 7.00 | 34.00 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 21 | -11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 21 | 0 | -11 | 10.00 | 21.00 | |
| Penrith Panthers | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 14 | 25 | -11 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 14 | 25 | 0 | -11 | 14.00 | 25.00 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 7 | -1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 6.00 | 7.00 | |
Results
| Round 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Mar 24 | 1979 | St George Dragons | 34 | - | 9 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Kogarah | 11,335 | G. Cook | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1979 | Balmain Tigers | 27 | - | 5 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Leichhardt | 10,268 | G. Hartley | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1979 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 25 | - | 14 | Penrith Panthers | Belmore | 7,480 | D. Braybrook | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1979 | North Sydney Bears | 7 | - | 34 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | North Sydney | 5,399 | B. Bradstock | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1979 | Parramatta Eels | 10 | - | 21 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Cumberland | 14,302 | D. MacDonald | ||
| Sun | 25 | 1979 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 6 | - | 7 | Newtown Jets | Redfern | 9,555 | K. Roberts | ||