Round 1:
Monaro 22 beat Illawarra 21.
Newcastle 21 beat Southern Division 9.
Northern Division 11 beat North Coast 10.
Western Division 22 beat Riverina 12.
Semifinals:
Monaro 22 beat Western Division 19.
Northern Division 26 beat Newcastle 17.
Final:
Northern Division 23 beat Monaro 19.
[New Zealand 1966] [New Zealand 1983]
In New Zealand: played 3; won 2; lost 1; for 72; against 43.
Canterbury W 38-12 ? Christchurch
Auckland L 12-20 ? Auckland
Waikato W 22-11 ? Huntly
The two Second Division grand finalists from 1969 were added to the competition mix for 1970. They ended up last and second last (I think--I'm missing the result of 1 game). The experiment wasn't repeated. Mind you, it's the only chance Wentworthville have ever had to play in a first grade Sydney competition.
1 Newtown 4 4 0 0 - 68 42 26 8
2 South Sydney 4 3 1 0 - 51 33 18 7
3 St George 4 3 0 1 - 56 27 29 6
4 Canterbury Bankstown 4 3 0 1 - 43 40 3 6
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5 Western Suburbs 4 2 1 1 - 52 38 14 5
6 Cronulla Sutherland 4 2 1 1 - 46 33 13 5
7 Manly Warringah 4 2 0 2 - 50 48 2 4
8 Balmain 4 1 0 3 - 44 48 -4 2
9 North Sydney 4 1 0 3 - 46 51 -5 2
10 Eastern Suburbs 4 1 0 3 - 26 45 -19 2
11 Parramatta 4 1 0 3 - 39 59 -20 2
12 Wentworthville 3 1 0 2 - 29 50 -21 2
13 Sydney University 4 1 0 3 - 34 63 -29 2
14 Penrith 3 0 1 2 - 26 33 -7 1
Semifinals:
St George 23 beat Newtown 8.
Canterbury Bankstown 10 beat South Sydney 7.
Final:
Canterbury Bankstown 20 beat St George 11.
Playoff for 3rd:
South Sydney 43 beat Newtown 6.
1 South Sydney 22 17 1 4 - 479 273 206 35
2 Manly Warringah 22 16 1 5 - 422 285 137 33
3 St George 22 15 0 7 - 408 329 79 30
4 Canterbury Bankstown 22 14 0 8 - 308 269 39 28
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5 Eastern Suburbs 22 13 0 9 - 386 320 66 26
6 Balmain 22 12 1 9 - 380 347 33 25
7 Cronulla Sutherland 22 9 0 13 - 374 335 39 18
8 Newtown 22 9 0 13 - 345 409 -64 18
9 North Sydney 22 7 1 14 - 332 435 -103 15
10 Penrith 22 7 1 14 - 292 406 -114 15
11 Western Suburbs 22 6 1 15 - 329 403 -74 13
12 Parramatta 22 4 0 18 - 240 484 -244 8
Semifinals:
St George 12 beat Canterbury Bankstown 7.
South Sydney 22 beat Manly Warringah 15.
Final:
Manly Warringah 15 beat St George 6.
Grand Final:
South Sydney 23 beat Manly Warringah 12.
Played for by the four teams who finished in 5th through 8th positions on the Sydney premiership ladder.
Round 1:
Newtown 13 beat Cronulla Sutherland 11.
Balmain 34 beat Eastern Suburbs 12.
Final:
Newtown 12 beat Balmain 8.
Playoff for 3rd:
Cronulla Sutherland 30 beat Eastern Suburbs 2.
Asquith and St Mary's joined.
Teams (11): Arncliffe, Asquith, Bankstown, Blacktown, Liverpool,
Northern Districts, Ryde-Eastwood, St Mary's, Sydney University,
University of NSW, Wentworthville.
Grand Final:
Wentworthville 15 beat Blacktown 5.