Competing teams: (17) the 13 Sydney teams, Brisbane, NSW Country, Queensland Country, and Auckland (New Zealand).
Round 1:
Queensland Country 25 beat Auckland 18.
Round 2:
Balmain 12 beat Cronulla Sutherland 2.
Penrith 26 beat Ilawarra 10.
Brisbane 25 beat South Sydney 18.
NSW Country 17 beat Western Suburbs 4.
Canterbury Bankstown 30 beat Manly Warringah 10.
Eastern Suburbs 44 beat Queensland Country 0.
Parramatta 20 beat Canberra 2.
St George 22 beat North Sydney 0.
Quarterfinals:
Parramatta 16 beat Penrith 6.
Eastern Suburbs 24 beat NSW Country 4.
Brisbane 14 beat Canterbury Bankstown 11.
St George 26 beat Balmain 6.
Semifinals:
Brisbane 14 beat Parramatta 12.
Eastern Suburbs 22 beat St George 10.
Final:
Brisbane 12 beat Eastern Suburbs 11.
Player of the Series: Wally Lewis (Brisbane).
For this season only, Western and Southern Divisions were broken up into Central North, Central West, Murrumbidgee, South Coast, Southern Highlands, and Western Plains. The twelve teams played one round, with the best four advancing to the quarterfinals. The remaining six then played a second round to determine the other four quarterfinalists. The system was abandoned after this season.
The first round match between Northern Division and Northern Rivers was postponed due to rain. It does not appear to have ever been played.
Round 1: (8th April)
Central West 24 beat Central North 0.
Newcastle 42 beat North Coast 6.
South Coast 34 beat Central Coast 12.
Southern Highlands 29 beat Riverina 12.
Western Plains 18 beat Murrumbidgee 14.
Northern Division versus Northern Rivers
postponed due to rain.
Newcastle, Central West, South Coast, and Southern Highlands
advanced to quarterfinals.
Round 2:
Central North 31 beat Northern Division 14.
Murrumbidgee 34 beat Central Coast 16.
North Coast 20 beat Northern Rivers 14.
Riverina 32 beat Western Plains 6.
Quarterfinals:
Central West 24 beat North Coast 18.
Murrumbidgee 36 beat Southern Highlands 26.
Newcastle 12 beat Central North 8.
Riverina 42 beat South Coast 0.
Semifinals:
Newcastle 32 beat Central West 18.
Riverina 18 beat Murrumbidgee 14.
Final:
Newcastle 24 beat Riverina 14.
1 Canterbury Bankstown 24 19 0 5 2 435 237 198 42
2 St George 24 17 0 7 2 445 289 156 38
3 Parramatta 24 17 0 7 2 412 260 152 38
4 Manly Warringah 24 14 0 10 2 512 338 174 32
5 South Sydney 24 13 0 11 2 333 307 26 30
6 Canberra 24 13 0 11 2 379 394 -15 30
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7 Penrith 24 12 1 11 2 409 401 8 29
8 Illawarra 24 12 0 12 2 368 388 -20 28
9 Balmain 24 12 0 12 2 380 405 -25 28
10 Cronulla Sutherland 24 10 1 13 2 446 478 -32 25
11 North Sydney 24 9 1 14 2 371 447 -76 23
12 Eastern Suburbs 24 5 1 18 2 308 478 -170 15
13 Western Suburbs 24 1 0 23 2 244 620 -376 6
Playoff for 5th:
South Sydney 23 beat Canberra 4.
Preliminary Semifinals:
South Sydney 22 beat Manly Warringah 18.
Parramatta 22 beat St George 16.
Semifinals:
St George 24 beat South Sydney 6.
Canterbury Bankstown 16 beat Parramatta 8.
Preliminary Final:
Parramatta 8 beat St George 7.
Grand Final:
Canterbury Bankstown 6 beat Parramatta 4.