Competing teams: (17) the 13 Sydney teams, Brisbane, NSW Country, Western Australia, and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea).
Preliminary Round:
Port Moresby 52 beat Western Australia 14.
Round 1:
Balmain 22 beat Cronulla Sutherland 14.
Parramatta 17 beat Illawarra 4.
Canterbury Bankstown 6 beat South Sydney 5.
Canberra 17 beat North Sydney 6.
Western Suburbs 32 beat Penrith 12.
Manly Warringah 18 beat Brisbane 10.
Eastern Suburbs 60 beat Port Moresby 16.
St George 36 beat NSW Country 4.
Quarterfinals:
Parramatta 16 beat Canterbury Bankstown 10.
Manly Warringah 18 beat St George 2.
Balmain 20 beat Canberra 12.
Eastern Suburbs 16 beat Western Suburbs 8.
Semifinals:
Parramatta 23 beat Manly Warringah 4.
Balmain 25 beat Eastern Suburbs 10.
Final:
Parramatta 32 beat Balmain 16.
Player of the Series: Ray Price (Parramatta).
The teams were broken into two zones, and each zone played off over separate weekends. The zone winners met in a final. This format has been reused on a number of occasions.
Northern Zone:
Newcastle 37 beat North Coast 0.
Northern Rivers 24 beat Northern Division 23.
Newcastle 33 beat Northern Rivers 6.
North Coast 20 beat Northern Division 14.
Southern Zone:
Western Division 47 beat Southern Division 12.
Riverina 26 beat Central Coast 24.
Western Division 30 beat Riverina 18.
Southern Division 22 beat Central Coast 8.
Final:
Western Division 26 beat Newcastle 4.
1 Parramatta 24 16 1 7 2 446 280 166 37
2 South Sydney 24 15 2 7 2 353 318 35 36
3 Canterbury Bankstown 24 15 1 8 2 428 264 164 35
4 Manly Warringah 24 14 1 9 2 476 379 97 33
5 Balmain 24 13 0 11 2 403 387 16 30
6 North Sydney 24 13 0 11 2 362 416 -54 30
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7 St George 24 12 1 11 2 360 402 -42 29
8 Penrith 24 11 1 12 2 446 394 52 27
9 Eastern Suburbs 24 10 0 14 2 334 364 -30 24
10 Cronulla Sutherland 24 9 1 14 2 310 464 -154 23
11 Canberra 24 8 1 15 2 391 413 -22 21
12 Western Suburbs 24 8 1 15 2 372 538 -166 21
13 Illawarra 24 7 0 17 2 310 372 -62 18
Playoff for 5th:
Balmain 14 beat North Sydney 7.
Preliminary Semifinal:
Balmain 29 beat Manly Warringah 22.
Canterbury Bankstown 16 beat South Sydney 2.
Premiership Minor Semifinals:
Balmain 36 beat South Sydney 11.
Parramatta 28 beat Canterbury Bankstown 6.
Preliminary Final:
Canterbury Bankstown 28 beat Balmain 16.
Grand Final:
Parramatta 4 beat Canterbury Bankstown 2.