Competing teams: (20) the 13 Sydney teams, Brisbane, NSW Country, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea).
Preliminary Round:
Western Australia 18 beat South Australia 14.
Western Australia 28 beat Victoria 10.
Port Moresby 52 beat Northern Territory 5.
Port Moresby 50 beat Western Australia 10.
Round 1:
Canterbury Bankstown 22 beat Manly Warringah 4.
North Sydney beat Western Suburbs.
Parramatta 25 beat Illawarra 16.
Cronulla Sutherland 20 beat Canberra 8.
South Sydney beat St George.
Penrith 14 beat Brisbane 2.
Balmain 62 beat Port Moresby 8.
Eastern Suburbs 54 beat NSW Country 0.
Quarterfinals:
Parramatta 18 beat North Sydney 4.
Balmain 11 beat South Sydney 10.
Eastern Suburbs 12 beat Canterbury Bankstown 10.
Penrith 14 beat Cronulla Sutherland 6.
Semifinals:
Penrith 32 beat Parramatta 22.
Balmain 14 beat Eastern Suburbs 12.
Final:
Balmain 14 beat Penrith 12.
Player of the Series: Ben Elias (Balmain).
The games were played over a single week at Tweed Heads. Consolation games were played to give the teams eliminated in the first round something to do.
Round 1:
Central Coast 22 beat Southern Division 10.
Northern Rivers 19 beat Northern Division 16.
Riverina 22 beat Newcastle 21.
Western Division 37 beat North Coast 14.
Semifinals:
Northern Rivers 15 beat Riverina 10.
Western Division 18 beat Central Coast 12.
Final:
Northern Rivers 25 beat Western Division 12.
Consolation Semifinals:
Northern Division 26 beat Newcastle 10.
Southern Division beat North Coast.
Consolation Final:
Northern Division 28 beat Southern Division 20.
1 Manly Warringah 24 18 1 5 2 553 356* 197 41
2 Eastern Suburbs 24 15 1 8 2 390* 353 37 35
3 Canberra 24 15 0 9 2 441 325* 116 34
4 Balmain 24 14 1 9 2 469 349 120 33
5 South Sydney 24 13 1 10 2 310 342 -32 31
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6 Canterbury Bankstown 24 13 0 11 2 353 316 37 30
7 Parramatta 24 12 0 12 2 417 411 6 28
8 Cronulla Sutherland 24 11 1 12 2 390 433 -43 27
9 St George 24 10 2 12 2 394 409 -15 26
10 North Sydney 24 11 0 13 2 368 401 -33 26
11 Illawarra 24 8 0 16 2 372* 449 -77 20
12 Penrith 24 6 1 17 2 274 399 -125 17
13 Western Suburbs 24 5 2 17 2 339 527 -188 16
Preliminary Semifinals:
South Sydney 15 beat Balmain 12.
Eastern Suburbs 25 beat Canberra 16.
Semifinals:
Canberra 46 beat South Sydney 12.
Manly Warringah 10 beat Eastern Suburbs 6.
Preliminary Final:
Canberra 32 beat Eastern Suburbs 24.
Grand Final:
Manly Warringah 18 beat Canberra 8.
1 Manly Warringah 24 17 0 7 2 454 285 169 38
2 Parramatta 24 16 1 7 2 503 258 245 37
3 Penrith 24 16 1 7 2 407 292 115 37
4 Eastern Suburbs 24 16 0 8 2 495 337 158 36
5 Canterbury Bankstown 24 15 0 9 2 346 344 2 34
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6 Balmain 24 14 0 10 2 380 328 52 32
7 South Sydney 24 14 0 10 2 418 431 -13 32
8 St George 24 12 1 12 2 412 377 35 28
9 Illawarra 24 9 1 14 2 351 444 -93 23
10 Canberra 24 9 0 15 2 387 466 -79 22
11 North Sydney 24 6 0 18 2 300 458 -158 16
12 Cronulla Sutherland 24 6 0 18 2 359 522 -163 16
13 Western Suburbs 24 4 0 20 2 301 571 -270 12
(Rugby League 1987-1988)
1 St George 24 15 3 6 2 408 307 101 37
2 Parramatta 24 14 3 7 2 432 343 89 35
3 South Sydney 24 15 1 8 2 386 314 72 35
4 Penrith 24 14 2 8 2 498 303 195 34
5 Cronulla Sutherland 24 13 1 10 2 439 303 136 31
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6 North Sydney 24 12 1 11 2 426 380 46 29
7 Eastern Suburbs 24 12 1 11 2 346 359 -13 29
8 Manly Warringah 24 12 0 12 2 381 331 50 28
9 Illawarra 24 12 0 12 2 303 339 -36 28
10 Balmain 24 9 3 12 2 357 397 -40 25
11 Canberra 24 9 0 15 2 315 499 -184 22
12 Canterbury Bankstown 24 8 1 15 2 272 404 -132 21
13 Western Suburbs 24 3 0 21 2 291 575 -284 10
(Rugby League 1987-1988)