| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 4t 4g | 20 | Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Brookvale | Sat,02-Apr-1966 | L.Samuelson | 6251 |
| Parramatta | 1t 4g | 11 | Souths | 3t 6g | 21 | Cumberland | Sat,02-Apr-1966 | K.Holman | 12407 |
| Canterbury | 2t 6g | 18 | Wests | 4t 8g | 28 | Belmore | Sat,02-Apr-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 3976 |
| St George | 4t 2g | 16 | Balmain | 3t 5g | 19 | S.C.G. | Sat,02-Apr-1966 | C.Pearce | 18359 |
| Easts | 4t 2g | 16 | Newtown | 3t 7g | 23 | Sports_Ground | Sun,03-Apr-1966 | B.Kelly | 7015 |
| Attendance:48,008 Ave:9,601 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | North_Sydney | Sat,09-Apr-1966 | J.Bradley | 14636 |
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 2t 3g | 12 | Cumberland | Sat,09-Apr-1966 | C.Pearce | 15385 |
| Wests | 3t 5g | 19 | Manly | 2t 3g | 12 | Pratten | Sat,09-Apr-1966 | L.Samuelson | 7341 |
| Easts | 3t 4g | 17 | Balmain | 3t 7g | 23 | Redfern | Sun,10-Apr-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 9727 |
| Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Newtown | 3t 5g | 19 | Belmore | Mon,11-Apr-1966 | B.Kelly | 9309 |
| Attendance:56,398 Ave:11,279 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 3t 4g | 17 | Wests | 1t 4g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,16-Apr-1966 | L.Samuelson | 23733 |
| Newtown | 3t 9g | 27 | Manly | 5t 2g | 19 | Henson | Sat,16-Apr-1966 | J.Bradley | 3753 |
| Norths | 5t 4g | 23 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sun,17-Apr-1966 | C.Pearce | 15591 |
| Balmain | 2t 7g | 20 | Canterbury | 2t 5g | 16 | Leichhardt | Sun,17-Apr-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 11425 |
| St George | 6t 4g | 26 | Easts | 0 | Kogarah | Sun,17-Apr-1966 | B.Kelly | 11473 | |
| Attendance:65,975 Ave:13,195 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 3t 1g | 11 | Wests | 0 | Cumberland | Sat,23-Apr-1966 | J.Bradley | 7155 | |
| St George | 1t 2g | 7 | Norths | 3g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sat,23-Apr-1966 | C.Pearce | 17583 |
| Balmain | 2t 8g | 22 | Manly | 3t 4g | 17 | Leichhardt | Sun,24-Apr-1966 | B.Kelly | 11545 |
| Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | Canterbury | 4t 6g | 24 | Sports_Ground | Sun,24-Apr-1966 | L.Samuelson | 8068 |
| Newtown | 1t 6g | 15 | Souths | 1t 4g | 11 | S.C.G. | Mon,25-Apr-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 26723 |
| Attendance:71,074 Ave:14,214 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 4t 6g | 24 | Norths | 3t 5g | 19 | Pratten | Sat,30-Apr-1966 | L.Samuelson | 6154 |
| Souths | 4g | 8 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,30-Apr-1966 | J.Bradley | 35567 |
| Manly | 4t 6g | 24 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sat,30-Apr-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 2534 |
| Canterbury | 3g | 6 | St George | 2t 1g | 8 | Belmore | Sun,01-May-1966 | B.Kelly | 15216 |
| Parramatta | 3t 1g | 11 | Newtown | 2t 6g | 18 | Cumberland | Sun,01-May-1966 | C.Pearce | 21593 |
| Attendance:81,064 Ave:16,212 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 3t 7g | 23 | Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Leichhardt | Sat,07-May-1966 | L.Samuelson | 14471 |
| Wests | 1g | 2 | St George | 6t 6g | 30 | S.C.G. | Sat,07-May-1966 | C.Pearce | 26691 |
| Easts | 4t 2g | 16 | Souths | 5t 4g | 23 | Sports_Ground | Sun,08-May-1966 | J.Farrelly | 10389 |
| Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Newtown | 4t 4g | 20 | North_Sydney | Sun,08-May-1966 | B.Kelly | 16212 |
| Manly | 6t 7g | 32 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Brookvale | Sun,08-May-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 6351 |
| Attendance:74,114 Ave:14,822 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 6t 4g | 26 | Norths | 3g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sat,14-May-1966 | B.Kelly | 25604 |
| Parramatta | 5t 3g | 21 | Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | Cumberland | Sat,14-May-1966 | J.Farrelly | 7723 |
| Newtown | 1t 6g | 15 | Wests | 2t 5g | 16 | Sports_Ground | Sun,15-May-1966 | L.Samuelson | 15172 |
| Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | Belmore | Sun,15-May-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 15240 |
| St George | 6t 8g | 34 | Manly | 1t 6g | 15 | Kogarah | Sun,15-May-1966 | C.Pearce | 16971 |
| Attendance:80,710 Ave:16,142 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 1t 3g | 9 | Newtown | 3g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sat,21-May-1966 | C.Pearce | 24069 |
| Wests | 1t 5g | 13 | Easts | 2g | 4 | Pratten | Sat,21-May-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 2400 |
| Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | Parramatta | 4t 3g | 18 | Brookvale | Sun,22-May-1966 | L.Samuelson | 6446 |
| Souths | 1t 1g | 5 | St George | 7t 6g | 33 | Agricultural | Sun,22-May-1966 | B.Kelly | 18354 |
| Norths | 5t 5g | 25 | Canterbury | 2t 5g | 16 | North_Sydney | Sun,22-May-1966 | J.Farrelly | 5718 |
| Attendance:56,987 Ave:11,397 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | Wests | 6g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sat,28-May-1966 | C.Pearce | 16489 |
| Souths | 4t 5g | 22 | Manly | 3t 1g | 11 | Redfern | Sat,28-May-1966 | J.Bradley | 8129 |
| Newtown | 1t 4g | 11 | St George | 6t 5g | 28 | Sports_Ground | Sun,29-May-1966 | L.Samuelson | 23479 |
| Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Belmore | Sun,29-May-1966 | J.Farrelly | 13011 |
| Norths | 7t 7g | 35 | Easts | 3t 4g | 17 | North_Sydney | Sun,29-May-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 5535 |
| Attendance:66,643 Ave:13,328 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | Henson | Sun,05-Jun-1966 | C.Pearce | 4378 |
| Balmain | 5g | 10 | St George | 1t | 3 | S.C.G. | Sun,19-Jun-1966 | C.Pearce | 55934 |
| Norths | 1t 6g | 15 | Manly | 3t 6g | 21 | North_Sydney | Sun,19-Jun-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 7325 |
| Souths | 4t 3g | 18 | Parramatta | 1g | 2 | Redfern | Sun,19-Jun-1966 | J.Bradley | 12765 |
| Wests | 3t 1g | 11 | Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Belmore | Sun,19-Jun-1966 | L.Samuelson | 10653 |
| Attendance:91,055 Ave:18,211 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 5t 6g | 27 | Wests | 3g | 6 | Brookvale | Sat,25-Jun-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 5777 |
| Balmain | 6t 5g | 28 | Easts | 1t 1g | 5 | Leichhardt | Sat,25-Jun-1966 | J.Farrelly | 8944 |
| Newtown | 3t 4g | 17 | Canterbury | 4t 5g | 22 | Henson | Sat,25-Jun-1966 | J.Bradley | 7129 |
| Souths | 6t 9g | 36 | Norths | 2t 4g | 14 | Sports_Ground | Sun,26-Jun-1966 | C.Pearce | 14622 |
| St George | 2t 6g | 18 | Parramatta | 2t 1g | 8 | Kogarah | Sun,26-Jun-1966 | L.Samuelson | 10325 |
| Attendance:46,797 Ave:9,359 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 5t 4g | 23 | Newtown | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sat,02-Jul-1966 | J.Bradley | 3628 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Souths | 1t | 3 | Pratten | Sat,02-Jul-1966 | J.Farrelly | 6552 |
| Canterbury | 1t 5g 1fg | 15 | Balmain | 1t 4g | 11 | Sports_Ground | Sat,02-Jul-1966 | C.Pearce | 13436 |
| Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | St George | 5t 5g | 25 | Sports_Ground | Sun,03-Jul-1966 | L.Samuelson | 7269 |
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Cumberland | Sun,03-Jul-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 7269 |
| Attendance:38,154 Ave:7,630 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | St George | 3t 6g | 21 | North_Sydney | Sat,09-Jul-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 5103 |
| Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | Parramatta | 5t 2g | 19 | Pratten | Sat,09-Jul-1966 | B.Kelly | 7544 |
| Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | Balmain | 4t 6g | 24 | S.C.G. | Sat,09-Jul-1966 | C.Pearce | 20255 |
| Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | Easts | 4g | 8 | Belmore | Sun,10-Jul-1966 | J.Farrelly | 7557 |
| Souths | 2g | 4 | Newtown | 2t 4g | 14 | Sports_Ground | Sun,10-Jul-1966 | J.Bradley | 14656 |
| Attendance:55,115 Ave:11,023 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 1g | 2 | Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | Leichhardt | Sat,16-Jul-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 10474 |
| St George | 5g | 10 | Canterbury | 4g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,16-Jul-1966 | L.Samuelson | 17127 |
| Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 17 | Henson | Sun,17-Jul-1966 | B.Kelly | 6674 |
| Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Wests | 1t | 3 | North_Sydney | Sun,17-Jul-1966 | J.Farrelly | 5029 |
| Easts | 0 | Manly | 11t 10g | 53 | Sports_Ground | Sun,17-Jul-1966 | J.Bradley | 3345 | |
| Attendance:42,649 Ave:8,529 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | Norths | 5t 5g | 25 | Sports_Ground | Sun,24-Jul-1966 | C.Langton | 3288 |
| Manly | 3g 1fg | 8 | Souths | 1g | 2 | Brookvale | Sat,20-Aug-1966 | C.Pearce | 11571 |
| St George | 2t 3g | 12 | Newtown | 5g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,20-Aug-1966 | J.Bradley | 15177 |
| Wests | 2t 3g | 12 | Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Sports_Ground | Sun,21-Aug-1966 | B.Kelly | 21045 |
| Parramatta | 5t 3g | 21 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Cumberland | Sun,21-Aug-1966 | K.Holman | 6675 |
| Attendance:57,756 Ave:11,551 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Manly | 3t 6g | 21 | S.C.G. | Sat,30-Jul-1966 | L.Samuelson | 13393 |
| Souths | 6t 7g | 32 | Easts | 1g | 2 | Redfern | Sat,30-Jul-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 4108 |
| Newtown | 3t 6g | 21 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Sports_Ground | Sun,31-Jul-1966 | B.Kelly | 4889 |
| St George | 1t 3g | 9 | Wests | 2t 3g | 12 | Kogarah | Sun,31-Jul-1966 | J.Bradley | 10880 |
| Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Cumberland | Sun,31-Jul-1966 | C.Pearce | 21187 |
| Attendance:54,457 Ave:10,891 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Sat,06-Aug-1966 | C.Pearce | 17237 |
| Wests | 2t 2g | 10 | Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | Pratten | Sat,06-Aug-1966 | L.Samuelson | 7642 |
| Norths | 4t 3g | 18 | Balmain | 1t 5g | 13 | North_Sydney | Sat,06-Aug-1966 | L.Bruyeres | 6445 |
| Easts | 2g | 4 | Parramatta | 3t 2g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Sun,07-Aug-1966 | B.Kelly | 4025 |
| Souths | 6t 3g | 24 | Canterbury | 1t 1g | 5 | Redfern | Sun,07-Aug-1966 | J.Bradley | 17472 |
| Attendance:52,821 Ave:10,564 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 8t 5g | 34 | Souths | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Sat,13-Aug-1966 | C.Pearce | 33188 |
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Norths | 3t 1g | 11 | Belmore | Sat,13-Aug-1966 | J.Farrelly | 3664 |
| Easts | 1g | 2 | Wests | 7t 6g | 33 | Sports_Ground | Sat,13-Aug-1966 | K.Holman | 3834 |
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Manly | 2t 5g | 16 | Cumberland | Sat,13-Aug-1966 | B.Kelly | 17205 |
| Newtown | 4g | 8 | Balmain | 3g | 6 | Henson | Sat,13-Aug-1966 | L.Samuelson | 5945 |
| Attendance:63,836 Ave:12,767 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1966 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.St George | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 63t 71g 0fg | 331 | 18.39 | 18t 51g 0fg | 156 | 8.67 | +175 | 27 | |
| 2.Balmain | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 39t 81g 0fg | 279 | 15.50 | 27t 60g 1fg | 203 | 11.28 | +76 | 24 | |
| 3.Manly | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 60t 83g 1fg | 348 | 19.33 | 38t 71g 0fg | 256 | 14.22 | +92 | 22 | |
| 4.Newtown | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 33t 81g 0fg | 261 | 14.50 | 45t 57g 0fg | 249 | 13.83 | +12 | 20 | |
| 5.Wests | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 34t 63g 0fg | 228 | 12.67 | 41t 59g 0fg | 241 | 13.39 | -13 | 20 | |
| 6.Souths | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 47t 61g 0fg | 263 | 14.61 | 38t 56g 1fg | 228 | 12.67 | +35 | 18 | |
| 7.Parramatta | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 48t 46g 0fg | 236 | 13.11 | 34t 65g 0fg | 232 | 12.89 | +4 | 18 | |
| 8.Canterbury | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 34t 70g 1fg | 244 | 13.56 | 51t 71g 0fg | 295 | 16.39 | -51 | 16 | |
| 9.Norths | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 50t 66g 0fg | 282 | 15.67 | 53t 77g 0fg | 313 | 17.39 | -31 | 15 | |
| 10.Easts | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23t 39g 0fg | 147 | 8.17 | 86t 94g 0fg | 446 | 24.78 | -299 | 0 | |
| Totals | 431 tries, 661 goals, 2 field goals = 2619 points, 14.55 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Off for 4th | |||||||||
| Newtown4 | 4t 4g | 20 | Wests5 | 1t 1g | 5 | Sports_Ground | Tue,23-Aug-1966 | B.Kelly | 10724 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Manly3 | 2t 2g | 10 | Newtown4 | 1t 3g | 9 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-Aug-1966 | C.Pearce | 31803 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| St George1 | 2t 2g | 10 | Balmain2 | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sat,03-Sep-1966 | C.Pearce | 46531 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Balmain2 | 4g | 8 | Manly3 | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Sat,10-Sep-1966 | C.Pearce | 39461 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| St George1 | 3t 7g | 23 | Balmain2 | 2g | 4 | S.C.G. | Sat,17-Sep-1966 | C.Pearce | 61129 |