| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 4t 7g | 26 | Penrith | 2g | 4 | Sports_Ground | Fri,26-Mar-1971 | P.McCarroll | 4437 |
| Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | Newtown | 0 | Sports_Ground | Sat,27-Mar-1971 | L.Samuelson | 4852 | |
| Manly | 10t 4g | 38 | Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | Brookvale | Sun,28-Mar-1971 | J.Farrelly | 11771 |
| Cronulla | 8t 9g | 42 | Norths | 1t | 3 | Endeavour | Sun,28-Mar-1971 | K.Page | 5502 |
| Souths | 6t 4g | 26 | St George | 4t 4g | 20 | S.C.G. | Sun,28-Mar-1971 | K.Holman | 26926 |
| Wests | 11t 11g | 55 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Lidcombe | Sun,28-Mar-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 6657 |
| Attendance:60,145 Ave:10,024 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 5t 3g | 21 | Wests | 4t 2g | 16 | North_Sydney | Sat,03-Apr-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 5630 |
| Cronulla | 5t 8g | 31 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 12 | Endeavour | Sat,03-Apr-1971 | G.Bennett | 4099 |
| Souths | 6t 5g | 28 | Balmain | 3t 1g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,03-Apr-1971 | K.Holman | 15737 |
| Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 3t 7g | 23 | Henson | Sun,04-Apr-1971 | J.Farrelly | 6888 |
| Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Parramatta | 8t 7g | 38 | Belmore | Sun,04-Apr-1971 | L.Samuelson | 10358 |
| Easts | 4t 3g | 18 | Manly | 6t 7g | 32 | Sports_Ground | Sun,04-Apr-1971 | K.Page | 17513 |
| Attendance:60,225 Ave:10,037 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 7t 2g | 25 | Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Sports_Ground | Thu,08-Apr-1971 | K.Holman | 3638 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Penrith | 4t 2g | 16 | Lidcombe | Thu,08-Apr-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 3255 |
| Parramatta | 7t 9g | 39 | Norths | 3t 2g | 13 | Cumberland | Sun,11-Apr-1971 | G.Bennett | 10987 |
| Manly | 8t 7g | 38 | Canterbury | 3t 1g | 11 | Brookvale | Sun,11-Apr-1971 | J.Farrelly | 15461 |
| St George | 6t 5g | 28 | Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | Kogarah | Sun,11-Apr-1971 | K.Page | 15384 |
| Souths | 2t 5g | 16 | Cronulla | 3t 3g | 15 | S.C.G. | Mon,12-Apr-1971 | L.Samuelson | 2401 |
| Attendance:51,126 Ave:8,521 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 1t 3g | 9 | Manly | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,17-Apr-1971 | K.Holman | 20522 |
| Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sat,17-Apr-1971 | L.Samuelson | 4200 |
| Penrith | 6t 3g | 24 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Penrith | Sun,18-Apr-1971 | K.Page | 9125 |
| Wests | 4t 2g | 16 | Souths | 8t 8g | 40 | Lidcombe | Sun,18-Apr-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 9788 |
| Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | Sports_Ground | Sun,18-Apr-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 14742 |
| Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Cronulla | 1t 3g | 9 | Henson | Sun,18-Apr-1971 | J.Farrelly | 6610 |
| Attendance:64,987 Ave:10,831 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 8t 7g | 38 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,24-Apr-1971 | K.Holman | 19493 |
| Newtown | 1t 2g | 7 | Wests | 3g | 6 | Henson | Sun,25-Apr-1971 | L.Samuelson | 4953 |
| Canterbury | 4t 7g | 26 | Penrith | 4t 2g | 16 | Belmore | Sun,25-Apr-1971 | J.Farrelly | 7304 |
| Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Manly | 4t 4g | 20 | North_Sydney | Sun,25-Apr-1971 | K.Page | 14321 |
| Easts | 5t 4g | 23 | Cronulla | 3t 4g | 17 | Sports_Ground | Sun,25-Apr-1971 | G.Bennett | 10559 |
| Parramatta | 2t 6g | 18 | Souths | 5t 5g | 25 | Cumberland | Mon,26-Apr-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 21454 |
| Attendance:78,084 Ave:13,014 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 4t 4g | 20 | St George | 6t 3g | 24 | S.C.G. | Sat,01-May-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 17881 |
| Souths | 6t 9g | 36 | Canterbury | 3t 5g | 19 | Redfern | Sat,01-May-1971 | L.Samuelson | 12303 |
| Easts | 7t 5g | 31 | Wests | 4t 4g | 20 | Sports_Ground | Sun,02-May-1971 | J.Farrelly | 8410 |
| Parramatta | 4t 7g | 26 | Newtown | 2t 5g | 16 | Cumberland | Sun,02-May-1971 | K.Page | 9740 |
| Penrith | 2t 2g | 10 | Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | Penrith | Sun,02-May-1971 | G.Bennett | 5110 |
| Manly | 7t 7g | 35 | Balmain | 1t 4g | 11 | Brookvale | Sun,02-May-1971 | K.Holman | 22048 |
| Attendance:75,492 Ave:12,582 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | Manly | 3t 3g | 15 | S.C.G. | Sat,08-May-1971 | K.Holman | 44911 |
| Newtown | 6t 7g | 32 | Penrith | 1t 3g | 9 | Henson | Sun,09-May-1971 | G.Bennett | 2546 |
| Cronulla | 4t 5g | 22 | Wests | 2t 1g | 8 | Endeavour | Sun,09-May-1971 | L.Samuelson | 5833 |
| Easts | 2t 5g | 16 | Norths | 2t 4g | 14 | Sports_Ground | Sun,09-May-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 7331 |
| Parramatta | 4t 5g | 22 | Balmain | 2t 4g | 14 | Cumberland | Sun,09-May-1971 | K.Page | 13493 |
| St George | 3t 1g | 11 | Canterbury | 3t 3g 1fg | 16 | Kogarah | Sun,09-May-1971 | J.Farrelly | 10281 |
| Attendance:84,395 Ave:14,065 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 1t 2g | 7 | Manly | 0 | Sports_Ground | Sat,15-May-1971 | K.Page | 7491 | |
| Penrith | 2t 2g | 10 | Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | Penrith | Sun,16-May-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 5630 |
| Balmain | 5t 4g | 23 | Wests | 4t 1g | 14 | Sports_Ground | Sun,16-May-1971 | K.Holman | 13768 |
| Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | Easts | 5t 6g | 27 | Belmore | Sun,16-May-1971 | L.Samuelson | 4799 |
| Norths | 2t 1g | 8 | Newtown | 2t 1g | 8 | North_Sydney | Sun,16-May-1971 | J.Farrelly | 5242 |
| St George | 4t 1g | 14 | Parramatta | 5t 4g | 23 | Kogarah | Sun,16-May-1971 | K.Holman | 13768 |
| Attendance:50,698 Ave:8,449 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 6g 2fg | 20 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,23-May-1971 | G.Bennett | 13256 |
| St George | 4t 1g | 14 | Wests | 2t 1g | 8 | Kogarah | Sun,23-May-1971 | C.Edwards | 6587 |
| Balmain | 7t 7g | 35 | Cronulla | 2t 3g | 12 | Sports_Ground | Sun,23-May-1971 | K.Page | 10443 |
| Souths | 5t 1g | 17 | Norths | 3t 3g | 15 | Redfern | Sun,23-May-1971 | L.Samuelson | 10909 |
| Newtown | 6t 5g | 28 | Canterbury | 4t 2g 2fg | 18 | Henson | Sun,23-May-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 4756 |
| Parramatta | 2t 5g | 16 | Easts | 4g | 8 | Cumberland | Sun,23-May-1971 | K.Holman | 19462 |
| Attendance:65,413 Ave:10,902 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 3g | 6 | St George | 2t 2g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sat,29-May-1971 | C.Edwards | 8034 |
| Newtown | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 5t 5g | 25 | S.C.G. | Sun,30-May-1971 | K.Page | 13658 |
| Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | Manly | 6t 8g | 34 | Pratten | Sun,30-May-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 6903 |
| Canterbury | 3t 3g | 15 | Balmain | 1t | 3 | Belmore | Sun,30-May-1971 | G.Bennett | 11626 |
| Parramatta | 4t 4g | 20 | Cronulla | 3t 1g | 11 | Cumberland | Sun,30-May-1971 | L.Samuelson | 15186 |
| Penrith | 3t 4g | 17 | Easts | 2t 1g | 8 | Penrith | Sun,30-May-1971 | G.Cook | 4620 |
| Attendance:60,027 Ave:10,004 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 6t 5g | 28 | Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,05-Jun-1971 | K.Holman | 13072 |
| Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | Newtown | 5t 4g | 23 | Brookvale | Sun,06-Jun-1971 | G.Bennett | 13116 |
| Parramatta | 7t 5g | 31 | Wests | 3t 3g | 15 | Cumberland | Sun,06-Jun-1971 | L.Samuelson | 12103 |
| Balmain | 6t 7g | 32 | Norths | 3t 2g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Sun,06-Jun-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 6725 |
| Canterbury | 6t 5g | 28 | Cronulla | 2t 3g | 12 | Belmore | Sun,06-Jun-1971 | C.Edwards | 10706 |
| St George | 6t 4g | 26 | Penrith | 2t 2g | 10 | Kogarah | Sun,06-Jun-1971 | K.Page | 7191 |
| Attendance:62,913 Ave:10,485 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,12-Jun-1971 | K.Page | 27854 |
| Canterbury | 4t 7g | 26 | Wests | 2t | 6 | Belmore | Sun,13-Jun-1971 | G.Cook | 9728 |
| Penrith | 3t 6g | 21 | Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | Penrith | Sun,13-Jun-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 8190 |
| Norths | 4t 2g | 16 | Cronulla | 3t 4g | 17 | North_Sydney | Sun,13-Jun-1971 | R.Humphreys | 4602 |
| Newtown | 3g | 6 | Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | Henson | Sun,13-Jun-1971 | C.Edwards | 6405 |
| Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Manly | 7t 5g | 31 | S.C.G. | Mon,14-Jun-1971 | L.Samuelson | 34859 |
| Attendance:91,638 Ave:15,273 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 4g 1fg | 12 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,19-Jun-1971 | K.Page | 17094 |
| Balmain | 1t 3g | 9 | Souths | 9t 4g | 35 | Sports_Ground | Sun,20-Jun-1971 | K.Holman | 18418 |
| St George | 1t 4g 2fg | 13 | Newtown | 3t 1g | 11 | Kogarah | Sun,20-Jun-1971 | L.Samuelson | 10581 |
| Wests | 3t 5g | 19 | Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | Lidcombe | Sun,20-Jun-1971 | G.Cook | 2521 |
| Parramatta | 3t 2g | 13 | Canterbury | 1t 5g 1fg | 14 | Cumberland | Sun,20-Jun-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 16443 |
| Penrith | 1t 3g | 9 | Cronulla | 1t 1g | 5 | Penrith | Sun,20-Jun-1971 | C.Edwards | 6619 |
| Attendance:71,676 Ave:11,946 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 1t 4g | 11 | Parramatta | 4t 1g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sat,26-Jun-1971 | K.Page | 3957 |
| Canterbury | 3g | 6 | Manly | 3t 3g 1fg | 16 | S.C.G. | Sat,26-Jun-1971 | K.Holman | 15651 |
| Penrith | 2t 4g | 14 | Wests | 2t 1g | 8 | Penrith | Sun,27-Jun-1971 | J.Harris | 5561 |
| Cronulla | 3t 6g | 21 | Souths | 4t 5g | 22 | Endeavour | Sun,27-Jun-1971 | G.Cook | 10470 |
| Easts | 2t 5g | 16 | St George | 3t 3g 1fg | 16 | Sports_Ground | Sun,27-Jun-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 11914 |
| Newtown | 5t 4g | 23 | Balmain | 4t 7g | 26 | Henson | Sun,27-Jun-1971 | C.Edwards | 5889 |
| Attendance:53,442 Ave:8,907 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 3g | 9 | St George | 4t 7g | 26 | S.C.G. | Sat,03-Jul-1971 | K.Page | 23255 |
| Souths | 7t 7g | 35 | Wests | 3t 4g | 17 | Redfern | Sat,03-Jul-1971 | G.Cook | 7209 |
| Parramatta | 3t 1g | 11 | Penrith | 0 | Cumberland | Sun,04-Jul-1971 | K.Holman | 13375 | |
| Balmain | 1t 5g | 13 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Sports_Ground | Sun,04-Jul-1971 | C.Edwards | 12161 |
| Canterbury | 3t 5g | 19 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Belmore | Sun,04-Jul-1971 | J.Harris | 6028 |
| Cronulla | 5t 5g | 25 | Newtown | 1g | 2 | Endeavour | Sun,04-Jul-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 9863 |
| Attendance:71,891 Ave:11,981 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 1t 1g | 5 | St George | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,10-Jul-1971 | K.Page | 39077 |
| Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Parramatta | 2t 1g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,10-Jul-1971 | K.Holman | 39077 |
| Manly | 10t 9g | 48 | Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | Brookvale | Sun,11-Jul-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 11746 |
| Cronulla | 1t 2g | 7 | Easts | 3t 1g | 11 | Endeavour | Sun,11-Jul-1971 | G.Cook | 6574 |
| Wests | 6t 4g | 26 | Newtown | 4t 3g | 18 | Lidcombe | Sun,11-Jul-1971 | J.Harris | 2340 |
| Penrith | 1t 3g | 9 | Canterbury | 3t 5g 2fg | 21 | Penrith | Sun,11-Jul-1971 | C.Edwards | 6255 |
| Attendance:65,992 Ave:10,998 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 3t 2g | 13 | Penrith | 3t 4g | 17 | North_Sydney | Sat,17-Jul-1971 | G.Cook | 2373 |
| Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | Parramatta | 1t 2g | 7 | Henson | Sun,18-Jul-1971 | J.Harris | 4110 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g | 15 | Manly | 5t 9g | 33 | Sports_Ground | Sun,18-Jul-1971 | K.Holman | 12033 |
| Canterbury | 2t 4g 1fg | 15 | Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | Belmore | Sun,18-Jul-1971 | K.Page | 16497 |
| St George | 3t 3g | 15 | Cronulla | 5t 2g | 19 | Kogarah | Sun,18-Jul-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 11130 |
| Wests | 3t 6g | 21 | Easts | 3t 4g | 17 | Lidcombe | Sun,18-Jul-1971 | C.Edwards | 3130 |
| Attendance:49,273 Ave:8,212 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 3g 1fg | 13 | Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,24-Jul-1971 | K.Page | 23606 |
| Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | Parramatta | 4t 4g 1fg | 21 | Sports_Ground | Sun,25-Jul-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 6390 |
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 3t 5g | 19 | Belmore | Sun,25-Jul-1971 | K.Holman | 16203 |
| Penrith | 4t 7g | 26 | Newtown | 1t 3g | 9 | Penrith | Sun,25-Jul-1971 | C.Edwards | 2250 |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 13 | Cronulla | 6t 2g | 22 | Lidcombe | Sun,25-Jul-1971 | J.Harris | 2641 |
| Norths | 3t 2g | 13 | Easts | 1t 4g | 11 | North_Sydney | Sun,25-Jul-1971 | G.Cook | 2050 |
| Attendance:53,140 Ave:8,856 | |||||||||
| Round 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 4t 1g | 14 | Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Henson | Sun,01-Aug-1971 | J.Harris | 2132 |
| Parramatta | 1t 4g | 11 | St George | 2t 3g | 12 | Cumberland | Sun,01-Aug-1971 | K.Page | 21606 |
| Souths | 1t 1g | 5 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 12 | Redfern | Sun,01-Aug-1971 | K.Holman | 9187 |
| Wests | 3t 4g | 17 | Balmain | 5t 3g | 21 | Lidcombe | Sun,01-Aug-1971 | G.Cook | 3411 |
| Easts | 1t 4g | 11 | Canterbury | 3t 3g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sun,01-Aug-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 5567 |
| Manly | 4t 5g | 22 | Cronulla | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sun,01-Aug-1971 | C.Edwards | 16115 |
| Attendance:58,018 Ave:9,669 | |||||||||
| Round 20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 1t 2g | 7 | Souths | 8t 8g | 40 | North_Sydney | Sat,07-Aug-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 6766 |
| Canterbury | 5t 4g | 23 | Newtown | 1t 3g | 9 | Belmore | Sat,07-Aug-1971 | C.Edwards | 7950 |
| Easts | 6t 7g | 32 | Parramatta | 3g | 6 | Sports_Ground | Sat,07-Aug-1971 | K.Holman | 7421 |
| Penrith | 4t 5g | 22 | Manly | 9t 8g | 43 | Penrith | Sat,07-Aug-1971 | K.Page | 13541 |
| Wests | 1t 5g | 13 | St George | 2t 4g 1fg | 15 | Lidcombe | Sat,07-Aug-1971 | J.Harris | 7110 |
| Cronulla | 1t 2g | 7 | Balmain | 1t 3g | 9 | Endeavour | Sat,07-Aug-1971 | G.Cook | 6309 |
| Attendance:49,097 Ave:8,182 | |||||||||
| Round 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 5t 5g | 25 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,14-Aug-1971 | K.Page | 14355 |
| St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Norths | 5t 3g | 21 | Kogarah | Sat,14-Aug-1971 | G.Cook | 6359 |
| Manly | 4t 4g | 20 | Wests | 3t 3g | 15 | Brookvale | Sun,15-Aug-1971 | J.Harris | 14237 |
| Cronulla | 3t 3g | 15 | Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | Endeavour | Sun,15-Aug-1971 | C.Edwards | 6441 |
| Easts | 2t 6g | 18 | Penrith | 3t 2g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Sun,15-Aug-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 4584 |
| Souths | 4t 5g | 22 | Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Redfern | Sun,15-Aug-1971 | K.Holman | 9990 |
| Attendance:55,966 Ave:9,327 | |||||||||
| Round 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 3t 3g | 15 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | North_Sydney | Sat,21-Aug-1971 | K.Holman | 6885 |
| Penrith | 0 | St George | 3t 4g | 17 | Penrith | Sun,22-Aug-1971 | D.MacDonald | 3542 | |
| Easts | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 5t 5g | 25 | Sports_Ground | Sun,22-Aug-1971 | J.Harris | 6224 |
| Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | Manly | 5t 5g | 25 | Brookvale | Sun,22-Aug-1971 | G.Cook | 5473 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Lidcombe | Sun,22-Aug-1971 | K.Page | 5216 |
| Cronulla | 1t 3g | 9 | Canterbury | 1t | 3 | Endeavour | Sun,22-Aug-1971 | L.Bruyeres | 4221 |
| Attendance:31,561 Ave:5,260 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1971 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Manly | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 101t 110g 5fg | 528 | 24.00 | 44t 64g 0fg | 260 | 11.82 | +268 | 38 | |
| 2.Souths | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 99t 101g 0fg | 499 | 22.68 | 54t 72g 2fg | 308 | 14.00 | +191 | 34 | |
| 3.St George | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 74t 83g 4fg | 392 | 17.82 | 54t 60g 1fg | 283 | 12.86 | +109 | 31 | |
| 4.Parramatta | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 70t 86g 1fg | 383 | 17.41 | 68t 75g 1fg | 355 | 16.14 | +28 | 24 | |
| 5.Balmain | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 70t 78g 0fg | 366 | 16.64 | 77t 83g 1fg | 398 | 18.09 | -32 | 22 | |
| 6.Canterbury | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 58t 77g 7fg | 335 | 15.23 | 81t 89g 1fg | 422 | 19.18 | -87 | 22 | |
| 7.Cronulla | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 66t 77g 0fg | 352 | 16.00 | 62t 62g 0fg | 310 | 14.09 | +42 | 20 | |
| 8.Penrith | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 51t 65g 0fg | 283 | 12.86 | 66t 85g 4fg | 372 | 16.91 | -89 | 20 | |
| 9.Easts | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 58t 85g 0fg | 344 | 15.64 | 59t 80g 2fg | 339 | 15.41 | +5 | 19 | |
| 10.Newtown | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 54t 60g 0fg | 282 | 12.82 | 71t 92g 4fg | 401 | 18.23 | -119 | 15 | |
| 11.Norths | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 53t 53g 0fg | 265 | 12.05 | 88t 91g 0fg | 446 | 20.27 | -181 | 11 | |
| 12.Wests | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 66t 69g 0fg | 336 | 15.27 | 96t 91g 1fg | 471 | 21.41 | -135 | 8 | |
| Totals | 820 tries, 944 goals, 17 field goals = 4365 points, 16.53 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| St George3 | 4t 3g 1fg | 19 | Parramatta4 | 4g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,28-Aug-1971 | K.Page | 38157 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Souths2 | 3t 5g | 19 | Manly1 | 1t 5g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,04-Sep-1971 | K.Holman | 50261 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| St George3 | 2t 3g 3fg | 15 | Manly1 | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,11-Sep-1971 | K.Page | 45883 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| Souths2 | 3t 3g 1fg | 16 | St George3 | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,18-Sep-1971 | K.Holman | 62838 |