| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 4t 7g | 26 | Norths | 3t 2g | 13 | Endeavour | Sat,25-Mar-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 5327 |
| Souths | 9t 5g | 37 | Parramatta | 1t | 3 | Redfern | Sat,25-Mar-1972 | B.Barnes | 9962 |
| Manly | 6t 8g | 34 | Penrith | 3g | 6 | Brookvale | Sun,26-Mar-1972 | K.Page | 13437 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g | 15 | Wests | 3t 1g | 11 | Sports_Ground | Sun,26-Mar-1972 | G.Bennett | 7591 |
| St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Canterbury | 3t 4g 1fg | 18 | Kogarah | Sun,26-Mar-1972 | K.Holman | 15943 |
| Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | Easts | 7t 7g | 35 | Henson | Sun,26-Mar-1972 | C.Edwards | 5584 |
| Attendance:57,844 Ave:9,640 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 1g | 2 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 5 | Endeavour | Sat,01-Apr-1972 | G.Bennett | 4942 |
| Newtown | 4t 5g | 22 | Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | Henson | Sat,01-Apr-1972 | B.Barnes | 5306 |
| Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | Cumberland | Sun,02-Apr-1972 | C.Edwards | 6309 |
| Souths | 3t 6g | 21 | Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sun,02-Apr-1972 | K.Page | 21638 |
| St George | 2t 6g | 18 | Manly | 0 | Kogarah | Mon,03-Apr-1972 | K.Holman | 6182 | |
| Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Balmain | 0 | North_Sydney | Mon,03-Apr-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 5598 | |
| Attendance:49,975 Ave:8,329 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 3t 1g 1fg | 12 | Souths | 6t 4g | 26 | S.C.G. | Sat,08-Apr-1972 | K.Holman | 18215 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Easts | 5t 4g | 23 | Lidcombe | Sat,08-Apr-1972 | G.Bennett | 4454 |
| Manly | 2t 4g | 14 | Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Brookvale | Sun,09-Apr-1972 | B.Barnes | 13732 |
| Balmain | 4t 8g | 28 | Parramatta | 4t 8g | 28 | Sports_Ground | Sun,09-Apr-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 8015 |
| Penrith | 4t 5g | 22 | Norths | 7t 10g | 41 | Penrith | Sun,09-Apr-1972 | C.Edwards | 6623 |
| St George | 7t 8g | 37 | Cronulla | 0 | Kogarah | Sun,09-Apr-1972 | K.Page | 13484 | |
| Attendance:64,523 Ave:10,753 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 5t 4g | 23 | Souths | 4t 2g | 16 | S.C.G. | Sat,15-Apr-1972 | K.Holman | 25536 |
| Norths | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 3t 3g | 15 | North_Sydney | Sat,15-Apr-1972 | B.Barnes | 10556 |
| Cronulla | 2t 3g | 12 | Newtown | 5t 6g | 27 | Endeavour | Sun,16-Apr-1972 | C.Edwards | 5704 |
| Easts | 10t 10g | 50 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Sports_Ground | Sun,16-Apr-1972 | K.Page | 10649 |
| Penrith | 4t 4g | 20 | Balmain | 3t 3g | 15 | Penrith | Sun,16-Apr-1972 | G.Bennett | 6400 |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 13 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Lidcombe | Sun,16-Apr-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 7749 |
| Attendance:66,594 Ave:11,099 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 6g | 21 | Norths | 5t 3g | 21 | S.C.G. | Sat,22-Apr-1972 | K.Page | 8610 |
| Souths | 6t 6g | 30 | Cronulla | 2t 5g | 16 | Redfern | Sat,22-Apr-1972 | C.Edwards | 5221 |
| Manly | 4t 3g | 18 | Wests | 2t 4g | 14 | Brookvale | Sun,23-Apr-1972 | K.Holman | 14840 |
| St George | 5t 8g | 31 | Penrith | 1t 2g | 7 | Kogarah | Sun,23-Apr-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 9652 |
| Easts | 6t 5g | 28 | Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | Sports_Ground | Sun,23-Apr-1972 | B.Barnes | 11577 |
| Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Canterbury | 6t 3g | 24 | Cumberland | Sun,23-Apr-1972 | G.Bennett | 8255 |
| Attendance:58,155 Ave:9,692 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 5t 4g | 23 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 5 | Henson | Tue,25-Apr-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 4064 |
| Norths | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 5t 2g | 19 | North_Sydney | Tue,25-Apr-1972 | K.Holman | 12897 |
| Balmain | 1t 2g 1fg | 8 | St George | 3t 3g 2fg | 17 | Sports_Ground | Tue,25-Apr-1972 | C.Edwards | 14912 |
| Canterbury | 3t 2g | 13 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Belmore | Tue,25-Apr-1972 | K.Page | 13800 |
| Cronulla | 2t 3g | 12 | Wests | 2t 6g | 18 | Endeavour | Tue,25-Apr-1972 | G.Bennett | 4093 |
| Parramatta | 1t 2g | 7 | Manly | 1t 3g | 9 | Cumberland | Tue,25-Apr-1972 | B.Barnes | 8129 |
| Attendance:57,895 Ave:9,649 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 5t 4g 1fg | 24 | Manly | 3t 4g | 17 | S.C.G. | Sat,29-Apr-1972 | K.Holman | 22202 |
| Wests | 7t 9g | 39 | Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Pratten | Sat,29-Apr-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 6161 |
| Penrith | 4t 4g | 20 | Souths | 6t 4g | 26 | Penrith | Sun,30-Apr-1972 | G.Bennett | 10066 |
| Cronulla | 6t 7g | 32 | Parramatta | 4t 3g | 18 | Endeavour | Sun,30-Apr-1972 | B.Barnes | 4778 |
| St George | 4t 6g | 24 | Newtown | 2t 4g | 14 | Kogarah | Sun,30-Apr-1972 | K.Page | 16054 |
| Canterbury | 2t 5g | 16 | Balmain | 5g | 10 | Belmore | Sun,30-Apr-1972 | C.Edwards | 13233 |
| Attendance:72,494 Ave:12,082 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 1t 1g | 5 | Wests | 3t 7g | 23 | Penrith | Sat,06-May-1972 | B.Barnes | 4142 |
| Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 4t 6g | 24 | S.C.G. | Sat,06-May-1972 | K.Page | 47298 |
| Norths | 8t 9g | 42 | Parramatta | 4t 3g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sun,07-May-1972 | D.MacDonald | 4231 |
| Newtown | 4t 2g | 16 | Balmain | 4t 4g 1fg | 21 | Henson | Sun,07-May-1972 | R.Humphreys | 7010 |
| Manly | 9t 7g | 41 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,07-May-1972 | K.Holman | 18574 |
| Easts | 8t 7g | 38 | Cronulla | 3t 6g | 21 | Sports_Ground | Sun,07-May-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 7684 |
| Attendance:88,939 Ave:14,823 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 3t 5g | 19 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 12 | Cumberland | Sat,13-May-1972 | R.Humphreys | 3174 |
| Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | St George | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Sat,13-May-1972 | R.Humphreys | 20288 |
| Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | Souths | 4t 4g 1fg | 21 | Henson | Sun,14-May-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 7127 |
| Balmain | 5t 5g | 25 | Manly | 3t 3g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sun,14-May-1972 | B.Barnes | 7885 |
| Canterbury | 4t 7g | 26 | Cronulla | 1t 1g | 5 | Belmore | Sun,14-May-1972 | D.MacDonald | 4814 |
| Norths | 2t 1g | 8 | Easts | 4t 5g | 22 | North_Sydney | Sun,14-May-1972 | K.Page | 5906 |
| Attendance:49,194 Ave:8,199 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 1t | 3 | Souths | 3t 6g | 21 | Sports_Ground | Sun,21-May-1972 | K.Page | 10183 |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g | 18 | Norths | 4t 3g 1fg | 19 | Belmore | Sun,21-May-1972 | K.Holman | 6623 |
| Wests | 4t 3g | 18 | Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Lidcombe | Sun,21-May-1972 | B.Barnes | 6036 |
| St George | 6t 2g | 22 | Parramatta | 0 | Kogarah | Sun,21-May-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 6982 | |
| Manly | 3t 5g | 19 | Cronulla | 1t 1g | 5 | Brookvale | Sun,21-May-1972 | R.Humphreys | 6382 |
| Penrith | 1t 2g | 7 | Easts | 6t 6g | 30 | Penrith | Sun,21-May-1972 | D.MacDonald | 4048 |
| Attendance:40,254 Ave:6,709 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 1g | 2 | St George | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-May-1972 | K.Page | 24642 |
| Souths | 5t 3g | 21 | Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Redfern | Sun,28-May-1972 | K.Holman | 12294 |
| Norths | 2t | 6 | Manly | 4t 3g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sun,28-May-1972 | B.Barnes | 8800 |
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Newtown | 6t 4g 1fg | 27 | Cumberland | Sun,28-May-1972 | K.Holman | 4003 |
| Cronulla | 2t 2g | 10 | Balmain | 2t | 6 | Endeavour | Sun,28-May-1972 | D.MacDonald | 3007 |
| Penrith | 2t 4g | 14 | Canterbury | 7t 8g | 37 | Penrith | Sun,28-May-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 3504 |
| Attendance:56,250 Ave:9,375 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 3t 2g | 13 | St George | 3t 3g 1fg | 16 | S.C.G. | Sat,03-Jun-1972 | K.Page | 21255 |
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Souths | 4t 6g 1fg | 25 | Cumberland | Sun,04-Jun-1972 | D.MacDonald | 9430 |
| Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | Newtown | 5t 4g 1fg | 24 | Sports_Ground | Sun,04-Jun-1972 | B.Barnes | 9601 |
| Penrith | 1g | 2 | Manly | 6t 2g | 22 | Penrith | Sun,04-Jun-1972 | K.Holman | 5078 |
| Wests | 4t 3g | 18 | Balmain | 7t 3g | 27 | Lidcombe | Sun,04-Jun-1972 | R.Humphreys | 8593 |
| Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | Cronulla | 3t 3g | 15 | North_Sydney | Sun,04-Jun-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 4120 |
| Attendance:58,077 Ave:9,679 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 5t 4g 1fg | 24 | Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | S.C.G. | Sat,10-Jun-1972 | K.Page | 25703 |
| Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | Norths | 2t | 6 | Sports_Ground | Sun,11-Jun-1972 | D.MacDonald | 6510 |
| Canterbury | 3t | 9 | Newtown | 2t 2g 1fg | 11 | Belmore | Sun,11-Jun-1972 | B.Barnes | 10267 |
| Wests | 10t 11g | 52 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Lidcombe | Sun,11-Jun-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 6840 |
| Penrith | 2t 2g | 10 | Cronulla | 2t 3g | 12 | Penrith | Sun,11-Jun-1972 | R.Humphreys | 2500 |
| Manly | 3t 3g | 15 | St George | 3t 3g | 15 | S.C.G. | Mon,12-Jun-1972 | K.Holman | 37343 |
| Attendance:89,163 Ave:14,860 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 7t 6g | 33 | Penrith | 2t | 6 | North_Sydney | Sat,17-Jun-1972 | D.MacDonald | 2319 |
| Souths | 4t 8g | 28 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Redfern | Sat,17-Jun-1972 | K.Page | 9798 |
| Cronulla | 3t 2g | 13 | St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Endeavour | Sun,18-Jun-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 9699 |
| Easts | 6t 5g | 28 | Wests | 4g | 8 | Sports_Ground | Sun,18-Jun-1972 | B.Barnes | 14116 |
| Newtown | 1t 3g | 9 | Manly | 4g 2fg | 10 | Henson | Sun,18-Jun-1972 | K.Holman | 8838 |
| Parramatta | 7t 2g | 25 | Balmain | 4t 3g | 18 | Cumberland | Sun,18-Jun-1972 | R.Humphreys | 7041 |
| Attendance:51,811 Ave:8,635 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 2g | 4 | Manly | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,24-Jun-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 18397 |
| Balmain | 5t 3g | 21 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 12 | Sports_Ground | Sun,25-Jun-1972 | D.MacDonald | 2933 |
| Canterbury | 4t 6g | 24 | Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | Belmore | Sun,25-Jun-1972 | K.Holman | 7090 |
| St George | 1t 3g 2fg | 11 | Norths | 2t 1g | 8 | Kogarah | Sun,25-Jun-1972 | B.Barnes | 9044 |
| Newtown | 3t 3g 1fg | 16 | Cronulla | 2t 4g | 14 | Henson | Sun,25-Jun-1972 | R.Humphreys | 3745 |
| Parramatta | 3t 4g | 17 | Easts | 8t 7g | 38 | Cumberland | Sun,25-Jun-1972 | K.Page | 7672 |
| Attendance:48,881 Ave:8,146 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Manly | 6t 7g | 32 | S.C.G. | Sat,01-Jul-1972 | K.Holman | 10241 |
| Norths | 3t 2g | 13 | Newtown | 4t 5g 1fg | 23 | North_Sydney | Sat,01-Jul-1972 | D.MacDonald | 3868 |
| Penrith | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 3t 4g | 17 | Penrith | Sun,02-Jul-1972 | G.Hartley | 5512 |
| Balmain | 4t 2g | 16 | Easts | 5t 4g | 23 | Sports_Ground | Sun,02-Jul-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 10524 |
| Canterbury | 6t 4g | 26 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 17 | Belmore | Sun,02-Jul-1972 | R.Humphreys | 6258 |
| Cronulla | 2t 3g 1fg | 13 | Souths | 1g | 2 | Endeavour | Sun,02-Jul-1972 | B.Barnes | 9389 |
| Attendance:45,792 Ave:7,632 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 6t 7g | 32 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Brookvale | Sun,09-Jul-1972 | B.Barnes | 11451 |
| St George | 5t 2g 1fg | 20 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 12 | Kogarah | Sun,09-Jul-1972 | K.Page | 12890 |
| Easts | 4t 5g | 22 | Canterbury | 3t 3g | 15 | S.C.G. | Sat,15-Jul-1972 | K.Page | 11509 |
| Penrith | 5t 2g | 19 | Newtown | 4t 3g 1fg | 19 | Penrith | Sun,16-Jul-1972 | R.Humphreys | 2572 |
| Souths | 6t 5g | 28 | Norths | 1g | 2 | Redfern | Sun,16-Jul-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 9339 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Cronulla | 3t 8g | 25 | Lidcombe | Sun,16-Jul-1972 | D.MacDonald | 3644 |
| Attendance:51,405 Ave:8,567 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 4t 1g 3fg | 17 | Easts | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,22-Jul-1972 | K.Holman | 30968 |
| Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | St George | 5t 7g 1fg | 30 | Henson | Sun,23-Jul-1972 | D.MacDonald | 9598 |
| Norths | 5t 3g | 21 | Wests | 4t 3g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sun,23-Jul-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 3530 |
| Balmain | 5t 5g | 25 | Canterbury | 5t 6g | 27 | Sports_Ground | Sun,23-Jul-1972 | B.Barnes | 5284 |
| Souths | 2t 4g | 14 | Penrith | 4t 4g | 20 | Redfern | Sun,23-Jul-1972 | R.Humphreys | 7399 |
| Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Cronulla | 6t 5g | 28 | Cumberland | Sun,23-Jul-1972 | G.Hartley | 4834 |
| Attendance:61,613 Ave:10,268 | |||||||||
| Round 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 1t 2g | 7 | Souths | 3t 4g | 17 | S.C.G. | Sat,29-Jul-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 25678 |
| Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | Newtown | 6t 4g | 26 | Sports_Ground | Sun,30-Jul-1972 | R.Humphreys | 3854 |
| Canterbury | 2t 5g | 16 | Manly | 6t 6g | 30 | Belmore | Sun,30-Jul-1972 | K.Page | 11579 |
| Cronulla | 4t 3g | 18 | Easts | 5t 5g | 25 | Endeavour | Sun,30-Jul-1972 | K.Holman | 7627 |
| Parramatta | 4t 5g | 22 | Norths | 3g | 6 | Cumberland | Sun,30-Jul-1972 | G.Bennett | 3774 |
| Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | Penrith | 6t 6g | 30 | Lidcombe | Sun,30-Jul-1972 | D.MacDonald | 1914 |
| Attendance:54,426 Ave:9,071 | |||||||||
| Round 20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Newtown | 5t 6g | 27 | S.C.G. | Sat,05-Aug-1972 | K.Page | 14298 |
| St George | 3t 3g | 15 | Wests | 2t 4g | 14 | Kogarah | Sun,06-Aug-1972 | D.MacDonald | 8505 |
| Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | Norths | 1t 2g | 7 | Sports_Ground | Sun,06-Aug-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 5799 |
| Penrith | 5t 6g | 27 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Penrith | Sun,06-Aug-1972 | G.Cook | 4100 |
| Manly | 9t 5g | 37 | Balmain | 3t 3g | 15 | Brookvale | Sun,06-Aug-1972 | K.Holman | 15297 |
| Cronulla | 3t | 9 | Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Endeavour | Sun,06-Aug-1972 | R.Humphreys | 5073 |
| Attendance:53,072 Ave:8,845 | |||||||||
| Round 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 6t 3g | 24 | Wests | 4t 3g | 18 | Henson | Sat,12-Aug-1972 | K.Page | 3343 |
| Easts | 6t 5g | 28 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Sat,12-Aug-1972 | K.Holman | 8752 |
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 6t 6g | 30 | Cumberland | Sun,13-Aug-1972 | G.Cook | 7944 |
| Cronulla | 2t 2g | 10 | Manly | 3t 3g | 15 | Endeavour | Sun,13-Aug-1972 | D.MacDonald | 8145 |
| Souths | 7t 7g | 35 | Balmain | 2t 4g | 14 | Redfern | Sun,13-Aug-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 11040 |
| Norths | 1t 3g | 9 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | North_Sydney | Sun,13-Aug-1972 | R.Humphreys | 3923 |
| Attendance:43,147 Ave:7,191 | |||||||||
| Round 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Easts | 5t 4g | 23 | S.C.G. | Sat,19-Aug-1972 | K.Page | 33235 |
| Manly | 6t 6g | 30 | Norths | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sun,20-Aug-1972 | K.Holman | 15128 |
| Newtown | 3t 1g | 11 | Parramatta | 3t 6g | 21 | Henson | Sun,20-Aug-1972 | D.MacDonald | 2355 |
| Balmain | 3t 1g | 11 | Cronulla | 8t 5g | 34 | Sports_Ground | Sun,20-Aug-1972 | R.Humphreys | 2355 |
| Canterbury | 3t 5g | 19 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 12 | Belmore | Sun,20-Aug-1972 | G.Cook | 4246 |
| Wests | 9t 6g | 39 | Souths | 4t 4g | 20 | Lidcombe | Sun,20-Aug-1972 | L.Bruyeres | 5766 |
| Attendance:63,085 Ave:10,514 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1972 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Manly | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 91t 91g 5fg | 460 | 20.91 | 44t 61g 1fg | 255 | 11.59 | +205 | 37 | |
| 2.Easts | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 102t 103g 2fg | 514 | 23.36 | 53t 67g 4fg | 297 | 13.50 | +217 | 35 | |
| 3.St George | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 71t 89g 7fg | 398 | 18.09 | 39t 51g 2fg | 221 | 10.05 | +177 | 34 | |
| 4.Souths | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 88t 95g 2fg | 456 | 20.73 | 62t 71g 3fg | 331 | 15.05 | +125 | 28 | |
| 5.Newtown | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 80t 78g 6fg | 402 | 18.27 | 70t 78g 5fg | 371 | 16.86 | +31 | 24 | |
| 6.Canterbury | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 72t 82g 2fg | 382 | 17.36 | 68t 83g 3fg | 373 | 16.95 | +9 | 24 | |
| 7.Wests | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 65t 86g 0fg | 367 | 16.68 | 80t 79g 0fg | 398 | 18.09 | -31 | 17 | |
| 8.Cronulla | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 61t 74g 1fg | 332 | 15.09 | 71t 82g 1fg | 378 | 17.18 | -46 | 16 | |
| 9.Norths | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 63t 65g 1fg | 320 | 14.55 | 78t 84g 3fg | 405 | 18.41 | -85 | 15 | |
| 10.Balmain | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 67t 65g 2fg | 333 | 15.14 | 96t 82g 3fg | 455 | 20.68 | -122 | 13 | |
| 11.Penrith | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 52t 61g 0fg | 278 | 12.64 | 93t 105g 1fg | 490 | 22.27 | -212 | 11 | |
| 12.Parramatta | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 59t 70g 0fg | 317 | 14.41 | 117t 116g 2fg | 585 | 26.59 | -268 | 10 | |
| Totals | 871 tries, 959 goals, 28 field goals = 4559 points, 17.27 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| St George3 | 3t 2g 1fg | 14 | Souths4 | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,26-Aug-1972 | K.Page | 47945 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Manly1 | 6t 7g | 32 | Easts2 | 2t 1g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,02-Sep-1972 | K.Page | 43695 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Easts2 | 4g | 8 | St George3 | 3g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sat,09-Sep-1972 | K.Page | 41313 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| Manly1 | 2t 6g 1fg | 19 | Easts2 | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,16-Sep-1972 | K.Page | 54357 |