| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 5t 5g | 25 | Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | Endeavour | Sat,25-Mar-1978 | D.Braybrook | 9902 |
| Manly | 3t 5g | 19 | St George | 1t 1g | 5 | Brookvale | Sun,26-Mar-1978 | G.Cook | 23168 |
| Canterbury | 4t 5g | 22 | Newtown | 1t | 3 | Belmore | Sun,26-Mar-1978 | R.Humphreys | 10399 |
| Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | Wests | 2t 4g | 14 | Sports_Ground | Sun,26-Mar-1978 | J.Danzey | 10471 |
| Parramatta | 9t 9g | 45 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Cumberland | Sun,26-Mar-1978 | G.Hartley | 9674 |
| Balmain | 2t 5g | 16 | Penrith | 4g | 8 | Leichhardt | Mon,27-Mar-1978 | D.MacDonald | 8656 |
| Attendance:72,270 Ave:12,045 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 3t 4g | 17 | Penrith | 2t 2g | 10 | Brookvale | Sat,01-Apr-1978 | J.Danzey | 4084 |
| Cronulla | 6t 5g | 28 | Norths | 1g | 2 | Endeavour | Sun,02-Apr-1978 | D.MacDonald | 6698 |
| Wests | 4t 6g 1fg | 25 | St George | 4t 1g | 14 | Lidcombe | Sun,02-Apr-1978 | R.Humphreys | 13078 |
| Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | Balmain | 9t 6g | 39 | Henson | Sun,02-Apr-1978 | G.Hartley | 4842 |
| Parramatta | 3t 4g | 17 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Cumberland | Sun,02-Apr-1978 | D.Braybrook | 14876 |
| Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | Easts | 2t 1g | 8 | Redfern | Sun,02-Apr-1978 | G.Cook | 15208 |
| Attendance:58,786 Ave:9,797 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 4t 2g | 16 | St George | 2t 1g | 8 | Redfern | Sat,08-Apr-1978 | J.Danzey | 12169 |
| Manly | 10t 7g | 44 | Newtown | 3t 4g | 17 | Brookvale | Sun,09-Apr-1978 | D.MacDonald | 8085 |
| Balmain | 1t 1g | 5 | Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Leichhardt | Sun,09-Apr-1978 | D.Braybrook | 9585 |
| Wests | 6t 3g 1fg | 25 | Penrith | 3t 1g | 11 | Lidcombe | Sun,09-Apr-1978 | G.Hartley | 5038 |
| Parramatta | 2t 6g | 18 | Cronulla | 4t 4g | 20 | Cumberland | Sun,09-Apr-1978 | G.Cook | 9875 |
| Norths | 3t 1g | 11 | Easts | 2t 5g | 16 | North_Sydney | Sun,09-Apr-1978 | R.Humphreys | 3700 |
| Attendance:48,452 Ave:8,075 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | Parramatta | 1t 4g | 11 | Leichhardt | Sat,15-Apr-1978 | G.Cook | 7350 |
| Newtown | 1t 2g | 7 | Wests | 5t 5g | 25 | Henson | Sun,16-Apr-1978 | R.Humphreys | 5075 |
| Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 5t 3g | 21 | North_Sydney | Sun,16-Apr-1978 | D.MacDonald | 6497 |
| Canterbury | 2t 5g | 16 | Manly | 3t 2g | 13 | Belmore | Sun,16-Apr-1978 | J.Danzey | 13373 |
| Cronulla | 3t 6g | 21 | Easts | 2g | 4 | Endeavour | Sun,16-Apr-1978 | D.Braybrook | 12142 |
| Souths | 1t 3g | 9 | Penrith | 1t 2g 1fg | 8 | Redfern | Sun,16-Apr-1978 | K.Roberts | 8614 |
| Attendance:53,051 Ave:8,841 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 6t 3g | 24 | Wests | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sun,23-Apr-1978 | K.Roberts | 44507 |
| Canterbury | 4t 6g | 24 | Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sun,23-Apr-1978 | J.Danzey | 44507 |
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Manly | 5t 6g | 27 | S.C.G. | Sun,23-Apr-1978 | D.Braybrook | 44507 |
| Cronulla | 7t 7g | 35 | Penrith | 1t 3g | 9 | S.C.G. | Tue,25-Apr-1978 | D.MacDonald | 25004 |
| Easts | 4t 5g | 22 | St George | 2t | 6 | S.C.G. | Tue,25-Apr-1978 | G.Cook | 25004 |
| Norths | 2t 5g | 16 | Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Tue,25-Apr-1978 | J.Gocher | 25004 |
| Attendance:69,511 Ave:11,585 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 3t 5g | 19 | Canterbury | 3t 3g | 15 | Lidcombe | Sat,29-Apr-1978 | D.MacDonald | 8742 |
| Cronulla | 5t 5g | 25 | St George | 3t 4g | 17 | Endeavour | Sun,30-Apr-1978 | D.Braybrook | 17555 |
| Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | Parramatta | 1t 5g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Sun,30-Apr-1978 | J.Danzey | 13130 |
| Souths | 3t 3g 1fg | 16 | Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Redfern | Sun,30-Apr-1978 | K.Roberts | 7188 |
| Penrith | 3t 4g | 17 | Norths | 4t 2g | 16 | Penrith | Sun,30-Apr-1978 | J.Gocher | 8187 |
| Manly | 5t 7g | 29 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | Brookvale | Sun,30-Apr-1978 | G.Cook | 17225 |
| Attendance:72,027 Ave:12,004 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 2g | 4 | Cronulla | 2t 5g | 16 | Henson | Sat,06-May-1978 | J.Danzey | 3257 |
| Easts | 1t 5g | 13 | Penrith | 2t 4g 1fg | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sun,07-May-1978 | K.Roberts | 5355 |
| Wests | 1t 5g | 13 | Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | Lidcombe | Sun,07-May-1978 | D.Braybrook | 10931 |
| St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Parramatta | 4t 5g | 22 | Kogarah | Sun,07-May-1978 | G.Cook | 18746 |
| Souths | 4g | 8 | Balmain | 6t 4g | 26 | Redfern | Sun,07-May-1978 | J.Danzey | 14145 |
| Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | Canterbury | 4t 5g | 22 | North_Sydney | Sun,07-May-1978 | D.MacDonald | 5176 |
| Attendance:57,610 Ave:9,601 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 4t 7g | 26 | Penrith | 1t 3g | 9 | Kogarah | Sat,13-May-1978 | J.Gocher | 6663 |
| Manly | 1t 1g | 5 | Souths | 6t 6g | 30 | Brookvale | Sun,14-May-1978 | D.MacDonald | 11103 |
| Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Wests | 2t 4g 1fg | 15 | Cumberland | Sun,14-May-1978 | J.Danzey | 14723 |
| Balmain | 3t 5g | 19 | Norths | 3t 5g | 19 | Leichhardt | Sun,14-May-1978 | G.Cook | 7529 |
| Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Cronulla | 1t 4g | 11 | Belmore | Sun,14-May-1978 | K.Roberts | 17165 |
| Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | Henson | Sun,14-May-1978 | D.Wintin | 4363 |
| Attendance:61,546 Ave:10,257 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 1t 4g | 11 | Wests | 1t 4g | 11 | Redfern | Sun,21-May-1978 | D.MacDonald | 10724 |
| Canterbury | 4t 5g | 22 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Belmore | Sun,21-May-1978 | J.Gocher | 13170 |
| Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | North_Sydney | Sun,21-May-1978 | K.Roberts | 6823 |
| St George | 2t | 6 | Newtown | 2t | 6 | Kogarah | Sun,21-May-1978 | D.Wintin | 6220 |
| Penrith | 2t 2g | 10 | Parramatta | 5t 2g | 19 | Penrith | Sun,21-May-1978 | G.Cook | 10859 |
| Cronulla | 2t 4g | 14 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 12 | Endeavour | Sun,21-May-1978 | J.Danzey | 9667 |
| Attendance:57,463 Ave:9,577 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 4t 6g | 24 | Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-May-1978 | D.MacDonald | 10246 |
| Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | Penrith | 5t 3g | 21 | Henson | Sun,28-May-1978 | R.Humphreys | 4752 |
| Parramatta | 2t 5g | 16 | Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | Cumberland | Sun,28-May-1978 | J.Danzey | 17207 |
| Canterbury | 3t 3g | 15 | St George | 5t 5g | 25 | Belmore | Sun,28-May-1978 | J.Gocher | 20211 |
| Cronulla | 2t 1g | 8 | Manly | 5t 6g | 27 | Endeavour | Sun,28-May-1978 | G.Cook | 14665 |
| Wests | 6t 4g | 26 | Norths | 2t 5g | 16 | Lidcombe | Sun,28-May-1978 | K.Roberts | 7243 |
| Attendance:74,324 Ave:12,387 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 7t 7g | 35 | Newtown | 2t | 6 | Cumberland | Sat,03-Jun-1978 | J.Gocher | 6829 |
| Balmain | 2t 4g | 14 | St George | 9t 9g | 45 | Leichhardt | Sun,04-Jun-1978 | R.Humphreys | 16554 |
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Penrith | 1t 2g | 7 | Belmore | Sun,04-Jun-1978 | K.Roberts | 9192 |
| Souths | 4t 5g | 22 | Norths | 3t 2g | 13 | Redfern | Sun,04-Jun-1978 | D.MacDonald | 7305 |
| Wests | 2t 7g | 20 | Cronulla | 1g | 2 | Lidcombe | Sun,04-Jun-1978 | J.Danzey | 13873 |
| Manly | 2t 4g 1fg | 15 | Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,04-Jun-1978 | G.Cook | 19657 |
| Attendance:73,410 Ave:12,235 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 1t 9g | 21 | Cronulla | 5g | 10 | Redfern | Sat,10-Jun-1978 | G.Cook | 8413 |
| Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Parramatta | 6t 7g | 32 | North_Sydney | Sun,11-Jun-1978 | J.Gocher | 5243 |
| St George | 4t 5g | 22 | Manly | 3t 2g | 13 | Kogarah | Sun,11-Jun-1978 | J.Danzey | 16800 |
| Penrith | 2t 2g | 10 | Balmain | 2g | 4 | Penrith | Sun,11-Jun-1978 | D.MacDonald | 6456 |
| Newtown | 1t 4g | 11 | Canterbury | 4t 3g | 18 | Henson | Sun,11-Jun-1978 | R.Humphreys | 3055 |
| Wests | 2t 3g | 12 | Easts | 4g | 8 | Lidcombe | Sun,11-Jun-1978 | K.Roberts | 11776 |
| Attendance:51,743 Ave:8,623 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 1t 3g | 9 | Manly | 6t 7g | 32 | Penrith | Sat,17-Jun-1978 | K.Roberts | 6916 |
| St George | 3t 6g | 21 | Wests | 1t 4g | 11 | Kogarah | Sun,18-Jun-1978 | J.Danzey | 20159 |
| Balmain | 7t 8g | 37 | Newtown | 0 | Leichhardt | Sun,18-Jun-1978 | G.Cook | 4852 | |
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Parramatta | 5t 6g | 27 | Belmore | Sun,18-Jun-1978 | R.Humphreys | 20280 |
| Easts | 3t 4g | 17 | Souths | 5t 5g | 25 | Sports_Ground | Sun,18-Jun-1978 | D.MacDonald | 14131 |
| Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Cronulla | 3t 3g | 15 | North_Sydney | Sun,18-Jun-1978 | J.Gocher | 2220 |
| Attendance:68,558 Ave:11,426 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 1t 3g | 9 | Wests | 3t 6g 1fg | 22 | Penrith | Sun,25-Jun-1978 | J.Danzey | 8202 |
| St George | 3t 3g | 15 | Souths | 2t 4g | 14 | Kogarah | Sun,25-Jun-1978 | G.Cook | 21559 |
| Cronulla | 2t 4g 1fg | 15 | Parramatta | 1t 1g | 5 | Endeavour | Sun,25-Jun-1978 | R.Humphreys | 10553 |
| Easts | 3t 3g | 15 | Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | Sports_Ground | Sun,25-Jun-1978 | K.Roberts | 4011 |
| Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Manly | 3t 4g | 17 | Henson | Sun,25-Jun-1978 | J.Gocher | 3167 |
| Canterbury | 1g | 2 | Balmain | 3t 3g | 15 | Belmore | Sun,25-Jun-1978 | D.MacDonald | 12380 |
| Attendance:59,872 Ave:9,978 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 2t 6g | 18 | Cronulla | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Sat,01-Jul-1978 | G.Cook | 7201 |
| Penrith | 1g | 2 | Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | Penrith | Sun,02-Jul-1978 | J.Gocher | 4684 |
| Wests | 6t 5g | 28 | Newtown | 1t 3g | 9 | Lidcombe | Sun,02-Jul-1978 | K.Roberts | 3294 |
| Parramatta | 6t 5g | 28 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | Cumberland | Sun,02-Jul-1978 | J.Danzey | 7811 |
| Manly | 1t 3g | 9 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,02-Jul-1978 | D.MacDonald | 7818 |
| St George | 1t 1g | 5 | Norths | 5t 2g | 19 | Kogarah | Wed,19-Jul-1978 | 7112 | |
| Attendance:37,920 Ave:6,320 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 7t 7g | 35 | Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Lidcombe | Sat,08-Jul-1978 | J.Danzey | 8824 |
| Manly | 3t 5g | 19 | Parramatta | 4t 4g | 20 | Brookvale | Sun,09-Jul-1978 | G.Cook | 20030 |
| Newtown | 6t 4g | 26 | Norths | 3t 4g 1fg | 18 | Henson | Sun,09-Jul-1978 | J.Gocher | 2017 |
| Souths | 3g | 6 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Redfern | Sun,09-Jul-1978 | R.Humphreys | 12719 |
| Penrith | 2g | 4 | Cronulla | 9t 8g | 43 | Penrith | Sun,09-Jul-1978 | D.MacDonald | 5139 |
| St George | 3t 4g | 17 | Easts | 1t | 3 | Kogarah | Sun,09-Jul-1978 | K.Roberts | 15786 |
| Attendance:64,515 Ave:10,752 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | Souths | 8t 2g | 28 | Henson | Sun,16-Jul-1978 | G.Hartley | 3527 |
| Norths | 13t 8g | 55 | Penrith | 1t | 3 | North_Sydney | Sun,16-Jul-1978 | B.Bradstock | 2218 |
| Balmain | 2t 6g 1fg | 19 | Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | Leichhardt | Sun,16-Jul-1978 | K.Roberts | 7869 |
| Canterbury | 4t 2g | 16 | Wests | 2t 4g | 14 | Belmore | Sun,16-Jul-1978 | J.Danzey | 17066 |
| St George | 1t 4g | 11 | Cronulla | 5t 4g | 23 | Kogarah | Sun,16-Jul-1978 | G.Cook | 18651 |
| Parramatta | 2t 1g | 8 | Easts | 1t 5g | 13 | Cumberland | Sun,16-Jul-1978 | D.MacDonald | 16025 |
| Attendance:65,356 Ave:10,892 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 5g | 16 | Wests | 2t 2g | 10 | Brookvale | Sun,23-Jul-1978 | G.Hartley | 14171 |
| Parramatta | 5t 5g | 25 | St George | 2t 1g | 8 | Cumberland | Sun,23-Jul-1978 | J.Danzey | 19701 |
| Balmain | 1t | 3 | Souths | 3g 1fg | 7 | Leichhardt | Sun,23-Jul-1978 | G.Cook | 11641 |
| Canterbury | 4t 5g | 22 | Norths | 1g | 2 | Belmore | Sun,23-Jul-1978 | D.MacDonald | 10085 |
| Cronulla | 10t 7g | 44 | Newtown | 0 | Endeavour | Sun,23-Jul-1978 | B.Bradstock | 4276 | |
| Penrith | 1t 1g | 5 | Easts | 8t 5g | 34 | Penrith | Sun,23-Jul-1978 | K.Roberts | 4513 |
| Attendance:64,387 Ave:10,731 | |||||||||
| Round 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 2t 5g | 16 | Balmain | 2t 1g | 8 | North_Sydney | Sat,29-Jul-1978 | K.Roberts | 3601 |
| Penrith | 3t 4g 1fg | 18 | St George | 3t 5g | 19 | Penrith | Sun,30-Jul-1978 | B.Bradstock | 5211 |
| Easts | 4t 4g | 20 | Newtown | 1t 4g | 11 | Sports_Ground | Sun,30-Jul-1978 | D.MacDonald | 3641 |
| Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | Manly | 2t 4g | 14 | Redfern | Sun,30-Jul-1978 | G.Hartley | 17148 |
| Wests | 6t 7g | 32 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Lidcombe | Sun,30-Jul-1978 | J.Danzey | 21015 |
| Cronulla | 2t 4g | 14 | Canterbury | 2g | 4 | Endeavour | Sun,30-Jul-1978 | G.Cook | 13355 |
| Attendance:63,971 Ave:10,661 | |||||||||
| Round 20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 2t 1g | 8 | Cronulla | 3t 7g | 23 | Leichhardt | Sat,05-Aug-1978 | G.Hartley | 4624 |
| Manly | 10t 5g | 40 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,06-Aug-1978 | K.Roberts | 11058 |
| Newtown | 2t 1g | 8 | St George | 9t 6g | 39 | Henson | Sun,06-Aug-1978 | B.Bradstock | 2564 |
| Parramatta | 7t 5g | 31 | Penrith | 1t 2g | 7 | Cumberland | Sun,06-Aug-1978 | D.MacDonald | 9140 |
| Wests | 1t 3g 1fg | 10 | Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | Lidcombe | Sun,06-Aug-1978 | G.Cook | 13172 |
| Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | Canterbury | 3t 2g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Sun,06-Aug-1978 | J.Danzey | 13913 |
| Attendance:54,471 Ave:9,078 | |||||||||
| Round 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 3t 3g | 15 | Canterbury | 5t 2g | 19 | Kogarah | Sat,12-Aug-1978 | B.Bradstock | 7909 |
| Norths | 3t 8g 1fg | 26 | Wests | 4t 7g 1fg | 27 | North_Sydney | Sun,13-Aug-1978 | D.MacDonald | 4212 |
| Balmain | 1t 1g | 5 | Easts | 3t 4g | 17 | Leichhardt | Sun,13-Aug-1978 | G.Cook | 6435 |
| Penrith | 1t 2g | 7 | Newtown | 4t 3g | 18 | Penrith | Sun,13-Aug-1978 | K.Roberts | 2331 |
| Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | Parramatta | 11t 8g 1fg | 50 | Redfern | Sun,13-Aug-1978 | G.Hartley | 17641 |
| Manly | 4t 7g | 26 | Cronulla | 2g | 4 | Brookvale | Sun,13-Aug-1978 | J.Danzey | 12135 |
| Attendance:50,663 Ave:8,443 | |||||||||
| Round 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 2t | 6 | Souths | 2t 4g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sat,19-Aug-1978 | D.MacDonald | 1515 |
| Newtown | 4t 3g | 18 | Parramatta | 14t 10g | 62 | Henson | Sun,20-Aug-1978 | D.Wintin | 5357 |
| Cronulla | 1t 7g | 17 | Wests | 3t 4g 1fg | 18 | Endeavour | Sun,20-Aug-1978 | J.Danzey | 13429 |
| Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Manly | 4t 3g 2fg | 20 | Sports_Ground | Sun,20-Aug-1978 | G.Hartley | 22049 |
| St George | 2t 1g | 8 | Balmain | 2t 5g | 16 | Kogarah | Sun,20-Aug-1978 | K.Roberts | 4178 |
| Penrith | 1t 2g | 7 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Penrith | Sun,20-Aug-1978 | D.Braybrook | 5071 |
| Attendance:51,599 Ave:8,599 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1978 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Wests | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 71t 103g 7fg | 426 | 19.36 | 45t 76g 1fg | 288 | 13.09 | +138 | 33 | |
| 2.Cronulla | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 73t 99g 1fg | 418 | 19.00 | 34t 79g 1fg | 261 | 11.86 | +157 | 30 | |
| 3.Manly | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 78t 95g 3fg | 427 | 19.41 | 50t 68g 1fg | 287 | 13.05 | +140 | 30 | |
| 4.Parramatta | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 102t 109g 1fg | 525 | 23.86 | 54t 71g 2fg | 306 | 13.91 | +219 | 28 | |
| 5.Canterbury | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 55t 71g 0fg | 307 | 13.95 | 45t 69g 0fg | 273 | 12.41 | +34 | 28 | |
| 6.Easts | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 55t 86g 0fg | 337 | 15.32 | 50t 63g 4fg | 280 | 12.73 | +57 | 26 | |
| 7.Souths | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 50t 73g 2fg | 298 | 13.55 | 55t 66g 3fg | 300 | 13.64 | -2 | 25 | |
| 8.St George | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 73t 74g 0fg | 367 | 16.68 | 68t 74g 2fg | 354 | 16.09 | +13 | 21 | |
| 9.Balmain | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 64t 72g 1fg | 337 | 15.32 | 55t 89g 1fg | 344 | 15.64 | -7 | 19 | |
| 10.Penrith | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 33t 52g 3fg | 206 | 9.36 | 91t 94g 2fg | 463 | 21.05 | -257 | 10 | |
| 11.Norths | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 61t 70g 2fg | 325 | 14.77 | 86t 90g 1fg | 439 | 19.95 | -114 | 9 | |
| 12.Newtown | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 39t 41g 0fg | 199 | 9.05 | 121t 106g 2fg | 577 | 26.23 | -378 | 5 | |
| Totals | 754 tries, 945 goals, 20 field goals = 4172 points, 15.80 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Cronulla2 | 3t 4g | 17 | Manly3 | 3t 1g 1fg | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,26-Aug-1978 | J.Danzey | 17718 |
| Minor Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Parramatta4 | 4t 5g | 22 | Canterbury5 | 3t 3g | 15 | S.C.G. | Sun,27-Aug-1978 | G.Hartley | 24967 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Cronulla2 | 2t 4g | 14 | Wests1 | 5g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,02-Sep-1978 | J.Danzey | 22789 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Parramatta4 | 3t 2g | 13 | Manly3 | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sun,03-Sep-1978 | G.Hartley | 30850 |
| Minor Semi Replay | |||||||||
| Manly3 | 3t 4g | 17 | Parramatta4 | 3t 1g | 11 | S.C.G. | Wed,06-Sep-1978 | G.Hartley | 42678 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Manly3 | 2t 4g | 14 | Wests1 | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,09-Sep-1978 | G.Hartley | 27345 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| Manly3 | 1t 4g | 11 | Cronulla2 | 1t 4g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,16-Sep-1978 | G.Hartley | 51510 |
| Grand Final Replay | |||||||||
| Manly3 | 3t 3g 1fg | 16 | Cronulla2 | 0 | S.C.G. | Tue,19-Sep-1978 | G.Hartley | 33552 | |