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1979

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[Ladder] [Semi-Finals]
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Round 1
St George	6t 8g	34	Manly	1t 3g	9	Kogarah	Sat,24-Mar-1979	G.Cook	11335
Parramatta	2t 2g	10	Wests	3t 6g	21	Cumberland	Sun,25-Mar-1979	D.MacDonald	14302
Balmain	5t 6g	27	Easts	1t 1g	5	Leichhardt	Sun,25-Mar-1979	G.Hartley	10268
Canterbury	3t 8g	25	Penrith	2t 4g	14	Belmore	Sun,25-Mar-1979	D.Braybrook	7480
Souths	3g	6	Newtown	3g 1fg	7	Redfern	Sun,25-Mar-1979	K.Roberts	9555
Norths	1t 2g	7	Cronulla	8t 5g	34	North_Sydney	Sun,25-Mar-1979	B.Bradstock	5399
							Attendance:58,339 Ave:9,723

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Round 2
Wests	2t 8g	22	Balmain	2t 3g	12	Lidcombe	Sat,31-Mar-1979	D.MacDonald	10856
Penrith	2t 3g	12	St George	1t 3g	9	Penrith	Sun,01-Apr-1979	G.Hartley	7287
Canterbury	4t 5g	22	Norths	2t 4g	14	Belmore	Sun,01-Apr-1979	K.Roberts	5500
Cronulla	5t 5g	25	Parramatta		0	Endeavour	Sun,01-Apr-1979	D.Braybrook	8203
Easts		0	Souths	2g	4	Sports_Ground	Sun,01-Apr-1979	G.Cook	8001
Newtown	3g	6	Manly	2t 2g	10	Henson	Sun,01-Apr-1979	B.Bradstock	4456
							Attendance:44,303 Ave:7,383

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Round 3
Manly	2t 4g 1fg	15	Souths	2g	4	Brookvale	Sat,07-Apr-1979	G.Cook	8151
Newtown	2t 2g	10	Penrith	4t 3g 1fg	19	Henson	Sun,08-Apr-1979	D.Braybrook	4280
St George	7t 7g	35	Norths	4t 3g	18	Kogarah	Sun,08-Apr-1979	D.MacDonald	8289
Cronulla	1t 1g	5	Balmain	2t 4g	14	Endeavour	Sun,08-Apr-1979	G.Hartley	11868
Parramatta	5t 5g	25	Canterbury	4t 6g	24	Cumberland	Sun,08-Apr-1979	J.Danzey	13160
Wests	4t 3g	18	Easts	1t 3g	9	Lidcombe	Sun,08-Apr-1979	K.Roberts	11025
							Attendance:56,773 Ave:9,462

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Round 4
Norths	4t 5g	22	Newtown	5t 4g	23	North_Sydney	Sat,14-Apr-1979	K.Roberts	3325
Balmain	3t 2g	13	Canterbury	4t 7g	26	Leichhardt	Sun,15-Apr-1979	G.Cook	15736
Penrith	3t 4g	17	Manly	6t 7g	32	Penrith	Sun,15-Apr-1979	G.Hartley	10628
St George	2t 4g	14	Parramatta	2t 1g	8	Kogarah	Sun,15-Apr-1979	D.Braybrook	21756
Easts	3t 3g 1fg	16	Cronulla	1t 1g	5	Sports_Ground	Sun,15-Apr-1979	J.Danzey	11791
Souths	2t 4g	14	Wests	6t 5g	28	Redfern	Mon,16-Apr-1979	D.MacDonald	11863
							Attendance:75,099 Ave:12,516

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Round 5
Balmain	5t 6g	27	St George	2t 7g	20	Leichhardt	Sat,21-Apr-1979	G.Hartley	11621
Canterbury	3t 4g	17	Easts	2t 4g	14	Belmore	Sat,21-Apr-1979	D.Braybrook	12163
Manly	3t 4g	17	Norths	4t 4g	20	Brookvale	Sun,22-Apr-1979	J.Danzey	9647
Cronulla	4t 2g	16	Wests	1t 3g	9	Endeavour	Sun,22-Apr-1979	G.Cook	11865
Parramatta	7t 8g	37	Newtown	3t 5g	19	Cumberland	Sun,22-Apr-1979	K.Roberts	11020
Souths	9t 6g	39	Penrith	1t 3g	9	Redfern	Sun,22-Apr-1979	D.MacDonald	5252
							Attendance:61,568 Ave:10,261

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Round 6
Easts	1t 3g	9	St George	4t 5g	22	S.C.G.	Wed,25-Apr-1979	D.MacDonald	20732
Cronulla	4t 2g	16	Souths	1t 2g	7	Endeavour	Sat,28-Apr-1979	D.Braybrook	8602
Manly	3t 2g	13	Parramatta	4t 8g	28	Brookvale	Sun,29-Apr-1979	G.Cook	20507
Penrith	5t 4g	23	Norths	3t 3g	15	Penrith	Sun,29-Apr-1979	K.Roberts	5956
Newtown	1t 4g 1fg	12	Balmain	4t 2g	16	Henson	Sun,29-Apr-1979	J.Danzey	6328
Wests	1t 3g	9	Canterbury	3t 3g	15	Lidcombe	Sun,29-Apr-1979	G.Hartley	15729
							Attendance:77,854 Ave:12,975

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Round 7
Parramatta	4t 4g	20	Penrith	1t 4g	11	Cumberland	Sat,05-May-1979	J.Danzey	6992
Norths	1t 2g	7	Souths	4t 1g	14	North_Sydney	Sun,06-May-1979	B.Bradstock	2144
St George	5t 5g	25	Wests	2t 2g	10	Kogarah	Sun,06-May-1979	K.Roberts	6334
Balmain	2t 3g	12	Manly	1t 2g	7	Leichhardt	Sun,06-May-1979	J.Gocher	4638
Canterbury	2t 4g	14	Cronulla	4t 2g	16	Belmore	Sun,06-May-1979	G.Cook	7122
Newtown	1t 3g	9	Easts	2t 4g	14	Henson	Sun,06-May-1979	B.Goldsworthy	2558
							Attendance:29,788 Ave:4,964

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Round 8
Easts	2t 3g	12	Manly	2t 3g	12	S.C.G.	Sat,12-May-1979	B.Bradstock	12531
Newtown	4t 2g	16	Wests	3t 5g	19	Henson	Sun,13-May-1979	J.Gocher	4360
Norths	3t 4g	17	Parramatta	10t 9g	48	North_Sydney	Sun,13-May-1979	B.Goldsworthy	5621
Penrith	4t 3g	18	Balmain	4t 3g	18	Penrith	Sun,13-May-1979	K.Roberts	10736
Souths	1t 3g	9	Canterbury	4t 3g	18	Redfern	Sun,13-May-1979	J.Danzey	9838
St George	1t 1g	5	Cronulla	2t 3g	12	Kogarah	Sun,13-May-1979	G.Cook	17043
							Attendance:60,129 Ave:10,021

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Round 9
Manly	2t 2g	10	Wests	3t 4g	17	Brookvale	Sun,20-May-1979	J.Danzey	12092
Parramatta	4t 3g	18	Souths	1t 2g	7	Cumberland	Sun,20-May-1979	G.Cook	15308
Balmain	5t 5g	25	Norths	2t 2g	10	Leichhardt	Sun,20-May-1979	J.Gocher	6689
Canterbury	1g	2	St George	3t 3g	15	Belmore	Sun,20-May-1979	K.Roberts	21147
Cronulla	6t 4g	26	Newtown	3g	6	Endeavour	Sun,20-May-1979	B.Bradstock	7369
Easts	7t 7g	35	Penrith	1t	3	Sports_Ground	Sun,20-May-1979	G.Hartley	6722
							Attendance:69,327 Ave:11,554

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Round 10
Newtown	1t 2g	7	Canterbury	7t 7g	35	Henson	Sat,26-May-1979	J.Danzey	4106
Wests	4t 3g	18	Penrith	3t 4g	17	Lidcombe	Sun,27-May-1979	J.Gocher	6471
Souths	1t 3g	9	St George	6t 6g	30	Redfern	Sun,27-May-1979	B.Bradstock	10602
Parramatta	8t 9g	42	Balmain	1t 2g	7	Cumberland	Sun,27-May-1979	G.Hartley	18347
Manly	4t 3g 1fg	19	Cronulla	2t 4g	14	Brookvale	Sun,27-May-1979	K.Roberts	13185
Norths	5g	10	Easts	1t	3	North_Sydney	Sun,27-May-1979	B.Shipton	4002
							Attendance:56,713 Ave:9,452

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Round 11
Penrith	2t 5g 1fg	17	Cronulla	1t 4g	11	Penrith	Sat,02-Jun-1979	G.Cook	5522
Balmain	3t 3g	15	Souths	1t 1g	5	Leichhardt	Sun,03-Jun-1979	J.Danzey	8003
Canterbury	1t	3	Manly	2t 3g	12	Belmore	Sun,03-Jun-1979	G.Hartley	15116
St George	4t 4g	20	Newtown	3t 3g	15	Kogarah	Sun,03-Jun-1979	J.Gocher	6757
Wests	5t 4g	23	Norths	2t 3g	12	Lidcombe	Sun,03-Jun-1979	B.Bradstock	6802
Parramatta	3t 3g	15	Easts	2t 2g	10	Cumberland	Sun,03-Jun-1979	K.Roberts	16242
							Attendance:58,442 Ave:9,740

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Round 12
Manly	4t 3g	18	St George	5t 5g	25	Brookvale	Sat,09-Jun-1979	K.Roberts	20176
Newtown	6t 7g	32	Souths	2t 1g	8	Henson	Sun,10-Jun-1979	J.Gocher	3812
Cronulla	6t 4g	26	Norths	2t 3g	12	Endeavour	Sun,10-Jun-1979	J.Danzey	5441
Wests	5t 8g	31	Parramatta	3t 2g	13	Lidcombe	Sun,10-Jun-1979	G.Hartley	14709
Easts	1t	3	Balmain	7t 5g	31	Sports_Ground	Sun,10-Jun-1979	G.Cook	8027
Penrith	3t 4g	17	Canterbury	2t 3g	12	Penrith	Sun,10-Jun-1979	B.Bradstock	12839
							Attendance:65,004 Ave:10,834

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Round 13
Souths	2t 2g	10	Easts	3t 3g	15	Redfern	Sat,16-Jun-1979	J.Danzey	4260
Manly	3t 3g	15	Newtown	1t 3g	9	Brookvale	Sun,17-Jun-1979	B.Bradstock	9034
St George	9t 5g	37	Penrith	3t 3g	15	Kogarah	Sun,17-Jun-1979	G.Hartley	12488
Norths	1t 3g	9	Canterbury	4t 3g	18	North_Sydney	Sun,17-Jun-1979	J.Gocher	4002
Parramatta	5t 7g	29	Cronulla	2t 4g	14	Cumberland	Sun,17-Jun-1979	G.Cook	14609
Balmain	3t 3g	15	Wests	2t 5g 1fg	17	Leichhardt	Mon,18-Jun-1979	K.Roberts	18659
							Attendance:63,052 Ave:10,508

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Round 14
Canterbury	1t 5g	13	Parramatta	2t 3g	12	Belmore	Sat,23-Jun-1979	G.Hartley	12104
Easts	1t 3g	9	Wests	2g	4	Sports_Ground	Sun,24-Jun-1979	G.Cook	9100
Penrith	1t 2g	7	Newtown	7t 6g	33	Penrith	Sun,24-Jun-1979	J.Danzey	7698
Souths	5t 7g 1fg	30	Manly	2t 3g	12	Redfern	Sat,18-Aug-1979	D.Braybrook	4668
Norths	4t 7g	26	St George	5t 7g	29	North_Sydney	Sun,19-Aug-1979	K.Roberts	4576
Balmain	1t 2g 1fg	8	Cronulla	2t 2g 1fg	11	Leichhardt	Sun,19-Aug-1979	G.Hartley	16227
							Attendance:54,373 Ave:9,062

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Round 15
Manly	2t 7g	20	Penrith	3t 3g	15	Brookvale	Sun,01-Jul-1979	G.Cook	8195
Newtown	6t 6g	30	Norths	3t 1g	11	Henson	Sun,01-Jul-1979	M.Naughton	3343
Parramatta	4t 3g	18	St George	3t 5g	19	Cumberland	Sun,01-Jul-1979	K.Roberts	22055
Cronulla	5t 7g	29	Easts	1t 2g	7	Endeavour	Sun,01-Jul-1979	B.Bradstock	9341
Wests	3t 2g 1fg	14	Souths	4t 2g	16	Lidcombe	Sun,01-Jul-1979	J.Gocher	6334
Canterbury	3t 4g	17	Balmain	3t 3g	15	Belmore	Sun,01-Jul-1979	G.Hartley	15105
							Attendance:64,373 Ave:10,728

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Round 16
Newtown	3t 6g	21	Parramatta	6t 8g	34	Henson	Sun,08-Jul-1979	G.Cook	5470
Penrith	1t 2g	7	Souths	4t 6g	24	Penrith	Sun,08-Jul-1979	J.Danzey	5997
Norths	2t 4g	14	Manly	3t 6g	21	North_Sydney	Sun,08-Jul-1979	B.Bradstock	6011
St George	1t 2g	7	Balmain	3t 5g 1fg	20	Kogarah	Sun,08-Jul-1979	G.Hartley	17168
Easts	5t 4g	23	Canterbury	3t 3g	15	Sports_Ground	Sun,08-Jul-1979	J.Gocher	6756
Wests	2t 3g	12	Cronulla	4t 5g	22	Lidcombe	Sun,08-Jul-1979	K.Roberts	7449
							Attendance:48,851 Ave:8,141

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Round 17
Norths	5t 3g	21	Penrith	5t 5g	25	North_Sydney	Sun,15-Jul-1979	J.Danzey	2112
Balmain	2t 3g	12	Newtown	2t 1g	8	Leichhardt	Sun,15-Jul-1979	G.Cook	6394
Canterbury	2t 5g 1fg	17	Wests	2t 5g	16	Belmore	Sun,15-Jul-1979	D.Braybrook	15127
Parramatta	3t 6g 1fg	22	Manly	1t 1g	5	Cumberland	Sun,15-Jul-1979	K.Roberts	17808
Souths	5t 5g	25	Cronulla	2t 2g	10	Redfern	Sun,15-Jul-1979	B.Bradstock	7093
St George	5t 5g	25	Easts		0	Kogarah	Sun,15-Jul-1979	J.Gocher	11583
							Attendance:60,117 Ave:10,019

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Round 18
Souths	3t 3g	15	Norths	1t 3g	9	Redfern	Fri,20-Jul-1979	B.Bradstock	4629
Penrith	3t 5g	19	Parramatta	4t 5g	22	Penrith	Sat,21-Jul-1979	J.Gocher	10732
Easts	2t 3g	12	Newtown	1t 1g	5	Sports_Ground	Sun,22-Jul-1979	J.Danzey	3150
Wests	2t 4g	14	St George	2t 4g 1fg	15	Lidcombe	Sun,22-Jul-1979	K.Roberts	13796
Manly	4t 6g	24	Balmain	2t 1g	8	Brookvale	Sun,22-Jul-1979	D.Braybrook	12521
Cronulla	2t 4g	14	Canterbury	1t 4g 1fg	12	Endeavour	Sun,22-Jul-1979	G.Cook	12565
							Attendance:57,393 Ave:9,565

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Round 19
Canterbury	3t 2g	13	Souths	1t 2g	7	Belmore	Sat,28-Jul-1979	D.Braybrook	11156
Balmain	4t 4g	20	Penrith	3t 2g	13	Leichhardt	Sun,29-Jul-1979	G.Cook	8930
Cronulla	4t 3g	18	St George	1t 5g	13	Endeavour	Sun,29-Jul-1979	K.Roberts	19462
Wests	5t 3g	21	Newtown	2g	4	Lidcombe	Sun,29-Jul-1979	J.Gocher	4404
Parramatta	9t 7g	41	Norths	1t	3	Cumberland	Sun,29-Jul-1979	J.Danzey	9663
Manly	5t 6g	27	Easts	1t 1g	5	Brookvale	Sun,29-Jul-1979	G.Cook	11998
							Attendance:65,613 Ave:10,935

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Round 20
Wests	3t 6g	21	Manly	2t 3g 1fg	13	Lidcombe	Sat,04-Aug-1979	K.Roberts	14518
Souths	1t 2g	7	Parramatta	5t 3g	21	Redfern	Sun,05-Aug-1979	D.Braybrook	10368
Norths	4t 3g	18	Balmain	4t 5g	22	North_Sydney	Sun,05-Aug-1979	G.Cook	4157
St George	4t 4g	20	Canterbury	2t 3g	12	Kogarah	Sun,05-Aug-1979	G.Hartley	20690
Newtown	4t 4g	20	Cronulla	2t	6	Henson	Sun,05-Aug-1979	J.Danzey	3562
Penrith	2t 1g	8	Easts	3t 5g	19	Penrith	Sun,05-Aug-1979	J.Gocher	7027
							Attendance:60,322 Ave:10,053

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Round 21
Cronulla	6t 4g	26	Manly	1t 2g	7	Endeavour	Sat,11-Aug-1979	G.Hartley	10335
Penrith	2t 4g	14	Wests	4t 5g	22	Penrith	Sun,12-Aug-1979	J.Danzey	9518
St George	4t 5g	22	Souths	2t 4g	14	Kogarah	Sun,12-Aug-1979	G.Cook	11063
Balmain	1t 3g 1fg	10	Parramatta	1t 4g	11	Leichhardt	Sun,12-Aug-1979	K.Roberts	17500
Canterbury	8t 7g	38	Newtown	2t	6	Belmore	Sun,12-Aug-1979	D.Braybrook	9166
Easts	5t 4g	23	Norths	1t 3g	9	Sports_Ground	Sun,12-Aug-1979	J.Gocher	2247
							Attendance:59,829 Ave:9,971

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Round 22
Manly	7t 1g	23	Canterbury	3t 1g	11	Brookvale	Sat,25-Aug-1979	G.Hartley	9031
Newtown	5t 4g	23	St George	7t 7g	35	Henson	Sun,26-Aug-1979	J.Gocher	6824
Norths	4t 3g	18	Wests	6t 6g	30	North_Sydney	Sun,26-Aug-1979	D.Braybrook	5572
Cronulla	3t 1g	11	Penrith	1t 4g	11	Endeavour	Sun,26-Aug-1979	C.Ward	10523
Easts	1t 2g	7	Parramatta	4t 2g	16	Sports_Ground	Sun,26-Aug-1979	J.Danzey	11163
Souths	2t 3g	12	Balmain	3t 1g	11	Redfern	Sun,26-Aug-1979	G.Cook	12610
							Attendance:55,723 Ave:9,287
+ denotes [golden point]

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1979 Ladder

Team P W D L T G F For Ave. T G F Agn Ave. Diff. Pts

1.St George 22 17 0 5 87t 107g 1fg 476 21.64 56t 70g 1fg 309 14.05 +167 34

2.Parramatta 22 16 0 6 95t 102g 1fg 490 22.27 50t 83g 1fg 317 14.41 +173 32

3.Cronulla 22 14 1 7 76t 69g 1fg 367 16.68 41t 71g 5fg 270 12.27 +97 29

4.Wests 22 14 0 8 68t 95g 2fg 396 18.00 57t 69g 3fg 312 14.18 +84 28

5.Canterbury 22 13 0 9 67t 88g 2fg 379 17.23 58t 68g 0fg 310 14.09 +69 26

6.Balmain 22 12 1 9 69t 74g 3fg 358 16.27 52t 77g 3fg 313 14.23 +45 25

7.Manly 22 11 1 10 62t 76g 3fg 341 15.50 61t 84g 2fg 353 16.05 -12 23

8.Easts 22 9 1 12 45t 57g 1fg 250 11.36 59t 72g 0fg 321 14.59 -71 19

9.Souths 22 9 0 13 51t 66g 1fg 286 13.00 64t 67g 3fg 329 14.95 -43 18

10.Penrith 22 6 2 14 55t 72g 2fg 311 14.14 91t 100g 0fg 473 21.50 -162 14

11.Newtown 22 6 0 16 57t 74g 2fg 321 14.59 84t 85g 1fg 423 19.23 -102 12

12.Norths 22 2 0 20 54t 70g 0fg 302 13.73 113t 104g 0fg 547 24.86 -245 4

Totals 786 tries, 950 goals, 19 field goals = 4277 points, 16.20 average score

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Semi-Finals

Major Preliminary Semi

Parramatta² 6t 3g 24 Cronulla³ 2g 4 S.C.G. Sat,01-Sep-1979 G.Cook 28335

Minor Preliminary Semi

Canterbury⁵ 4t 4g 20 Wests⁴ 3g 6 S.C.G. Sun,02-Sep-1979 G.Hartley 22104

Major Semi

St George¹ 3t 3g 15 Parramatta² 1t 4g 11 S.C.G. Sat,08-Sep-1979 G.Cook 38531

Minor Semi

Canterbury⁵ 6t 6g 30 Cronulla³ 3t 3g 15 S.C.G. Sun,09-Sep-1979 G.Hartley 24132

Preliminary Final

Canterbury⁵ 4t 4g 20 Parramatta² 2t 4g 14 S.C.G. Sat,15-Sep-1979 G.Hartley 33291

Grand Final

St George¹ 3t 4g 17 Canterbury⁵ 3t 2g 13 S.C.G. Sat,22-Sep-1979 G.Hartley 50991

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1979 Ladder
Team	P	W	D	L	T G F	For	Ave.	T G F	Agn	Ave.	Diff.	Pts
1.St George	22	17	0	5	87t 107g 1fg	476	21.64	56t 70g 1fg	309	14.05	+167	34
2.Parramatta	22	16	0	6	95t 102g 1fg	490	22.27	50t 83g 1fg	317	14.41	+173	32
3.Cronulla	22	14	1	7	76t 69g 1fg	367	16.68	41t 71g 5fg	270	12.27	+97	29
4.Wests	22	14	0	8	68t 95g 2fg	396	18.00	57t 69g 3fg	312	14.18	+84	28
5.Canterbury	22	13	0	9	67t 88g 2fg	379	17.23	58t 68g 0fg	310	14.09	+69	26
6.Balmain	22	12	1	9	69t 74g 3fg	358	16.27	52t 77g 3fg	313	14.23	+45	25
7.Manly	22	11	1	10	62t 76g 3fg	341	15.50	61t 84g 2fg	353	16.05	-12	23
8.Easts	22	9	1	12	45t 57g 1fg	250	11.36	59t 72g 0fg	321	14.59	-71	19
9.Souths	22	9	0	13	51t 66g 1fg	286	13.00	64t 67g 3fg	329	14.95	-43	18
10.Penrith	22	6	2	14	55t 72g 2fg	311	14.14	91t 100g 0fg	473	21.50	-162	14
11.Newtown	22	6	0	16	57t 74g 2fg	321	14.59	84t 85g 1fg	423	19.23	-102	12
12.Norths	22	2	0	20	54t 70g 0fg	302	13.73	113t 104g 0fg	547	24.86	-245	4
Totals	786 tries, 950 goals, 19 field goals = 4277 points, 16.20 average score

Semi-Finals
Major Preliminary Semi
Parramatta²	6t 3g	24	Cronulla³	2g	4	S.C.G.	Sat,01-Sep-1979	G.Cook	28335
Minor Preliminary Semi
Canterbury⁵	4t 4g	20	Wests⁴	3g	6	S.C.G.	Sun,02-Sep-1979	G.Hartley	22104
Major Semi
St George¹	3t 3g	15	Parramatta²	1t 4g	11	S.C.G.	Sat,08-Sep-1979	G.Cook	38531
Minor Semi
Canterbury⁵	6t 6g	30	Cronulla³	3t 3g	15	S.C.G.	Sun,09-Sep-1979	G.Hartley	24132
Preliminary Final
Canterbury⁵	4t 4g	20	Parramatta²	2t 4g	14	S.C.G.	Sat,15-Sep-1979	G.Hartley	33291
Grand Final
St George¹	3t 4g	17	Canterbury⁵	3t 2g	13	S.C.G.	Sat,22-Sep-1979	G.Hartley	50991