| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 3t 4g 2fg | 22 | St George | 1t | 4 | Redfern | Fri,07-Mar-1986 | M.Stone | 15639 |
| Manly | 2t 6g | 20 | Canberra | 1t 4g | 12 | Brookvale | Sat,08-Mar-1986 | J.Gocher | 3282 |
| Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Norths | 2t 3g 2fg | 16 | Wollongong | Sun,09-Mar-1986 | D.Spagarino | 7652 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | Canterbury | 2t 2g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sun,09-Mar-1986 | G.Annesley | 10738 |
| Wests | 3t 3g | 18 | Penrith | 4t 5g | 26 | Lidcombe | Sun,09-Mar-1986 | G.West | 7214 |
| Easts | 1t 1g | 6 | Cronulla | 2t 4g | 16 | Sports_Ground | Sun,09-Mar-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 5497 |
| Parramatta | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:50,022 Ave:8,337 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 6t 7g | 38 | Cronulla | 1g | 2 | Belmore | Sat,15-Mar-1986 | M.Stone | 5926 |
| Canberra | 3t 4g | 20 | Balmain | 3t 7g | 26 | Seiffert | Sat,15-Mar-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 9728 |
| Norths | 4t 5g | 26 | Wests | 1t 3g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sun,16-Mar-1986 | D.Spagarino | 6303 |
| Parramatta | 7t 4g | 36 | St George | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | Sun,16-Mar-1986 | K.Roberts | 26870 |
| Easts | 5t 6g | 32 | Penrith | 1g | 2 | Sports_Ground | Sun,16-Mar-1986 | J.Gocher | 4320 |
| Souths | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Illawarra | 1t 3g | 10 | Redfern | Sun,16-Mar-1986 | G.Annesley | 7053 |
| Manly | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:60,200 Ave:10,033 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 5t 4g | 28 | Norths | 0 | Penrith | Sat,22-Mar-1986 | G.Annesley | 3150 | |
| Manly | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | St George | 2t 4g | 16 | Brookvale | Sun,23-Mar-1986 | J.Gocher | 14251 |
| Balmain | 2t | 8 | Parramatta | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | Leichhardt | Sun,23-Mar-1986 | K.Roberts | 12520 |
| Cronulla | 3t 1g | 14 | Souths | 0 | Endeavour | Sun,23-Mar-1986 | D.Spagarino | 7074 | |
| Illawarra | 4t 3g | 22 | Canberra | 1t 3g | 10 | Wollongong | Sun,23-Mar-1986 | M.Stone | 5645 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 8 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 8 | Lidcombe | Sun,23-Mar-1986 | G.West | 6039 |
| Easts | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:48,679 Ave:8,113 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 5t 4g 1fg | 29 | Wests | 2t 3g | 14 | Redfern | Sat,29-Mar-1986 | G.Annesley | 5185 |
| Canberra | 5t 3g | 26 | Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Seiffert | Sun,30-Mar-1986 | M.Stone | 6439 |
| Canterbury | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 6 | Belmore | Sun,30-Mar-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 8476 |
| Parramatta | 1t 4g | 12 | Illawarra | 1t 2g | 8 | Parramatta | Sun,30-Mar-1986 | G.West | 17154 |
| Manly | 2t 4g | 16 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 14 | Brookvale | Sun,30-Mar-1986 | K.Roberts | 16180 |
| Norths | 1t 2g 1fg | 9 | Easts | 1t 2g | 8 | North_Sydney | Mon,31-Mar-1986 | J.Gocher | 7127 |
| St George | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:60,561 Ave:10,093 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 2t 2g | 12 | Canterbury | 2t 4g 3fg | 19 | S.C.G. | Sat,05-Apr-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 4540 |
| Illawarra | 1t 2g | 8 | Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | Wollongong | Sun,06-Apr-1986 | B.Barnes | 11088 |
| Penrith | 1t 2g | 8 | Souths | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Penrith | Sun,06-Apr-1986 | G.West | 8850 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | St George | 5t 6g 1fg | 33 | Leichhardt | Sun,06-Apr-1986 | K.Roberts | 12736 |
| Cronulla | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | 5t 4g | 28 | Endeavour | Sun,06-Apr-1986 | G.Annesley | 9061 |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Canberra | 1t 1g | 6 | Lidcombe | Sun,06-Apr-1986 | M.Stone | 5067 |
| Norths | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:51,342 Ave:8,557 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 1t 2g | 8 | Easts | 1t 1g | 6 | Redfern | Sat,12-Apr-1986 | B.Barnes | 4538 |
| Parramatta | 7t 4g | 36 | Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | Sun,13-Apr-1986 | M.Stone | 22575 |
| Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | Penrith | 4t 3g | 22 | Seiffert | Sun,13-Apr-1986 | G.Annesley | 6701 |
| Canterbury | 1t | 4 | Norths | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Belmore | Sun,13-Apr-1986 | G.McCallum | 8584 |
| St George | 1t 2g | 8 | Illawarra | 3t 5g | 22 | S.C.G. | Sun,13-Apr-1986 | G.West | 8491 |
| Manly | 4t 4g | 24 | Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,13-Apr-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 9391 |
| Balmain | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:60,280 Ave:10,046 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Balmain | 3t 5g | 22 | Wollongong | Sat,19-Apr-1986 | G.McCallum | 7024 |
| Norths | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Souths | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | North_Sydney | Sun,20-Apr-1986 | M.Stone | 15876 |
| Cronulla | 1t 1g | 6 | St George | 1t 1g 2fg | 8 | Endeavour | Sun,20-Apr-1986 | G.Annesley | 10124 |
| Wests | 4t 7g | 30 | Manly | 4t 2g | 20 | Lidcombe | Sun,20-Apr-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 6515 |
| Penrith | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | Penrith | Sun,20-Apr-1986 | B.Barnes | 15360 |
| Easts | 5t 3g 1fg | 27 | Canberra | 2t 1g | 10 | Sports_Ground | Sun,20-Apr-1986 | K.Roberts | 4200 |
| Canterbury | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:59,099 Ave:9,849 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 1g | 2 | Canterbury | 4t 5g | 26 | S.C.G. | Fri,25-Apr-1986 | M.Stone | 25178 |
| Balmain | 3t 6g | 24 | Cronulla | 1t | 4 | Leichhardt | Sat,26-Apr-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 4101 |
| Manly | 2t 4g | 16 | Penrith | 1t 3g | 10 | Brookvale | Sun,27-Apr-1986 | K.Roberts | 10054 |
| St George | 5t 3g | 26 | Wests | 1t 4g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sun,27-Apr-1986 | G.McCallum | 11832 |
| Canberra | 5t 6g | 32 | Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | Seiffert | Sun,27-Apr-1986 | G.West | 5870 |
| Parramatta | 5t 6g | 32 | Easts | 0 | Parramatta | Sun,27-Apr-1986 | B.Barnes | 20048 | |
| Illawarra | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:77,083 Ave:12,847 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Balmain | 3t 1g | 14 | Lidcombe | Sat,03-May-1986 | K.Roberts | 5527 |
| Norths | 1t 2g 1fg | 9 | Parramatta | 1t 3g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sun,04-May-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 11127 |
| Penrith | 4t 3g | 22 | St George | 1t 1g | 6 | Penrith | Sun,04-May-1986 | M.Stone | 11357 |
| Cronulla | 5t 4g | 28 | Illawarra | 2t | 8 | Endeavour | Sun,04-May-1986 | B.Barnes | 5097 |
| Easts | 4t 4g | 24 | Manly | 4t 7g | 30 | Sports_Ground | Sun,04-May-1986 | G.McCallum | 5720 |
| Canterbury | 1t 5g | 14 | Canberra | 2t | 8 | Belmore | Sun,04-May-1986 | G.West | 7446 |
| Souths | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:46,274 Ave:7,712 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 1t 1fg | 5 | Easts | 1t 3g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,10-May-1986 | G.Annesley | 7104 |
| Illawarra | 6t 5g | 34 | Wests | 1t 2g | 8 | Wollongong | Sun,11-May-1986 | C.Ward | 7112 |
| Manly | 4t 6g | 28 | Norths | 5t 2g | 24 | Brookvale | Sun,11-May-1986 | K.Roberts | 13458 |
| Balmain | 2t 4g 1fg | 17 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 14 | Leichhardt | Sun,11-May-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 7218 |
| Canberra | 4g | 8 | Souths | 1t 1g 4fg | 10 | Seiffert | Sun,11-May-1986 | G.McCallum | 8188 |
| Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | Canterbury | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | Parramatta | Sun,11-May-1986 | M.Stone | 25579 |
| Cronulla | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:68,659 Ave:11,443 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | St George | 4t 5g 1fg | 27 | North_Sydney | Sun,18-May-1986 | G.McCallum | 15172 |
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 8 | Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | Belmore | Sun,18-May-1986 | K.Roberts | 16136 |
| Penrith | 3t 5g | 22 | Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Penrith | Sun,18-May-1986 | C.Ward | 5986 |
| Souths | 1t 4g 1fg | 13 | Parramatta | 3g | 6 | Redfern | Sun,18-May-1986 | M.Stone | 16910 |
| Easts | 3t 2g | 16 | Balmain | 3g | 6 | Parramatta | Sun,18-May-1986 | B.Barnes | 10170 |
| Wests | 6t 5g 1fg | 35 | Cronulla | 3t 3g | 18 | Lidcombe | Sun,18-May-1986 | B.Harrigan | 4877 |
| Canberra | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:69,251 Ave:11,541 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 3g 1fg | 7 | Norths | 3t 2g | 16 | Leichhardt | Sat,24-May-1986 | G.McCallum | 3537 |
| Manly | 2g | 4 | Souths | 1t 1g 2fg | 8 | Brookvale | Sun,25-May-1986 | M.Stone | 16494 |
| Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Penrith | 6t 6g | 36 | Endeavour | Sun,25-May-1986 | C.Ward | 4358 |
| Parramatta | 5t 4g | 28 | Canberra | 3t 3g | 18 | Parramatta | Sun,25-May-1986 | B.Harrigan | 12135 |
| St George | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sun,25-May-1986 | B.Barnes | 15251 |
| Illawarra | 2t 3g | 14 | Easts | 2g | 4 | Wollongong | Sun,25-May-1986 | G.Annesley | 8085 |
| Wests | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:59,860 Ave:9,976 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 5g | 10 | St George | 1t 1g 1fg | 7 | Seiffert | Sat,31-May-1986 | C.Ward | 6877 |
| Canterbury | 5t 2g 1fg | 25 | Illawarra | 0 | Belmore | Sun,01-Jun-1986 | G.Annesley | 9285 | |
| Easts | 2t 3g | 14 | Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Campbelltown | Sun,01-Jun-1986 | G.McCallum | 10146 |
| Parramatta | 4t 1g | 18 | Manly | 5t 5g | 30 | Parramatta | Sun,01-Jun-1986 | K.Roberts | 24017 |
| Souths | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Balmain | 5t 5g | 30 | Redfern | Sun,01-Jun-1986 | B.Barnes | 16380 |
| Norths | 4t 5g 1fg | 27 | Cronulla | 1t 1g | 6 | North_Sydney | Sun,01-Jun-1986 | B.Harrigan | 5627 |
| Penrith | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:72,332 Ave:12,055 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 1t 3g | 10 | Illawarra | 2t 4g | 16 | North_Sydney | Sat,07-Jun-1986 | B.Harrigan | 4101 |
| Penrith | 6t 6g | 36 | Wests | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | Sun,08-Jun-1986 | G.McCallum | 11722 |
| St George | 3t 3g | 18 | Souths | 1t 4g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sun,08-Jun-1986 | K.Roberts | 14058 |
| Canberra | 3t 3g | 18 | Manly | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Seiffert | Sun,08-Jun-1986 | B.Barnes | 7511 |
| Cronulla | 1g | 2 | Easts | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Endeavour | Sun,08-Jun-1986 | P.Cooley | 4064 |
| Canterbury | 0 | Balmain | 5t 4g | 28 | Parramatta | Sun,08-Jun-1986 | M.Stone | 10473 | |
| Parramatta | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:51,929 Ave:8,654 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Norths | 2t 5g | 18 | Lidcombe | Sat,14-Jun-1986 | M.Stone | 3585 |
| Balmain | 5t 3g | 26 | Canberra | 2t 1g | 10 | Leichhardt | Sun,15-Jun-1986 | P.Cooley | 5455 |
| St George | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | S.C.G. | Sun,15-Jun-1986 | K.Roberts | 20030 |
| Cronulla | 4t 1g | 18 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 8 | Endeavour | Sun,15-Jun-1986 | B.Harrigan | 5088 |
| Penrith | 5t 4g | 28 | Easts | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | Sun,15-Jun-1986 | B.Barnes | 8220 |
| Illawarra | 0 | Souths | 1t 2g 1fg | 9 | S.C.G. | Mon,16-Jun-1986 | G.McCallum | 8640 | |
| Manly | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:51,018 Ave:8,503 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 3t 5g | 22 | Penrith | 3t 3g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sat,21-Jun-1986 | G.West | 3271 |
| Canberra | 4t 5g | 26 | Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Seiffert | Sun,22-Jun-1986 | P.Cooley | 3728 |
| St George | 3t 4g | 20 | Manly | 9t 8g | 52 | S.C.G. | Sun,22-Jun-1986 | M.Stone | 11531 |
| Parramatta | 5t 6g | 32 | Balmain | 1t | 4 | Parramatta | Sun,22-Jun-1986 | B.Harrigan | 25047 |
| Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Cronulla | 2t 3g | 14 | Redfern | Sun,22-Jun-1986 | G.McCallum | 7121 |
| Canterbury | 9t 9g | 54 | Wests | 1t | 4 | S.C.G. | Mon,23-Jun-1986 | B.Barnes | 7604 |
| Easts | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:58,302 Ave:9,717 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra | 1g | 2 | Parramatta | 1t 2g 1fg | 9 | Wollongong | Sat,28-Jun-1986 | P.Cooley | 9056 |
| Balmain | 2t 3g | 14 | Manly | 1t 2g 1fg | 9 | Leichhardt | Sun,29-Jun-1986 | M.Stone | 10011 |
| Easts | 4t 2g 1fg | 21 | Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | Sports_Ground | Sun,29-Jun-1986 | K.Roberts | 8175 |
| Cronulla | 2t 5g | 18 | Canberra | 1t | 4 | Endeavour | Sun,29-Jun-1986 | G.Boyd. | 4065 |
| Penrith | 1t 2g | 8 | Canterbury | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Penrith | Sun,29-Jun-1986 | B.Barnes | 14565 |
| Wests | 2t 4g | 16 | Souths | 3t 5g 1fg | 23 | S.C.G. | Mon,30-Jun-1986 | B.Harrigan | 8089 |
| St George | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:53,961 Ave:8,993 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 4t 2g | 20 | Easts | 1t 2g | 8 | Belmore | Sat,05-Jul-1986 | P.Cooley | 6149 |
| Canberra | 7t 5g | 38 | Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | Seiffert | Sun,06-Jul-1986 | M.Stone | 3413 |
| Manly | 2t 3g | 14 | Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,06-Jul-1986 | B.Harrigan | 8649 |
| Souths | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | Redfern | Sun,06-Jul-1986 | K.Roberts | 6174 |
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 14 | Cronulla | 5t 4g | 28 | Parramatta | Sun,06-Jul-1986 | G.Boyd. | 12112 |
| St George | 1t 3g | 10 | Balmain | 1t | 4 | S.C.G. | Mon,07-Jul-1986 | M.Stone | 12354 |
| Norths | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:48,851 Ave:8,141 | |||||||||
| Round 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 1t | 4 | Manly | 6t 4g | 32 | Endeavour | Sat,12-Jul-1986 | B.Harrigan | 4815 |
| Illawarra | 1t 1g | 6 | St George | 4t 1g | 18 | Wollongong | Sun,13-Jul-1986 | R.Whitfield | 9120 |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | 3t 5g | 22 | Lidcombe | Sun,13-Jul-1986 | B.Barnes | 8697 |
| Penrith | 2g | 4 | Canberra | 3t 4g | 20 | Penrith | Sun,13-Jul-1986 | G.Boyd. | 6263 |
| Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Canterbury | 6t 4g | 32 | North_Sydney | Sun,13-Jul-1986 | K.Roberts | 11217 |
| Easts | 3t 4g | 20 | Souths | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Mon,14-Jul-1986 | P.Cooley | 8832 |
| Balmain | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:48,944 Ave:8,157 | |||||||||
| Round 20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 3t 4g | 20 | Wests | 4t 3g | 22 | Brookvale | Sun,20-Jul-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 10132 |
| Parramatta | 3t 2g | 16 | Penrith | 2t 1g | 10 | Parramatta | Sun,20-Jul-1986 | K.Roberts | 21049 |
| Balmain | 4g | 8 | Illawarra | 4t 3g | 22 | Leichhardt | Sun,20-Jul-1986 | G.Boyd. | 5899 |
| Canberra | 4t 8g | 32 | Easts | 1t 2g | 8 | Seiffert | Sun,20-Jul-1986 | B.Barnes | 6497 |
| Souths | 6t 7g | 38 | Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | Redfern | Sun,20-Jul-1986 | B.Harrigan | 6484 |
| St George | 1t 1g | 6 | Cronulla | 3t 1g | 14 | S.C.G. | Mon,21-Jul-1986 | P.Cooley | 9506 |
| Canterbury | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:59,567 Ave:9,927 | |||||||||
| Round 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 2t 3g | 14 | St George | 2t 5g | 18 | Lidcombe | Sat,26-Jul-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 4608 |
| Easts | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 14 | Parramatta | Sun,27-Jul-1986 | G.Boyd. | 10893 |
| Penrith | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | Manly | 2t 1g 1fg | 11 | Penrith | Sun,27-Jul-1986 | P.Cooley | 9718 |
| Cronulla | 2t 3g | 14 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 16 | Endeavour | Sun,27-Jul-1986 | B.Barnes | 7523 |
| Norths | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | Canberra | 2t 1g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sun,27-Jul-1986 | K.Roberts | 3638 |
| Canterbury | 2t | 8 | Souths | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Belmore | Mon,28-Jul-1986 | B.Harrigan | 13984 |
| Illawarra | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:50,364 Ave:8,394 | |||||||||
| Round 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | Easts | 5t 3g 1fg | 27 | Brookvale | Sat,02-Aug-1986 | K.Roberts | 6431 |
| Balmain | 1t 1g | 6 | Wests | 7t 4g | 36 | Leichhardt | Sun,03-Aug-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 7670 |
| Canberra | 2t 3g | 14 | Canterbury | 5t 6g | 32 | Seiffert | Sun,03-Aug-1986 | B.Barnes | 8424 |
| St George | 4t 4g | 24 | Penrith | 4t 2g | 20 | S.C.G. | Sun,03-Aug-1986 | B.Harrigan | 9110 |
| Illawarra | 1t 1g | 6 | Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Wollongong | Sun,03-Aug-1986 | G.Boyd. | 5893 |
| Parramatta | 1t 2g | 8 | Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Mon,04-Aug-1986 | P.Cooley | 10080 |
| Souths | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:47,608 Ave:7,934 | |||||||||
| Round 23 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 2t 1g | 10 | St George | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | S.C.G. | Sat,09-Aug-1986 | B.Barnes | 5717 |
| Canterbury | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | 3g 1fg | 7 | Belmore | Sun,10-Aug-1986 | P.Cooley | 17350 |
| Wests | 4t 5g | 26 | Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Lidcombe | Sun,10-Aug-1986 | G.Annesley | 4026 |
| Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | Manly | 2t | 8 | North_Sydney | Sun,10-Aug-1986 | B.Harrigan | 16137 |
| Souths | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | Canberra | 1t 1g | 6 | Redfern | Sun,10-Aug-1986 | M.Stone | 5152 |
| Penrith | 3t 1g | 14 | Balmain | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | Parramatta | Mon,11-Aug-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 8434 |
| Cronulla | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:56,816 Ave:9,469 | |||||||||
| Round 24 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 3t 7g | 26 | Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sat,16-Aug-1986 | M.Stone | 7683 |
| Illawarra | 5t 3g | 26 | Penrith | 5t 2g | 24 | Wollongong | Sun,17-Aug-1986 | B.Barnes | 4672 |
| Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | Souths | 1t 4g | 12 | Parramatta | Sun,17-Aug-1986 | P.Cooley | 27243 |
| Cronulla | 5t 3g | 26 | Wests | 2t 2g | 12 | Endeavour | Sun,17-Aug-1986 | G.Annesley | 5727 |
| Manly | 3t 2g | 16 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 8 | Brookvale | Sun,17-Aug-1986 | B.Harrigan | 20145 |
| Balmain | 1t 5g | 14 | Easts | 1t 1g | 6 | Leichhardt | Mon,18-Aug-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 7559 |
| Canberra | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:73,029 Ave:12,171 | |||||||||
| Round 25 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Balmain | 1t 3g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sat,23-Aug-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 9741 |
| Canberra | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | Seiffert | Sun,24-Aug-1986 | B.Harrigan | 8836 |
| Easts | 3t 5g | 22 | Illawarra | 3t 4g | 20 | Parramatta | Sun,24-Aug-1986 | P.Cooley | 2755 |
| Souths | 3t 4g 3fg | 23 | Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | Redfern | Sun,24-Aug-1986 | K.Roberts | 16276 |
| Penrith | 8t 9g | 50 | Cronulla | 3t 1g | 14 | Penrith | Sun,24-Aug-1986 | B.Barnes | 4126 |
| Canterbury | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | St George | 2t 1g | 10 | Belmore | Mon,25-Aug-1986 | M.Stone | 19210 |
| Wests | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:60,944 Ave:10,157 | |||||||||
| Round 26 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 6t 7g | 38 | Souths | 4t 2g | 20 | Leichhardt | Sat,30-Aug-1986 | M.Stone | 10321 |
| Manly | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | 4t 3g | 22 | Brookvale | Sun,31-Aug-1986 | K.Roberts | 27655 |
| Cronulla | 1t 3g | 10 | Norths | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Endeavour | Sun,31-Aug-1986 | B.Harrigan | 5754 |
| St George | 4t 1g | 18 | Canberra | 3t 3g | 18 | S.C.G. | Sun,31-Aug-1986 | G.O'Donnell | 8387 |
| Wests | 3g | 6 | Easts | 3g 2fg | 8 | Lidcombe | Sun,31-Aug-1986 | P.Cooley | 7375 |
| Illawarra | 1g | 2 | Canterbury | 2t | 8 | Belmore | Mon,01-Sep-1986 | B.Barnes | 10013 |
| Penrith | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:69,505 Ave:11,584 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1986 Ladder | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | B | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Parramatta | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 72t 77g 4fg | 446 | 18.58 | 45t 48g 4fg | 280 | 11.67 | +166 | 37 | |
| 2.Souths | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 49t 68g 21fg | 353 | 14.71 | 47t 64g 2fg | 318 | 13.25 | +35 | 36 | |
| 3.Canterbury | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 69t 72g 8fg | 428 | 17.83 | 43t 44g 4fg | 264 | 11.00 | +164 | 35 | |
| 4.Manly | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 76t 84g 4fg | 476 | 19.83 | 59t 68g 7fg | 379 | 15.79 | +97 | 33 | |
| 5.Balmain | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 60t 80g 3fg | 403 | 16.79 | 65t 61g 5fg | 387 | 16.13 | +16 | 30 | |
| 6.Norths | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 55t 66g 10fg | 362 | 15.08 | 64t 78g 4fg | 416 | 17.33 | -54 | 30 | |
| 7.St George | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 57t 62g 8fg | 360 | 15.00 | 63t 72g 6fg | 402 | 16.75 | -42 | 29 | |
| 8.Penrith | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 73t 76g 2fg | 446 | 18.58 | 63t 68g 6fg | 394 | 16.42 | +52 | 27 | |
| 9.Easts | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 52t 60g 6fg | 334 | 13.92 | 52t 75g 6fg | 364 | 15.17 | -30 | 24 | |
| 10.Cronulla | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 53t 49g 0fg | 310 | 12.92 | 77t 75g 6fg | 464 | 19.33 | -154 | 23 | |
| 11.Canberra | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 61t 73g 1fg | 391 | 16.29 | 64t 74g 9fg | 413 | 17.21 | -22 | 21 | |
| 12.Wests | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 59t 67g 2fg | 372 | 15.50 | 88t 91g 4fg | 538 | 22.42 | -166 | 21 | |
| 13.Illawarra | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 50t 55g 0fg | 310 | 12.92 | 56t 71g 6fg | 372 | 15.50 | -62 | 18 | |
| Totals | 786 tries, 889 goals, 69 field goals = 4991 points, 16.00 average score | |||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Off for 5th | |||||||||
| Balmain5 | 2t 2g 2fg | 14 | Norths6 | 1t 1g 1fg | 7 | S.C.G. | Tue,02-Sep-1986 | M.Stone | 10788 |
| Minor Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Balmain5 | 5t 4g 1fg | 29 | Manly4 | 4t 3g | 22 | S.C.G. | Sat,06-Sep-1986 | K.Roberts | 17597 |
| Major Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Canterbury3 | 2t 4g | 16 | Souths2 | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sun,07-Sep-1986 | M.Stone | 24573 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Balmain5 | 5t 8g | 36 | Souths2 | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,13-Sep-1986 | K.Roberts | 27035 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Parramatta1 | 6t 2g | 28 | Canterbury3 | 1t 1g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sun,14-Sep-1986 | M.Stone | 32499 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Canterbury3 | 4t 5g 2fg | 28 | Balmain5 | 3t 2g | 16 | S.C.G. | Sun,21-Sep-1986 | M.Stone | 32341 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| Parramatta1 | 2g | 4 | Canterbury3 | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sun,28-Sep-1986 | M.Stone | 45843 |