| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 1t 5g | 14 | St George | 4t 4g | 24 | S.F.S. | Fri,04-Mar-1988 | G.McCallum | 19295 |
| Newcastle | 2g | 4 | Parramatta | 4t 6g | 28 | Newcastle_ISC | Sat,05-Mar-1988 | M.Stone | 26340 |
| Canberra | 4t 6g | 28 | Illawarra | 1t 2g | 8 | Seiffert | Sat,05-Mar-1988 | D.Spagarino | 6695 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | Canterbury | 4t 2g 1fg | 21 | Seagulls | Sat,05-Mar-1988 | E.Ward | 5280 |
| Penrith | 6t 2g | 28 | Wests | 2t | 8 | Penrith | Sun,06-Mar-1988 | K.Roberts | 5333 |
| Balmain | 3t 6g | 24 | Norths | 1t | 4 | Leichhardt | Sun,06-Mar-1988 | P.Filmer | 7418 |
| Brisbane | 7t 8g | 44 | Manly | 2t 1g | 10 | Lang | Sun,06-Mar-1988 | M.Stone | 17451 |
| Cronulla | 3t 4g | 20 | Souths | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | Endeavour | Sun,06-Mar-1988 | B.Harrigan | 9273 |
| Attendance:97,085 Ave:12,135 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 2t 4g | 16 | Easts | 1t 5g | 14 | S.F.S. | Fri,11-Mar-1988 | M.Stone | 20685 |
| Brisbane | 4t 2g | 20 | Penrith | 3t 3g | 18 | Lang | Sat,12-Mar-1988 | K.Roberts | 13621 |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g | 22 | Cronulla | 3t 3g | 18 | Belmore | Sat,12-Mar-1988 | B.Harrigan | 6175 |
| Manly | 8t 6g | 44 | Norths | 3t 3g | 18 | Brookvale | Sun,13-Mar-1988 | E.Ward | 9030 |
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Gold Coast | 3t 3g | 18 | Wollongong | Sun,13-Mar-1988 | D.Spagarino | 9458 |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Newcastle | 3t 4g | 20 | Campbelltown | Sun,13-Mar-1988 | P.Filmer | 5011 |
| Parramatta | 6t 3g | 30 | Balmain | 1t 3g | 10 | Parramatta | Sun,13-Mar-1988 | G.McCallum | 18245 |
| St George | 2t 1g | 10 | Canberra | 6t 5g | 34 | Belmore | Sun,13-Mar-1988 | G.Annesley | 6556 |
| Attendance:88,781 Ave:11,097 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 1t 3g | 10 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Fri,18-Mar-1988 | G.Annesley | 13943 |
| Canberra | 6t 5g | 34 | Souths | 1t 1g | 6 | Seiffert | Sat,19-Mar-1988 | G.McCallum | 12268 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Cronulla | 1t 4g 1fg | 13 | Seagulls | Sat,19-Mar-1988 | K.Roberts | 2000 |
| Illawarra | 3t 4g | 20 | St George | 1t | 4 | Wollongong | Sun,20-Mar-1988 | P.Filmer | 8688 |
| Norths | 1g | 2 | Penrith | 5t 4g 1fg | 29 | North_Sydney | Sun,20-Mar-1988 | D.Spagarino | 5179 |
| Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | Manly | 11t 10g | 64 | Parramatta | Sun,20-Mar-1988 | E.Ward | 20072 |
| Newcastle | 3t 4g | 20 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 16 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,20-Mar-1988 | B.Harrigan | 24060 |
| Wests | 1t | 4 | Brisbane | 7t 5g | 38 | Campbelltown | Sun,20-Mar-1988 | M.Stone | 10112 |
| Attendance:96,322 Ave:12,040 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 3g | 6 | St George | 2t 3g | 14 | Seagulls | Sat,26-Mar-1988 | P.Cooley | 7000 |
| Souths | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | S.F.S. | Sat,26-Mar-1988 | B.Harrigan | 5961 |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g | 22 | Canberra | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Belmore | Sat,26-Mar-1988 | E.Ward | 7114 |
| Manly | 7t 8g | 44 | Newcastle | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,27-Mar-1988 | M.Stone | 10031 |
| Balmain | 3t 1g 1fg | 15 | Wests | 3t | 12 | Leichhardt | Sun,27-Mar-1988 | P.Filmer | 5813 |
| Cronulla | 2t 5g | 18 | Easts | 3t 3g | 18 | Endeavour | Sun,27-Mar-1988 | N.Almond | 6413 |
| Penrith | 1t 2g | 8 | Parramatta | 3g | 6 | Penrith | Sun,27-Mar-1988 | G.Annesley | 11611 |
| Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Brisbane | 4t 4g | 24 | North_Sydney | Sun,27-Mar-1988 | G.McCallum | 9329 |
| Attendance:63,272 Ave:7,909 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 1t 2g | 8 | Manly | 1t 1g | 6 | Leichhardt | Sat,02-Apr-1988 | G.McCallum | 6300 |
| Easts | 4t 6g | 28 | Gold Coast | 1t 3g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sat,02-Apr-1988 | P.Filmer | 3712 |
| Brisbane | 4t 4g | 24 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 18 | Lang | Sun,03-Apr-1988 | E.Ward | 23202 |
| Canberra | 5t 9g | 38 | Cronulla | 3t 4g | 20 | Seiffert | Sun,03-Apr-1988 | P.Cooley | 8889 |
| Penrith | 2t 3g | 14 | Newcastle | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | Sun,03-Apr-1988 | B.Harrigan | 4435 |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Norths | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | Campbelltown | Sun,03-Apr-1988 | G.Annesley | 3444 |
| Illawarra | 1t 2g | 8 | Canterbury | 1g | 2 | Wollongong | Sun,03-Apr-1988 | N.Almond | 8728 |
| St George | 1t | 4 | Souths | 6t 6g | 36 | Belmore | Mon,04-Apr-1988 | M.Stone | 8872 |
| Attendance:67,582 Ave:8,447 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 3t 2g | 16 | Souths | 4t 6g | 28 | Seagulls | Fri,08-Apr-1988 | E.Ward | 3224 |
| Easts | 2g | 4 | Canberra | 7t 6g | 40 | S.F.S. | Sat,09-Apr-1988 | B.Harrigan | 5126 |
| Manly | 4t 5g | 26 | Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | Brookvale | Sun,10-Apr-1988 | P.Filmer | 6049 |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g | 22 | St George | 1t 2g | 8 | Belmore | Sun,10-Apr-1988 | G.Annesley | 7615 |
| Cronulla | 6t 6g | 36 | Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Endeavour | Sun,10-Apr-1988 | P.Cooley | 3000 |
| Parramatta | 1t 2g | 8 | Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Sun,10-Apr-1988 | N.Almond | 10245 |
| Penrith | 3t 3g | 18 | Balmain | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | Sun,10-Apr-1988 | M.Stone | 7691 |
| Newcastle | 2t 1g | 10 | Brisbane | 4t 4g | 24 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,10-Apr-1988 | G.McCallum | 30220 |
| Attendance:73,170 Ave:9,146 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 3t 3g | 18 | Balmain | 4t 5g | 26 | Lang | Sat,16-Apr-1988 | G.Annesley | 18434 |
| Manly | 0 | Penrith | 2t 7g | 22 | Brookvale | Sun,17-Apr-1988 | E.Ward | 12885 | |
| Canberra | 9t 7g | 50 | Gold Coast | 1t 1g | 6 | Seiffert | Sun,17-Apr-1988 | B.Harrigan | 9843 |
| Norths | 8t 4g | 40 | Newcastle | 1t 1g | 6 | North_Sydney | Sun,17-Apr-1988 | P.Cooley | 6637 |
| Wests | 4t | 16 | Parramatta | 3t 1g | 14 | Campbelltown | Sun,17-Apr-1988 | M.Stone | 7040 |
| Souths | 1t 4g | 12 | Canterbury | 3t 2g | 16 | S.F.S. | Sun,17-Apr-1988 | G.McCallum | 18835 |
| St George | 3t 3g | 18 | Cronulla | 6t 5g | 34 | Belmore | Sun,17-Apr-1988 | N.Almond | 6362 |
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Easts | 3t 1g | 14 | Wollongong | Sun,17-Apr-1988 | P.Filmer | 8146 |
| Attendance:88,182 Ave:11,022 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 0 | Wests | 4t 2g | 20 | Seagulls | Fri,22-Apr-1988 | P.Cooley | 4138 | |
| Easts | 2t 2g 2fg | 14 | Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Fri,22-Apr-1988 | M.Stone | 7174 |
| Cronulla | 6t 7g | 38 | Brisbane | 2t | 8 | Endeavour | Sat,23-Apr-1988 | G.McCallum | 10115 |
| Balmain | 4t 5g | 26 | St George | 3t 3g | 18 | Leichhardt | Sun,24-Apr-1988 | E.Ward | 10426 |
| Canterbury | 3t 3g | 18 | Penrith | 2t 2g | 12 | Belmore | Sun,24-Apr-1988 | G.Annesley | 15295 |
| Newcastle | 3t 2g | 16 | Illawarra | 4t 4g | 24 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,24-Apr-1988 | P.Filmer | 18470 |
| Parramatta | 7t 6g | 40 | Canberra | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Sun,24-Apr-1988 | N.Almond | 12217 |
| Manly | 2t 3g | 14 | Souths | 4t 6g | 28 | Brookvale | Mon,25-Apr-1988 | B.Harrigan | 20532 |
| Souths stripped pts after breaching replacement rules | |||||||||
| Attendance:98,367 Ave:12,295 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | 5t 7g | 34 | Wollongong | Sun,01-May-1988 | G.Annesley | 11504 |
| Brisbane | 4t 4g | 24 | Easts | 4t 2g | 20 | Lang | Sun,01-May-1988 | B.Harrigan | 16489 |
| Canterbury | 0 | Manly | 4t 1g | 18 | Belmore | Sun,01-May-1988 | G.McCallum | 12117 | |
| Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Gold Coast | 1t 2g | 8 | North_Sydney | Sun,01-May-1988 | N.Almond | 4464 |
| St George | 5t 6g | 32 | Newcastle | 3t 4g | 20 | Endeavour | Sun,01-May-1988 | P.Filmer | 4267 |
| Souths | 3t 5g | 22 | Balmain | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | S.F.S. | Sun,01-May-1988 | M.Stone | 18116 |
| Wests | 2t 4g | 16 | Canberra | 6t 3g | 30 | Campbelltown | Sun,01-May-1988 | P.Cooley | 4083 |
| Penrith | 1t | 4 | Cronulla | 5t 3g | 26 | Penrith | Sun,01-May-1988 | E.Ward | 5673 |
| Attendance:76,713 Ave:9,589 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 2t 2g | 12 | Norths | 4t 2g | 20 | Seiffert | Sat,07-May-1988 | P.Cooley | 7916 |
| Manly | 7t 8g | 44 | Cronulla | 5t 5g | 30 | Brookvale | Sat,07-May-1988 | G.McCallum | 7234 |
| Illawarra | 4t 6g | 28 | Wests | 2t 2g | 12 | Wollongong | Sun,08-May-1988 | D.O'Keefe | 6134 |
| Newcastle | 2t 4g 1fg | 17 | Souths | 2t 1g | 10 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,08-May-1988 | B.Harrigan | 19784 |
| Parramatta | 2t 4g | 16 | St George | 5t 4g | 28 | Parramatta | Sun,08-May-1988 | B.Grant | 14267 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 8 | Leichhardt | Sun,08-May-1988 | E.Ward | 9213 |
| Easts | 5t 7g | 34 | Penrith | 1t 4g | 12 | S.F.S. | Sun,08-May-1988 | M.Stone | 5249 |
| Gold Coast | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Brisbane | 4t 3g | 22 | Seagulls | Sun,08-May-1988 | G.Annesley | 13423 |
| Attendance:83,220 Ave:10,402 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 4t 3g | 22 | St George | 4t 4g | 24 | Campbelltown | Sat,14-May-1988 | G.Annesley | 3777 |
| Penrith | 7t 9g 1fg | 47 | Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Penrith | Sun,15-May-1988 | G.McCallum | 4739 |
| Norths | 7t 6g 1fg | 41 | Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | North_Sydney | Sun,15-May-1988 | M.Stone | 8379 |
| Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Parramatta | 3t 5g | 22 | S.F.S. | Sat,21-May-1988 | E.Ward | 10466 |
| Brisbane | 3t 2g | 16 | Canberra | 6t 6g | 36 | Lang | Sun,22-May-1988 | M.Stone | 15909 |
| Canterbury | 4t 5g | 26 | Newcastle | 1t 2g | 8 | Belmore | Sun,22-May-1988 | D.O'Keefe | 6253 |
| Easts | 3t 5g | 22 | Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | S.F.S. | Sun,22-May-1988 | G.Annesley | 11721 |
| Cronulla | 3t 2g | 16 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 14 | Endeavour | Sun,22-May-1988 | B.Harrigan | 11158 |
| Attendance:72,402 Ave:9,050 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 5t 3g | 26 | Wests | 3t 3g | 18 | S.F.S. | Sat,28-May-1988 | G.McCallum | 5536 |
| St George | 4t 4g | 24 | Norths | 2t 4g | 16 | Belmore | Sun,29-May-1988 | B.Harrigan | 6119 |
| Balmain | 3t 5g | 22 | Easts | 2t 2g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sat,04-Jun-1988 | E.Ward | 5330 |
| Canberra | 2t 1g | 10 | Penrith | 3t 2g | 16 | Seiffert | Sun,05-Jun-1988 | M.Stone | 8111 |
| Manly | 5t 5g | 30 | Gold Coast | 1g | 2 | Brookvale | Sun,05-Jun-1988 | G.West | 6394 |
| Illawarra | 2t 1g | 10 | Brisbane | 6t 4g | 32 | Wollongong | Sun,05-Jun-1988 | B.Harrigan | 9738 |
| Parramatta | 2t 1g | 10 | Canterbury | 7t 5g | 38 | Parramatta | Sun,05-Jun-1988 | G.McCallum | 16360 |
| Newcastle | 2t 1g | 10 | Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,05-Jun-1988 | B.Grant | 12550 |
| Attendance:70,138 Ave:8,767 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 3t 3g | 18 | Souths | 3t 3g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sun,12-Jun-1988 | M.Stone | 17568 |
| Canberra | 3t 4g | 20 | Manly | 5t 3g | 26 | Seiffert | Sun,12-Jun-1988 | G.McCallum | 14824 |
| Cronulla | 3t 3g | 18 | Parramatta | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Endeavour | Sun,12-Jun-1988 | G.West | 9488 |
| Easts | 4t 5g | 26 | Newcastle | 2t 1g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sun,12-Jun-1988 | C.Ward | 4838 |
| Gold Coast | 3t 2g | 16 | Balmain | 5t 5g | 30 | Seagulls | Sun,12-Jun-1988 | B.Grant | 7428 |
| Wests | 0 | Canterbury | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Campbelltown | Sun,12-Jun-1988 | E.Ward | 8061 | |
| Brisbane | 4t 5g | 26 | St George | 4t 3g | 22 | Lang | Mon,13-Jun-1988 | B.Harrigan | 19954 |
| Penrith | 6t 6g | 36 | Illawarra | 1g | 2 | Penrith | Mon,13-Jun-1988 | P.Cooley | 7132 |
| Attendance:89,293 Ave:11,161 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 3t 2g | 16 | Brisbane | 1t | 4 | S.F.S. | Fri,17-Jun-1988 | G.McCallum | 10871 |
| Canterbury | 3t 3g | 18 | Norths | 5t 5g | 30 | Belmore | Sat,18-Jun-1988 | M.Stone | 7018 |
| Balmain | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Canberra | 6t 7g 1fg | 39 | Leichhardt | Sun,19-Jun-1988 | E.Ward | 8860 |
| Cronulla | 8t 5g | 42 | Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | Endeavour | Sun,19-Jun-1988 | B.Grant | 6619 |
| Newcastle | 0 | Gold Coast | 1t 2g 1fg | 9 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,19-Jun-1988 | G.Annesley | 15020 | |
| Manly | 5t 6g | 32 | Illawarra | 3t 2g | 16 | Brookvale | Sun,19-Jun-1988 | G.West | 7367 |
| St George | 2t | 8 | Penrith | 1t 3g 2fg | 12 | Belmore | Sun,19-Jun-1988 | P.Cooley | 6573 |
| Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | Easts | 1t 2g | 8 | Parramatta | Sun,19-Jun-1988 | C.Ward | 10325 |
| Attendance:72,653 Ave:9,081 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 3t 3g | 18 | Manly | 6t 5g | 34 | Belmore | Fri,24-Jun-1988 | E.Ward | 5264 |
| Penrith | 2t 6g 2fg | 22 | Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Penrith | Sat,25-Jun-1988 | G.McCallum | 8485 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Parramatta | 2t 1g | 10 | Seagulls | Sun,26-Jun-1988 | G.Annesley | 7028 |
| Brisbane | 2t 1g | 10 | Canterbury | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Lang | Sun,26-Jun-1988 | M.Stone | 15371 |
| Canberra | 5t 5g | 30 | Newcastle | 2t 2g | 12 | Seiffert | Sun,26-Jun-1988 | G.West | 8293 |
| Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Balmain | 4t 4g | 24 | Wollongong | Sun,26-Jun-1988 | C.Ward | 8478 |
| Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Cronulla | 2t 4g | 16 | North_Sydney | Sun,26-Jun-1988 | B.Grant | 14005 |
| Wests | 3t 4g | 20 | Easts | 4t 2g | 20 | Campbelltown | Sun,26-Jun-1988 | P.Cooley | 3153 |
| Attendance:70,077 Ave:8,759 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 2t 2g | 12 | Cronulla | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Fri,01-Jul-1988 | E.Ward | 10792 |
| Norths | 3t 4g | 20 | Balmain | 5t 5g | 30 | North_Sydney | Sat,02-Jul-1988 | G.McCallum | 9039 |
| St George | 2t 2g | 12 | Easts | 5t 6g 1fg | 33 | Belmore | Sat,02-Jul-1988 | G.Annesley | 4162 |
| Canterbury | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Gold Coast | 0 | Belmore | Sun,03-Jul-1988 | B.Grant | 6620 | |
| Parramatta | 3t 2g | 16 | Newcastle | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Parramatta | Sun,03-Jul-1988 | C.Ward | 7758 |
| Wests | 4g | 8 | Penrith | 3t 4g | 20 | Campbelltown | Sun,03-Jul-1988 | P.Cooley | 3672 |
| Manly | 2t 1g | 10 | Brisbane | 5t 4g | 28 | Brookvale | Sun,03-Jul-1988 | M.Stone | 17193 |
| Illawarra | 4t 3g | 22 | Canberra | 6t 3g 1fg | 31 | Wollongong | Sun,03-Jul-1988 | G.West | 6126 |
| Attendance:65,362 Ave:8,170 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 2t 1g | 10 | Souths | 6t 5g 1fg | 35 | S.F.S. | Fri,08-Jul-1988 | G.Annesley | 9742 |
| Gold Coast | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Illawarra | 2t 1g | 10 | Seagulls | Sun,10-Jul-1988 | E.Ward | 3794 |
| Newcastle | 2g | 4 | Wests | 2t 3g | 14 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,10-Jul-1988 | N.Almond | 16720 |
| Balmain | 4t 3g | 22 | Parramatta | 1t 1g | 6 | Leichhardt | Sun,10-Jul-1988 | G.West | 9501 |
| Canberra | 5t 2g | 24 | St George | 2t | 8 | Seiffert | Sun,10-Jul-1988 | B.Harrigan | 9834 |
| Norths | 2t 5g | 18 | Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | North_Sydney | Sun,10-Jul-1988 | C.Ward | 15513 |
| Penrith | 3g | 6 | Brisbane | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | Sun,10-Jul-1988 | B.Grant | 17106 |
| Cronulla | 2t 4g 2fg | 18 | Canterbury | 2t 1g | 10 | Endeavour | Sun,10-Jul-1988 | M.Stone | 14413 |
| Attendance:96,623 Ave:12,077 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 1g | 2 | Canberra | 7t 3g 1fg | 35 | S.F.S. | Fri,15-Jul-1988 | G.McCallum | 11541 |
| Brisbane | 6t 4g | 32 | Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | Lang | Sat,16-Jul-1988 | B.Grant | 11419 |
| Canterbury | 4t 6g 1fg | 29 | Easts | 2t 3g | 14 | Belmore | Sat,16-Jul-1988 | E.Ward | 5298 |
| Manly | 7t 6g | 40 | Parramatta | 2t 1g | 10 | Brookvale | Sun,17-Jul-1988 | C.Ward | 10135 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | Newcastle | 3t 2g | 16 | Leichhardt | Sun,17-Jul-1988 | B.Harrigan | 6110 |
| Cronulla | 4t 5g | 26 | Gold Coast | 1t 1g | 6 | Endeavour | Sun,17-Jul-1988 | G.West | 7900 |
| St George | 5t 1g | 22 | Illawarra | 3t 4g | 20 | Belmore | Sun,17-Jul-1988 | N.Almond | 3265 |
| Penrith | 1t 4g 3fg | 15 | Norths | 1t 3g | 10 | Penrith | Sun,17-Jul-1988 | G.Annesley | 5704 |
| Attendance:61,372 Ave:7,671 | |||||||||
| Round 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 2t 1g | 10 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 14 | Parramatta | Fri,22-Jul-1988 | B.Harrigan | 9174 |
| Brisbane | 5t 2g | 24 | Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | Lang | Sat,23-Jul-1988 | M.Stone | 11452 |
| Illawarra | 3t 4g | 20 | Souths | 4t 3g | 22 | Wollongong | Sun,24-Jul-1988 | G.West | 6892 |
| Canberra | 2t 4g | 16 | Canterbury | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | Seiffert | Sun,24-Jul-1988 | G.McCallum | 16402 |
| St George | 2t 3g | 14 | Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Belmore | Sun,24-Jul-1988 | N.Almond | 3575 |
| Newcastle | 1g | 2 | Manly | 2t 1g | 10 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,24-Jul-1988 | G.Annesley | 23642 |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Balmain | 4t 3g | 22 | Campbelltown | Sun,24-Jul-1988 | C.Ward | 7473 |
| Easts | 1t 1g | 6 | Cronulla | 3t 6g | 24 | S.F.S. | Sun,24-Jul-1988 | B.Grant | 7115 |
| Attendance:85,725 Ave:10,715 | |||||||||
| Round 20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 4t 1g | 18 | Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Belmore | Fri,29-Jul-1988 | B.Harrigan | 5372 |
| Cronulla | 5t 6g | 32 | Canberra | 2t 1g | 10 | Endeavour | Sat,30-Jul-1988 | G.Annesley | 11184 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 3g | 14 | Easts | 7t 5g | 38 | Seagulls | Sat,30-Jul-1988 | G.West | 3271 |
| Newcastle | 2t 2g | 12 | Penrith | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,31-Jul-1988 | M.Stone | 20940 |
| Norths | 4t 2g | 20 | Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | North_Sydney | Sun,31-Jul-1988 | T.Kelly | 4251 |
| Souths | 3t 6g | 24 | St George | 4t 5g | 26 | S.F.S. | Sun,31-Jul-1988 | C.Ward | 7576 |
| Manly | 1t 2g | 8 | Balmain | 2g | 4 | Brookvale | Sun,31-Jul-1988 | G.McCallum | 22492 |
| Parramatta | 3t 5g | 22 | Brisbane | 3t 1g | 14 | Parramatta | Sun,31-Jul-1988 | B.Grant | 13190 |
| Attendance:88,276 Ave:11,034 | |||||||||
| Round 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 0 | Canterbury | 4t 5g | 26 | Belmore | Fri,05-Aug-1988 | G.Annesley | 8521 | |
| Brisbane | 5t 2g | 24 | Newcastle | 1t 2g | 8 | Lang | Sat,06-Aug-1988 | B.Harrigan | 13919 |
| Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | 1t 1g | 6 | North_Sydney | Sun,07-Aug-1988 | B.Grant | 7132 |
| Balmain | 2t 4g | 16 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 14 | Leichhardt | Sun,07-Aug-1988 | G.McCallum | 12450 |
| Canberra | 4t 5g | 26 | Easts | 3t 3g | 18 | Seiffert | Sun,07-Aug-1988 | M.Stone | 6789 |
| Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Gold Coast | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Sun,07-Aug-1988 | T.Kelly | 4207 |
| Wests | 3t 5g 1fg | 23 | Manly | 4t 2g | 20 | Campbelltown | Sun,07-Aug-1988 | C.Ward | 6201 |
| Illawarra | 2t 3g | 14 | Cronulla | 4t 3g | 22 | Wollongong | Sun,07-Aug-1988 | G.West | 8350 |
| Attendance:67,569 Ave:8,446 | |||||||||
| Round 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 2t 3g | 14 | Souths | 3t 3g | 18 | Belmore | Fri,12-Aug-1988 | B.Harrigan | 8152 |
| Balmain | 3t 4g | 20 | Brisbane | 1t 3g | 10 | Leichhardt | Sat,13-Aug-1988 | G.Annesley | 13015 |
| Gold Coast | 1t | 4 | Canberra | 4t 4g | 24 | Seagulls | Sat,13-Aug-1988 | M.Stone | 3855 |
| Newcastle | 7t 5g | 38 | Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,14-Aug-1988 | G.West | 19040 |
| Parramatta | 2t 4g | 16 | Wests | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Sun,14-Aug-1988 | C.Ward | 12683 |
| Cronulla | 2t 4g | 16 | St George | 3t 1g | 14 | Endeavour | Sun,14-Aug-1988 | B.Grant | 18111 |
| Easts | 2t 1g | 10 | Illawarra | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | S.F.S. | Sun,14-Aug-1988 | T.Kelly | 3459 |
| Penrith | 2g | 4 | Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | Penrith | Sun,14-Aug-1988 | G.McCallum | 21956 |
| Attendance:100,271 Ave:12,533 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1988 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Cronulla | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 80t 92g 3fg | 507 | 23.05 | 55t 54g 2fg | 330 | 15.00 | +177 | 34 | |
| 2.Canterbury | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 69t 65g 6fg | 412 | 18.73 | 42t 48g 4fg | 268 | 12.18 | +144 | 32 | |
| 3.Canberra | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 102t 92g 4fg | 596 | 27.09 | 59t 54g 2fg | 346 | 15.73 | +250 | 30 | |
| 4.Manly | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 93t 83g 0fg | 538 | 24.45 | 51t 71g 1fg | 347 | 15.77 | +191 | 30 | |
| 5.Penrith | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 57t 78g 10fg | 394 | 17.91 | 40t 49g 0fg | 258 | 11.73 | +136 | 30 | |
| 6.Balmain | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 62t 75g 4fg | 402 | 18.27 | 57t 56g 1fg | 341 | 15.50 | +61 | 30 | |
| 7.Brisbane | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 85t 67g 0fg | 474 | 21.55 | 61t 61g 2fg | 368 | 16.73 | +106 | 28 | |
| 8.Souths | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 66t 79g 3fg | 425 | 19.32 | 60t 69g 5fg | 383 | 17.41 | +42 | 24 | |
| 9.Norths | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 61t 60g 2fg | 366 | 16.64 | 70t 69g 6fg | 424 | 19.27 | -58 | 20 | |
| 10.St George | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 62t 52g 0fg | 352 | 16.00 | 76t 93g 3fg | 493 | 22.41 | -141 | 18 | |
| 11.Parramatta | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 58t 63g 1fg | 359 | 16.32 | 70t 65g 2fg | 412 | 18.73 | -53 | 16 | |
| 12.Easts | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 60t 72g 3fg | 387 | 17.59 | 67t 86g 3fg | 443 | 20.14 | -56 | 15 | |
| 13.Illawarra | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 57t 62g 1fg | 353 | 16.05 | 89t 75g 4fg | 510 | 23.18 | -157 | 13 | |
| 14.Newcastle | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 43t 48g 2fg | 270 | 12.27 | 78t 73g 2fg | 460 | 20.91 | -190 | 11 | |
| 15.Gold Coast | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 37t 43g 4fg | 238 | 10.82 | 79t 82g 4fg | 484 | 22.00 | -246 | 10 | |
| 16.Wests | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 50t 43g 1fg | 287 | 13.05 | 88t 69g 3fg | 493 | 22.41 | -206 | 9 | |
| Totals | 1042 tries, 1074 goals, 44 field goals = 6360 points, 18.07 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Off for 5th | |||||||||
| Balmain6 | 4t 6g | 28 | Penrith5 | 1t 2g | 8 | Parramatta | Tue,16-Aug-1988 | M.Stone | 14206 |
| Minor Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Balmain6 | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Manly4 | 1t 1g | 6 | S.F.S. | Sat,20-Aug-1988 | M.Stone | 25327 |
| Major Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Canterbury2 | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Canberra3 | 3t 3g | 18 | S.F.S. | Sun,21-Aug-1988 | G.Annesley | 19259 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Balmain6 | 2t 3g | 14 | Canberra3 | 1t 1g | 6 | S.F.S. | Sat,27-Aug-1988 | M.Stone | 28879 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Canterbury2 | 5t 3g | 26 | Cronulla1 | 1t 2g | 8 | S.F.S. | Sun,28-Aug-1988 | G.Annesley | 31684 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Balmain6 | 1t 2g 1fg | 9 | Cronulla1 | 1g | 2 | S.F.S. | Sun,04-Sep-1988 | M.Stone | 34848 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| Canterbury2 | 4t 4g | 24 | Balmain6 | 2t 2g | 12 | S.F.S. | Sun,11-Sep-1988 | M.Stone | 40000 |