| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 0 | Easts | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Fri,17-Mar-1989 | M.Stone | 15920 | |
| Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | Balmain | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | North_Sydney | Sat,18-Mar-1989 | G.McCallum | 7070 |
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | St George | 4t 3g | 22 | Wollongong | Sun,19-Mar-1989 | P.Filmer | 8246 |
| Newcastle | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Wests | 2t 1g | 10 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,19-Mar-1989 | C.Ward | 14201 |
| Brisbane | 6t 2g | 28 | Penrith | 2t | 8 | Lang | Sun,19-Mar-1989 | B.Grant | 14721 |
| Parramatta | 3t 5g | 22 | Manly | 4t 2g | 20 | Parramatta | Sun,19-Mar-1989 | B.Harrigan | 17054 |
| Cronulla | 6t 4g | 32 | Canberra | 2t 3g | 14 | Endeavour | Sun,19-Mar-1989 | G.Annesley | 5664 |
| Gold Coast | 1g | 2 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 8 | Seagulls | Sun,19-Mar-1989 | G.West | 7341 |
| Attendance:90,217 Ave:11,277 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 1t 3g | 10 | Parramatta | 5t 5g | 30 | Campbelltown | Sat,25-Mar-1989 | M.Stone | 8378 |
| Gold Coast | 3t 1g | 14 | Illawarra | 1t 3g | 10 | Seagulls | Sun,26-Mar-1989 | B.Grant | 5255 |
| Balmain | 3t 5g | 22 | Newcastle | 3t 4g | 20 | Leichhardt | Sun,26-Mar-1989 | B.Harrigan | 8275 |
| Canberra | 1g | 2 | Souths | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Seiffert | Sun,26-Mar-1989 | P.Filmer | 9560 |
| Penrith | 3t 4g | 20 | Norths | 0 | Penrith | Sun,26-Mar-1989 | G.West | 5890 | |
| Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | Brisbane | 4t 3g | 22 | Brookvale | Sun,26-Mar-1989 | G.McCallum | 17736 |
| St George | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Easts | 3t 1g | 14 | Kogarah | Sun,26-Mar-1989 | G.Annesley | 15148 |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g | 22 | Cronulla | 1g | 2 | Belmore | Mon,27-Mar-1989 | C.Ward | 8204 |
| Attendance:78,446 Ave:9,805 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Souths | 2t 2g | 12 | Endeavour | Sat,01-Apr-1989 | B.Harrigan | 5691 |
| Norths | 4t 4g | 24 | Wests | 0 | North_Sydney | Sun,02-Apr-1989 | P.Filmer | 4017 | |
| Parramatta | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | Sun,02-Apr-1989 | G.Annesley | 12070 |
| Newcastle | 2t 3g | 14 | Manly | 0 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,02-Apr-1989 | G.McCallum | 15220 | |
| Brisbane | 1t 1g | 6 | Balmain | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Lang | Sun,02-Apr-1989 | M.Stone | 12952 |
| Easts | 1t 2g | 8 | Canberra | 2t 1fg | 9 | S.F.S. | Sun,02-Apr-1989 | E.Ward | 4742 |
| Illawarra | 2g | 4 | Canterbury | 3t 2g | 16 | Wollongong | Sun,02-Apr-1989 | G.West | 4477 |
| St George | 1t 2g | 8 | Gold Coast | 1t | 4 | Kogarah | Sun,21-May-1989 | C.Ward | 5054 |
| Attendance:64,223 Ave:8,027 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 1t | 4 | Easts | 0 | Endeavour | Sat,08-Apr-1989 | M.Stone | 5370 | |
| Manly | 2t 4g | 16 | Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,09-Apr-1989 | G.Annesley | 14016 |
| Balmain | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 18 | Leichhardt | Sun,09-Apr-1989 | G.McCallum | 18315 |
| Canberra | 3t 6g | 24 | Gold Coast | 0 | Seiffert | Sun,09-Apr-1989 | B.Harrigan | 4989 | |
| Canterbury | 2t | 8 | St George | 3t 2g | 16 | Belmore | Sun,09-Apr-1989 | P.Filmer | 16307 |
| Souths | 4t 3g | 22 | Illawarra | 3t 1g | 14 | S.F.S. | Sun,09-Apr-1989 | B.Grant | 4863 |
| Penrith | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Newcastle | 2t 1g | 10 | Penrith | Sun,09-Apr-1989 | C.Ward | 7183 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 8 | Brisbane | 2t 1g | 10 | Campbelltown | Sun,09-Apr-1989 | G.West | 5755 |
| Attendance:76,798 Ave:9,599 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 5t 2g | 24 | Newcastle | 2t 2g | 12 | Lang | Sat,15-Apr-1989 | G.McCallum | 13080 |
| Gold Coast | 1t 3g | 10 | Souths | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Seagulls | Sun,16-Apr-1989 | P.Filmer | 9032 |
| Manly | 1t 4g | 12 | Penrith | 3t 5g | 22 | Brookvale | Sun,16-Apr-1989 | B.Harrigan | 12462 |
| Norths | 6t 5g | 34 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sun,16-Apr-1989 | B.Grant | 14247 |
| Canberra | 5t 7g | 34 | Canterbury | 1t | 4 | Seiffert | Sun,16-Apr-1989 | M.Stone | 11090 |
| Easts | 8t 8g | 48 | Illawarra | 1t 1g | 6 | Henson | Sun,16-Apr-1989 | C.Ward | 5196 |
| Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | Balmain | 1t | 4 | Campbelltown | Sun,16-Apr-1989 | G.Annesley | 12339 |
| St George | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | Cronulla | 4t 3g | 22 | Kogarah | Sun,16-Apr-1989 | G.West | 15682 |
| Attendance:93,128 Ave:11,641 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 5t 6g | 32 | St George | 0 | S.F.S. | Sat,22-Apr-1989 | G.McCallum | 8798 | |
| Newcastle | 2t 2g | 12 | Norths | 0 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,23-Apr-1989 | C.Ward | 15948 | |
| Penrith | 6t 3g | 30 | Wests | 1t | 4 | Penrith | Sun,23-Apr-1989 | G.West | 5142 |
| Balmain | 1t 2g 1fg | 9 | Manly | 1t 2g | 8 | Leichhardt | Sun,23-Apr-1989 | B.Grant | 8200 |
| Cronulla | 1t 1g | 6 | Gold Coast | 1t | 4 | Endeavour | Sun,23-Apr-1989 | B.Harrigan | 4909 |
| Parramatta | 1g | 2 | Brisbane | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | Sun,23-Apr-1989 | M.Stone | 17006 |
| Illawarra | 1t 2g | 8 | Canberra | 7t 8g | 44 | Seiffert | Tue,25-Apr-1989 | P.Filmer | 7020 |
| Easts | 1t 1g | 6 | Canterbury | 5t 5g | 30 | S.F.S. | Tue,25-Apr-1989 | G.Annesley | 15622 |
| Attendance:82,645 Ave:10,330 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 4t 6g | 28 | Balmain | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | Sat,29-Apr-1989 | M.Stone | 10327 |
| Gold Coast | 5t 6g 2fg | 34 | Easts | 3t 4g | 20 | Seagulls | Sat,29-Apr-1989 | B.Grant | 7311 |
| Manly | 2t 3g | 14 | Wests | 1g | 2 | Brookvale | Sun,30-Apr-1989 | P.Filmer | 8047 |
| Canberra | 7t 7g | 42 | St George | 1t | 4 | Seiffert | Sun,30-Apr-1989 | B.Harrigan | 12082 |
| Canterbury | 1g | 2 | Souths | 2t 1g | 10 | Belmore | Sun,30-Apr-1989 | G.McCallum | 15585 |
| Parramatta | 3g | 6 | Newcastle | 2t 1g | 10 | Parramatta | Sun,30-Apr-1989 | G.Annesley | 13362 |
| Norths | 2t 1g | 10 | Brisbane | 7t 4g | 36 | North_Sydney | Sun,30-Apr-1989 | G.West | 8390 |
| Illawarra | 1t 1g | 6 | Cronulla | 5t 3g | 26 | Wollongong | Sun,30-Apr-1989 | C.Ward | 7112 |
| Attendance:82,216 Ave:10,277 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 1t 2g | 8 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | S.F.S. | Sat,06-May-1989 | B.Grant | 9211 |
| St George | 2t 4g | 16 | Wests | 3t 3g | 18 | Kogarah | Sun,07-May-1989 | C.Ward | 8574 |
| Balmain | 2t 2g | 12 | Gold Coast | 1g | 2 | Leichhardt | Sun,07-May-1989 | G.West | 8237 |
| Brisbane | 6t 4g | 32 | Illawarra | 4t 4g | 24 | Lang | Sun,07-May-1989 | B.Harrigan | 12990 |
| Cronulla | 4t 3g | 22 | Penrith | 0 | Endeavour | Sun,07-May-1989 | G.McCallum | 11347 | |
| Souths | 4t 1g | 18 | Norths | 1t 2g | 8 | S.F.S. | Sun,07-May-1989 | P.Filmer | 11460 |
| Manly | 2t 1g | 10 | Canberra | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,07-May-1989 | G.Annesley | 10724 |
| Newcastle | 3t 2g | 16 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 8 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,07-May-1989 | M.Stone | 25840 |
| Attendance:98,383 Ave:12,297 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | Seagulls | Sun,14-May-1989 | B.Grant | 5632 |
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Manly | 2t 2g | 12 | Wollongong | Sun,14-May-1989 | E.Ward | 11037 |
| Norths | 1t 4g | 12 | St George | 1t 3g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sun,14-May-1989 | N.Almond | 6005 |
| Canberra | 8t 4g 1fg | 41 | Parramatta | 3t 2g | 16 | Seiffert | Sun,14-May-1989 | B.Harrigan | 14460 |
| Cronulla | 5t 3g | 26 | Newcastle | 0 | Endeavour | Sun,14-May-1989 | M.Stone | 7762 | |
| Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | Souths | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Campbelltown | Sun,14-May-1989 | C.Ward | 10018 |
| Canterbury | 2t 1g | 10 | Balmain | 2g | 4 | Belmore | Sun,14-May-1989 | G.Annesley | 11804 |
| Easts | 1g | 2 | Brisbane | 6t 6g | 36 | S.F.S. | Sun,14-May-1989 | G.West | 7426 |
| Attendance:74,144 Ave:9,268 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra | 1g | 2 | Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | Wollongong | Sat,20-May-1989 | B.Grant | 4490 |
| Easts | 1t 3g 2fg | 12 | Wests | 2t 1g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sun,21-May-1989 | B.Harrigan | 10959 |
| St George | 5t 2g | 24 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 14 | Kogarah | Sat,27-May-1989 | G.Annesley | 4268 |
| Brisbane | 3t 2g | 16 | Gold Coast | 1g | 2 | Lang | Sun,28-May-1989 | E.Ward | 19992 |
| Souths | 5t 8g | 36 | Manly | 2t 1g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sun,28-May-1989 | G.West | 18963 |
| Newcastle | 1t 2g 2fg | 10 | Canberra | 1t 1g | 6 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,28-May-1989 | G.McCallum | 22628 |
| Penrith | 7t 5g | 38 | Canterbury | 1t | 4 | Penrith | Sun,28-May-1989 | M.Stone | 13981 |
| Parramatta | 3t 4g | 20 | Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Parramatta | Sun,28-May-1989 | N.Almond | 14622 |
| Attendance:109,903 Ave:13,737 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | 1g | 2 | Belmore | Sat,03-Jun-1989 | G.McCallum | 6224 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | Illawarra | 1t 1g | 6 | Leichhardt | Sun,04-Jun-1989 | C.Ward | 3315 |
| Cronulla | 3t 4g | 20 | Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | Endeavour | Sun,04-Jun-1989 | M.Stone | 2361 |
| Wests | 1t 4g | 12 | Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Campbelltown | Sun,04-Jun-1989 | N.Almond | 3514 |
| Souths | 3t 3g | 18 | Newcastle | 2t 1g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sun,04-Jun-1989 | B.Grant | 9633 |
| St George | 3t 4g | 20 | Brisbane | 2t 1g | 10 | Kogarah | Sun,04-Jun-1989 | G.West | 6691 |
| Penrith | 2t 4g | 16 | Canberra | 1t 1g | 6 | Penrith | Sun,04-Jun-1989 | G.Annesley | 7143 |
| Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | Easts | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,04-Jun-1989 | B.Harrigan | 5129 |
| Attendance:44,010 Ave:5,501 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Newcastle | 1t 1g | 6 | Seagulls | Sat,10-Jun-1989 | C.Ward | 6245 |
| Parramatta | 5t 4g | 28 | Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Sun,11-Jun-1989 | N.Almond | 9322 |
| Norths | 3g | 6 | Canterbury | 1t 1g | 6 | North_Sydney | Sun,11-Jun-1989 | B.Harrigan | 6877 |
| Balmain | 1t 2g | 8 | Souths | 2t 1g | 10 | Leichhardt | Sat,17-Jun-1989 | G.McCallum | 10303 |
| Manly | 4t 4g | 24 | St George | 2t 1g | 10 | Brookvale | Sun,18-Jun-1989 | B.Grant | 12265 |
| Canberra | 5t 3g 1fg | 27 | Brisbane | 1t 1g | 6 | Seiffert | Sun,18-Jun-1989 | M.Stone | 18272 |
| Wests | 1t | 4 | Cronulla | 3t 4g | 20 | Campbelltown | Sun,18-Jun-1989 | G.West | 8406 |
| Penrith | 4t 4g | 24 | Easts | 1t | 4 | Penrith | Sun,18-Jun-1989 | G.Annesley | 9788 |
| Attendance:81,478 Ave:10,184 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 1t | 4 | St George | 2t 2g | 12 | Newcastle_ISC | Fri,23-Jun-1989 | M.Stone | 24110 |
| Brisbane | 8t 5g | 42 | Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Lang | Sat,24-Jun-1989 | B.Harrigan | 17895 |
| Gold Coast | 1t 1g | 6 | Norths | 2g | 4 | Seagulls | Sun,25-Jun-1989 | B.Grant | 6237 |
| Illawarra | 2t 4g | 16 | Penrith | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Wollongong | Sun,25-Jun-1989 | C.Ward | 8977 |
| Parramatta | 3t 2g | 16 | Souths | 4t 4g | 24 | Parramatta | Sun,25-Jun-1989 | G.West | 24275 |
| Canberra | 3t 5g | 22 | Wests | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Seiffert | Sun,25-Jun-1989 | G.Annesley | 8289 |
| Easts | 1t 1g | 6 | Balmain | 1t 3g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sun,25-Jun-1989 | N.Almond | 10253 |
| Manly | 5t 4g | 28 | Canterbury | 2t 1g | 10 | Brookvale | Sun,25-Jun-1989 | G.McCallum | 11031 |
| Attendance:111,067 Ave:13,883 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 6t 2g | 28 | Cronulla | 1t 1g | 6 | Leichhardt | Fri,30-Jun-1989 | G.Annesley | 7888 |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g | 22 | Brisbane | 1t 2g | 8 | Belmore | Sat,01-Jul-1989 | M.Stone | 9185 |
| Gold Coast | 4t 6g 1fg | 29 | Manly | 1t 1g | 6 | Seagulls | Sun,02-Jul-1989 | G.West | 8174 |
| Wests | 2t | 8 | Illawarra | 1t 1g | 6 | Campbelltown | Sun,02-Jul-1989 | N.Almond | 6823 |
| St George | 2t | 8 | Parramatta | 4t 2g | 20 | Kogarah | Sun,02-Jul-1989 | G.McCallum | 15103 |
| Souths | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | S.F.S. | Sun,02-Jul-1989 | M.Stone | 18597 |
| Norths | 1t 1fg | 5 | Canberra | 2t 2g 2fg | 14 | North_Sydney | Sun,02-Jul-1989 | B.Grant | 5238 |
| Newcastle | 3t 3g | 18 | Easts | 1t 2g | 8 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,02-Jul-1989 | C.Ward | 21870 |
| Attendance:92,878 Ave:11,609 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 4t 5g | 26 | Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | Belmore | Fri,07-Jul-1989 | G.Annesley | 9496 |
| Canberra | 1t 4g | 12 | Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | Seiffert | Sat,08-Jul-1989 | B.Harrigan | 7956 |
| Illawarra | 1t | 4 | Newcastle | 3t 2g | 16 | Wollongong | Sun,09-Jul-1989 | C.Ward | 6980 |
| Penrith | 2t 2g | 12 | St George | 3t 2g | 16 | Penrith | Sun,09-Jul-1989 | M.Stone | 9446 |
| Brisbane | 1t 2g | 8 | Souths | 3t 4g | 20 | Lang | Sun,09-Jul-1989 | G.McCallum | 21388 |
| Cronulla | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Manly | 3t 1g | 14 | Endeavour | Sun,09-Jul-1989 | B.Grant | 7721 |
| Parramatta | 4t 5g | 26 | Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Sun,09-Jul-1989 | N.Almond | 10265 |
| Norths | 3t 3g | 18 | Easts | 4t 3g 2fg | 24 | North_Sydney | Sun,09-Jul-1989 | T.Kelly | 4002 |
| Attendance:77,254 Ave:9,656 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 6t 4g | 32 | Norths | 0 | Leichhardt | Fri,14-Jul-1989 | M.Stone | 6600 | |
| Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | Cronulla | 4t 3g | 22 | Seiffert | Sat,15-Jul-1989 | G.McCallum | 4992 |
| Manly | 5t 5g | 30 | Parramatta | 1t 2g | 8 | Brookvale | Sun,16-Jul-1989 | T.Kelly | 9196 |
| Canterbury | 2t 3g | 14 | Gold Coast | 1t 2g | 8 | Belmore | Sun,16-Jul-1989 | C.Ward | 5289 |
| Easts | 1t 4g | 12 | Souths | 5t 5g | 30 | S.F.S. | Sun,16-Jul-1989 | B.Grant | 10235 |
| St George | 2t 4g | 16 | Illawarra | 2t 5g | 18 | Kogarah | Sun,16-Jul-1989 | N.Almond | 4323 |
| Wests | 4t 2g | 20 | Newcastle | 1g | 2 | Campbelltown | Sun,16-Jul-1989 | G.Annesley | 5114 |
| Penrith | 4t 1g | 18 | Brisbane | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | Sun,16-Jul-1989 | B.Harrigan | 10981 |
| Attendance:56,730 Ave:7,091 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 1t 2g | 8 | Manly | 3t 2g | 16 | Lang | Fri,21-Jul-1989 | G.McCallum | 16100 |
| Newcastle | 3t 4g | 20 | Balmain | 2t 2g | 12 | Newcastle_ISC | Sat,22-Jul-1989 | B.Harrigan | 21113 |
| Norths | 1g | 2 | Penrith | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | North_Sydney | Sun,23-Jul-1989 | N.Almond | 3005 |
| Parramatta | 1t 1g | 6 | Wests | 4t 4g | 24 | Parramatta | Sun,23-Jul-1989 | E.Ward | 10309 |
| Easts | 3t 4g | 20 | St George | 3t 2g | 16 | Henson | Sun,23-Jul-1989 | P.Cooley | 4150 |
| Illawarra | 3t 2g | 16 | Gold Coast | 3t 3g | 18 | Wollongong | Sun,23-Jul-1989 | T.Kelly | 4826 |
| Souths | 4t 2g 2fg | 22 | Canberra | 2t 2g | 12 | S.F.S. | Sun,23-Jul-1989 | M.Stone | 9629 |
| Cronulla | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 10 | Endeavour | Sun,23-Jul-1989 | G.Annesley | 7732 |
| Attendance:76,864 Ave:9,608 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 2g | 4 | Cronulla | 1t 1g | 6 | S.F.S. | Fri,28-Jul-1989 | B.Harrigan | 13699 |
| Penrith | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 18 | Penrith | Sat,29-Jul-1989 | M.Stone | 8481 |
| Gold Coast | 1t 1g | 6 | St George | 7t 5g | 38 | Seagulls | Sun,30-Jul-1989 | T.Kelly | 8132 |
| Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | Newcastle | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,30-Jul-1989 | E.Ward | 8459 |
| Balmain | 4t 3g 2fg | 24 | Brisbane | 1t 1g | 6 | Leichhardt | Sun,30-Jul-1989 | G.McCallum | 16927 |
| Canberra | 3t 1g | 14 | Easts | 2t 1g | 10 | Seiffert | Sun,30-Jul-1989 | G.Annesley | 6021 |
| Canterbury | 5t 4g | 28 | Illawarra | 4t 1g | 18 | Belmore | Sun,30-Jul-1989 | N.Almond | 5721 |
| Wests | 7t 3g | 34 | Norths | 1t | 4 | Campbelltown | Sun,30-Jul-1989 | P.Cooley | 5008 |
| Attendance:72,448 Ave:9,056 | |||||||||
| Round 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 2t 2g 2fg | 14 | Manly | 2t 2g | 12 | North_Sydney | Fri,04-Aug-1989 | T.Kelly | 8516 |
| Gold Coast | 3t 3g | 18 | Canberra | 7t 7g | 42 | Seagulls | Sat,05-Aug-1989 | N.Almond | 5145 |
| St George | 6t 5g | 34 | Canterbury | 1g | 2 | Kogarah | Sat,05-Aug-1989 | G.McCallum | 5052 |
| Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Souths | 4t 4g | 24 | Wollongong | Sun,06-Aug-1989 | P.Cooley | 10082 |
| Newcastle | 3t 2g | 16 | Penrith | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,06-Aug-1989 | B.Harrigan | 19147 |
| Brisbane | 4t 2g | 20 | Wests | 1t 2g | 8 | Lang | Sun,06-Aug-1989 | G.Annesley | 19524 |
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 18 | Balmain | 4t 3g | 22 | Parramatta | Sun,06-Aug-1989 | M.Stone | 24550 |
| Easts | 5t 5g | 30 | Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | S.F.S. | Sun,06-Aug-1989 | E.Ward | 7292 |
| Attendance:99,308 Ave:12,413 | |||||||||
| Round 20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 2t 3g | 14 | Canberra | 4t 1g | 18 | W.A.C.A. | Fri,11-Aug-1989 | B.Harrigan | 21922 |
| Cronulla | 3t 3g | 18 | St George | 1t | 4 | Endeavour | Sat,12-Aug-1989 | G.McCallum | 8688 |
| Parramatta | 5t 5g | 30 | Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | Sat,12-Aug-1989 | P.Cooley | 9086 |
| Balmain | 7t 6g | 40 | Wests | 0 | Leichhardt | Sun,13-Aug-1989 | G.Annesley | 12566 | |
| Souths | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Gold Coast | 1t 1g | 6 | S.F.S. | Sun,13-Aug-1989 | E.Ward | 7468 |
| Penrith | 5t 4g | 28 | Manly | 1t 3g | 10 | Penrith | Sun,13-Aug-1989 | N.Almond | 9922 |
| Newcastle | 3t 2g | 16 | Brisbane | 4t 2g | 20 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,13-Aug-1989 | M.Stone | 27000 |
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Easts | 3t 3g | 18 | Wollongong | Sun,13-Aug-1989 | T.Kelly | 6534 |
| Attendance:103,186 Ave:12,898 | |||||||||
| Round 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 1t 2g | 8 | Cronulla | 2g | 4 | Seagulls | Fri,18-Aug-1989 | N.Almond | 4100 |
| Manly | 1t 3g | 10 | Balmain | 1t 3g | 10 | Brookvale | Sat,19-Aug-1989 | E.Ward | 9604 |
| St George | 2g | 4 | Souths | 1t 2g | 8 | Kogarah | Sun,20-Aug-1989 | M.Stone | 10981 |
| Brisbane | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | 1t 2g | 8 | Lang | Sun,20-Aug-1989 | B.Harrigan | 33245 |
| Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | Illawarra | 1t 1g | 6 | Seiffert | Sun,20-Aug-1989 | G.Annesley | 6161 |
| Canterbury | 1g | 2 | Easts | 6t 5g | 34 | Belmore | Sun,20-Aug-1989 | P.Cooley | 6155 |
| Norths | 1fg | 1 | Newcastle | 3t 1g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sun,20-Aug-1989 | G.McCallum | 4653 |
| Wests | 0 | Penrith | 5t 8g 1fg | 37 | Campbelltown | Sun,20-Aug-1989 | T.Kelly | 6674 | |
| Attendance:81,573 Ave:10,196 | |||||||||
| Round 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 2t 5g | 18 | Canterbury | 2t 5g | 18 | S.F.S. | Fri,25-Aug-1989 | N.Almond | 11274 |
| Brisbane | 5t 5g | 30 | Norths | 0 | Lang | Sat,26-Aug-1989 | E.Ward | 18496 | |
| Newcastle | 5t 2g | 24 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 14 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,27-Aug-1989 | T.Ray | 25898 |
| Balmain | 5t 6g 1fg | 33 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 6 | Leichhardt | Sun,27-Aug-1989 | B.Harrigan | 22750 |
| Cronulla | 8t 7g | 46 | Illawarra | 3t 1g | 14 | Endeavour | Sun,27-Aug-1989 | G.McCallum | 9688 |
| Easts | 7t 5g | 38 | Gold Coast | 1t 2g | 8 | S.F.S. | Sun,27-Aug-1989 | G.Annesley | 3176 |
| Wests | 2t 3g | 14 | Manly | 4t 2g | 20 | Campbelltown | Sun,27-Aug-1989 | P.Cooley | 6692 |
| St George | 3t 2g | 16 | Canberra | 6t 3g | 30 | Kogarah | Sun,27-Aug-1989 | M.Stone | 6478 |
| Attendance:104,452 Ave:13,056 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1989 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Souths | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 63t 66g 6fg | 390 | 17.73 | 31t 41g 1fg | 207 | 9.41 | +183 | 37 | |
| 2.Penrith | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 72t 71g 8fg | 438 | 19.91 | 39t 42g 1fg | 241 | 10.95 | +197 | 32 | |
| 3.Balmain | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 61t 65g 6fg | 380 | 17.27 | 37t 44g 0fg | 236 | 10.73 | +144 | 29 | |
| 4.Canberra | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 77t 72g 5fg | 457 | 20.77 | 49t 42g 7fg | 287 | 13.05 | +170 | 28 | |
| 5.Brisbane | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 73t 53g 0fg | 398 | 18.09 | 49t 45g 4fg | 290 | 13.18 | +108 | 28 | |
| 6.Cronulla | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 64t 55g 2fg | 368 | 16.73 | 50t 40g 1fg | 281 | 12.77 | +87 | 28 | |
| 7.Newcastle | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 49t 41g 3fg | 281 | 12.77 | 48t 43g 3fg | 281 | 12.77 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8.Parramatta | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 55t 63g 0fg | 346 | 15.73 | 65t 52g 2fg | 366 | 16.64 | -20 | 22 | |
| 9.Canterbury | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 46t 48g 0fg | 280 | 12.73 | 55t 58g 1fg | 337 | 15.32 | -57 | 22 | |
| 10.St George | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 57t 50g 2fg | 330 | 15.00 | 60t 58g 0fg | 356 | 16.18 | -26 | 20 | |
| 11.Easts | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 56t 60g 4fg | 348 | 15.82 | 58t 55g 4fg | 346 | 15.73 | +2 | 19 | |
| 12.Manly | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 56t 55g 0fg | 334 | 15.18 | 52t 65g 5fg | 343 | 15.59 | -9 | 19 | |
| 13.Wests | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 39t 36g 1fg | 229 | 10.41 | 63t 66g 5fg | 389 | 17.68 | -160 | 15 | |
| 14.Gold Coast | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 34t 42g 3fg | 223 | 10.14 | 60t 70g 3fg | 383 | 17.41 | -160 | 15 | |
| 15.Norths | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 29t 37g 4fg | 194 | 8.82 | 69t 62g 6fg | 406 | 18.45 | -212 | 11 | |
| 16.Illawarra | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 42t 44g 0fg | 256 | 11.64 | 88t 75g 1fg | 503 | 22.86 | -247 | 5 | |
| Totals | 873 tries, 858 goals, 44 field goals = 5252 points, 14.92 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Off for 5th | |||||||||
| Cronulla6 | 6t 7g | 38 | Brisbane5 | 2t 3g | 14 | Parramatta | Tue,29-Aug-1989 | M.Stone | 9047 |
| Minor Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Canberra4 | 6t 3g 1fg | 31 | Cronulla6 | 1t 3g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sat,02-Sep-1989 | B.Harrigan | 18186 |
| Major Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Balmain3 | 3t 6g | 24 | Penrith2 | 1t 4g | 12 | S.F.S. | Sun,03-Sep-1989 | M.Stone | 29508 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Canberra4 | 5t 3g 1fg | 27 | Penrith2 | 3t 3g | 18 | S.F.S. | Sat,09-Sep-1989 | B.Harrigan | 20314 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Balmain3 | 4t 2g | 20 | Souths1 | 2t 1g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sun,10-Sep-1989 | M.Stone | 40000 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Canberra4 | 5t 6g | 32 | Souths1 | 3t 2g | 16 | S.F.S. | Sun,17-Sep-1989 | B.Harrigan | 31469 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| Canberra4 | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Balmain3 | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Sun,24-Sep-1989 | B.Harrigan | 40500 |