| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra | 2t | 8 | Wests | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Wollongong | Fri,22-Mar-1996 | K.Jeffes | 9744 |
| Gold Coast | 4t 5g | 26 | Norths | 7t 7g | 42 | Carrara | Sat,23-Mar-1996 | T.Maksoud | 8291 |
| Sydney City | 6t 7g | 38 | Sydney Tigers | 2t 1g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sat,23-Mar-1996 | E.Ward | 5631 |
| Manly | 8t 6g | 44 | Souths | 1t 1g | 6 | Brookvale | Sun,24-Mar-1996 | D.Manson | 6532 |
| Canberra forfeited to South Queensland | |||||||||
| Brisbane forfeited to Auckland | |||||||||
| Penrith forfeited to Parramatta | |||||||||
| Cronulla forfeited to Newcastle | |||||||||
| Western Reds forfeited to St George | |||||||||
| Canterbury v North Queensland cancelled | |||||||||
| Attendance:30,198 Ave:7,549 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Queensland | 3t 6g | 24 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 20 | Lang | Fri,29-Mar-1996 | E.Ward | 12704 |
| Cronulla | 5t 2g | 24 | St George | 3t 2g | 16 | Endeavour | Sat,30-Mar-1996 | K.Jeffes | 9722 |
| Western Reds | 3t 2g | 16 | Newcastle | 3t 5g | 22 | W.A.C.A. | Sat,30-Mar-1996 | G.West | 9108 |
| North Queensland | 1g | 2 | Sydney City | 6t 8g | 40 | Willows | Sat,30-Mar-1996 | M.Oaten | 16186 |
| Auckland | 3t 3g | 18 | Illawarra | 2t 1g | 10 | Mt_Smart | Sun,31-Mar-1996 | D.Manson | 17246 |
| Sydney Tigers | 3t 4g | 20 | Canterbury | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | Sun,31-Mar-1996 | M.Lewis | 4021 |
| Manly | 7t 4g | 36 | Gold Coast | 4t 3g | 22 | Brookvale | Sun,31-Mar-1996 | N.Almond | 5895 |
| Souths | 2t 4g | 16 | Norths | 5t 6g | 32 | S.F.S. | Sun,31-Mar-1996 | R.Alexander | 5614 |
| Wests | 2t 3g | 14 | Brisbane | 6t 6g | 36 | Campbelltown | Sun,31-Mar-1996 | P.McBlane | 9106 |
| Penrith | 3t 2g | 16 | Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | Penrith | Sun,31-Mar-1996 | T.Maksoud | 6000 |
| Attendance:95,602 Ave:9,560 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 3t 5g | 22 | Auckland | 1t 2g | 8 | Campbelltown | Thu,04-Apr-1996 | E.Ward | 10088 |
| Sydney City | 1t 3g | 10 | Canterbury | 2g | 4 | S.F.S. | Fri,05-Apr-1996 | P.McBlane | 16416 |
| Brisbane | 10t 7g | 54 | Illawarra | 1t | 4 | QE_II | Sat,06-Apr-1996 | K.Jeffes | 24577 |
| North Queensland | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Sydney Tigers | 1g | 2 | Willows | Sat,06-Apr-1996 | N.Almond | 15912 |
| Canberra | 2t 3g | 14 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 20 | Bruce | Sun,07-Apr-1996 | G.West | 11098 |
| Souths | 3t 2g | 16 | Gold Coast | 3t 3g | 18 | Redfern | Sun,07-Apr-1996 | T.Maksoud | 4015 |
| Norths | 3t 4g | 20 | Manly | 2t 1g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sun,07-Apr-1996 | D.Manson | 21379 |
| South Queensland | 1t | 4 | Penrith | 4t 3g | 22 | Lang | Sun,07-Apr-1996 | R.Alexander | 11694 |
| Western Reds | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | W.A.C.A. | Sun,07-Apr-1996 | M.Oaten | 9345 |
| St George | 6t 5g | 34 | Newcastle | 5t 5g | 30 | Kogarah | Mon,08-Apr-1996 | M.Lewis | 9209 |
| Attendance:133,733 Ave:13,373 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Queensland | 2t | 8 | Brisbane | 5t 4g | 28 | Lang | Fri,12-Apr-1996 | D.Manson | 34263 |
| Parramatta | 3t 1g | 14 | Wests | 3t 3g | 18 | Parramatta | Sat,13-Apr-1996 | M.Oaten | 12349 |
| Cronulla | 5t 3g | 26 | Western Reds | 2t 2g | 12 | Endeavour | Sat,13-Apr-1996 | N.Almond | 9132 |
| Gold Coast | 1t 1g | 6 | Manly | 2t 1g | 10 | Carrara | Sun,14-Apr-1996 | M.Hewitt | 10643 |
| Illawarra | 10t 8g | 56 | Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Wollongong | Sun,14-Apr-1996 | R.Alexander | 7083 |
| Auckland | 1t 4g | 12 | Norths | 1t 2g | 8 | Mt_Smart | Sun,14-Apr-1996 | T.Maksoud | 22500 |
| Canberra | 12t 9g | 66 | North Queensland | 2t 1g | 10 | Bruce | Sun,14-Apr-1996 | P.Simpkins | 9115 |
| Canterbury | 1t 1g | 6 | St George | 5t 3g | 26 | Belmore | Sun,14-Apr-1996 | K.Jeffes | 14924 |
| Sydney City | 5t 5g | 30 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Sun,14-Apr-1996 | M.Lewis | 10317 |
| Newcastle | 2t 2g | 12 | Sydney Tigers | 4t 4g | 24 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,14-Apr-1996 | G.West | 18826 |
| Attendance:149,152 Ave:14,915 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | Auckland | 2t 1g | 10 | Brookvale | Fri,19-Apr-1996 | K.Jeffes | 18588 |
| Western Reds | 2t 3g | 14 | Canterbury | 3t 3g | 18 | W.A.C.A. | Fri,19-Apr-1996 | M.Lewis | 6403 |
| Gold Coast | 5t 4g | 28 | Illawarra | 4t 2g | 20 | Carrara | Sat,20-Apr-1996 | G.West | 7251 |
| Souths | 2t 1g | 10 | Parramatta | 7t 5g | 38 | S.F.S. | Sat,20-Apr-1996 | N.Almond | 6420 |
| Wests | 0 | Sydney City | 4t 2g | 20 | Campbelltown | Sat,20-Apr-1996 | D.Manson | 7850 | |
| Norths | 2t 5g | 18 | South Queensland | 1t | 4 | North_Sydney | Sun,21-Apr-1996 | E.Ward | 7871 |
| Sydney Tigers | 2t 4g | 16 | Cronulla | 6t 6g | 36 | Parramatta | Sun,21-Apr-1996 | M.Oaten | 4681 |
| Brisbane | 11t 7g | 58 | North Queensland | 3t 1g | 14 | QE_II | Sun,21-Apr-1996 | R.Alexander | 18609 |
| Penrith | 3t 5g | 22 | Newcastle | 3t 6g | 24 | Penrith | Sun,21-Apr-1996 | T.Maksoud | 7283 |
| St George | 4t 7g | 30 | Canberra | 4t 2g | 20 | Kogarah | Sun,21-Apr-1996 | P.McBlane | 16802 |
| Attendance:101,758 Ave:10,175 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney City | 11t 9g | 62 | Souths | 0 | S.F.S. | Thu,25-Apr-1996 | G.West | 15103 | |
| Canberra | 7t 3g | 34 | Canterbury | 1t | 4 | Bruce | Fri,26-Apr-1996 | M.Oaten | 12458 |
| Sydney Tigers | 2t 1g | 10 | Western Reds | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | Sat,27-Apr-1996 | K.Jeffes | 4227 |
| Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Penrith | 1g | 2 | Endeavour | Sat,27-Apr-1996 | E.Ward | 10720 |
| North Queensland | 1t 1g | 6 | Norths | 9t 7g | 50 | Willows | Sat,27-Apr-1996 | M.Lewis | 20864 |
| St George | 1t | 4 | Brisbane | 5t 1g | 22 | Kogarah | Sat,27-Apr-1996 | D.Manson | 13090 |
| Newcastle | 4t 5g | 26 | Wests | 1t | 4 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,28-Apr-1996 | P.McBlane | 17758 |
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 14 | Gold Coast | 4t 5g 1fg | 27 | Parramatta | Sun,28-Apr-1996 | T.Maksoud | 9160 |
| South Queensland | 1t 1g | 6 | Manly | 2t 3g | 14 | Lang | Sun,28-Apr-1996 | N.Almond | 15202 |
| Illawarra | 3t 4g | 20 | Auckland | 5t 5g | 30 | Wollongong | Sun,28-Apr-1996 | R.Alexander | 8055 |
| Attendance:126,637 Ave:12,663 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 3t 1g | 14 | Newcastle | 4t 2g | 20 | S.F.S. | Sat,04-May-1996 | M.Hewitt | 3683 |
| Penrith | 2t 4g | 16 | Sydney Tigers | 3t 3g | 18 | Penrith | Sat,04-May-1996 | G.West | 4489 |
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 8 | Brisbane | 6t 3g | 30 | Belmore | Sat,04-May-1996 | K.Jeffes | 5246 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | Sydney City | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Carrara | Sat,04-May-1996 | E.Ward | 3300 |
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | South Queensland | 2t 3g | 14 | Wollongong | Sun,05-May-1996 | M.Lewis | 4883 |
| Manly | 9t 5g | 46 | North Queensland | 1t | 4 | Brookvale | Sun,05-May-1996 | T.Maksoud | 5227 |
| Norths | 6t 9g | 42 | St George | 0 | North_Sydney | Sun,05-May-1996 | M.Oaten | 10129 | |
| Auckland | 5t 4g | 28 | Parramatta | 1t | 4 | Mt_Smart | Sun,05-May-1996 | N.Almond | 23432 |
| Western Reds | 2t 2g | 12 | Canberra | 6t 4g | 32 | W.A.C.A. | Sun,05-May-1996 | R.Alexander | 10226 |
| Wests | 3t 3g | 18 | Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Campbelltown | Sun,05-May-1996 | D.Manson | 5010 |
| Attendance:75,625 Ave:7,562 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 1g | 2 | Manly | 1t 1g | 6 | Kogarah | Fri,10-May-1996 | D.Manson | 13079 |
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 14 | South Queensland | 1t | 4 | Parramatta | Sat,11-May-1996 | M.Hewitt | 9261 |
| Cronulla | 3t 3g | 18 | Souths | 0 | Endeavour | Sat,11-May-1996 | R.Alexander | 10078 | |
| North Queensland | 2t | 8 | Illawarra | 4t 4g | 24 | Willows | Sat,11-May-1996 | E.Ward | 15289 |
| Sydney City | 5t 4g | 28 | Auckland | 3t 2g | 16 | S.F.S. | Sat,11-May-1996 | P.McBlane | 13471 |
| Penrith | 7t 9g | 46 | Western Reds | 2t 2g | 12 | Penrith | Sun,12-May-1996 | M.Lewis | 3125 |
| Sydney Tigers | 5t 1g | 22 | Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | Sun,12-May-1996 | N.Almond | 4467 |
| Brisbane | 9t 7g | 50 | Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | QE_II | Sun,12-May-1996 | M.Oaten | 37248 |
| Newcastle | 7t 7g | 42 | Gold Coast | 0 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,12-May-1996 | K.Jeffes | 12471 | |
| Norths | 3t 5g | 22 | Canterbury | 3t 1g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sun,12-May-1996 | G.West | 10212 |
| Attendance:128,701 Ave:12,870 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 6 | Campbelltown | Fri,17-May-1996 | M.Oaten | 6116 |
| Cronulla | 3t 3g | 18 | Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | Endeavour | Sat,18-May-1996 | N.Almond | 3623 |
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | St George | 2t 2g | 12 | Wollongong | Sun,19-May-1996 | M.Lewis | 8529 |
| Souths | 6t 4g | 32 | Sydney Tigers | 1t | 4 | S.F.S. | Sun,19-May-1996 | P.Simpkins | 6820 |
| Western Reds | 2t 3g | 14 | Brisbane | 4t 3g | 22 | W.A.C.A. | Fri,24-May-1996 | M.Hewitt | 10735 |
| Manly | 4t 4g | 24 | Canterbury | 1t | 4 | Brookvale | Fri,24-May-1996 | K.Jeffes | 14591 |
| North Queensland | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | 5t 3g | 26 | Willows | Sat,25-May-1996 | G.West | 12088 |
| South Queensland | 2t 2g | 12 | Sydney City | 7t 5g | 38 | Lang | Sat,25-May-1996 | D.Manson | 10107 |
| Auckland | 3t 3g | 18 | Newcastle | 4t 3g | 22 | Mt_Smart | Sun,26-May-1996 | E.Ward | 17000 |
| Canberra | 8t 7g | 46 | Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Bruce | Sun,26-May-1996 | P.McBlane | 13680 |
| Attendance:103,289 Ave:10,328 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 1t 4g | 12 | Illawarra | 0 | Belmore | Fri,31-May-1996 | G.West | 6022 | |
| Western Reds | 4g | 8 | Wests | 4t 3g | 22 | W.A.C.A. | Sat,01-Jun-1996 | N.Almond | 6535 |
| Gold Coast | 5t 4g | 28 | Sydney Tigers | 3t 2g | 16 | Carrara | Sat,01-Jun-1996 | M.Lewis | 3670 |
| Penrith | 3t 4g | 20 | Souths | 2t 2g | 12 | Penrith | Sun,02-Jun-1996 | M.Hewitt | 4011 |
| Brisbane | 2t 1g | 10 | Norths | 2t 4g | 16 | QE_II | Fri,07-Jun-1996 | E.Ward | 25092 |
| Parramatta | 3t 4g | 20 | St George | 2t 4g | 16 | Parramatta | Sat,08-Jun-1996 | P.McBlane | 11168 |
| Auckland | 4t 4g | 24 | Cronulla | 5t 4g | 28 | Mt_Smart | Sat,08-Jun-1996 | K.Jeffes | 22810 |
| Newcastle | 3t 5g | 22 | South Queensland | 1t 1g | 6 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,09-Jun-1996 | P.Simpkins | 17599 |
| Sydney City | 7t 5g | 38 | North Queensland | 3t 1g | 14 | S.F.S. | Sun,09-Jun-1996 | M.Oaten | 9287 |
| Manly | 4t 6g | 28 | Canberra | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,09-Jun-1996 | D.Manson | 20557 |
| Attendance:126,751 Ave:12,675 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 1t | 4 | Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | QE_II | Fri,14-Jun-1996 | P.McBlane | 19837 |
| Gold Coast | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 14 | Carrara | Sat,15-Jun-1996 | P.Simpkins | 1500 |
| Cronulla | 5t 4g | 28 | South Queensland | 1t | 4 | Endeavour | Sat,15-Jun-1996 | S.Hampstead | 7021 |
| North Queensland | 5t 3g | 26 | Newcastle | 2t 1g | 10 | Willows | Sat,15-Jun-1996 | N.Almond | 14153 |
| St George | 3t 6g | 24 | Sydney City | 1t 2g | 8 | Kogarah | Sat,15-Jun-1996 | E.Ward | 8014 |
| Norths | 5t 4g | 28 | Western Reds | 1t 1g | 6 | North_Sydney | Sun,16-Jun-1996 | M.Oaten | 7002 |
| Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | Illawarra | 2t 3g | 14 | Bruce | Sun,16-Jun-1996 | M.Hewitt | 7021 |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g | 22 | Parramatta | 1t | 4 | Belmore | Sun,16-Jun-1996 | K.Jeffes | 7056 |
| Sydney Tigers | 6t 5g | 34 | Auckland | 4t 3g | 22 | Lancaster | Sun,16-Jun-1996 | G.West | 10000 |
| Wests | 3t 1g | 14 | Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Campbelltown | Sun,16-Jun-1996 | M.Lewis | 5100 |
| Attendance:86,704 Ave:8,670 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 5t 4g 1fg | 29 | Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | Brookvale | Fri,21-Jun-1996 | K.Jeffes | 21217 |
| Newcastle | 3t 5g 1fg | 23 | St George | 2t 2g | 12 | Newcastle_ISC | Sat,22-Jun-1996 | P.McBlane | 21338 |
| South Queensland | 1g | 2 | Sydney Tigers | 2t 2g | 12 | Lang | Sat,22-Jun-1996 | M.Oaten | 10166 |
| North Queensland | 3t 2g | 16 | Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Willows | Sat,22-Jun-1996 | M.Hewitt | 22014 |
| Souths | 4t 4g | 24 | Western Reds | 3t 3g | 18 | Redfern | Sun,23-Jun-1996 | N.Almond | 4576 |
| Canterbury | 6t 2g | 28 | Sydney City | 3t 2g | 16 | Belmore | Sun,23-Jun-1996 | D.Manson | 7203 |
| Wests | 6t 9g | 42 | Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | Campbelltown | Sun,23-Jun-1996 | G.West | 4083 |
| Penrith | 3t 2g | 16 | Auckland | 5t 3g | 26 | Penrith | Sun,23-Jun-1996 | M.Lewis | 6981 |
| Illawarra | 2t 3g | 14 | Brisbane | 1t 1g | 6 | Wollongong | Sun,23-Jun-1996 | P.Simpkins | 6121 |
| Parramatta | 9t 7g | 50 | Canberra | 2t 1g | 10 | Parramatta | Sun,23-Jun-1996 | E.Ward | 10497 |
| Attendance:114,196 Ave:11,419 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | Sydney City | 2t 2g | 12 | Bruce | Fri,28-Jun-1996 | K.Jeffes | 10410 |
| Gold Coast | 3t 2g | 16 | Souths | 3t 3g | 18 | Carrara | Sat,29-Jun-1996 | P.Simpkins | 11153 |
| Auckland | 6t 4g | 32 | Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Mt_Smart | Sat,29-Jun-1996 | P.McBlane | 17500 |
| Sydney Tigers | 3t 3g | 18 | North Queensland | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | Sat,29-Jun-1996 | N.Almond | 4257 |
| Norths | 8t 8g | 48 | Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sat,29-Jun-1996 | M.Oaten | 8404 |
| Penrith | 3t 2g | 16 | South Queensland | 3t 4g | 20 | Penrith | Sun,30-Jun-1996 | M.Hewitt | 4215 |
| Brisbane | 6t 3g | 30 | Parramatta | 4t 4g | 24 | QE_II | Sun,30-Jun-1996 | D.Manson | 22412 |
| Canterbury | 4t 4g | 24 | Newcastle | 3t 1g | 14 | Belmore | Sun,30-Jun-1996 | E.Ward | 7628 |
| Western Reds | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | Manly | 1t 2g | 8 | W.A.C.A. | Sun,30-Jun-1996 | M.Lewis | 6584 |
| St George | 4t 2g | 20 | Cronulla | 3t 4g | 20 | Kogarah | Sun,30-Jun-1996 | G.West | 13093 |
| Attendance:105,656 Ave:10,565 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 4t 4g | 24 | Souths | 2t 1g | 10 | Mt_Smart | Fri,05-Jul-1996 | N.Almond | 20000 |
| Western Reds | 3t 1g | 14 | Gold Coast | 3t 1g | 14 | W.A.C.A. | Fri,05-Jul-1996 | M.Oaten | 5728 |
| Newcastle | 2t 3g | 14 | Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | Newcastle_ISC | Fri,05-Jul-1996 | D.Manson | 21039 |
| North Queensland | 0 | Penrith | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | Willows | Sat,06-Jul-1996 | G.West | 25068 | |
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 18 | Norths | 3t 4g | 20 | Parramatta | Sat,06-Jul-1996 | K.Jeffes | 12012 |
| Cronulla | 2t 4g | 16 | Canterbury | 1t 1g | 6 | Endeavour | Sat,06-Jul-1996 | E.Ward | 13460 |
| Illawarra | 2t | 8 | Manly | 3t 2g | 16 | Wollongong | Sun,07-Jul-1996 | M.Hewitt | 9638 |
| South Queensland | 5t 2g | 24 | Wests | 4t 3g | 22 | Lang | Sun,07-Jul-1996 | P.Simpkins | 8961 |
| Sydney Tigers | 2t 5g 1fg | 19 | St George | 5t 5g | 30 | Parramatta | Sun,07-Jul-1996 | M.Lewis | 9588 |
| Sydney City | 2t 2g | 12 | Brisbane | 2t 1g | 10 | S.F.S. | Mon,08-Jul-1996 | P.McBlane | 35075 |
| Attendance:160,569 Ave:16,056 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | Cronulla | 4t 4g | 24 | Bruce | Sat,13-Jul-1996 | P.McBlane | 11539 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 3g | 14 | Auckland | 5t 4g | 28 | Carrara | Sat,13-Jul-1996 | P.Simpkins | 11870 |
| Canterbury | 3t 3g | 18 | Sydney Tigers | 3t 4g | 20 | Belmore | Sat,13-Jul-1996 | M.Hewitt | 11658 |
| Illawarra | 4t 1g | 18 | Western Reds | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Wollongong | Sun,14-Jul-1996 | I.Parnaby | 7115 |
| Manly | 8t 6g | 44 | Parramatta | 0 | Brookvale | Sun,14-Jul-1996 | G.West | 15021 | |
| Souths | 9t 6g | 48 | South Queensland | 3t 2g | 16 | Redfern | Sun,14-Jul-1996 | T.Kelly | 3107 |
| Wests | 7t 6g | 40 | North Queensland | 6t 4g | 32 | Campbelltown | Sun,14-Jul-1996 | N.Almond | 5281 |
| St George | 6t 6g | 36 | Penrith | 2t 1g | 10 | Kogarah | Sun,14-Jul-1996 | M.Oaten | 6009 |
| Norths | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Sydney City | 5t 5g | 30 | North_Sydney | Sun,14-Jul-1996 | E.Ward | 16695 |
| Brisbane | 4t 4g | 24 | Newcastle | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | QE_II | Mon,15-Jul-1996 | K.Jeffes | 28600 |
| Attendance:116,895 Ave:11,689 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Tigers | 2t 1g | 10 | Canberra | 5t 4g | 28 | Parramatta | Fri,19-Jul-1996 | K.Jeffes | 10541 |
| Newcastle | 2t 3g | 14 | Norths | 3t 1g | 14 | Newcastle_ISC | Sat,20-Jul-1996 | M.Oaten | 15048 |
| North Queensland | 3t 4g | 20 | Souths | 4t 3g | 22 | Willows | Sat,20-Jul-1996 | P.Simpkins | 27096 |
| Western Reds | 5t 6g | 32 | Auckland | 2t 2g | 12 | W.A.C.A. | Sat,20-Jul-1996 | G.West | 12760 |
| Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Brisbane | 3t 1g 1fg | 15 | Endeavour | Sat,20-Jul-1996 | E.Ward | 19078 |
| St George | 3t 6g | 24 | Wests | 2t 4g | 16 | Kogarah | Sun,21-Jul-1996 | P.McBlane | 9057 |
| South Queensland | 1t | 4 | Gold Coast | 9t 8g | 52 | Lang | Sun,21-Jul-1996 | M.Hewitt | 8776 |
| Parramatta | 6t 5g | 34 | Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Parramatta | Sun,21-Jul-1996 | N.Almond | 7392 |
| Penrith | 5t 6g | 32 | Canterbury | 6t 5g | 34 | Penrith | Sun,21-Jul-1996 | T.Kelly | 5141 |
| Sydney City | 1t 1g | 6 | Manly | 5t 7g | 34 | S.F.S. | Mon,22-Jul-1996 | D.Manson | 37981 |
| Attendance:152,870 Ave:15,287 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2t 3g | 14 | North Queensland | 3t 6g | 24 | Carrara | Fri,26-Jul-1996 | N.Almond | 5777 |
| Brisbane | 6t 1g | 26 | Sydney Tigers | 1t 1g | 6 | QE_II | Fri,26-Jul-1996 | D.Manson | 15129 |
| Manly | 4t 6g | 28 | Newcastle | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sat,27-Jul-1996 | P.McBlane | 7228 |
| Souths | 2t 2g | 12 | St George | 6t 4g | 32 | S.F.S. | Sat,27-Jul-1996 | G.West | 9410 |
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 18 | Western Reds | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | Sun,28-Jul-1996 | M.Hewitt | 5060 |
| Auckland | 2t 4g | 16 | South Queensland | 2t 2g | 12 | Mt_Smart | Sun,28-Jul-1996 | M.Oaten | 17000 |
| Canberra | 5t 6g | 32 | Penrith | 3t 2g | 16 | Bruce | Sun,28-Jul-1996 | P.Simpkins | 5935 |
| Canterbury | 2t 4g | 16 | Wests | 3t 4g | 20 | Belmore | Sun,28-Jul-1996 | E.Ward | 5870 |
| Illawarra | 3t 2g | 16 | Sydney City | 5t 6g | 32 | Wollongong | Sun,28-Jul-1996 | S.Hampstead | 5247 |
| Norths | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Cronulla | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | North_Sydney | Mon,29-Jul-1996 | K.Jeffes | 16421 |
| Attendance:93,077 Ave:9,307 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney City | 3t 4g | 20 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 20 | S.F.S. | Fri,02-Aug-1996 | E.Ward | 13092 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | St George | 5t 1g | 22 | Carrara | Sat,03-Aug-1996 | M.Oaten | 9029 |
| Auckland | 9t 8g | 52 | North Queensland | 1t 1g | 6 | Mt_Smart | Sat,03-Aug-1996 | P.Simpkins | 14600 |
| Sydney Tigers | 1t 1g | 6 | Norths | 6t 3g | 30 | Parramatta | Sat,03-Aug-1996 | P.McBlane | 5532 |
| Wests | 4t 4g | 24 | Canberra | 2t 4g | 16 | Campbelltown | Sat,03-Aug-1996 | N.Almond | 7243 |
| South Queensland | 3t 2g | 16 | Western Reds | 3t 3g | 18 | Lang | Sun,04-Aug-1996 | N.Almond | 7789 |
| Newcastle | 5t 1g | 22 | Illawarra | 6t 5g | 34 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,04-Aug-1996 | M.Hewitt | 13207 |
| Penrith | 3t 4g | 20 | Brisbane | 9t 7g | 50 | Penrith | Sun,04-Aug-1996 | G.West | 6318 |
| Souths | 1t | 4 | Canterbury | 5t 4g | 28 | S.F.S. | Sun,04-Aug-1996 | S.Hampstead | 4371 |
| Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Manly | 2t 1g | 10 | Endeavour | Mon,05-Aug-1996 | D.Manson | 18270 |
| Attendance:99,451 Ave:9,945 | |||||||||
| Round 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Queensland | 2t 1g 1fg | 11 | South Queensland | 1t 1g | 6 | Willows | Fri,09-Aug-1996 | S.Hampstead | 24989 |
| St George | 6t 5g 1fg | 35 | Auckland | 1t 1g | 6 | Kogarah | Fri,09-Aug-1996 | G.West | 14256 |
| Brisbane | 6t 6g | 36 | Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | QE_II | Sat,10-Aug-1996 | D.Manson | 19866 |
| Sydney City | 4t 3g | 22 | Western Reds | 2t 1g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sat,10-Aug-1996 | M.Oaten | 7467 |
| Norths | 8t 6g | 44 | Penrith | 2t 1g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sun,11-Aug-1996 | P.Simpkins | 7378 |
| Canberra | 7t 6g | 40 | Souths | 2t 1g | 10 | Bruce | Sun,11-Aug-1996 | N.Almond | 8614 |
| Canterbury | 4t 5g | 26 | Gold Coast | 3t 2g | 16 | Belmore | Sun,11-Aug-1996 | M.Hewitt | 5760 |
| Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | Sydney Tigers | 0 | Brookvale | Sun,11-Aug-1996 | K.Jeffes | 8270 | |
| Illawarra | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | Cronulla | 3t 1g | 14 | Wollongong | Sun,11-Aug-1996 | E.Ward | 8017 |
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 18 | Newcastle | 2t 4g | 16 | Parramatta | Mon,12-Aug-1996 | P.McBlane | 21191 |
| Attendance:125,808 Ave:12,580 | |||||||||
| Round 20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 3t 3g | 18 | Canterbury | 3t 4g | 20 | Mt_Smart | Fri,16-Aug-1996 | E.Ward | 23300 |
| Cronulla | 4t 5g | 26 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 18 | Endeavour | Sat,17-Aug-1996 | K.Jeffes | 9241 |
| Western Reds | 5t 5g | 30 | North Queensland | 1t | 4 | W.A.C.A. | Sat,17-Aug-1996 | M.Hewitt | 5889 |
| Souths | 3t 3g | 18 | Brisbane | 4t 2g | 20 | S.F.S. | Sat,17-Aug-1996 | P.Simpkins | 3011 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Canberra | 4t 5g | 26 | Carrara | Sat,17-Aug-1996 | S.Hampstead | 5901 |
| Sydney Tigers | 4t | 16 | Illawarra | 2t 3g | 14 | Parramatta | Sun,18-Aug-1996 | G.West | 3518 |
| Penrith | 2t 5g | 18 | Manly | 3t 1g | 14 | Penrith | Sun,18-Aug-1996 | R.Alexander | 7426 |
| South Queensland | 2t | 8 | St George | 4t 5g | 26 | Lang | Sun,18-Aug-1996 | M.Oaten | 9567 |
| Newcastle | 4t 6g | 28 | Sydney City | 2t 2g | 12 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,18-Aug-1996 | D.Manson | 17354 |
| Wests | 3t 5g 1fg | 23 | Norths | 3t 5g | 22 | Campbelltown | Mon,19-Aug-1996 | P.McBlane | 13186 |
| Attendance:98,393 Ave:9,839 | |||||||||
| Round 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 5t 5g | 30 | Auckland | 1t 1g | 6 | Bruce | Fri,23-Aug-1996 | D.Manson | 14528 |
| Newcastle | 4t 4g | 24 | Western Reds | 3t 4g | 20 | Newcastle_ISC | Sat,24-Aug-1996 | E.Ward | 20110 |
| Parramatta | 3t 1g | 14 | Sydney Tigers | 5t 3g | 26 | Parramatta | Sat,24-Aug-1996 | P.McBlane | 13043 |
| Illawarra | 7t 7g | 42 | Penrith | 1g | 2 | Wollongong | Sun,25-Aug-1996 | P.Simpkins | 7346 |
| Manly | 5t 11g | 42 | Wests | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,25-Aug-1996 | K.Jeffes | 14580 |
| Norths | 8t 7g | 46 | Souths | 1t | 4 | North_Sydney | Sun,25-Aug-1996 | M.Oaten | 8922 |
| Brisbane | 7t 5g | 38 | Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | QE_II | Sun,25-Aug-1996 | M.Hewitt | 25749 |
| Canterbury | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | South Queensland | 3t 2g | 16 | Belmore | Sun,25-Aug-1996 | S.Hampstead | 5025 |
| St George | 4t 2g | 20 | North Queensland | 4t 3g 2fg | 24 | Kogarah | Sun,25-Aug-1996 | R.Alexander | 9062 |
| Sydney City | 2t 1g | 10 | Cronulla | 3t 3g | 18 | S.F.S. | Mon,26-Aug-1996 | G.West | 23819 |
| Attendance:142,184 Ave:14,218 | |||||||||
| Round 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 1t 1g | 6 | Brisbane | 8t 3g | 38 | Mt_Smart | Fri,30-Aug-1996 | P.Simpkins | 26000 |
| Penrith | 4t 4g | 24 | Parramatta | 3t 2g | 16 | Penrith | Fri,30-Aug-1996 | M.Oaten | 3870 |
| Western Reds | 3t 2g | 16 | St George | 4t 3g | 22 | W.A.C.A. | Fri,30-Aug-1996 | S.Hampstead | 7564 |
| Cronulla | 4t 3g | 22 | Newcastle | 0 | Endeavour | Sat,31-Aug-1996 | D.Manson | 5320 | |
| Wests | 1t 4g | 12 | Illawarra | 1t 2g | 8 | Campbelltown | Sat,31-Aug-1996 | E.Ward | 3542 |
| Sydney Tigers | 1t 3g | 10 | Sydney City | 5t 2g | 24 | Parramatta | Sun,01-Sep-1996 | K.Jeffes | 6197 |
| Canterbury | 9t 7g | 50 | North Queensland | 4t 3g | 22 | Belmore | Sun,01-Sep-1996 | P.McBlane | 6595 |
| Norths | 7t 5g | 38 | Gold Coast | 1t 2g | 8 | North_Sydney | Sun,01-Sep-1996 | G.West | 6177 |
| Souths | 2t 1g | 10 | Manly | 9t 6g | 48 | S.F.S. | Sun,01-Sep-1996 | R.Alexander | 4317 |
| South Queensland | 2t 1g | 10 | Canberra | 7t 4g | 36 | Lang | Sun,01-Sep-1996 | M.Hewitt | 13945 |
| Attendance:83,527 Ave:8,352 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1996 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Manly | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 94t 86g 1fg | 549 | 24.95 | 32t 31g 1fg | 191 | 8.68 | +358 | 36 | |
| 2.Brisbane | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 115t 73g 1fg | 607 | 28.90 | 44t 43g 1fg | 263 | 12.52 | +344 | 34 | |
| 3.Norths | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 98t 102g 2fg | 598 | 27.18 | 53t 55g 3fg | 325 | 14.77 | +273 | 32 | |
| 4.Sydney City | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 89t 82g 1fg | 521 | 23.68 | 53t 54g 1fg | 321 | 14.59 | +200 | 31 | |
| 5.Cronulla | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 69t 61g 1fg | 399 | 19.00 | 46t 40g 4fg | 268 | 12.76 | +131 | 30 | |
| 6.Canberra | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 96t 77g 0fg | 538 | 25.62 | 65t 62g 0fg | 384 | 18.29 | +154 | 27 | |
| 7.St George | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 75t 71g 1fg | 443 | 21.10 | 60t 58g 4fg | 360 | 17.14 | +83 | 27 | |
| 8.Wests | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 64t 68g 2fg | 394 | 17.91 | 71t 75g 0fg | 434 | 19.73 | -40 | 25 | |
| 9.Newcastle | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 67t 73g 2fg | 416 | 19.81 | 67t 60g 0fg | 388 | 18.48 | +28 | 23 | |
| 10.Canterbury | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 64t 59g 1fg | 375 | 17.86 | 65t 59g 0fg | 378 | 18.00 | -3 | 22 | |
| 11.Auckland | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 70t 66g 0fg | 412 | 19.62 | 74t 65g 1fg | 427 | 20.33 | -15 | 22 | |
| 12.Sydney Tigers | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 55t 49g 1fg | 319 | 14.50 | 82t 65g 1fg | 459 | 20.86 | -140 | 22 | |
| 13.Parramatta | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 70t 62g 0fg | 404 | 19.24 | 69t 69g 1fg | 415 | 19.76 | -11 | 21 | |
| 14.Illawarra | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 70t 61g 1fg | 403 | 18.32 | 77t 67g 2fg | 444 | 20.18 | -41 | 16 | |
| 15.Penrith | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 57t 67g 1fg | 363 | 17.29 | 80t 72g 0fg | 464 | 22.10 | -101 | 15 | |
| 16.Western Reds | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 50t 55g 3fg | 313 | 14.90 | 74t 62g 0fg | 420 | 20.00 | -107 | 13 | |
| 17.North Queensland | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 52t 38g 4fg | 288 | 13.71 | 114t 93g 1fg | 643 | 30.62 | -355 | 12 | |
| 18.Gold Coast | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 62t 55g 1fg | 359 | 16.32 | 90t 80g 1fg | 521 | 23.68 | -162 | 11 | |
| 19.Souths | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 56t 45g 0fg | 314 | 14.27 | 113t 91g 0fg | 634 | 28.82 | -320 | 11 | |
| 20.South Queensland | 21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 40t 30g 0fg | 220 | 10.48 | 84t 79g 2fg | 496 | 23.62 | -276 | 8 | |
| Totals | 1413 tries, 1280 goals, 23 field goals = 8235 points, 19.24 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter Final | |||||||||
| Cronulla5 | 3t 4g | 20 | Wests8 | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Fri,06-Sep-1996 | K.Jeffes | 22433 |
| Quarter Final | |||||||||
| Norths3 | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | Brisbane2 | 3t 2g | 16 | Lang | Sat,07-Sep-1996 | E.Ward | 25983 |
| Quarter Final | |||||||||
| St George7 | 2t 4g | 16 | Canberra6 | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Sat,07-Sep-1996 | K.Jeffes | 28185 |
| Quarter Final | |||||||||
| Manly1 | 3t 2g | 16 | Sydney City4 | 1t 5g | 14 | S.F.S. | Sun,08-Sep-1996 | P.McBlane | 31327 |
| Semi Final | |||||||||
| Cronulla5 | 3t 5g | 22 | Brisbane2 | 3t 2g | 16 | S.F.S. | Sat,14-Sep-1996 | K.Jeffes | 27665 |
| Semi Final | |||||||||
| St George7 | 6t 6g | 36 | Sydney City4 | 3t 2g | 16 | S.F.S. | Sun,15-Sep-1996 | D.Manson | 37858 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| St George7 | 5t 4g 1fg | 29 | Norths3 | 2t 2g | 12 | S.F.S. | Sat,21-Sep-1996 | K.Jeffes | 37779 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Manly1 | 4t 4g | 24 | Cronulla5 | 0 | S.F.S. | Sun,22-Sep-1996 | D.Manson | 40525 | |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| Manly1 | 3t 4g | 20 | St George7 | 1t 2g | 8 | S.F.S. | Sun,29-Sep-1996 | D.Manson | 40985 |