League Standings - Round 21
Ladder
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| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | |
| 1. | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | 144 | 75 | 69 | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 278 | 69 | 209 | 21 | 19 | 2 | - | 422 | 144 | 38 | +278 | 20.10 | 6.86 |
| 2. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 138 | 141 | -3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 164 | 113 | 51 | 21 | 14 | 7 | - | 302 | 254 | 28 | +48 | 14.38 | 12.10 |
| 3. | St George Dragons (R) | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 126 | 85 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 163 | 100 | 63 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 289 | 185 | 27 | +104 | 13.76 | 8.81 |
| 4. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 120 | 134 | -14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 135 | 73 | 62 | 21 | 13 | 8 | - | 255 | 207 | 26 | +48 | 12.14 | 9.86 |
| 5. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (R) | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 165 | 146 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 142 | 80 | 62 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 307 | 226 | 24 | +81 | 14.62 | 10.76 |
| 6. | Newtown Jets (R) | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 121 | 138 | -17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 154 | 171 | -17 | 21 | 11 | 10 | - | 275 | 309 | 22 | -34 | 13.10 | 14.71 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 124 | 151 | -27 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 108 | 110 | -2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | - | 232 | 261 | 22 | -29 | 11.05 | 12.43 | |
| 8. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 127 | 181 | -54 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 116 | 176 | -60 | 21 | 9 | 12 | - | 243 | 357 | 18 | -114 | 11.57 | 17.00 |
| 9. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 99 | 160 | -61 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 110 | 152 | -42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | - | 209 | 312 | 14 | -103 | 9.95 | 14.86 |
| 10. | Penrith Panthers (R) | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 153 | 166 | -13 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 87 | 152 | -65 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 240 | 318 | 13 | -78 | 11.43 | 15.14 |
| 11. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 84 | 116 | -32 | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 124 | 131 | -7 | 21 | 6 | 15 | - | 208 | 247 | 12 | -39 | 9.90 | 11.76 |
| 12. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 104 | 166 | -62 | 10 | - | 10 | - | 78 | 178 | -100 | 21 | 4 | 17 | - | 182 | 344 | 8 | -162 | 8.67 | 16.38 |
Results
| Round 21 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 12 | 1972 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (R) | 12 | - | 12 | Penrith Panthers (R) | SCG | ||||
| Sat | 12 | 1972 | Newtown Jets (R) | 6 | - | 12 | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | Henson | ||||
| Sun | 13 | 1972 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 2 | - | 21 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | Endeavour | ||||
| Sun | 13 | 1972 | North Sydney Bears (R) | 2 | - | 33 | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | North Sydney | ||||
| Sun | 13 | 1972 | Parramatta Eels (R) | 5 | - | 27 | St George Dragons (R) | Cumberland | ||||
| Sun | 13 | 1972 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 15 | - | 4 | Balmain Tigers (R) | Redfern | ||||
