League Standings - Round sf
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 156 | 90 | 66 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 157 | 99 | 58 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 313 | 189 | 33 | +124 | 14.23 | 8.59 |
| 2. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 237 | 93 | 144 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 158 | 107 | 51 | 22 | 16 | 6 | - | 395 | 200 | 32 | +195 | 17.95 | 9.09 |
| 3. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 125 | 116 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 106 | 87 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 318 | 222 | 31 | +96 | 14.45 | 10.09 |
| 4. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 145 | 102 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 146 | 130 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 291 | 232 | 30 | +59 | 13.23 | 10.55 |
| 5. | Penrith Panthers (R) | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 145 | 140 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 161 | 147 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | 306 | 287 | 26 | +19 | 13.91 | 13.05 |
| 6. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 173 | 170 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 163 | 133 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 336 | 303 | 25 | +33 | 15.27 | 13.77 |
| 7. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 144 | 163 | -19 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 99 | 154 | -55 | 22 | 9 | 13 | - | 243 | 317 | 18 | -74 | 11.05 | 14.41 |
| 8. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (R) | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 108 | 172 | -64 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 169 | 134 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 14 | - | 277 | 306 | 16 | -29 | 12.59 | 13.91 |
| North Sydney Bears (R) | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 150 | 212 | -62 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 127 | 162 | -35 | 22 | 8 | 14 | - | 277 | 374 | 16 | -97 | 12.59 | 17.00 | |
| 10. | St George Dragons (R) | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 108 | 128 | -20 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 140 | 153 | -13 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 248 | 281 | 13 | -33 | 11.27 | 12.77 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 143 | 168 | -25 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 109 | 193 | -84 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 252 | 361 | 13 | -109 | 11.45 | 16.41 | |
| 12. | Newtown Jets (R) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 169 | -59 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 101 | 226 | -125 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 211 | 395 | 11 | -184 | 9.59 | 17.95 |
Results
| Semi Final | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Sep 8 | 1979 | Parramatta Eels (R) | 14 | - | 9 | Balmain Tigers (R) | SCG | D. Braybrook | |||
| Sun | 9 | 1979 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 12 | - | 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | SCG | J. Danzey Jnr | |||
