NSWRL 1966
The NSWRL 1966 was the 59th season of the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership , the first Australian rugby league championship. The first place in the table after the end of the regular season occupied the St. George Dragons . They won in the final 23: 4 against the Balmain Tigers and thus won the NSWRL for the eleventh time in a row and for the thirteenth time overall.
table
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. |
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18th | 13 | 1 | 4th | 331: 156 | + 175 | 27 |
2. |
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18th | 12 | 0 | 6th | 279: 203 | + 76 | 24 |
3. |
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18th | 11 | 0 | 7th | 348: 256 | + 92 | 22nd |
4th |
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18th | 10 | 0 | 8th | 261: 249 | + 12 | 20th |
5. |
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18th | 10 | 0 | 8th | 228: 241 | - 13 | 20th |
6th |
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18th | 9 | 0 | 9 | 263: 228 | + 35 | 18th |
7th |
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18th | 8th | 2 | 8th | 236: 232 | + 4 | 18th |
8th. |
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18th | 8th | 0 | 10 | 244: 295 | - 51 | 16 |
9. |
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18th | 7th | 1 | 10 | 282: 313 | - 31 | 15th |
10. |
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18th | 0 | 0 | 18th | 147: 446 | - 299 | 0 |
Playoffs
Elimination playoff
August 23 |
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20: 5 |
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Sydney Sports Ground , Sydney Spectators: 10,724 Referee: Bill Kelly |
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report |
- The game took place with Western Suburbs and Newtown tied.
Elimination / qualification playoffs
August 27 |
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10: 9 |
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Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 31,803 Referee: Col Pearce |
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report |
September 3 |
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10: 2 |
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Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 46,531 Referee: Col Pearce |
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report |
Semifinals
September 1 |
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8: 5 |
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Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 39,461 Referee: Col Pearce |
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report |
Grand Final
17th of September |
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23: 4 |
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Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 61,129 Umpire: Col Pearce |
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Attempts: Huddart , Pollard , Ryan Elevations: Langlands (3/3) Penalties: Langlands (4) |
(14: 4) Report |
Penalty Kicks: Barnes (2) |
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