NSWRL 1968
The NSWRL 1968 was the 61st 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 South Sydney Rabbitohs . They won the final 13: 9 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and won the NSWRL for the 18th time.
table
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22nd | 16 | 0 | 6th | 394: 271 | + 123 | 32 |
2. | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 22nd | 15th | 1 | 6th | 379: 282 | + 97 | 31 |
3. | St. George Dragons | 22nd | 13 | 3 | 6th | 416: 320 | + 96 | 29 |
4th | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 22nd | 14th | 1 | 7th | 362: 274 | + 88 | 29 |
5. | Balmain Tigers | 22nd | 14th | 0 | 8th | 393: 284 | + 109 | 28 |
6th | Parramatta Eels | 22nd | 12 | 1 | 9 | 308: 284 | + 24 | 25th |
7th | Western Suburbs Magpies | 22nd | 12 | 0 | 10 | 328: 279 | + 49 | 24 |
8th. | Penrith Panthers | 22nd | 11 | 0 | 11 | 298: 352 | - 54 | 22nd |
9. | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 22nd | 9 | 1 | 12 | 259: 301 | - 42 | 19th |
10. | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 22nd | 6th | 0 | 16 | 259: 405 | - 146 | 12 |
11. | North Sydney Bears | 22nd | 4th | 0 | 18th | 259: 388 | - 129 | 8th |
12. | Newtown Jets | 22nd | 2 | 1 | 19th | 257: 472 | - 215 | 5 |
Playoffs
Elimination / qualification playoffs
August 31 |
St. George Dragons | 17:10 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 49,747 Referee: Col Pearce |
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report |
7th of September |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 23:15 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 49,128 Umpire: Col Pearce |
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report |
Semifinals
September 14th |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20: 8 | St. George Dragons |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 44,803 Referee: Col Pearce |
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report |
Grand Final
21st September |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 13: 9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 54,255 Referees: Col Pearce |
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Attempts: Cleary Increases: Simms (1/1) Penalties: Simms (4) |
(11: 2) Report |
Attempts: Morgan Raise: Batty (1/1) Penalty Kicks: Batty (1) Dropgoals: Fulton (1) |
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