NSWRL 1972

The 1972 NSWRL was the 65th 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 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles . They won in the final 19:14 against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and won the NSWRL for the first time.

table

Playoff participation

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Table points
01.	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	22nd	18th	1	3	460: 255	+ 205	37
02.	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	22nd	17th	1	4th	514: 297	+ 217	35
03.	St. George Dragons	22nd	16	2	4th	398: 221	+ 177	34
04th	South Sydney Rabbitohs	22nd	14th	0	8th	456: 331	+ 125	28
05.	Newtown Jets	22nd	11	2	9	402: 371	+ 31	24
06th	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	22nd	12	0	10	382: 373	+ 9	24
07th	Western Suburbs Magpies	22nd	8th	1	13	367: 398	- 31	17th
08th.	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	22nd	8th	0	14th	332: 378	- 46	16
09.	North Sydney Bears	22nd	7th	1	14th	320: 405	- 85	15th
010.	Balmain Tigers	22nd	6th	1	15th	333: 455	- 122	13
011.	Penrith Panthers	22nd	5	1	16	278: 490	- 212	11
012.	Parramatta Eels	22nd	4th	2	16	317: 585	- 268	10

26th of August	St. George Dragons	14:10	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 47,945 Referee: Keith Page
26th of August		report

September 2nd	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	32: 8	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 43,695 Referee: Keith Page
September 2nd		report

the 9th of September	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	8: 6	St. George Dragons	Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 41,313 Referee: Keith Page
the 9th of September		report

16th September	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	19:14	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 54,357 Referee: Keith Page
16th September	Attempts: Branighan , Jones Increases: Branighan (2/2) Penalty Kicks : Branighan (4/5) Dropgoals: Fulton (1)	(4: 4) Report	Attempts: Ballesty , Mullins Raise: McKean (2/2) Penalty Kicks: McKean (2/4)