1961 NSWRFL Season — Final Regular-Season Ladder
18 rounds, 10 teams, 2 points per win + 1 per draw. Positions 3 (Balmain/Manly-Warringah, both 20 pts) tied. Wikipedia's ladder table could not be reliably extracted via automated page-fetch, so it was discarded per verification protocol; Wikipedia's grand-final prose (St. George d. Western Suburbs 22-0) matched rugbyleagueproject.org exactly. All rows arithmetic-verified: total wins (89) = total losses (89); total PF (2768) = total PA (2768).
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. George | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 367 | 167 | +200 | 30 |
| 2 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 390 | 181 | +209 | 30 |
| 3 | Balmain | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 281 | 292 | -11 | 20 |
| 3 | Manly-Warringah | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 294 | 209 | +85 | 20 |
| 5 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 290 | 211 | +79 | 19 |
| 6 | North Sydney | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 273 | 298 | -25 | 18 |
| 7 | South Sydney | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 237 | 325 | -88 | 14 |
| 8 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 197 | 284 | -87 | 13 |
| 9 | Newtown | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 236 | 436 | -200 | 10 |
| 10 | Parramatta | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 203 | 365 | -162 | 6 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 4 that season.
Finals series
Minor Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1961 | Balmain Tigers 10–5 Manly-Warringah | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW | 20,842 |
Major Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1961 | St. George 9–4 Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 47,964 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1961 | Western Suburbs Magpies 7–5 Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 40,726 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1961 | St. George 22–0 Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
Sources
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