1963 NSWRFL Season — Final Regular-Season Ladder
18 rounds, 10 teams, 2 points per win + 1 per draw. Position 6 (Manly-Warringah/Newtown, both 14 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 8-3, St George's 8th consecutive premiership) matched rugbyleagueproject.org exactly. All rows arithmetic-verified: total wins (89) = total losses (89); total PF (2214) = total PA (2214).
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. George | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 434 | 95 | +339 | 31 |
| 2 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 256 | 160 | +96 | 28 |
| 3 | Balmain | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 246 | 183 | +63 | 24 |
| 4 | Parramatta | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 186 | 165 | +21 | 22 |
| 5 | North Sydney | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 272 | 236 | +36 | 20 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 158 | 217 | -59 | 14 |
| 6 | Newtown | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 206 | 331 | -125 | 14 |
| 8 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 170 | 277 | -107 | 13 |
| 9 | South Sydney | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 170 | 298 | -128 | 8 |
| 10 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 116 | 252 | -136 | 6 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 4 that season.
Finals series
Minor Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1963 | Parramatta Eels 9–7 Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 39,408 |
Major Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1963 | Western Suburbs Magpies 10–8 St. George | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 42,065 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1963 | St. George 12–7 Parramatta Eels | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 57,973 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1963 | St. George 8–3 Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
Sources
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