1966 NSWRFL Season — Final Regular-Season Ladder
10 teams, 18 rounds, 2 points/win, 1/draw. St. George's 11th and final consecutive premiership, ending their 1956-1966 dynasty. Wikipedia and rugbyleagueproject.org data matched exactly on all figures (arithmetically verified: total wins=88=total losses; total points-for=2619=total points-against). South Sydney (6th) and Parramatta (7th) were tied on 18 competition points; ordering here follows points-difference (Souths +35 vs Parramatta +4) per Wikipedia — rugbyleagueproject.org's summary page listed these two in reverse order, a minor tie-break discrepancy noted here for transparency.
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. George | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 331 | 156 | +175 | 27 |
| 2 | Balmain | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 279 | 203 | +76 | 24 |
| 3 | Manly-Warringah | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 348 | 256 | +92 | 22 |
| 4 | Newtown | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 261 | 249 | +12 | 20 |
| 5 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 228 | 241 | -13 | 20 |
| 6 | South Sydney | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 263 | 228 | +35 | 18 |
| 7 | Parramatta | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 236 | 232 | +4 | 18 |
| 8 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 244 | 295 | -51 | 16 |
| 9 | North Sydney | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 282 | 313 | -31 | 15 |
| 10 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 147 | 446 | -299 | 0 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 4 that season.
Finals series
Playoff
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1966 | Newtown 20–5 Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW | 10,724 |
Minor Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1966 | Manly-Warringah 10–9 Newtown | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 31,803 |
Major Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1966 | St. George 10–2 Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 46,531 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1966 | Balmain Tigers 8–5 Manly-Warringah | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 39,461 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1966 | St. George 23–4 Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
Sources
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