1980 NSWRL Season — Final Regular-Season Ladder
12 teams, 22 regular-season rounds. Competition points: 2 for a win, 1 for a draw (verified: Pts = 2*W + D for every team). Minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown also won the Grand Final (18-4 over Eastern Suburbs), so minor premier = premier this year. Ladder tie-break order (e.g. Canterbury vs Eastern Suburbs, both 30 pts) as published by source; exact tie-break rule not independently confirmed.
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 361 | 334 | +27 | 30 |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 339 | 249 | +90 | 30 |
| 3 | St. George | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 367 | 321 | +46 | 28 |
| 4 | Western Suburbs | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 429 | 308 | +121 | 28 |
| 5 | South Sydney | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 392 | 318 | +74 | 25 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 335 | 354 | -19 | 24 |
| 7 | Parramatta | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 420 | 317 | +103 | 24 |
| 8 | Newtown | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 348 | 357 | -9 | 23 |
| 9 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 350 | 346 | +4 | 20 |
| 10 | Balmain | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 330 | 382 | -52 | 14 |
| 11 | North Sydney | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 282 | 405 | -123 | 13 |
| 12 | Penrith | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 294 | 556 | -262 | 5 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 5 (“final five”) that season.
Finals series
Major Preliminary Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1980 | Canterbury-Bankstown 22–17 Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 21,948 |
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1980 | St. George 16–5 South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 33,552 |
Major Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1980 | Canterbury-Bankstown 13–7 Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 28,883 |
Minor Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1980 | Western Suburbs Magpies 13–7 St. George | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 28,451 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1980 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters 41–5 Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 28,596 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1980 | Canterbury-Bankstown 18–4 Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
Sources
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