1993 NSWRL Winfield Cup — Final Regular-Season Ladder
16 clubs. Commonly referred to as the "1993 ARL season" though the competition was still formally branded the NSWRL Winfield Cup at the time. A 22-round regular season.
Sourcing caveat: Balmain's competition points (11) reflect a 2-point deduction for a breach of the interchange/replacement rule in Round 19 — their on-field record (6 wins, 1 draw, 15 losses) would otherwise have yielded 13. Canterbury and St George finished level on 34 points; Canterbury took the minor premiership on superior points differential (+210 vs +160). Brisbane won the Grand Final from 5th on the ladder, beating St George 14-6 — at the time the lowest-placed team ever to win the premiership.
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 464 | 254 | +210 | 34 |
| 2 | St George Dragons | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 418 | 258 | +160 | 34 |
| 3 | Canberra Raiders | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 587 | 272 | +315 | 33 |
| 4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 442 | 232 | +210 | 32 |
| 5 | Brisbane Broncos | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 517 | 330 | +187 | 32 |
| 6 | North Sydney Bears | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 448 | 325 | +123 | 29 |
| 7 | Illawarra Steelers | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 373 | 253 | +120 | 24 |
| 8 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 343 | 356 | -13 | 23 |
| 9 | Newcastle Knights | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 337 | 381 | -44 | 20 |
| 10 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 272 | 399 | -127 | 18 |
| 11 | Parramatta Eels | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 237 | 439 | -202 | 18 |
| 12 | Penrith Panthers | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 314 | 428 | -114 | 14 |
| 13 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 319 | 475 | -156 | 14 |
| 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 319 | 560 | -241 | 12 |
| 15 | Balmain Tigers | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 327 | 412 | -85 | 11 |
| 16 | Gold Coast Seagulls | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 229 | 572 | -343 | 2 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 5 (“final five”) that season.
Finals series
Major Preliminary Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1993 | St. George 31–10 Canberra Raiders | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 31,429 |
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1993 | Brisbane Broncos 36–10 Manly-Warringah | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 38,432 |
Minor Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1993 | Brisbane Broncos 30–12 Canberra Raiders | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 33,893 |
Major Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1993 | St. George 27–12 Canterbury-Bankstown | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 41,384 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1993 | Brisbane Broncos 23–16 Canterbury-Bankstown | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 34,821 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1993 | Brisbane Broncos 14–6 St. George | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
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