NSWRL 1979
# NSWRL 1979

Die NSWRL 1979 war die 72. Saison der New South Wales Rugby League Premiership, der ersten australischen Rugby-League-Meisterschaft. Den ersten Tabellenplatz nach Ende der regulären Saison belegten die St. George Dragons. Diese gewannen im Finale 17:13 gegen die Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs und gewannen damit die NSWRL zum 15. Mal.

## Tabelle

| | Team | Spiele | Siege | Unent. | Ndlg. | Spiel- punkte | Diff. | Tabellen- punkte |
| 01. | St. George Dragons | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 476:309 | + 167 | 34 |
| 02. | Parramatta Eels | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 490:317 | + 173 | 32 |
| 03. | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 367:270 | + 97 | 29 |
| 04. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 396:312 | + 84 | 28 |
| 05. | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 379:310 | + 69 | 26 |
| 06. | Balmain Tigers | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 358:313 | + 45 | 25 |
| 07. | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 341:353 | - 12 | 23 |
| 08. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 250:321 | - 71 | 19 |
| 09. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 286:329 | - 43 | 18 |
| 010. | Penrith Panthers | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 211:473 | - 162 | 14 |
| 011. | Newtown Jets | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 321:423 | - 102 | 12 |
| 012. | North Sydney Bears | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 302:547 | - 245 | 4 |

## Playoffs
### Grand Final

| 1 | Brian Johnson |
| 2 | Mitch Brennan |
| 3 | Graham Quinn |
| 4 | Robert Finch |
| 5 | Michel Sorridimi |
| 6 | Tony Trudgett |
| 7 | Steve Morris |
| 8 | Bruce Starkey |
| 9 | Steve Edge |
| 10 | Craig Young (C) |
| 11 | George Grant |
| 12 | Graeme Wynn |
| 13 | Rod Reddy |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 16 | Steve Butler |
| 18 | Robert Stone |
| 1 | Stan Cutler |
| 2 | Chris Anderson |
| 3 | Chris Mortimer |
| 4 | Peter Mortimer |
| 5 | Steve Gearin |
| 6 | Garry Hughes |
| 7 | Steve Mortimer |
| 8 | Greg Cook |
| 9 | George Peponis (C) |
| 10 | Peter Smith |
| 11 | Graeme Hughes |
| 12 | Peter Cassilles |
| 13 | Steve Folkes |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Mark Hughes |