League Standings - Round 16
Ladder
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| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | |
| 1. | Canterbury Bankstown | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 112 | -10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 125 | 147 | -22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 227 | 259 | 20 | -32 | 14.19 | 16.19 |
| 2. | North Sydney | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 126 | 120 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 143 | 136 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 389 | 262 | 19 | +127 | 24.31 | 16.38 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 216 | 117 | 99 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 120 | 139 | -19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 336 | 256 | 19 | +80 | 21.00 | 16.00 | |
| 4. | Newtown | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 147 | 103 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 119 | 139 | -20 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 266 | 242 | 18 | +24 | 16.63 | 15.13 |
| St George Dragons | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 135 | 89 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 121 | 181 | -60 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 256 | 270 | 18 | -14 | 16.00 | 16.88 | |
| 6. | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 190 | 136 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 110 | 148 | -38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 300 | 284 | 17 | +16 | 18.75 | 17.75 |
| Parramatta Eels | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 145 | 102 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 110 | 141 | -31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 255 | 243 | 17 | +12 | 15.94 | 15.19 | |
| 8. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 168 | 148 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 119 | 196 | -77 | 16 | 6 | 10 | - | 287 | 344 | 12 | -57 | 17.94 | 21.50 |
| 9. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 120 | 142 | -22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 148 | 203 | -55 | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | 268 | 345 | 10 | -77 | 16.75 | 21.56 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 137 | 167 | -30 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 127 | 176 | -49 | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | 264 | 343 | 10 | -79 | 16.50 | 21.44 | |
Results
| Round 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 8 | 1953 | Balmain Tigers | 34 | - | 12 | Parramatta Eels | Leichhardt | 3,500 | J. O'Brien | ||
| Sat | 8 | 1953 | Canterbury Bankstown | 12 | - | 12 | Newtown | Belmore | 7,000 | A. Oxford | ||
| Sat | 8 | 1953 | Eastern Suburbs | 30 | - | 15 | St George Dragons | Sports Ground | L. Williams | |||
| Sat | 8 | 1953 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 13 | - | 28 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Brookvale | 1,000 | D. Lawler | ||
| Sat | 8 | 1953 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 38 | - | 17 | North Sydney | SCG | 29,812 | C. Pearce | ||
