League Standings - Round 16
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 135 | 57 | 78 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 64 | 51 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | 199 | 108 | 26 | +91 | 12.44 | 6.75 |
| 2. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 59 | 54 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 76 | 51 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 189 | 110 | 24 | +79 | 11.81 | 6.88 |
| 3. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 70 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 86 | 71 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | 156 | 117 | 22 | +39 | 9.75 | 7.31 |
| 4. | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 42 | 59 | -17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 89 | 60 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 131 | 119 | 18 | +12 | 8.19 | 7.44 |
| 5. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 78 | 67 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 82 | -25 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 135 | 149 | 16 | -14 | 8.44 | 9.31 |
| 6. | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 85 | 76 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 85 | -11 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 159 | 161 | 15 | -2 | 9.94 | 10.06 |
| 7. | St George Dragons (R) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 69 | -8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 78 | 85 | -7 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 139 | 154 | 11 | -15 | 8.69 | 9.63 |
| 8. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 48 | 90 | -42 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 60 | 63 | -3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | 108 | 153 | 10 | -45 | 6.75 | 9.56 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 104 | -30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 65 | 115 | -50 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 139 | 219 | 10 | -80 | 8.69 | 13.69 | |
| 10. | Newtown Jets (R) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 80 | -21 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 102 | -44 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 117 | 182 | 8 | -65 | 7.31 | 11.38 |
Results
| Round 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 8 | 1953 | Balmain Tigers (R) | 8 | - | 18 | Parramatta Eels (R) | Leichhardt | ||||
| Sat | 8 | 1953 | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 9 | - | 7 | Newtown Jets (R) | Belmore | ||||
| Sat | 8 | 1953 | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 15 | - | 12 | St George Dragons (R) | Sports Ground | ||||
| Sat | 8 | 1953 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 44 | - | 5 | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | Brookvale | ||||
| Sat | 8 | 1953 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 21 | - | 12 | North Sydney Bears (R) | SCG | ||||
