League Standings - Round sf
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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 85 | 63 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 3 | - | 220 | 120 | 30 | +100 | 12.22 | 6.67 |
| 2. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 59 | 77 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 90 | 53 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 226 | 112 | 28 | +114 | 12.56 | 6.22 |
| 3. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 74 | 49 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 93 | 73 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 5 | - | 167 | 122 | 26 | +45 | 9.28 | 6.78 |
| 4. | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 89 | 83 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 136 | 147 | 19 | -11 | 7.56 | 8.17 |
| 5. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 83 | 77 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 86 | -20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 149 | 163 | 18 | -14 | 8.28 | 9.06 |
| 6. | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 87 | 83 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 90 | -11 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 166 | 173 | 16 | -7 | 9.22 | 9.61 |
| 7. | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 113 | -35 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 80 | 123 | -43 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 158 | 236 | 12 | -78 | 8.78 | 13.11 |
| 8. | St George Dragons (R) | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 98 | -27 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 78 | 85 | -7 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 149 | 183 | 11 | -34 | 8.28 | 10.17 |
| 9. | Newtown Jets (R) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 88 | -19 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 106 | -45 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 130 | 194 | 10 | -64 | 7.22 | 10.78 |
| Parramatta Eels (R) | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 55 | 101 | -46 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 68 | 73 | -5 | 18 | 5 | 13 | - | 123 | 174 | 10 | -51 | 6.83 | 9.67 | |
Results
| Semi Final | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 29 | 1953 | North Sydney Bears (R) | 6 | - | 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | SCG | ||||
| Sat | Sep 5 | 1953 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 13 | - | 2 | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | SCG | ||||
