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. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 103 | 60 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 108 | 72 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | 211 | 132 | 22 | +79 | 13.19 | 8.25 |
| 2. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 103 | 50 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 66 | 57 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 169 | 107 | 20 | +62 | 10.56 | 6.69 |
| North Sydney Bears (R) | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 71 | 72 | -1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 84 | 65 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 155 | 137 | 20 | +18 | 9.69 | 8.56 | |
| St George Dragons (R) | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 81 | 55 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 99 | 75 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 180 | 130 | 20 | +50 | 11.25 | 8.13 | |
| 5. | Newtown Jets (R) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 57 | 88 | -31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 144 | 17 | -26 | 7.38 | 9.00 |
| 6. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 82 | 84 | -2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 87 | 55 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 169 | 139 | 16 | +30 | 10.56 | 8.69 |
| Eastern Suburbs (R) | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 103 | 90 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 61 | 73 | -12 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 164 | 163 | 16 | +1 | 10.25 | 10.19 | |
| 8. | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 74 | 118 | -44 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 75 | 90 | -15 | 16 | 6 | 10 | - | 149 | 208 | 12 | -59 | 9.31 | 13.00 |
| 9. | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 55 | 62 | -7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 78 | -24 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 109 | 140 | 11 | -31 | 6.81 | 8.75 |
| 10. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 110 | -69 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 121 | -55 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 107 | 231 | 6 | -124 | 6.69 | 14.44 |
Results
| Round 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Jul 28 | 1956 | Balmain Tigers (R) | 10 | - | 13 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | Leichhardt | ||||
| Sat | 28 | 1956 | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 6 | - | 9 | North Sydney Bears (R) | Belmore | ||||
| Sat | 28 | 1956 | Parramatta Eels (R) | 2 | - | 15 | Newtown Jets (R) | Cumberland | ||||
| Sat | 28 | 1956 | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 15 | - | 9 | St George Dragons (R) | SCG | ||||
| Sun | 29 | 1956 | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 6 | - | 12 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | Sports Ground | ||||
