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 | Bye | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | |
| 1. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 50 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 55 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | - | 197 | 105 | 28 | +92 | 10.94 | 5.83 |
| St George Dragons (R) | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | 153 | 30 | 123 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 131 | 88 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | - | 284 | 118 | 28 | +166 | 15.78 | 6.56 | |
| 3. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 73 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 65 | 68 | -3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 141 | 23 | +33 | 10.24 | 8.29 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 66 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 122 | 105 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | 205 | 171 | 23 | +34 | 11.39 | 9.50 | |
| 5. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 99 | 70 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 61 | -2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 158 | 131 | 21 | +27 | 8.78 | 7.28 |
| Newtown Jets (R) | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 89 | 75 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 80 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | 175 | 155 | 21 | +20 | 9.72 | 8.61 | |
| 7. | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 73 | 105 | -32 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | - | 127 | 164 | 18 | -37 | 7.06 | 9.11 |
| 8. | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 61 | 111 | -50 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 41 | 89 | -48 | 17 | 4 | 13 | - | 1 | 102 | 200 | 10 | -98 | 6.00 | 11.76 |
| 9. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 58 | 107 | -49 | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 57 | 115 | -58 | 18 | 4 | 14 | - | - | 115 | 222 | 8 | -107 | 6.39 | 12.33 |
| 10. | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 52 | 115 | -63 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 31 | 98 | -67 | 18 | 1 | 17 | - | - | 83 | 213 | 2 | -130 | 4.61 | 11.83 |
Results
| Semi Final | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 31 | 1957 | North Sydney Bears (R) | 13 | - | 5 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | SCG | ||||
| Sat | Sep 7 | 1957 | Balmain Tigers (R) | 14 | - | 6 | St George Dragons (R) | SCG | ||||
