		Home							Away							Overall
Team		P	W	L	D	F	A	PD	P	W	L	D	F	A	PD	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts	PD
1.	St George	9	9	-	-	241	93	+148	9	4	4	1	157	146	+11	18	13	4	1	398	239	27	+159
2.	Balmain	9	8	1	-	158	89	+69	9	5	4	-	135	152	-17	18	13	5	-	293	241	26	+52
3.	South Sydney	9	6	2	1	207	119	+88	9	5	4	-	157	146	+11	18	11	6	1	364	265	23	+99
4.	Western Suburbs	9	6	3	-	147	98	+49	9	5	4	-	129	123	+6	18	11	7	-	276	221	* 22	+55
5.	Newtown	9	7	2	-	196	96	+100	9	4	5	-	137	133	+4	18	11	7	-	333	229	* 22	+104
6.	Manly Warringah	9	5	2	2	158	114	+44	9	2	6	1	165	155	+10	18	7	8	3	323	269	17	+54
7.	Canterbury	9	4	5	-	125	154	-29	9	2	7	-	110	198	-88	18	6	12	-	235	352	12	-117
8.	North Sydney	9	3	6	-	116	198	-82	9	2	6	1	102	126	-24	18	5	12	1	218	324	11	-106
	Sydney	9	3	5	1	116	135	-19	9	2	7	-	95	219	-124	18	5	12	1	211	354	11	-143
10.	Parramatta	9	4	5	-	139	176	-37	9	-	8	1	85	205	-120	18	4	13	1	224	381	9	-157
* Western Suburbs, Newtown were involved in playoffs to determine their final position.
Total games played: 91 Total points scored: 2,890 Average points per game: 31.76 Best attack: St George Dragons (22.11 ppg - 139.23%) Best defense: Western Suburbs Magpies (12.28 ppg - 77.33%) Worst attack: Sydney Roosters (11.72 ppg - 73.80%) Worst defense: Parramatta Eels (21.17 ppg - 133.31%)

Team Name	Position	Extra Info	W	L	D	Pts For	Pts Ag.	Coach	Top Tryscorer(s)			Top Pointscorer(s)			Home Venue(s)	Home Crowd Avg
Balmain Tigers	2nd	Runners Up	14	7	0	366	322	Norm ROBINSON	12	-	Kevin MOSMAN	180	-	Keith BARNES	Leichhardt	* 13,152
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	7th		6	12	0	235	352	Vic HEY	6	-	Reg FREEBODY	122	-	John KELL	Belmore	* 9,000
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	6th		7	8	3	323	269	Pat DEVERY	14	-	Ray RITCHIE	158	-	Ron WILLEY	Brookvale	* 8,000
Newtown Jets	5th	Playoff	11	8	0	338	239	Herbert POOLE	15	-	Kevin CONSIDINE	99	-	Gordon CLIFFORD	Henson	* 0
North Sydney Bears	8th		5	12	1	218	324	Bruce RYAN	6	-	Ray CARDILINI	120	-	Alan ARKEY	North Sydney	* 11,960
Parramatta Eels	10th	Wooden Spoon	4	13	1	224	381	Cecil FIFIELD	7	-	Bruce MANN	30	-	K HURST	Cumberland	* 0
St George Dragons	1st	Premiers	15	4	1	446	276	Norm TIPPING	18	-	Tommy RYAN	189	-	Doug FLEMING	WIN Jubilee	* 0
South Sydney Rabbitohs	3rd	Prelim Final	12	7	1	442	308	Jack RAYNER	15	-	Ian MOIR	130	-	Bernie PURCELL	Aus Tech Park	* 13,039
Sydney Roosters	9th		5	12	1	211	354	Frank O'CONNOR	5	-	John SELLGREN, Tony PASKINS	77	-	Tony PASKINS	Sports Ground	* 9,981
Western Suburbs Magpies	4th	Minor Semi	12	8	0	293	271	Jack WALSH	9	-	Keith HOLMAN	80	-	George BAIN	Aus Tech Park, Pratten	* 16,660

NSWRFL 1956