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. | St George Dragons | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 310 | 92 | 218 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 187 | 57 | 130 | 16 | 15 | - | 1 | 497 | 149 | 31 | +348 | 31.06 | 9.31 |
| 2. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 170 | 89 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 159 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 340 | 248 | 23 | +92 | 21.25 | 15.50 |
| 3. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 126 | 108 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 128 | 100 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 254 | 208 | 20 | +46 | 15.88 | 13.00 |
| 4. | North Sydney | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 176 | 94 | 82 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 159 | 133 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 335 | 227 | 18 | +108 | 20.94 | 14.19 |
| 5. | Newtown | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 92 | 106 | -14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 125 | 159 | -34 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 217 | 265 | 16 | -48 | 13.56 | 16.56 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 142 | 105 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 82 | 143 | -61 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 224 | 248 | 16 | -24 | 14.00 | 15.50 | |
| 7. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 151 | 139 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 115 | 142 | -27 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 266 | 281 | 13 | -15 | 16.63 | 17.56 |
| 8. | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 119 | 114 | 5 | 8 | - | 8 | - | 69 | 155 | -86 | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | 188 | 269 | 10 | -81 | 11.75 | 16.81 |
| 9. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 129 | -36 | 7 | - | 7 | - | 72 | 220 | -148 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 165 | 349 | 9 | -184 | 10.31 | 21.81 |
| 10. | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 66 | 188 | -122 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 57 | 177 | -120 | 16 | 2 | 14 | - | 123 | 365 | 4 | -242 | 7.69 | 22.81 |
Results
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| Sun | Jul 5 | 1959 | Canterbury Bankstown | 10 | - | 10 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Belmore | 5,422 | L. Samuelson | ||
| Sun | 5 | 1959 | Eastern Suburbs | 10 | - | 4 | North Sydney | Sports Ground | 8,269 | F. Walsh | ||
| Sun | 5 | 1959 | Newtown | 7 | - | 24 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Henson | 5,409 | C. Brown | ||
| Sun | 5 | 1959 | Parramatta Eels | 11 | - | 27 | Balmain Tigers | Cumberland | 3,435 | K. Parkinson | ||
| Sun | 5 | 1959 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 14 | - | 17 | St George Dragons | Redfern | 14,908 | C. Pearce | ||