League Standings - Round 18
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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 216 | 117 | 99 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 168 | 161 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 384 | 278 | 23 | +106 | 21.33 | 15.44 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 192 | 108 | 84 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 121 | 181 | -60 | 18 | 11 | 7 | - | 313 | 289 | 22 | +24 | 17.39 | 16.06 |
| 3. | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 204 | 147 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 126 | 163 | -37 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 330 | 310 | 21 | +20 | 18.33 | 17.22 |
| North Sydney | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 267 | 133 | 134 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 154 | 150 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 421 | 283 | 21 | +138 | 23.39 | 15.72 | |
| 5. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 117 | 128 | -11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 135 | 163 | -28 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 252 | 291 | 20 | -39 | 14.00 | 16.17 |
| Newtown | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 166 | 108 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 126 | 160 | -34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 292 | 268 | 20 | +24 | 16.22 | 14.89 | |
| 7. | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 156 | 131 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 115 | 160 | -45 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 271 | 291 | 17 | -20 | 15.06 | 16.17 |
| 8. | Balmain Tigers | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 179 | 167 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 134 | 210 | -76 | 18 | 7 | 11 | - | 313 | 377 | 14 | -64 | 17.39 | 20.94 |
| 9. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 136 | 152 | -16 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 158 | 241 | -83 | 18 | 6 | 12 | - | 294 | 393 | 12 | -99 | 16.33 | 21.83 |
| 10. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 151 | 182 | -31 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 136 | 195 | -59 | 18 | 5 | 13 | - | 287 | 377 | 10 | -90 | 15.94 | 20.94 |
Results
| Round 18 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 22 | 1953 | Balmain Tigers | 11 | - | 19 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Leichhardt | 4,500 | C. Pearce | ||
| Sat | 22 | 1953 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | - | 11 | North Sydney | SCG | 19,911 | D. Lawler | ||
| Sat | 22 | 1953 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 16 | - | 10 | Canterbury Bankstown | Brookvale | A. Oxford | |||
| Sat | 22 | 1953 | Newtown | 19 | - | 5 | Parramatta Eels | Erskineville | 1,000 | J. O'Brien | ||
| Sat | 22 | 1953 | St George Dragons | 19 | - | 9 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Kogarah | 4,000 | L. Williams | ||