League Standings - Round 17
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 | - | 238 | 98 | 140 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 158 | 121 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 3 | - | 396 | 219 | 28 | +177 | 23.29 | 12.88 |
| 2. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 187 | 145 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 154 | 148 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 341 | 293 | 22 | +48 | 20.06 | 17.24 |
| 3. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 164 | 94 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 105 | 109 | -4 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 269 | 203 | 21 | +66 | 15.82 | 11.94 |
| 4. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 178 | 94 | 84 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 141 | 152 | -11 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 319 | 246 | 19 | +73 | 18.76 | 14.47 |
| 5. | Balmain Tigers | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 183 | 140 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 157 | 128 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 8 | - | 340 | 268 | 18 | +72 | 20.00 | 15.76 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 141 | 145 | -4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 130 | 189 | -59 | 17 | 9 | 8 | - | 271 | 334 | 18 | -63 | 15.94 | 19.65 | |
| 7. | North Sydney | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 139 | 127 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 116 | 142 | -26 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 255 | 269 | 17 | -14 | 15.00 | 15.82 |
| 8. | Newtown | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 127 | 108 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 127 | 108 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 254 | 216 | 16 | +38 | 14.94 | 12.71 |
| 9. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 127 | -37 | 8 | - | 8 | - | 87 | 173 | -86 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 177 | 300 | 7 | -123 | 10.41 | 17.65 |
| 10. | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 81 | 196 | -115 | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 99 | 258 | -159 | 17 | 2 | 15 | - | 180 | 454 | 4 | -274 | 10.59 | 26.71 |
Results
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| Sat | Aug 17 | 1957 | Balmain Tigers | 40 | - | 11 | Eastern Suburbs | Leichhardt | 10,258 | C. Pearce | ||
| Sat | 17 | 1957 | Canterbury Bankstown | 11 | - | 25 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Belmore | 6,088 | C. Brown | ||
| Sat | 17 | 1957 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 | - | 12 | North Sydney | Sports Ground | 10,692 | D. Lawler | ||
| Sat | 17 | 1957 | St George Dragons | 16 | - | 10 | Newtown | Kogarah | 8,638 | L. Williams | ||
| Sat | 17 | 1957 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 25 | - | 5 | Parramatta Eels | Pratten | 3,000 | D. Nicholson | ||