Stats
Note: * denotes incomplete data.
- Premiers
- South Sydney
- Runners Up
- Newtown
- Minor Premiers
- South Sydney
- Wooden Spoon
- University
- Top Tryscorer
- Alan Brady (11)
- Top Pointscorer
- Jim Craig (86)
- No. Of Teams
- 9
- No. Of Games
- 75
- No. Of Players
- 241
- No. Of Tries
- 414
- No. Of Goals
- 347
- No. Of F.Goals
- 3
- Total Attendance
- 397,107 *
- Average Crowd
- 6,405 *
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- *
- Highest Crowd
- 36,818 *
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- *
- Lowest Crowd
- 1,000 *
- Mean Scoreline
- 17-9
- Median Scoreline
- 17-8
- Highest Scoreline
- 16-35
- Lowest Scoreline
- 5-2
- Highest Team Score
- University (35-16)
- Average PPG
- 28.14
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Souths | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 180 | 52 | 128 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 116 | 52 | 64 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 296 | 104 | 31 | +192 | 18.50 | 6.50 |
| 2. | St George | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 116 | 76 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 71 | -7 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 147 | 27 | +33 | 11.25 | 9.19 |
| 3. | Western Suburbs | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 166 | 56 | 110 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 92 | 97 | -5 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 258 | 153 | 26 | +105 | 16.13 | 9.56 |
| 4. | Newtown | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 121 | 74 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 67 | 95 | -28 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 2 | 188 | 169 | 24 | +19 | 11.75 | 10.56 |
| 5. | North Sydney | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 108 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 56 | 103 | -47 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 194 | 211 | 19 | -17 | 12.13 | 13.19 |
| 6. | Balmain | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 132 | 138 | -6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 81 | 121 | -40 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 259 | 17 | -46 | 13.31 | 16.19 |
| 7. | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 135 | 164 | -29 | 7 | - | 5 | 2 | 68 | 105 | -37 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 203 | 269 | 14 | -66 | 12.69 | 16.81 |
| 8. | Glebe | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 127 | -55 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 134 | -40 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 166 | 261 | 13 | -95 | 10.38 | 16.31 |
| 9. | University | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 157 | 282 | -125 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 282 | 9 | -125 | 9.81 | 17.63 |
Playoffs/Finals
| Semi Final | Sep 7 | Newtown | 8 | St George | 7 | B. Fry | Earl Park | 7,000 |
| Semi Final | 7 | Souths | 22 | Western Suburbs | 10 | L. Deane | Sports Ground | 14,774 |
| Final | 14 | Souths | 30 | Newtown | 10 | L. Deane | Sports Ground | 16,360 |
Team Stats
| Team Name | Position | W | L | D | Pts For | Pts Ag. | Coach(es) | Top Tryscorer(s) | Top Pointscorer(s) | Home Venue(s) | Home Crowd Avg | Extra Info | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain Tigers | 6th | 6 | 9 | 1 | 213 | 259 | Reg LATTA | 8 | - | Vern DEACON | 36 | - | Norm ROBINSON | Birchgrove | * 4,667 | |
| Eastern Suburbs | 7th | 4 | 10 | 2 | 203 | 269 | Harry CAPLES George BODDINGTON | 10 | - | Bill SHANKLAND | 68 | - | Arthur OXFORD | RAS Showground | * 3,000 | |
| Glebe | 8th | 3 | 10 | 3 | 166 | 261 | Chris McKIVAT | 7 | - | Jenkin JOSEPH | 25 | - | Syd CHRISTENSEN | Wentworth | * 2,000 | |
| Newtown | 4th | 10 | 6 | 0 | 188 | 169 | Jack CHASELING | 9 | - | Jack KESSEY | 35 | - | Tom ELLIS | Marrickville | * 4,833 | Runners Up |
| North Sydney | 5th | 6 | 7 | 3 | 194 | 211 | Leo O'CONNOR | 7 | - | Ken WOOD | 47 | - | Les CARROLL | North Sydney | * 3,375 | |
| St George Dragons | 2nd | 11 | 4 | 1 | 180 | 147 | Frank BURGE | 5 | - | Bill HARDMAN Viv FREESTONE | 68 | - | Len GUEST | Earl Park | * 6,400 | Semi Final |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1st | 13 | 2 | 1 | 296 | 104 | Charlie LYNCH | 10 | - | Jack WHY | 61 | - | Benny WEARING | Sports Ground | 11,601 | Premiers |
| University | 9th | 2 | 13 | 1 | 157 | 282 | Bill KELLY | 8 | - | Harleigh HANRAHAN | 65 | - | Bill FLANAGAN | 0 | Wooden Spoon | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 2 | 258 | 153 | Jim CRAIG | 11 | - | Alan BRADY | 86 | - | Jim CRAIG | Pratten | * 5,286 | Semi Final |