Stats
Note: * denotes incomplete data.
- Premiers
- Balmain
- Runners Up
- South Sydney
- Minor Premiers
- Balmain
- Wooden Spoon
- Newtown
- Top Tryscorer
- Sid Goodwin (18)
- Top Pointscorer
- Neville Smith (97)
- No. Of Teams
- 8
- No. Of Games
- 59
- No. Of Players
- 190
- No. Of Tries
- 345
- No. Of Goals
- 310
- No. Of F.Goals
- Total Attendance
- 320,521 *
- Average Crowd
- 9,713 *
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- *
- Highest Crowd
- 26,972 *
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- *
- Lowest Crowd
- 1,110 *
- Mean Scoreline
- 20-8
- Median Scoreline
- 19-8
- Highest Scoreline
- 53-0
- Lowest Scoreline
- 9-2
- Highest Team Score
- South Sydney (53-0)
- Average PPG
- 29.55
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | Balmain | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 57 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 58 | 70 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 115 | 22 | +134 | 17.79 | 8.21 |
| 2. | Canterbury | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 117 | 79 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 117 | 76 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | 234 | 155 | 20 | +79 | 16.71 | 11.07 |
| St George | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 171 | 80 | 91 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 97 | 89 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | 268 | 169 | 20 | +99 | 19.14 | 12.07 | |
| 4. | Souths | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 112 | 61 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 107 | 97 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 5 | - | 219 | 158 | 18 | +61 | 15.64 | 11.29 |
| 5. | Eastern Suburbs | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 96 | 65 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 96 | 119 | -23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | - | 192 | 184 | 16 | +8 | 13.71 | 13.14 |
| 6. | North Sydney | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 107 | -46 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 68 | 165 | -97 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 129 | 272 | 6 | -143 | 9.21 | 19.43 |
| Western Suburbs | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 88 | 107 | -19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 106 | -46 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 148 | 213 | 6 | -65 | 10.57 | 15.21 | |
| 8. | Newtown | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 63 | 178 | -115 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 61 | 119 | -58 | 14 | 2 | 12 | - | 124 | 297 | 4 | -173 | 8.86 | 21.21 |
Playoffs/Finals
| Semi Final | Aug 19 | Balmain | 13 | Canterbury | 9 | G. Bishop | SCG | 23,774 |
| Semi Final | 26 | Souths | 23 | St George | 10 | T. McMahon | SCG | 21,722 |
| Final | Sep 2 | Balmain | 33 | Souths | 4 | G. Bishop | SCG | 26,972 |
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 | 1st | 10 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 115 | Bill KELLY | 18 | - | Sid GOODWIN | 54 | - | Sid GOODWIN | Leichhardt | * 5,500 | Premiers |
| Canterbury Bankstown | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | 234 | 155 | Jerry BRIEN | 10 | - | Edgar NEWHAM | 67 | - | Tom KIRK | Belmore | * 4,530 | Semi Final, State Championships |
| Eastern Suburbs | 5th | 8 | 6 | 0 | 192 | 184 | Ray STEHR | 8 | - | Percy DERMOND | 24 | - | Percy DERMOND | Sports Ground | * 1,110 | |
| Newtown | 8th | 2 | 12 | 0 | 124 | 297 | Frank BURGE | 5 | - | Andy HODGINS | 42 | - | Allan ELLIS | Henson | * 6,000 | Wooden Spoon |
| North Sydney | 6th | 2 | 10 | 2 | 129 | 272 | Bob WILLIAMS | 5 | - | Dave McERLANE Fred DHU | 31 | - | Roy THOMPSON | North Sydney | * 5,500 | |
| St George Dragons | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | 268 | 169 | Neville SMITH | 17 | - | Charlie HAZELTON | 97 | - | Neville SMITH | Earl Park | * 6,000 | Semi Final |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 4th | 9 | 5 | 0 | 219 | 158 | Charlie LYNCH | 10 | - | Arthur TUOHEY Harry THOMPSON | 77 | - | Fred FELSCH | Sports Ground | * 6,000 | Runners Up |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 6th | 2 | 10 | 2 | 148 | 213 | Jim CRAIG | 5 | - | Fred BABER | 35 | - | Stan SIMPSON | Pratten | * 3,667 | |