Stats
- Premiers
- St George
- Runners Up
- Eastern Suburbs
- Wooden Spoon
- North Sydney
- Top Tryscorer
- Sel Lisle, Percy Dermond (13)
- Top Pointscorer
- Neville Smith (84)
- No. Of Teams
- 8
- No. Of Games
- 59
- No. Of Players
- 197
- No. Of Tries
- 405
- No. Of Goals
- 359
- No. Of F.Goals
- Total Attendance
- 463,442
- Average Crowd
- 7,855
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- Highest Crowd
- 39,957
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- Lowest Crowd
- 1,000
- Mean Scoreline
- 21-12
- Median Scoreline
- 20-12
- Highest Scoreline
- 15-41
- Lowest Scoreline
- 4-3
- Highest Team Score
- St George (41-15)
- Average PPG
- 35.15
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | - | 108 | 82 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 135 | 123 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | - | 243 | 205 | 18 | +38 | 17.36 | 14.64 |
| Canterbury | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 114 | 98 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 91 | 84 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 5 | - | 205 | 182 | 18 | +23 | 14.64 | 13.00 | |
| Eastern Suburbs | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 125 | 74 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 92 | 86 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 | - | 217 | 160 | 18 | +57 | 15.50 | 11.43 | |
| 4. | St George | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 155 | 138 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 110 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 307 | 248 | 17 | +59 | 21.93 | 17.71 |
| 5. | Newtown | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 96 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 124 | 146 | -22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 219 | 242 | 14 | -23 | 15.64 | 17.29 |
| 6. | Western Suburbs | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 117 | 122 | -5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 130 | 104 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 8 | - | 247 | 226 | 12 | +21 | 17.64 | 16.14 |
| 7. | Souths | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 111 | 167 | -56 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 82 | 110 | -28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | - | 193 | 277 | 8 | -84 | 13.79 | 19.79 |
| 8. | North Sydney | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 118 | -36 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 89 | 144 | -55 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 171 | 262 | 7 | -91 | 12.21 | 18.71 |
Playoffs/Finals
| Semi Final | Aug 16 | Eastern Suburbs | 24 | Canterbury | 22 | T. McMahon | SCG | 21,000 |
| Semi Final | 23 | St George | 32 | Balmain | 8 | T. McMahon | SCG | 26,790 |
| Final | 30 | St George | 31 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | T. McMahon | SCG | 39,957 |
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 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 243 | 205 | Bill KELLY | 12 | - | Arthur PATTON Sid GOODWIN | 47 | - | Tom BOURKE | Leichhardt | 5,121 | Semi Final |
| Canterbury Bankstown | 1st | 9 | 5 | 0 | 205 | 182 | Ron BAILEY | 7 | - | Frank SPONBERG Ron BAILEY | 78 | - | Lin JOHNSON | Belmore | 4,500 | Semi Final |
| Eastern Suburbs | 1st | 9 | 5 | 0 | 217 | 160 | Ray STEHR | 13 | - | Sel LISLE Percy DERMOND | 50 | - | Dave BROWN | Sports Ground | 10,956 | Runners Up |
| Newtown | 5th | 6 | 6 | 2 | 219 | 242 | Percy WILLIAMS | 11 | - | William RYAN | 52 | - | Percy WILLIAMS | Henson | 6,000 | State Championships |
| North Sydney | 8th | 3 | 10 | 1 | 171 | 262 | Arthur HALLOWAY | 6 | - | Gerard SCULLY | 40 | - | Rex HARRISON | North Sydney | 4,500 | Wooden Spoon |
| St George Dragons | 4th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 307 | 248 | Neville SMITH | 10 | - | Neville SMITH Jack LINDWALL Len KELLY | 84 | - | Neville SMITH | Hurstville | 5,279 | Premiers |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 7th | 4 | 10 | 0 | 193 | 277 | Jim TAIT | 5 | - | George KILHAM | 54 | - | Fred FELSCH | Sports Ground | 4,364 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 6th | 6 | 8 | 0 | 247 | 226 | Les MEAD | 10 | - | Bruce BROWN | 62 | - | Norm PARKINSON | Pratten | 4,780 | |