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. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 186 | 136 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 150 | 119 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 336 | 255 | 25 | +81 | 19.76 | 15.00 |
| 2. | Newtown | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 111 | 79 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 174 | 175 | -1 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 364 | 286 | 23 | +78 | 21.41 | 16.82 |
| 3. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 204 | 85 | 119 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 123 | 172 | -49 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 327 | 257 | 22 | +70 | 19.24 | 15.12 |
| 4. | St George Dragons | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 234 | 127 | 107 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 103 | 134 | -31 | 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 337 | 261 | 20 | +76 | 19.82 | 15.35 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 152 | 99 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 110 | 144 | -34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 262 | 243 | 20 | +19 | 15.41 | 14.29 | |
| 6. | North Sydney | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 168 | 136 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 105 | 123 | -18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 273 | 259 | 19 | +14 | 16.06 | 15.24 |
| 7. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 168 | 139 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 127 | 175 | -48 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 295 | 314 | 16 | -19 | 17.35 | 18.47 |
| 8. | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 120 | 135 | -15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 142 | 166 | -24 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 262 | 301 | 11 | -39 | 15.41 | 17.71 |
| 9. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 113 | 128 | -15 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 112 | 206 | -94 | 17 | 4 | 13 | - | 225 | 334 | 8 | -109 | 13.24 | 19.65 |
| 10. | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 106 | 164 | -58 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 114 | 227 | -113 | 17 | 3 | 14 | - | 220 | 391 | 6 | -171 | 12.94 | 23.00 |
Results
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| Sat | Aug 16 | 1947 | Eastern Suburbs | 12 | - | 23 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sports Ground | C. Pearce | |||
| Sat | 16 | 1947 | Newtown | 25 | - | 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Erskineville | 5,844 | G. Bishop | ||
| Sat | 16 | 1947 | North Sydney | 12 | - | 17 | Balmain Tigers | SCG | 22,628 | J. O'Brien | ||
| Sat | 16 | 1947 | Parramatta Eels | 10 | - | 23 | Canterbury Bankstown | Cumberland | C. Brown | |||
| Sat | 16 | 1947 | St George Dragons | 16 | - | 4 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Hurstville | 7,933 | T. McMahon | ||