League Standings - Round 16
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. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 7 | 7 | - | - | 157 | 61 | 96 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 128 | 99 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 2 | - | 285 | 160 | 28 | +125 | 17.81 | 10.00 |
| 2. | Newtown | 9 | 9 | - | - | 231 | 116 | 115 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 135 | 98 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | 366 | 214 | 26 | +152 | 22.88 | 13.38 |
| 3. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 92 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 114 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 267 | 206 | 24 | +61 | 16.69 | 12.88 |
| 4. | St George Dragons | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 129 | 130 | -1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 154 | 97 | 57 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 283 | 227 | 19 | +56 | 17.69 | 14.19 |
| 5. | Canterbury Bankstown | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 127 | 103 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 124 | 128 | -4 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 251 | 231 | 16 | +20 | 15.69 | 14.44 |
| 6. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 129 | 125 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 99 | 130 | -31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 228 | 255 | 13 | -27 | 14.25 | 15.94 |
| 7. | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 95 | -13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 124 | 141 | -17 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 206 | 236 | 12 | -30 | 12.88 | 14.75 |
| 8. | North Sydney | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 95 | 118 | -23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 178 | -103 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 170 | 296 | 8 | -126 | 10.63 | 18.50 |
| 9. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 114 | 150 | -36 | 8 | - | 7 | 1 | 84 | 158 | -74 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 198 | 308 | 7 | -110 | 12.38 | 19.25 |
| Parramatta Eels | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 110 | 144 | -34 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 90 | 177 | -87 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 200 | 321 | 7 | -121 | 12.50 | 20.06 | |
Results
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| Sat | Aug 7 | 1948 | Eastern Suburbs | 15 | - | 13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sports Ground | R. Smyth | |||
| Sat | 7 | 1948 | Newtown | 26 | - | 13 | Canterbury Bankstown | SCG | 16,412 | G. Bishop | ||
| Sat | 7 | 1948 | St George Dragons | 12 | - | 15 | Balmain Tigers | Hurstville | C. Pearce | |||
| Sat | 7 | 1948 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | - | 17 | North Sydney | Redfern | 7,500 | J. Kelly | ||
| Sat | 7 | 1948 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 15 | - | 13 | Parramatta Eels | Pratten | J. O'Brien | |||