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. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 180 | 95 | 85 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 141 | 95 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 321 | 190 | 23 | +131 | 20.06 | 11.88 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 194 | 94 | 100 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 133 | 101 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | 327 | 195 | 22 | +132 | 20.44 | 12.19 |
| 3. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 128 | 92 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 107 | 91 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 235 | 183 | 20 | +52 | 14.69 | 11.44 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 125 | 102 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 168 | 135 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 293 | 237 | 20 | +56 | 18.31 | 14.81 | |
| 5. | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 159 | 93 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 124 | 148 | -24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 283 | 241 | 18 | +42 | 17.69 | 15.06 |
| 6. | Newtown | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 122 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 139 | 178 | -39 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 330 | 300 | 17 | +30 | 20.63 | 18.75 |
| 7. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 137 | 172 | -35 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 75 | 136 | -61 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 212 | 308 | 14 | -96 | 13.25 | 19.25 |
| 8. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 110 | -10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 62 | 166 | -104 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 162 | 276 | 11 | -114 | 10.13 | 17.25 |
| 9. | North Sydney | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 102 | 145 | -43 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 122 | 184 | -62 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 224 | 329 | 9 | -105 | 14.00 | 20.56 |
| 10. | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 87 | 134 | -47 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 88 | 169 | -81 | 16 | 3 | 13 | - | 175 | 303 | 6 | -128 | 10.94 | 18.94 |
Results
| Round 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Jul 30 | 1949 | Balmain Tigers | 5 | - | 22 | Eastern Suburbs | Leichhardt | C. Brown | |||
| Sat | 30 | 1949 | Canterbury Bankstown | 26 | - | 16 | North Sydney | Belmore | A. Oxford | |||
| Sat | 30 | 1949 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 12 | - | 12 | Parramatta Eels | Brookvale | 3,900 | T. McMahon | ||
| Sat | 30 | 1949 | Newtown | 21 | - | 9 | St George Dragons | Erskineville | J. O'Brien | |||
| Sat | 30 | 1949 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 13 | - | 18 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sports Ground | 16,785 | G. Bishop | ||