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. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 197 | 111 | 86 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 141 | 95 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 338 | 206 | 25 | +132 | 19.88 | 12.12 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 194 | 94 | 100 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 147 | 115 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 341 | 209 | 23 | +132 | 20.06 | 12.29 |
| 3. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 159 | 127 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 168 | 135 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 327 | 262 | 22 | +65 | 19.24 | 15.41 |
| 4. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 128 | 92 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 108 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 251 | 200 | 20 | +51 | 14.76 | 11.76 |
| 5. | Newtown | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 140 | 73 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 139 | 178 | -39 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 352 | 318 | 19 | +34 | 20.71 | 18.71 |
| Parramatta Eels | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | 173 | 107 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 124 | 148 | -24 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 297 | 255 | 19 | +42 | 17.47 | 15.00 | |
| 7. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 137 | 172 | -35 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 93 | 158 | -65 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 230 | 330 | 14 | -100 | 13.53 | 19.41 |
| 8. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 110 | -10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 64 | 177 | -113 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 164 | 287 | 11 | -123 | 9.65 | 16.88 |
| North Sydney | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 113 | 147 | -34 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 122 | 184 | -62 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 235 | 331 | 11 | -96 | 13.82 | 19.47 | |
| 10. | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 87 | 134 | -47 | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 113 | 203 | -90 | 17 | 3 | 14 | - | 200 | 337 | 6 | -137 | 11.76 | 19.82 |
Results
| Round 17 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 6 | 1949 | Newtown | 22 | - | 18 | Canterbury Bankstown | Erskineville | 3,250 | J. O'Brien | ||
| Sat | 6 | 1949 | North Sydney | 11 | - | 2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | North Sydney | C. Brown | |||
| Sat | 6 | 1949 | Parramatta Eels | 14 | - | 14 | St George Dragons | Cumberland | 9,934 | G. Bishop | ||
| Sat | 6 | 1949 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 17 | - | 16 | Balmain Tigers | SCG | 24,730 | T. McMahon | ||
| Sat | 6 | 1949 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 34 | - | 25 | Eastern Suburbs | Pratten | A. Oxford | |||