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. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 162 | 115 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 149 | 129 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 3 | - | 311 | 244 | 28 | +67 | 18.29 | 14.35 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 187 | 127 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 180 | 147 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 367 | 274 | 24 | +93 | 21.59 | 16.12 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 195 | 97 | 98 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 144 | 82 | 62 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 339 | 179 | 24 | +160 | 19.94 | 10.53 | |
| 4. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 185 | 113 | 72 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 130 | 128 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 315 | 241 | 22 | +74 | 18.53 | 14.18 |
| North Sydney | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 223 | 119 | 104 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 145 | 106 | 39 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 368 | 225 | 22 | +143 | 21.65 | 13.24 | |
| 6. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 161 | 113 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 166 | 127 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 10 | - | 327 | 240 | 14 | +87 | 19.24 | 14.12 |
| 7. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 97 | 153 | -56 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 97 | 213 | -116 | 17 | 5 | 12 | - | 194 | 366 | 10 | -172 | 11.41 | 21.53 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 113 | 165 | -52 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 126 | 213 | -87 | 17 | 5 | 12 | - | 239 | 378 | 10 | -139 | 14.06 | 22.24 | |
| Newtown | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 108 | 151 | -43 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 83 | 180 | -97 | 17 | 5 | 12 | - | 191 | 331 | 10 | -140 | 11.24 | 19.47 | |
| 10. | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 116 | 182 | -66 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 115 | 222 | -107 | 17 | 3 | 14 | - | 231 | 404 | 6 | -173 | 13.59 | 23.76 |
Results
| Round 17 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 9 | 1952 | Balmain Tigers | 13 | - | 14 | Parramatta Eels | Leichhardt | 6,000 | J. O'Brien | ||
| Sat | 9 | 1952 | Canterbury Bankstown | 10 | - | 16 | St George Dragons | Belmore | C. Brown | |||
| Sat | 9 | 1952 | Newtown | 18 | - | 10 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Erskineville | 1,000 | A. Shiner | ||
| Sat | 9 | 1952 | North Sydney | 19 | - | 14 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sports Ground | 11,995 | A. Oxford | ||
| Sat | 9 | 1952 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 19 | - | 11 | Eastern Suburbs | Redfern | C. Pearce | |||