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. | Newtown | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 160 | 90 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 197 | 106 | 91 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 357 | 196 | 28 | +161 | 22.31 | 12.25 |
| 2. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 239 | 116 | 123 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 116 | 68 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 423 | 232 | 27 | +191 | 26.44 | 14.50 |
| 3. | St George Dragons | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 154 | 170 | -16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 112 | 88 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 266 | 258 | 19 | +8 | 16.63 | 16.13 |
| 4. | North Sydney | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 146 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 171 | 152 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 368 | 298 | 18 | +70 | 23.00 | 18.63 |
| 5. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 159 | 151 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 136 | 143 | -7 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 295 | 294 | 17 | +1 | 18.44 | 18.38 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 129 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 141 | 173 | -32 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 337 | 302 | 17 | +35 | 21.06 | 18.88 | |
| 7. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 117 | 143 | -26 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 128 | 157 | -29 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 245 | 300 | 13 | -55 | 15.31 | 18.75 |
| 8. | Canterbury Bankstown | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 113 | 151 | -38 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 97 | 234 | -137 | 16 | 4 | 12 | - | 210 | 385 | 8 | -175 | 13.13 | 24.06 |
| 9. | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 132 | 176 | -44 | 8 | - | 7 | 1 | 96 | 234 | -138 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 228 | 410 | 7 | -182 | 14.25 | 25.63 |
| 10. | Parramatta Eels | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 131 | 103 | 28 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 113 | 195 | -82 | 16 | 3 | 13 | - | 244 | 298 | 6 | -54 | 15.25 | 18.63 |
Results
| Round 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 7 | 1954 | Balmain Tigers | 22 | - | 13 | North Sydney | Leichhardt | C. Brown | |||
| Sat | 7 | 1954 | Eastern Suburbs | 15 | - | 24 | Canterbury Bankstown | Sports Ground | A. Shiner | |||
| Sat | 7 | 1954 | Newtown | 27 | - | 11 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | SCG | 10,430 | D. Lawler | ||
| Sat | 7 | 1954 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 30 | - | 10 | Parramatta Eels | Redfern | J. O'Brien | |||
| Sat | 7 | 1954 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 7 | - | 19 | St George Dragons | Pratten | C. Pearce | |||