League Standings - Round 8
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 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 92 | 58 | 34 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 68 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 6 | - | 2 | 160 | 105 | 14 | +55 | 20.00 | 13.13 |
| 2. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 5 | 5 | - | - | 148 | 69 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 126 | 13 | +85 | 26.38 | 15.75 |
| 3. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 82 | 39 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 88 | 102 | -14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 170 | 141 | 9 | +29 | 21.25 | 17.63 |
| St George Dragons | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 107 | 94 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 153 | 135 | 9 | +18 | 19.13 | 16.88 | |
| 5. | North Sydney | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 76 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 85 | 75 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 161 | 135 | 8 | +26 | 20.13 | 16.88 |
| 6. | Balmain Tigers | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 57 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 106 | -42 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 121 | 161 | 7 | -40 | 15.13 | 20.13 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 88 | 82 | 6 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 49 | 103 | -54 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 137 | 185 | 7 | -48 | 17.13 | 23.13 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 74 | 109 | -35 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 145 | 7 | -19 | 15.75 | 18.13 | |
| 9. | Canterbury Bankstown | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 63 | 83 | -20 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 42 | 106 | -64 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 105 | 189 | 4 | -84 | 13.13 | 23.63 |
| 10. | Parramatta Eels | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 74 | 73 | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 70 | 93 | -23 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 144 | 166 | 2 | -22 | 18.00 | 20.75 |
Results
| Round 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | May 22 | 1954 | Balmain Tigers | 19 | - | 8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Leichhardt | C. Brown | |||
| Sat | 22 | 1954 | Newtown | 12 | - | 4 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sports Ground | 5,348 | D. Lawler | ||
| Sat | 22 | 1954 | North Sydney | 28 | - | 18 | Parramatta Eels | North Sydney | A. Oxford | |||
| Sat | 22 | 1954 | St George Dragons | 34 | - | 15 | Eastern Suburbs | Kogarah | C. Pearce | |||
| Sat | 22 | 1954 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 36 | - | 2 | Canterbury Bankstown | Redfern | J. O'Brien | |||