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 | - | 203 | 74 | 129 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 77 | 57 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 337 | 151 | 27 | +186 | 21.06 | 9.44 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 181 | 85 | 96 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 171 | 123 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | 352 | 208 | 26 | +144 | 22.00 | 13.00 |
| 3. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 159 | 102 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 157 | 132 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 316 | 234 | 21 | +82 | 19.75 | 14.63 |
| 4. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 162 | 78 | 84 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 169 | 158 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 331 | 236 | 18 | +95 | 20.69 | 14.75 |
| 5. | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 178 | 108 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 115 | 142 | -27 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 293 | 250 | 17 | +43 | 18.31 | 15.63 |
| 6. | North Sydney | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 185 | 120 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 110 | 131 | -21 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 295 | 251 | 16 | +44 | 18.44 | 15.69 |
| 7. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 166 | 143 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 154 | 186 | -32 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 320 | 329 | 13 | -9 | 20.00 | 20.56 |
| 8. | Canterbury Bankstown | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 79 | 159 | -80 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 50 | 200 | -150 | 16 | 4 | 12 | - | 129 | 359 | 8 | -230 | 8.06 | 22.44 |
| Parramatta Eels | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 98 | 169 | -71 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 113 | 161 | -48 | 16 | 4 | 12 | - | 211 | 330 | 8 | -119 | 13.19 | 20.63 | |
| 10. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 101 | 199 | -98 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 64 | 202 | -138 | 16 | 3 | 13 | - | 165 | 401 | 6 | -236 | 10.31 | 25.06 |
Results
| Round 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 6 | 1955 | Canterbury Bankstown | 2 | - | 12 | Newtown | Belmore | J. O'Brien | |||
| Sat | 6 | 1955 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 15 | - | 16 | Eastern Suburbs | SCG | 19,452 | C. Brown | ||
| Sat | 6 | 1955 | North Sydney | 32 | - | 19 | Balmain Tigers | North Sydney | D. Lawler | |||
| Sat | 6 | 1955 | St George Dragons | 33 | - | 4 | Parramatta Eels | Kogarah | C. Pearce | |||
| Sat | 6 | 1955 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 17 | - | 28 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Pratten | 3,000 | A. Shiner | ||