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. | Balmain Tigers | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 158 | 89 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 110 | 122 | -12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | - | 268 | 211 | 24 | +57 | 16.75 | 13.19 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 7 | 7 | - | - | 197 | 66 | 131 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 157 | 146 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 354 | 212 | 23 | +142 | 22.13 | 13.25 |
| 3. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 119 | 88 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 120 | 119 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 327 | 238 | 21 | +89 | 20.44 | 14.88 |
| 4. | Newtown | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 186 | 85 | 101 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 118 | 124 | -6 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 304 | 209 | 20 | +95 | 19.00 | 13.06 |
| 5. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 130 | 86 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 113 | 108 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 243 | 194 | 18 | +49 | 15.19 | 12.13 |
| 6. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 151 | 98 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 153 | 138 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 304 | 236 | 17 | +68 | 19.00 | 14.75 |
| 7. | Canterbury Bankstown | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 100 | 127 | -27 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 110 | 198 | -88 | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | 210 | 325 | 10 | -115 | 13.13 | 20.31 |
| 8. | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 116 | 135 | -19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 75 | 192 | -117 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 191 | 327 | 9 | -136 | 11.94 | 20.44 |
| North Sydney | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 110 | 179 | -69 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 116 | -25 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 201 | 295 | 9 | -94 | 12.56 | 18.44 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 113 | 148 | -35 | 9 | - | 8 | 1 | 85 | 205 | -120 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 198 | 353 | 9 | -155 | 12.38 | 22.06 | |
Results
| Round 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Jul 28 | 1956 | Balmain Tigers | 16 | - | 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Leichhardt | C. Pearce | |||
| Sat | 28 | 1956 | Canterbury Bankstown | 18 | - | 17 | North Sydney | Belmore | C. Brown | |||
| Sat | 28 | 1956 | Parramatta Eels | 20 | - | 16 | Newtown | Cumberland | R. O'Donnell | |||
| Sat | 28 | 1956 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 27 | - | 21 | St George Dragons | SCG | 26,378 | D. Lawler | ||
| Sun | 29 | 1956 | Eastern Suburbs | 16 | - | 16 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sports Ground | K. Keough | |||