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. | St George Dragons | 8 | 8 | - | - | 220 | 75 | 145 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 157 | 146 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 377 | 221 | 25 | +156 | 22.18 | 13.00 |
| 2. | Balmain Tigers | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 158 | 89 | 69 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 119 | 145 | -26 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 277 | 234 | 24 | +43 | 16.29 | 13.76 |
| 3. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 119 | 88 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 139 | 125 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 346 | 244 | 23 | +102 | 20.35 | 14.35 |
| 4. | Newtown | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 186 | 85 | 101 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 137 | 133 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 323 | 218 | 22 | +105 | 19.00 | 12.82 |
| 5. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 147 | 98 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 113 | 108 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 260 | 206 | 20 | +54 | 15.29 | 12.12 |
| 6. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 151 | 98 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 165 | 155 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 316 | 253 | 17 | +63 | 18.59 | 14.88 |
| 7. | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 116 | 135 | -19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 87 | 203 | -116 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 203 | 338 | 11 | -135 | 11.94 | 19.88 |
| 8. | Canterbury Bankstown | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 109 | 146 | -37 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 110 | 198 | -88 | 17 | 5 | 12 | - | 219 | 344 | 10 | -125 | 12.88 | 20.24 |
| 9. | North Sydney | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 116 | 198 | -82 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 116 | -25 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 207 | 314 | 9 | -107 | 12.18 | 18.47 |
| Parramatta Eels | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 124 | 160 | -36 | 9 | - | 8 | 1 | 85 | 205 | -120 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 209 | 365 | 9 | -156 | 12.29 | 21.47 | |
Results
| Round 17 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Aug 4 | 1956 | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | - | 19 | Newtown | Belmore | 8,000 | D. Lawler | ||
| Sat | 4 | 1956 | North Sydney | 6 | - | 19 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | North Sydney | 7,000 | R. O'Donnell | ||
| Sat | 4 | 1956 | Parramatta Eels | 11 | - | 12 | Eastern Suburbs | Cumberland | K. Keough | |||
| Sat | 4 | 1956 | St George Dragons | 23 | - | 9 | Balmain Tigers | SCG | 22,382 | C. Pearce | ||
| Sat | 4 | 1956 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 17 | - | 12 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Pratten | C. Brown | |||