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. | St George Dragons | 8 | 8 | - | - | 174 | 53 | 121 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 129 | 91 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | 303 | 144 | 26 | +159 | 18.94 | 9.00 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 9 | 9 | - | - | 236 | 87 | 149 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 105 | 76 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | 341 | 163 | 26 | +178 | 21.31 | 10.19 | |
| 3. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 131 | 75 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 122 | 106 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 253 | 181 | 18 | +72 | 15.81 | 11.31 |
| 4. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 126 | 139 | -13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 109 | 140 | -31 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 235 | 279 | 16 | -44 | 14.69 | 17.44 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 121 | 81 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 134 | 113 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 255 | 194 | 16 | +61 | 15.94 | 12.13 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 150 | 118 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 92 | 132 | -40 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 242 | 250 | 16 | -8 | 15.13 | 15.63 | |
| 7. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 98 | 102 | -4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 123 | 156 | -33 | 16 | 7 | 9 | - | 221 | 258 | 14 | -37 | 13.81 | 16.13 |
| 8. | Canterbury Bankstown | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 97 | 126 | -29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 88 | 143 | -55 | 16 | 6 | 10 | - | 185 | 269 | 12 | -84 | 11.56 | 16.81 |
| 9. | Newtown | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 119 | 158 | -39 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 98 | 217 | -119 | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | 217 | 375 | 10 | -158 | 13.56 | 23.44 |
| 10. | Parramatta Eels | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 97 | 144 | -47 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 83 | 175 | -92 | 16 | 3 | 13 | - | 180 | 319 | 6 | -139 | 11.25 | 19.94 |
Results
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| Sat | Aug 5 | 1961 | Canterbury Bankstown | 6 | - | 12 | St George Dragons | Belmore | 4,705 | D. Lawler | ||
| Sat | 5 | 1961 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 42 | - | 7 | Parramatta Eels | Brookvale | 3,688 | L. Bruyeres | ||
| Sat | 5 | 1961 | Newtown | 10 | - | 32 | Balmain Tigers | Henson | 3,472 | K. Parkinson | ||
| Sat | 5 | 1961 | North Sydney Bears | 12 | - | 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | SCG | 17,413 | C. Pearce | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1961 | Eastern Suburbs | 7 | - | 8 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sports Ground | 18,262 | C. Brown | ||