League Standings - Round 5
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. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 2 | 2 | - | - | 35 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 38 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 73 | 11 | 10 | +62 | 14.60 | 2.20 |
| 2. | St George Dragons (R) | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 29 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 27 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 56 | 20 | 8 | +36 | 11.20 | 4.00 |
| 3. | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 18 | -8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 21 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 31 | 36 | 6 | -5 | 6.20 | 7.20 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 16 | 27 | -11 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 20 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 36 | 34 | 6 | +2 | 7.20 | 6.80 | |
| 5. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 27 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 26 | -17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 36 | 52 | 4 | -16 | 7.20 | 10.40 |
| Newtown Jets (R) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 19 | -9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 14 | 31 | -17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 24 | 50 | 4 | -26 | 4.80 | 10.00 | |
| 7. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 2 | - | 2 | - | 15 | 21 | -6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 36 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 51 | 47 | 2 | +4 | 10.20 | 9.40 |
| 8. | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 3 | - | 3 | - | 19 | 50 | -31 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 34 | -26 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 27 | 84 | 0 | -57 | 5.40 | 16.80 |
Results
| Round 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | May 18 | 1940 | Balmain Tigers (R) | 7 | - | 9 | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | Leichhardt | ||||
| Sat | 18 | 1940 | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 10 | - | 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | Belmore | ||||
| Sat | 18 | 1940 | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 3 | - | 16 | North Sydney Bears (R) | Sports Ground | ||||
| Sat | 18 | 1940 | St George Dragons (R) | 0 | - | 7 | Newtown Jets (R) | SCG | ||||