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. | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 96 | 54 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 58 | 53 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | 154 | 107 | 26 | +47 | 9.63 | 6.69 |
| 2. | St George Dragons (R) | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 122 | 55 | 67 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 96 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | - | 218 | 135 | 24 | +83 | 13.63 | 8.44 |
| 3. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 63 | 28 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 90 | 62 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | 153 | 90 | 22 | +63 | 9.56 | 5.63 |
| 4. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 93 | 97 | -4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 94 | 77 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 187 | 174 | 20 | +13 | 11.69 | 10.88 |
| 5. | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 88 | 50 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 95 | 71 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 183 | 121 | 18 | +62 | 11.44 | 7.56 |
| 6. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 108 | 56 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 65 | 77 | -12 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 173 | 133 | 16 | +40 | 10.81 | 8.31 |
| 7. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 73 | 83 | -10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 78 | 93 | -15 | 16 | 6 | 10 | - | 151 | 176 | 12 | -25 | 9.44 | 11.00 |
| 8. | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 68 | 125 | -57 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 62 | 64 | -2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | - | 130 | 189 | 8 | -59 | 8.13 | 11.81 |
| Newtown Jets (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 63 | 77 | -14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 78 | 102 | -24 | 16 | 4 | 12 | - | 141 | 179 | 8 | -38 | 8.81 | 11.19 | |
| 10. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 46 | 132 | -86 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 41 | 141 | -100 | 16 | 3 | 13 | - | 87 | 273 | 6 | -186 | 5.44 | 17.06 |
Results
| Round 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Sun | Jul 5 | 1959 | Canterbury Bankstown (R) | 12 | - | 9 | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | Belmore | ||||
| Sun | 5 | 1959 | Eastern Suburbs (R) | 7 | - | 19 | North Sydney Bears (R) | Sports Ground | ||||
| Sun | 5 | 1959 | Newtown Jets (R) | 9 | - | 17 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | Henson | ||||
| Sun | 5 | 1959 | Parramatta Eels (R) | 7 | - | 17 | Balmain Tigers (R) | Cumberland | ||||
| Sun | 5 | 1959 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 6 | - | 0 | St George Dragons (R) | Redfern | ||||