1956 NSWRFL Season — Final Regular-Season Ladder
18 rounds, 10 teams. Competition points = 2 per win + 1 per draw (verified). League-wide totals self-check exactly: total PF=PA=2875, total W=L=86. St. George won the premiership this year (beat Balmain 18-12 in the Grand Final), confirmed by both sources — this is the first of St. George's 11 consecutive premierships (1956-1966). Wikipedia's ladder table did not fetch usable row data; full ladder sourced from rugbyleagueproject.org only.
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. George | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 398 | 239 | +159 | 27 |
| 2 | Balmain | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 293 | 241 | +52 | 26 |
| 3 | South Sydney | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 364 | 265 | +99 | 23 |
| 4 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 276 | 221 | +55 | 22 |
| 5 | Newtown | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 333 | 229 | +104 | 22 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 323 | 269 | +54 | 17 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 235 | 352 | -117 | 12 |
| 8 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 211 | 354 | -143 | 11 |
| 9 | North Sydney | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 218 | 324 | -106 | 11 |
| 10 | Parramatta | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 224 | 381 | -157 | 9 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 4 that season.
Finals series
Playoff
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1956 | Western Suburbs Magpies 10–5 Newtown | Redfern Oval, Sydney, NSW | 20,920 |
Minor Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1956 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 45–7 Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 51,775 |
Major Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1956 | St. George 30–25 Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 37,339 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1956 | Balmain Tigers 36–33 South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 42,350 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1956 | St. George 18–12 Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
Sources
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