1957 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=2970, total W=L=88. St. George (minor premiers) beat Manly-Warringah (2nd) 31-9 in the Grand Final, confirmed by both sources. Three-way tie for position 6 (Balmain, Eastern Suburbs, Newtown, all 18 pts) ordering per source. 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 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 417 | 232 | +185 | 30 |
| 2 | Manly-Warringah | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 282 | 209 | +73 | 23 |
| 3 | South Sydney | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 354 | 314 | +40 | 22 |
| 4 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 358 | 251 | +107 | 21 |
| 5 | North Sydney | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 292 | 278 | +14 | 19 |
| 6 | Balmain | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 352 | 281 | +71 | 18 |
| 6 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 277 | 347 | -70 | 18 |
| 6 | Newtown | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 267 | 228 | +39 | 18 |
| 9 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 182 | 339 | -157 | 7 |
| 10 | Parramatta | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 189 | 491 | -302 | 4 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 4 that season.
Finals series
Minor Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1957 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 26–13 Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 46,957 |
Major Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1957 | St. George 21–7 Manly-Warringah | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 39,845 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1957 | Manly-Warringah 15–11 South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 39,065 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1957 | St. George 31–9 Manly-Warringah | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
Sources
Sources
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