England again put into place a ban on the poaching of Australian players by English clubs.
At the end of the season the University club withdrew voluntarily from the premiership, having won only two matches in four years..
The NSWRL only played one round of games in 1937 due to the Kangaroo tour, and used a first past the post system to determine the premiers. The second half of the season was taken up with a City Cup competition.
1 Eastern Suburbs 8 6 2 0 1 187 56 131 16 2 South Sydney 8 5 1 2 1 164 58 106 13 3 St George 8 5 1 2 1 151 92 59 13 4 Newtown 8 4 0 4 1 144 126 18 10 5 Canterbury Bankstown 8 4 0 4 1 98 91 7 10 6 Balmain 8 4 0 4 1 115 136 -21 10 7 North Sydney 8 3 0 5 1 84 94 -10 8 8 Western Suburbs 8 3 0 5 1 104 126 -22 8 9 University 8 0 0 8 1 41 309 -268 2
Eastern Suburbs were declared premiers.
1 Newtown 8 5 2 1 1 149 92 57 14
2 Eastern Suburbs 8 6 0 2 1 127 101 26 14
3 Western Suburbs 8 5 1 2 1 126 89 37 13
4 St George 8 5 0 3 1 160 104 56 12
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5 Balmain 8 4 0 4 1 100 99 1 10
6 Canterbury Bankstown 8 4 0 4 1 95 114 -19 10
7 South Sydney 8 3 0 5 1 112 90 22 8
8 North Sydney 8 2 0 6 1 121 154 -33 6
9 University 8 0 1 7 1 74 221 -147 3
Semifinals:
Newtown 16 beat Western Suburbs 7.
Eastern Suburbs 23 beat St George 20.
Final:
Newtown 57 beat Eastern Suburbs 5.