The international transfer ban was reestablished, and stayed in place until 1956.
South Sydney secured Redfern Oval as their first home ground.
Former league secretary Horrie Miller attempted to establish a rebel summer night competition. After much hype it petered out.
1 Western Suburbs 18 16 0 2 - 322 189 133 32
2 Newtown 18 13 0 5 - 386 248 138 26
3 Balmain 18 12 2 4 - 287 222 65 26
4 St George 18 10 1 7 - 332 262 70 21
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5 Canterbury Bankstown 18 7 2 9 - 282 276 6 16
6 Eastern Suburbs 18 7 2 9 - 225 248 -23 16
7 South Sydney 18 7 1 10 - 265 302 -37 15
8 Parramatta 18 5 1 12 - 237 346 -109 11
9 Manly Warringah 18 4 1 13 - 221 334 -113 9
10 North Sydney 18 3 2 13 - 191 321 -130 8
Semifinals:
Balmain 8 beat Western Suburbs 7.
St George 20 beat Newtown 8.
Final:
Balmain 13 beat St George 12.
Grand Final:
Western Suburbs 8 beat Balmain 5.