New South Wales Competitions 1956

[1955] [1957]
Sydney

[1955] [1957]
Premiership

 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 Newtown              18 11  0  7  -  333  229  104  22
 5 Western Suburbs      18 11  0  7  -  276  221   55  22
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 6 Manly Warringah      18  7  3  8  -  323  269   54  17
 7 Canterbury Bankstown 18  6  0 12  -  235  352 -117  12
 8 North Sydney         18  5  1 12  -  218  324 -106  11
 9 Eastern Suburbs      18  5  1 12  -  211  354 -143  11
10 Parramatta           18  4  1 13  -  224  381 -157   9

Playoff for Fourth:

    Western Suburbs 10 beat Newtown 5.

Semifinals:

    South Sydney 45 beat Western Suburbs 7.
    St George 30 beat Balmain 25.

Final:

    Balmain 36 beat South Sydney 33.

Grand Final:

    St George 18 beat Balmain 12.