| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | Souths | 1t 1g | 5 | Leichhardt | Sat,23-Apr-1938 | ||
| Easts | 6t 5g | 28 | St George | 2t 1g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,23-Apr-1938 | ||
| Wests | 3t 3g | 15 | Newtown | 6t 7g | 32 | Pratten | Sat,23-Apr-1938 | ||
| Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | Canterbury | 7t 6g | 33 | North_Sydney | Sat,23-Apr-1938 | ||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 1t | 3 | St George | 2t 7g | 20 | Henson | Mon,25-Apr-1938 | ||
| Balmain | 4t 5g | 22 | Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | Leichhardt | Mon,25-Apr-1938 | ||
| Canterbury | 6t 5g | 28 | Wests | 1t | 3 | Belmore | Mon,25-Apr-1938 | ||
| Souths | 3t 6g | 21 | Easts | 4t 1fg | 14 | S.C.G. | Mon,25-Apr-1938 | ||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 7t 5g | 31 | Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Sat,30-Apr-1938 | ||
| Wests | 1t 4g | 11 | Balmain | 11t 12g | 57 | Pratten | Sat,30-Apr-1938 | ||
| St George | 3t 4g | 17 | Canterbury | 7t 4g | 29 | Earl | Sat,30-Apr-1938 | ||
| Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Easts | 7t 3g 1fg | 29 | Henson | Sat,30-Apr-1938 | ||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 2t 1g | 8 | Wests | 2g | 4 | S.C.G. | Sat,07-May-1938 | ||
| Balmain | 7t 9g | 39 | St George | 1t 2g | 7 | Leichhardt | Sat,07-May-1938 | ||
| Canterbury | 7t 7g | 35 | Newtown | 3t 1g | 11 | Belmore | Sat,07-May-1938 | ||
| Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Easts | 4t 2g 1fg | 18 | North_Sydney | Sat,07-May-1938 | ||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 5t 5g | 25 | Wests | 1g 2fg | 6 | North_Sydney | Sat,14-May-1938 | ||
| St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 6t 5g | 28 | Earl | Sat,14-May-1938 | 5000 | |
| Newtown | 4t 4g | 20 | Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Henson | Sat,14-May-1938 | ||
| Easts | 3t | 9 | Canterbury | 6t 5g | 28 | S.C.G. | Sat,14-May-1938 | 13211 | |
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 1t | 3 | Canterbury | 3t 1g | 11 | Leichhardt | Sat,21-May-1938 | 10686 | |
| Souths | 4t 3g | 18 | Newtown | 2g | 4 | S.C.G. | Sat,21-May-1938 | ||
| St George | 1g | 2 | Norths | 3t 5g | 19 | Earl | Sat,21-May-1938 | ||
| Wests | 5t 2g | 19 | Easts | 1t 1g | 5 | Pratten | Sat,21-May-1938 | ||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 1t | 3 | Souths | 1t | 3 | S.C.G. | Sat,28-May-1938 | 20900 | |
| Norths | 0 | Newtown | 4t 1g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sat,28-May-1938 | |||
| Wests | 2t 2g | 10 | St George | 2t 2g | 10 | Pratten | Sat,28-May-1938 | ||
| Easts | 3t 2g | 13 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Sat,28-May-1938 | ||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 2g | 4 | Wests | 3t 3g 1fg | 17 | Henson | Sat,18-Jun-1938 | ||
| Canterbury | 4t 4g | 20 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Belmore | Sat,18-Jun-1938 | ||
| Souths | 7t 7g | 35 | Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,18-Jun-1938 | ||
| St George | 5t 3g | 21 | Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Earl | Sat,18-Jun-1938 | ||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Norths | 2t 1g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,25-Jun-1938 | ||
| Wests | 1t 2g 1fg | 9 | Souths | 1t 5g | 13 | Pratten | Sat,25-Jun-1938 | ||
| St George | 2t 2g 2fg | 14 | Balmain | 2g | 4 | Earl | Sat,25-Jun-1938 | ||
| Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Henson | Sat,25-Jun-1938 | ||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 3t 4g 1fg | 19 | Souths | 3t 1g | 11 | North_Sydney | Sat,16-Jul-1938 | ||
| Balmain | 8t 4g | 32 | Wests | 2t 1g | 8 | Leichhardt | Sat,16-Jul-1938 | ||
| Canterbury | 5t 3g | 21 | St George | 1fg | 2 | Belmore | Sat,16-Jul-1938 | ||
| Easts | 5t 1g | 17 | Newtown | 3t 4g | 17 | Sports_Ground | Sat,16-Jul-1938 | ||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 6t 5g | 28 | Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | Sports_Ground | Sat,23-Jul-1938 | ||
| St George | 3t 1g | 11 | Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Earl | Sat,23-Jul-1938 | ||
| Norths | 1t 3g | 9 | Balmain | 4t 1g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sat,23-Jul-1938 | ||
| Wests | 5t 2g | 19 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Pratten | Sat,23-Jul-1938 | ||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Newtown | 1g | 2 | Leichhardt | Sat,30-Jul-1938 | ||
| Canterbury | 1t 6g | 15 | Easts | 3t 3g | 15 | Belmore | Sat,30-Jul-1938 | 5000 | |
| Wests | 2t | 6 | Norths | 3t 2g | 13 | Pratten | Sat,30-Jul-1938 | ||
| Souths | 7t 6g | 33 | St George | 1t | 3 | S.C.G. | Sat,30-Jul-1938 | ||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 4t 2g | 16 | Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Henson | Sat,06-Aug-1938 | ||
| St George | 2t 2g | 10 | Wests | 1t 5g | 13 | Earl | Sat,06-Aug-1938 | ||
| Balmain | 1t 1g | 5 | Easts | 4t 2g | 16 | Leichhardt | Sat,06-Aug-1938 | ||
| Souths | 2t 1g | 8 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,06-Aug-1938 | 10500 | |
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Souths | 6t 6g | 30 | Henson | Sat,13-Aug-1938 | ||
| Norths | 5t 4g | 23 | St George | 2t 7g | 20 | North_Sydney | Sat,13-Aug-1938 | ||
| Easts | 5t 2g | 19 | Wests | 3t 3g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sat,13-Aug-1938 | ||
| Canterbury | 2t 7g | 20 | Balmain | 4t 3g | 18 | Belmore | Sat,13-Aug-1938 | 3000 | |
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1938 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Canterbury | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 54t 57g 0fg | 276 | 19.71 | 31t 20g 1fg | 135 | 9.64 | +141 | 24 | |
| 2.Souths | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 52t 49g 0fg | 254 | 18.14 | 27t 29g 3fg | 145 | 10.36 | +109 | 19 | |
| 3.Balmain | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 48t 47g 0fg | 238 | 17.00 | 32t 38g 2fg | 176 | 12.57 | +62 | 15 | |
| 4.Easts | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 54t 30g 3fg | 228 | 16.29 | 41t 40g 0fg | 203 | 14.50 | +25 | 15 | |
| 5.Norths | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 31t 34g 1fg | 163 | 11.64 | 46t 38g 3fg | 220 | 15.71 | -57 | 12 | |
| 6.Newtown | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 36t 33g 0fg | 174 | 12.43 | 46t 43g 2fg | 228 | 16.29 | -54 | 11 | |
| 7.Wests | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 29t 30g 4fg | 155 | 11.07 | 53t 53g 0fg | 265 | 18.93 | -110 | 9 | |
| 8.St George | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 27t 36g 3fg | 159 | 11.36 | 55t 55g 0fg | 275 | 19.64 | -116 | 7 | |
| Totals | 331 tries, 316 goals, 11 field goals = 1647 points, 14.71 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Canterbury1 | 7t 5g | 31 | Balmain3 | 4t 6g | 24 | S.C.G. | Sat,20-Aug-1938 | T.McMahon. | 10751 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Easts4 | 5t 2g | 19 | Souths2 | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-Aug-1938 | T.McMahon. | 14161 |
| Final | |||||||||
| Canterbury1 | 3t 5g | 19 | Easts4 | 2t | 6 | S.C.G. | Sat,03-Sep-1938 | T.McMahon. | 20287 |