| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 3t 2g | 13 | Norths | 8t 3g | 30 | Brookvale | Sat,04-Apr-1953 | ||
| Balmain | 6t 10g | 38 | Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sat,04-Apr-1953 | ||
| Wests | 8t 10g | 44 | Souths | 4t 8g | 28 | S.C.G. | Sat,04-Apr-1953 | ||
| St George | 1t 3g | 9 | Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Kogarah | Sat,04-Apr-1953 | ||
| Parramatta | 5t 4g | 23 | Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Cumberland | Sat,04-Apr-1953 | ||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 17 | Brookvale | Mon,06-Apr-1953 | ||
| Norths | 2t 4g | 14 | St George | 4t 6g | 24 | North_Sydney | Mon,06-Apr-1953 | ||
| Canterbury | 2t 6g | 18 | Wests | 5t 8g | 31 | S.C.G. | Mon,06-Apr-1953 | ||
| Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | Newtown | 4t 6g | 24 | Redfern | Mon,06-Apr-1953 | ||
| Easts | 5t 6g | 27 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Mon,06-Apr-1953 | ||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 4t 5g | 22 | Wests | 5g | 10 | Erskineville | Sat,11-Apr-1953 | ||
| Balmain | 2t 3g | 12 | Manly | 7t 5g | 31 | Leichhardt | Sat,11-Apr-1953 | ||
| Easts | 4t 5g | 22 | Souths | 4t 3g | 18 | Sports_Ground | Sat,11-Apr-1953 | ||
| St George | 3t 5g | 19 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,11-Apr-1953 | ||
| Norths | 8t 4g | 32 | Canterbury | 2t 1g | 8 | North_Sydney | Sat,11-Apr-1953 | ||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Manly | 2t 3g | 12 | Redfern | Sat,18-Apr-1953 | ||
| Wests | 2t 5g | 16 | Norths | 3t 8g | 25 | Pratten | Sat,18-Apr-1953 | ||
| St George | 6t 4g | 26 | Balmain | 5g | 10 | Kogarah | Sat,18-Apr-1953 | ||
| Parramatta | 2t 1g | 8 | Canterbury | 5t 1g | 17 | Cumberland | Sat,18-Apr-1953 | ||
| Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | S.C.G. | Sat,18-Apr-1953 | ||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 3t 4g | 17 | Newtown | 2t 4g | 14 | Brookvale | Sat,25-Apr-1953 | ||
| Parramatta | 1t 4g | 11 | Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | Cumberland | Sat,25-Apr-1953 | ||
| Souths | 5t 4g | 23 | St George | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,25-Apr-1953 | ||
| Canterbury | 4t 4g | 20 | Balmain | 1t 6g | 15 | Belmore | Sat,25-Apr-1953 | ||
| Wests | 5t 2g | 19 | Easts | 3t 4g | 17 | Pratten | Sat,25-Apr-1953 | ||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 1g | 2 | Souths | 4t 1g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,02-May-1953 | ||
| Newtown | 4t 4g | 20 | St George | 5t 5g | 25 | Erskineville | Sun,24-May-1953 | ||
| Balmain | 2t 8g | 22 | Norths | 9t 5g | 37 | Redfern | Sun,24-May-1953 | ||
| Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Parramatta | 4t 4g | 20 | Lidcombe | Sun,24-May-1953 | ||
| Manly | 4t 3g | 18 | Easts | 3t 2g | 13 | Brookvale | Sun,24-May-1953 | ||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 9t 8g | 43 | Souths | 3t 2g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Sat,09-May-1953 | ||
| Wests | 5t 6g | 27 | Manly | 1t 6g | 15 | Pratten | Sat,09-May-1953 | ||
| Parramatta | 7t 6g | 33 | Balmain | 2t 4g | 14 | Cumberland | Sat,09-May-1953 | ||
| Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Erskineville | Sat,09-May-1953 | ||
| St George | 5t 7g | 29 | Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | Kogarah | Sat,09-May-1953 | ||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 6t 9g | 36 | St George | 0 | Brookvale | Sat,06-Jun-1953 | |||
| Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Norths | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,06-Jun-1953 | ||
| Balmain | 1t 6g | 15 | Wests | 2t 4g | 14 | Leichhardt | Sat,06-Jun-1953 | ||
| Souths | 5t 6g | 27 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Redfern | Sat,06-Jun-1953 | ||
| Easts | 4t 3g | 18 | Canterbury | 4t 4g | 20 | Sports_Ground | Sat,06-Jun-1953 | ||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Manly | 2t 5g | 16 | Sports_Ground | Sat,13-Jun-1953 | ||
| Parramatta | 3t 5g | 19 | Newtown | 2g | 4 | Cumberland | Sat,13-Jun-1953 | ||
| Wests | 1t 1g | 5 | St George | 4t 3g | 18 | Pratten | Sat,13-Jun-1953 | ||
| Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | Balmain | 4t 2g | 16 | Redfern | Sat,13-Jun-1953 | ||
| Norths | 2t 4g | 14 | Easts | 2t 4g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sat,13-Jun-1953 | ||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 3t 2g | 13 | Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | Redfern | Sat,20-Jun-1953 | ||
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | St George | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,20-Jun-1953 | ||
| Easts | 4t 7g | 26 | Parramatta | 2t 6g | 18 | Sports_Ground | Sat,20-Jun-1953 | ||
| Norths | 10t 6g | 42 | Manly | 2t 5g | 16 | North_Sydney | Sat,20-Jun-1953 | ||
| Newtown | 6t 5g | 28 | Balmain | 4t 3g | 18 | Erskineville | Sat,20-Jun-1953 | ||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | Souths | 1t 1g | 5 | Erskineville | Sat,27-Jun-1953 | ||
| Balmain | 2t 4g | 14 | Easts | 4t 2g | 16 | Leichhardt | Sat,27-Jun-1953 | ||
| Parramatta | 3t 5g | 19 | Manly | 6t 6g | 30 | Cumberland | Sat,27-Jun-1953 | ||
| St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Norths | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-Jun-1953 | ||
| Wests | 5g | 10 | Canterbury | 5t 5g | 25 | Pratten | Sat,27-Jun-1953 | ||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 5g | 10 | St George | 2g | 4 | Cumberland | Sat,04-Jul-1953 | ||
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Norths | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sat,04-Jul-1953 | ||
| Wests | 3t | 9 | Newtown | 3t 5g | 19 | Pratten | Sat,04-Jul-1953 | ||
| Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | Brookvale | Sat,04-Jul-1953 | ||
| Souths | 5t 3g | 21 | Easts | 1g | 2 | Redfern | Sat,04-Jul-1953 | ||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 1g | 5 | Souths | 7t 3g | 27 | Brookvale | Sat,11-Jul-1953 | ||
| Norths | 10t 10g | 50 | Wests | 5t 2g | 19 | North_Sydney | Sat,11-Jul-1953 | ||
| Balmain | 4t 7g | 26 | St George | 2t 3g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sat,11-Jul-1953 | ||
| Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | S.C.G. | Sat,11-Jul-1953 | ||
| Easts | 6g | 12 | Newtown | 2t 6g | 18 | Sports_Ground | Sat,11-Jul-1953 | ||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 2t 1g | 8 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,18-Jul-1953 | ||
| St George | 4t 3g | 18 | Souths | 3t 3g | 15 | Kogarah | Sat,18-Jul-1953 | ||
| Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Leichhardt | Sat,18-Jul-1953 | ||
| Easts | 5t 4g | 23 | Wests | 2t 2g | 10 | Sports_Ground | Sat,18-Jul-1953 | ||
| Newtown | 9t 4g | 35 | Manly | 2g | 4 | Erskineville | Sat,18-Jul-1953 | ||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 4t 5g | 22 | Wests | 2t | 6 | Cumberland | Sat,01-Aug-1953 | ||
| Easts | 6t 7g | 32 | Manly | 4t 6g | 24 | Sports_Ground | Sat,01-Aug-1953 | ||
| St George | 4t 4g | 20 | Newtown | 2t 5g | 16 | S.C.G. | Sat,01-Aug-1953 | ||
| Norths | 9t 8g | 43 | Balmain | 4t 4g | 20 | North_Sydney | Sat,01-Aug-1953 | ||
| Souths | 13t 6g | 51 | Canterbury | 3t 3g | 15 | Redfern | Sat,01-Aug-1953 | ||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 3t 2g | 13 | Wests | 6t 5g | 28 | Brookvale | Sat,08-Aug-1953 | ||
| Balmain | 8t 5g | 34 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sat,08-Aug-1953 | ||
| Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | Belmore | Sat,08-Aug-1953 | ||
| Easts | 6t 6g | 30 | St George | 3t 3g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sat,08-Aug-1953 | ||
| Souths | 8t 7g | 38 | Norths | 1t 7g | 17 | S.C.G. | Sat,08-Aug-1953 | ||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 1t 4g | 11 | Souths | 7t 4g | 29 | Cumberland | Sat,15-Aug-1953 | ||
| Canterbury | 3t 2g 1fg | 15 | Easts | 2t 5g | 16 | S.C.G. | Sat,15-Aug-1953 | ||
| St George | 10t 4g | 38 | Manly | 2t 2g | 10 | Kogarah | Sat,15-Aug-1953 | ||
| Norths | 5t 3g | 21 | Newtown | 1t 2g | 7 | North_Sydney | Sat,15-Aug-1953 | ||
| Wests | 2t 4g | 14 | Balmain | 3t 3g | 15 | Pratten | Sat,15-Aug-1953 | ||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 5g | 19 | Parramatta | 1t 1g | 5 | Erskineville | Sat,22-Aug-1953 | ||
| St George | 3t 5g | 19 | Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | Kogarah | Sat,22-Aug-1953 | ||
| Balmain | 3t 1g | 11 | Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Leichhardt | Sat,22-Aug-1953 | ||
| Easts | 4t 1g | 14 | Norths | 1t 4g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,22-Aug-1953 | ||
| Manly | 2t 5g | 16 | Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | Brookvale | Sat,22-Aug-1953 | ||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1953 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Souths | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 82t 69g 0fg | 384 | 21.33 | 50t 64g 0fg | 278 | 15.44 | +106 | 23 | |
| 2.St George | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 61t 65g 0fg | 313 | 17.39 | 47t 74g 0fg | 289 | 16.06 | +24 | 22 | |
| 3.Norths | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 85t 83g 0fg | 421 | 23.39 | 51t 65g 0fg | 283 | 15.72 | +138 | 21 | |
| 4.Easts | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 60t 75g 0fg | 330 | 18.33 | 58t 67g 1fg | 310 | 17.22 | +20 | 21 | |
| 5.Newtown | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 52t 68g 0fg | 292 | 16.22 | 46t 65g 0fg | 268 | 14.89 | +24 | 20 | |
| 6.Canterbury | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 46t 56g 1fg | 252 | 14.00 | 53t 66g 0fg | 291 | 16.17 | -39 | 20 | |
| 7.Parramatta | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 45t 68g 0fg | 271 | 15.06 | 55t 63g 0fg | 291 | 16.17 | -20 | 17 | |
| 8.Balmain | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 53t 77g 0fg | 313 | 17.39 | 75t 76g 0fg | 377 | 20.94 | -64 | 14 | |
| 9.Manly | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 50t 72g 0fg | 294 | 16.33 | 85t 69g 0fg | 393 | 21.83 | -99 | 12 | |
| 10.Wests | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 51t 67g 0fg | 287 | 15.94 | 65t 91g 0fg | 377 | 20.94 | -90 | 10 | |
| Totals | 585 tries, 700 goals, 1 field goals = 3157 points, 17.54 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Souths1 | 1t 1g | 5 | Norths3 | 2g | 4 | S.C.G. | Sat,29-Aug-1953 | J.O'Brien | 30392 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| St George2 | 5t 5g | 25 | Easts4 | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,05-Sep-1953 | D.Lawler | 37753 |
| Final | |||||||||
| Souths1 | 7t 5g | 31 | St George2 | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,12-Sep-1953 | D.Lawler | 44581 |