| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 1t 5g | 13 | Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Belmore | Sat,06-Apr-1957 | 4500 | |
| Newtown | 1g | 2 | Manly | 3t 2g | 13 | Henson | Sat,06-Apr-1957 | 7000 | |
| Wests | 9t 11g | 49 | Souths | 1t 3g | 9 | Pratten | Sat,06-Apr-1957 | 8000 | |
| St George | 3t 5g | 19 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,06-Apr-1957 | 24823 | |
| Parramatta | 1t 1g | 5 | Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Cumberland | Sat,06-Apr-1957 | 3955 | |
| Attendance:48,278 Ave:9,655 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | Souths | 1t 3g | 9 | North_Sydney | Sat,13-Apr-1957 | 7994 | |
| Parramatta | 1t 2g | 7 | Newtown | 8t 9g | 42 | Cumberland | Sat,13-Apr-1957 | 4567 | |
| Wests | 5t 7g | 29 | St George | 1t 4g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,13-Apr-1957 | 30567 | |
| Manly | 4t 4g | 20 | Balmain | 1t 1g | 5 | Brookvale | Sat,13-Apr-1957 | 7028 | |
| Easts | 3t 3g | 15 | Canterbury | 1t 4g | 11 | Sports_Ground | Sun,14-Apr-1957 | 9661 | |
| Attendance:59,817 Ave:11,963 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 1t 2g | 7 | Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,20-Apr-1957 | 28157 | |
| Balmain | 7t 6g | 33 | Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | Leichhardt | Sat,20-Apr-1957 | 4605 | |
| Canterbury | 2g | 4 | Newtown | 3t 5g | 19 | Belmore | Sat,20-Apr-1957 | 5061 | |
| Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | Souths | 2t 4g | 14 | Sports_Ground | Sat,20-Apr-1957 | 6500 | |
| St George | 7t 7g | 35 | Manly | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Mon,22-Apr-1957 | 27434 | |
| Attendance:71,757 Ave:14,351 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | Henson | Thu,25-Apr-1957 | 9000 | |
| Parramatta | 5g | 10 | Manly | 1t 7g | 17 | Cumberland | Thu,25-Apr-1957 | 3500 | |
| Wests | 5t 6g | 27 | Easts | 2t 5g | 16 | S.C.G. | Thu,25-Apr-1957 | 24247 | |
| Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | St George | 3t 4g | 17 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-Apr-1957 | 25000 | |
| Balmain | 6g | 12 | Canterbury | 5g | 10 | Leichhardt | Sat,27-Apr-1957 | 5926 | |
| Attendance:67,673 Ave:13,534 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 6t 5g | 28 | Wests | 4t 4g | 20 | S.C.G. | Sat,04-May-1957 | 24362 | |
| Canterbury | 1t 1g | 5 | Manly | 1t 1g | 5 | Belmore | Sat,04-May-1957 | 3570 | |
| St George | 11t 10g | 53 | Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Kogarah | Sat,04-May-1957 | 6217 | |
| Souths | 2t 4g | 14 | Balmain | 9t 7g | 41 | Redfern | Sat,04-May-1957 | 12000 | |
| Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Norths | 3t 3g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sun,05-May-1957 | 16986 | |
| Attendance:63,135 Ave:12,627 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 2g | 10 | Souths | 3t 6g 1fg | 23 | Brookvale | Sat,25-May-1957 | 3009 | |
| Norths | 2t 5g | 16 | Newtown | 3g | 6 | Sports_Ground | Sat,25-May-1957 | 15869 | |
| Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | Balmain | 3t 7g | 23 | Pratten | Sat,25-May-1957 | 6685 | |
| Parramatta | 2t 5g | 16 | Canterbury | 2t 2g 1fg | 12 | Cumberland | Sat,25-May-1957 | 2875 | |
| Easts | 4g | 8 | St George | 7t 4g | 29 | Sports_Ground | Sun,26-May-1957 | 16915 | |
| Attendance:45,353 Ave:9,070 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 3t 6g | 21 | Wests | 3t 3g | 15 | Brookvale | Sat,01-Jun-1957 | 5000 | |
| Balmain | 4t 5g | 22 | Norths | 6t 7g | 32 | S.C.G. | Sat,01-Jun-1957 | 21240 | |
| Souths | 12t 7g | 50 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Redfern | Sat,01-Jun-1957 | 6280 | |
| St George | 11t 6g | 45 | Canterbury | 4g | 8 | Kogarah | Sat,01-Jun-1957 | 6346 | |
| Newtown | 7t 6g | 33 | Easts | 2t 4g | 14 | Henson | Sat,01-Jun-1957 | 6000 | |
| Attendance:44,866 Ave:8,973 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 2t 2g | 10 | Henson | Sun,09-Jun-1957 | 21588 | |
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Wests | 3t 5g | 19 | Cumberland | Sun,09-Jun-1957 | 5630 | |
| Norths | 4g | 8 | Manly | 5t 7g | 29 | North_Sydney | Sun,09-Jun-1957 | 13317 | |
| Easts | 1t 5g | 13 | Balmain | 5t 6g | 27 | Sports_Ground | Sun,09-Jun-1957 | 10612 | |
| Souths | 4t 3g | 18 | Canterbury | 1t 1g | 5 | Redfern | Sun,09-Jun-1957 | 8034 | |
| Attendance:59,181 Ave:11,836 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 5t 5g | 25 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sun,23-Jun-1957 | 5571 | |
| Balmain | 3t 1g | 11 | Newtown | 4g | 8 | Leichhardt | Sun,23-Jun-1957 | 11647 | |
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Wests | 2t 1g | 8 | Belmore | Sun,23-Jun-1957 | 3600 | |
| Souths | 4t 6g | 24 | St George | 1g | 2 | Sports_Ground | Sun,23-Jun-1957 | 20360 | |
| Manly | 8t 4g | 32 | Easts | 1t 1g | 5 | Brookvale | Sun,23-Jun-1957 | 4000 | |
| Attendance:45,178 Ave:9,035 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 5g | 13 | Newtown | 2g | 4 | Brookvale | Sun,30-Jun-1957 | 6235 | |
| Souths | 4t 8g | 28 | Wests | 4t 5g | 22 | Redfern | Sun,30-Jun-1957 | 20506 | |
| Balmain | 3t 6g | 21 | St George | 5t 6g | 27 | Leichhardt | Sun,30-Jun-1957 | 18764 | |
| Easts | 6t 4g | 26 | Parramatta | 3t 5g | 19 | Sports_Ground | Sun,30-Jun-1957 | 3061 | |
| Norths | 3t 6g | 21 | Canterbury | 1t 5g | 13 | North_Sydney | Sun,30-Jun-1957 | 6752 | |
| Attendance:55,318 Ave:11,063 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 1g | 2 | Parramatta | 4t 2g | 16 | Henson | Sat,06-Jul-1957 | 2500 | |
| St George | 5t 4g | 23 | Wests | 3t 3g | 15 | Kogarah | Sat,06-Jul-1957 | 8098 | |
| Balmain | 3t 7g | 23 | Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | Leichhardt | Sat,06-Jul-1957 | 4983 | |
| Canterbury | 3g | 6 | Easts | 6t | 18 | Belmore | Sat,06-Jul-1957 | 2343 | |
| Souths | 3t 4g | 17 | Norths | 2t 5g | 16 | Sports_Ground | Sat,06-Jul-1957 | 13588 | |
| Attendance:31,512 Ave:6,302 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | St George | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,13-Jul-1957 | 12957 | |
| Wests | 4t 5g | 22 | Norths | 4t 2g | 16 | Pratten | Sat,13-Jul-1957 | 8626 | |
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Balmain | 4t 3g | 18 | Cumberland | Sat,13-Jul-1957 | 6000 | |
| Newtown | 5t 5g | 25 | Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Henson | Sat,13-Jul-1957 | 3596 | |
| Souths | 3t 4g | 17 | Easts | 3t 3g | 15 | Redfern | Sat,13-Jul-1957 | 11428 | |
| Attendance:42,607 Ave:8,521 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 8t 1g | 26 | Parramatta | 1t 1g | 5 | Brookvale | Sat,20-Jul-1957 | 3400 | |
| Souths | 0 | Newtown | 4t 6g | 24 | Sports_Ground | Sat,20-Jul-1957 | 19444 | ||
| St George | 8t 5g | 34 | Norths | 2g | 4 | Kogarah | Sat,20-Jul-1957 | 9970 | |
| Canterbury | 1t 7g | 17 | Balmain | 1t 5g | 13 | Belmore | Sat,20-Jul-1957 | 4639 | |
| Easts | 4t 5g | 22 | Wests | 2t 5g 1fg | 18 | Sports_Ground | Sun,21-Jul-1957 | 13849 | |
| Attendance:51,302 Ave:10,260 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 6t 6g | 30 | Cumberland | Sat,27-Jul-1957 | 4572 | |
| Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Leichhardt | Sat,27-Jul-1957 | 11041 | |
| Wests | 2t 2g | 10 | Newtown | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-Jul-1957 | 19282 | |
| Manly | 3t 5g 1fg | 21 | Canterbury | 1t 4g | 11 | Brookvale | Sat,27-Jul-1957 | 3300 | |
| Norths | 2t 5g | 16 | Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | North_Sydney | Sat,27-Jul-1957 | 6733 | |
| Attendance:44,928 Ave:8,985 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 4g | 17 | Norths | 1t 4g | 11 | Henson | Sat,03-Aug-1957 | 5575 | |
| Balmain | 2g | 4 | Wests | 3t 4g | 17 | Leichhardt | Sat,03-Aug-1957 | 10349 | |
| Canterbury | 2t 6g | 18 | Parramatta | 3t 1g | 11 | Belmore | Sat,03-Aug-1957 | 1300 | |
| Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Manly | 5g | 10 | Redfern | Sat,03-Aug-1957 | 12138 | |
| St George | 3t 2g | 13 | Easts | 2t 8g | 22 | S.C.G. | Sat,03-Aug-1957 | 17802 | |
| Attendance:47,164 Ave:9,432 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 4t | 12 | Souths | 10t 9g | 48 | Cumberland | Sat,10-Aug-1957 | 5982 | |
| Canterbury | 3t | 9 | St George | 2t 6g | 18 | Belmore | Sat,10-Aug-1957 | 4048 | |
| Easts | 5t 8g | 31 | Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,10-Aug-1957 | 20827 | |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Manly | 2t 3g | 12 | Pratten | Sat,10-Aug-1957 | 8244 | |
| Norths | 4t 6g | 24 | Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | North_Sydney | Sat,10-Aug-1957 | 6000 | |
| Attendance:45,101 Ave:9,020 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 2g | 10 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Sports_Ground | Sat,17-Aug-1957 | 10692 | |
| Balmain | 8t 8g | 40 | Easts | 1t 4g | 11 | Leichhardt | Sat,17-Aug-1957 | 10258 | |
| Canterbury | 1t 4g | 11 | Souths | 5t 4g 1fg | 25 | Belmore | Sat,17-Aug-1957 | 6088 | |
| St George | 2t 5g | 16 | Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Kogarah | Sat,17-Aug-1957 | 8638 | |
| Wests | 5t 5g | 25 | Parramatta | 1t 1g | 5 | Pratten | Sat,17-Aug-1957 | 3000 | |
| Attendance:38,676 Ave:7,735 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 5t 3g | 21 | Souths | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,24-Aug-1957 | 26612 | |
| Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | Norths | 7t 8g | 37 | Cumberland | Sat,24-Aug-1957 | 1578 | |
| Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 12 | Henson | Sat,24-Aug-1957 | 3973 | |
| Wests | 9t 6g | 39 | Canterbury | 1t 1g | 5 | Pratten | Sat,24-Aug-1957 | 3638 | |
| Easts | 3g | 6 | Manly | 1t 5g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Sun,25-Aug-1957 | 11360 | |
| Attendance:47,161 Ave:9,432 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1957 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.St George | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 83t 84g 0fg | 417 | 23.17 | 36t 62g 0fg | 232 | 12.89 | +185 | 30 | |
| 2.Manly | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 48t 68g 1fg | 282 | 15.67 | 29t 60g 1fg | 209 | 11.61 | +73 | 23 | |
| 3.Souths | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 64t 79g 2fg | 354 | 19.67 | 58t 70g 0fg | 314 | 17.44 | +40 | 22 | |
| 4.Wests | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 66t 79g 1fg | 358 | 19.89 | 41t 64g 0fg | 251 | 13.94 | +107 | 21 | |
| 5.Norths | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 48t 74g 0fg | 292 | 16.22 | 46t 70g 0fg | 278 | 15.44 | +14 | 19 | |
| 6.Balmain | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 62t 83g 0fg | 352 | 19.56 | 41t 79g 0fg | 281 | 15.61 | +71 | 18 | |
| 7.Newtown | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 47t 63g 0fg | 267 | 14.83 | 38t 57g 0fg | 228 | 12.67 | +39 | 18 | |
| 8.Easts | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 45t 71g 0fg | 277 | 15.39 | 63t 78g 1fg | 347 | 19.28 | -70 | 18 | |
| 9.Canterbury | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 20t 60g 1fg | 182 | 10.11 | 65t 70g 2fg | 339 | 18.83 | -157 | 7 | |
| 10.Parramatta | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 33t 45g 0fg | 189 | 10.50 | 99t 96g 1fg | 491 | 27.28 | -302 | 4 | |
| Totals | 516 tries, 706 goals, 5 field goals = 2970 points, 16.50 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Souths3 | 6t 4g | 26 | Wests4 | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,31-Aug-1957 | D.Lawler | 46957 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| St George1 | 5t 3g | 21 | Manly2 | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,07-Sep-1957 | D.Lawler | 39845 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Manly2 | 3t 2g 1fg | 15 | Souths3 | 3t 1g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,14-Sep-1957 | D.Lawler | 39065 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| St George1 | 5t 8g | 31 | Manly2 | 1t 3g | 9 | S.C.G. | Sat,21-Sep-1957 | D.Lawler | 54399 |