| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Norths | 7t 7g | 35 | Cumberland | Sat,28-Mar-1959 | 4364 | |
| Wests | 1t 7g | 17 | St George | 4t 3g | 18 | Sports_Ground | Sat,28-Mar-1959 | 17066 | |
| Manly | 2t 5g | 16 | Balmain | 1t 5g | 13 | Brookvale | Sat,28-Mar-1959 | 5500 | |
| Souths | 4t 4g | 20 | Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | Redfern | Sat,28-Mar-1959 | 6760 | |
| Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | Henson | Sat,28-Mar-1959 | 3890 | |
| Attendance:37,580 Ave:7,516 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Norths | 3t 5g | 19 | Sports_Ground | Mon,30-Mar-1959 | 8195 | |
| Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | Wests | 3t 5g | 19 | Cumberland | Mon,30-Mar-1959 | 4424 | |
| Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 5t 3g | 21 | Leichhardt | Mon,30-Mar-1959 | 7250 | |
| Manly | 3t 3g | 15 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Brookvale | Mon,30-Mar-1959 | 3950 | |
| Souths | 6t 5g | 28 | Easts | 2t 1g | 8 | Redfern | Mon,30-Mar-1959 | 7800 | |
| Attendance:31,619 Ave:6,323 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 5t 7g | 29 | Souths | 1t 3g | 9 | S.C.G. | Sat,04-Apr-1959 | 21806 | |
| Wests | 5t 5g | 25 | Newtown | 4t 3g | 18 | Pratten | Sat,04-Apr-1959 | 7000 | |
| St George | 10t 8g | 46 | Parramatta | 1t 2g | 7 | Kogarah | Sat,04-Apr-1959 | 6500 | |
| Canterbury | 5t 3g | 21 | Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | Belmore | Sat,04-Apr-1959 | 6864 | |
| Easts | 2t 6g | 18 | Manly | 5t 7g | 29 | Sports_Ground | Sun,05-Apr-1959 | 9585 | |
| Attendance:51,755 Ave:10,351 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 4g | 14 | Norths | 3t 6g | 21 | S.C.G. | Sat,11-Apr-1959 | 14746 | |
| Balmain | 2t 7g | 20 | Easts | 2t 1g | 8 | Leichhardt | Sat,11-Apr-1959 | 3500 | |
| Canterbury | 1g | 2 | St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Belmore | Sat,11-Apr-1959 | 9427 | |
| Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Newtown | 3t 5g | 19 | Cumberland | Sat,11-Apr-1959 | 2896 | |
| Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Wests | 4t 3g | 18 | Redfern | Sun,12-Apr-1959 | 20706 | |
| Attendance:51,275 Ave:10,255 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 1t | 3 | St George | 4t 4g | 20 | S.C.G. | Sat,18-Apr-1959 | 13848 | |
| Wests | 4t 6g | 24 | Manly | 3t 2g | 13 | Pratten | Sat,18-Apr-1959 | 11120 | |
| Souths | 1t 1g | 5 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Redfern | Sat,18-Apr-1959 | 5559 | |
| Norths | 2t 6g | 18 | Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sat,18-Apr-1959 | 11021 | |
| Easts | 4t 3g | 18 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Sports_Ground | Sun,19-Apr-1959 | 10390 | |
| Attendance:51,938 Ave:10,387 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 1t 2g | 7 | Souths | 1t 1g | 5 | Henson | Sat,25-Apr-1959 | 5012 | |
| Canterbury | 1t | 3 | Norths | 8t 6g | 36 | Belmore | Sat,25-Apr-1959 | 6832 | |
| Parramatta | 1g | 2 | Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | Cumberland | Sat,25-Apr-1959 | 3957 | |
| St George | 3t 3g | 15 | Easts | 3g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sat,25-Apr-1959 | 13239 | |
| Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | Wests | 7t 4g | 29 | Leichhardt | Sun,26-Apr-1959 | 16318 | |
| Attendance:45,358 Ave:9,071 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 9t 7g | 41 | Souths | 2t 1g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,02-May-1959 | 15492 | |
| Balmain | 2t 7g | 20 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sat,02-May-1959 | 3500 | |
| Wests | 8t 11g | 46 | Canterbury | 2t 1g | 8 | Pratten | Sat,02-May-1959 | 6825 | |
| Norths | 4t 6g | 24 | Easts | 2g | 4 | North_Sydney | Sat,02-May-1959 | 8976 | |
| Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Brookvale | Sun,03-May-1959 | 6796 | |
| Attendance:41,589 Ave:8,317 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Belmore | Sat,09-May-1959 | 2515 | |
| Souths | 2t 2g 1fg | 12 | Manly | 4t 4g | 20 | Redfern | Sat,09-May-1959 | 4500 | |
| St George | 7t 6g | 33 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,09-May-1959 | 47398 | |
| Newtown | 5t 5g | 25 | Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | Henson | Sat,09-May-1959 | 4100 | |
| Easts | 3t 5g | 19 | Wests | 4t 5g | 22 | Sports_Ground | Sun,10-May-1959 | 8295 | |
| Attendance:66,808 Ave:13,361 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 4g | 8 | St George | 4t 3g | 18 | Brookvale | Sat,16-May-1959 | 5323 | |
| Norths | 3t 6g | 21 | Wests | 4t 7g | 26 | S.C.G. | Sat,16-May-1959 | 26870 | |
| Balmain | 5t 4g | 23 | Souths | 2t 4g | 14 | Leichhardt | Sat,16-May-1959 | 4892 | |
| Canterbury | 1t 1g | 5 | Newtown | 3t 4g | 17 | Belmore | Sat,16-May-1959 | 4211 | |
| Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Cumberland | Sat,16-May-1959 | 2976 | |
| Attendance:44,272 Ave:8,854 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 5t 6g | 27 | Parramatta | 1t 2g | 7 | North_Sydney | Sun,24-May-1959 | 6125 | |
| St George | 11t 7g | 47 | Wests | 3t 4g | 17 | Henson | Sun,24-May-1959 | 30500 | |
| Balmain | 2t 4g | 14 | Manly | 4t 2g | 16 | Leichhardt | Sun,24-May-1959 | 5076 | |
| Canterbury | 2t | 6 | Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | Belmore | Sun,24-May-1959 | 4215 | |
| Easts | 4t 5g | 22 | Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sun,24-May-1959 | 4975 | |
| Attendance:50,891 Ave:10,178 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | Belmore | Sat,30-May-1959 | 2541 | |
| Norths | 2t 4g | 14 | Newtown | 2t 5g | 16 | S.C.G. | Sat,30-May-1959 | 12270 | |
| Wests | 6t 3g | 24 | Parramatta | 1g | 2 | Pratten | Sat,30-May-1959 | 3700 | |
| St George | 6t 1g | 20 | Balmain | 4t 4g | 20 | Kogarah | Sat,30-May-1959 | 6788 | |
| Easts | 4t 4g | 20 | Souths | 1t 4g | 11 | Sports_Ground | Sun,31-May-1959 | 9917 | |
| Attendance:35,216 Ave:7,043 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 2t 1g | 8 | Wests | 2t 2g | 10 | Henson | Sun,07-Jun-1959 | 9939 | |
| Parramatta | 2g | 4 | St George | 13t 11g | 61 | Cumberland | Sun,07-Jun-1959 | 4696 | |
| Balmain | 4t 7g | 26 | Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Leichhardt | Sun,07-Jun-1959 | 4634 | |
| Souths | 3t 4g | 17 | Norths | 1t 2g | 7 | Redfern | Sun,07-Jun-1959 | 7258 | |
| Manly | 4t 5g | 22 | Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Brookvale | Sun,07-Jun-1959 | 3435 | |
| Attendance:29,962 Ave:5,992 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Balmain | 3g | 6 | Sports_Ground | Sun,14-Jun-1959 | 9428 | |
| Newtown | 2t 4g | 14 | Parramatta | 3g | 6 | Henson | Mon,15-Jun-1959 | 3013 | |
| Norths | 1t 4g | 11 | Manly | 6g | 12 | North_Sydney | Mon,15-Jun-1959 | 8240 | |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 13 | Souths | 2t 6g | 18 | S.C.G. | Mon,15-Jun-1959 | 14064 | |
| St George | 15t 9g | 63 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Kogarah | Mon,15-Jun-1959 | 6400 | |
| Attendance:41,145 Ave:8,229 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 2g | 4 | Souths | 5g | 10 | Cumberland | Sat,20-Jun-1959 | 3891 | |
| Balmain | 5t 8g | 31 | Norths | 5t 5g | 25 | Leichhardt | Sat,20-Jun-1959 | 6122 | |
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Easts | 1t 4g | 11 | Belmore | Sat,20-Jun-1959 | 2805 | |
| St George | 9t 9g | 45 | Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,20-Jun-1959 | 17698 | |
| Manly | 2t 5g | 16 | Wests | 3t 5g | 19 | Brookvale | Sun,21-Jun-1959 | 7761 | |
| Attendance:38,277 Ave:7,655 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 4t 6g | 24 | Parramatta | 1t | 3 | Brookvale | Sat,27-Jun-1959 | 2059 | |
| Souths | 3t 9g | 27 | Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Redfern | Sat,27-Jun-1959 | 7506 | |
| Wests | 5t 3g | 21 | Balmain | 4t | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-Jun-1959 | 13910 | |
| Norths | 6t 7g | 32 | Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sat,27-Jun-1959 | 4949 | |
| Easts | 1g | 2 | St George | 4t 3g | 18 | Sports_Ground | Sun,28-Jun-1959 | 5819 | |
| Attendance:34,243 Ave:6,848 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | Wests | 2t 2g | 10 | Belmore | Sun,05-Jul-1959 | 5422 | |
| Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Norths | 2g | 4 | Sports_Ground | Sun,05-Jul-1959 | 8269 | |
| Newtown | 1t 2g | 7 | Manly | 4t 6g | 24 | Henson | Sun,05-Jul-1959 | 5409 | |
| Souths | 2t 4g | 14 | St George | 3t 4g | 17 | Redfern | Sun,05-Jul-1959 | 14908 | |
| Parramatta | 3t 1g | 11 | Balmain | 5t 6g | 27 | Cumberland | Sun,05-Jul-1959 | 3435 | |
| Attendance:37,443 Ave:7,488 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 3g | 9 | Souths | 3g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sat,11-Jul-1959 | 17165 | |
| Norths | 5t 3g | 21 | St George | 6t 5g | 28 | North_Sydney | Sat,11-Jul-1959 | 8984 | |
| Balmain | 5t 4g | 23 | Newtown | 6t 5g | 28 | Leichhardt | Sat,11-Jul-1959 | 4626 | |
| Parramatta | 4t 4g | 20 | Canterbury | 5t 3g | 21 | Cumberland | Sat,11-Jul-1959 | 2444 | |
| Wests | 6t 10g | 38 | Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Pratten | Sat,11-Jul-1959 | 4593 | |
| Attendance:37,812 Ave:7,562 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 7t 2g | 25 | Manly | 4t 4g | 20 | S.C.G. | Sat,18-Jul-1959 | 14648 | |
| Wests | 7t 3g | 27 | Norths | 3t 3g | 15 | Pratten | Sat,18-Jul-1959 | 10455 | |
| Souths | 7t 3g | 27 | Balmain | 3t 5g | 19 | Redfern | Sat,18-Jul-1959 | 7177 | |
| Newtown | 1t 3g | 9 | Canterbury | 2t 1g | 8 | Henson | Sat,18-Jul-1959 | 3341 | |
| Easts | 3t 2g | 13 | Parramatta | 1t 2g | 7 | Sports_Ground | Sun,19-Jul-1959 | 4951 | |
| Attendance:40,572 Ave:8,114 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1959 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.St George | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 122t 92g 0fg | 550 | 30.56 | 30t 50g 0fg | 190 | 10.56 | +360 | 35 | |
| 2.Wests | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 77t 87g 0fg | 405 | 22.50 | 53t 57g 0fg | 273 | 15.17 | +132 | 27 | |
| 3.Manly | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 45t 74g 0fg | 283 | 15.72 | 39t 60g 1fg | 239 | 13.28 | +44 | 22 | |
| 4.Newtown | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 48t 55g 0fg | 254 | 14.11 | 52t 70g 0fg | 296 | 16.44 | -42 | 20 | |
| 5.Norths | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 65t 88g 0fg | 371 | 20.61 | 50t 66g 0fg | 282 | 15.67 | +89 | 18 | |
| 6.Souths | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 41t 66g 1fg | 257 | 14.28 | 54t 57g 0fg | 276 | 15.33 | -19 | 18 | |
| 7.Balmain | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 52t 76g 0fg | 308 | 17.11 | 72t 60g 0fg | 336 | 18.67 | -28 | 13 | |
| 8.Easts | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 37t 50g 0fg | 211 | 11.72 | 52t 79g 0fg | 314 | 17.44 | -103 | 12 | |
| 9.Canterbury | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 38t 40g 0fg | 194 | 10.78 | 72t 81g 0fg | 378 | 21.00 | -184 | 11 | |
| 10.Parramatta | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 24t 39g 0fg | 150 | 8.33 | 75t 87g 0fg | 399 | 22.17 | -249 | 4 | |
| Totals | 549 tries, 667 goals, 1 field goals = 2983 points, 16.57 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Manly3 | 3t 4g | 17 | Newtown4 | 0 | S.C.G. | Sat,25-Jul-1959 | D.Lawler | 8967 | |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| St George1 | 7t 7g | 35 | Wests2 | 5t 5g | 25 | S.C.G. | Sat,01-Aug-1959 | D.Lawler | 42347 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Manly3 | 4t 1g | 14 | Wests2 | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,08-Aug-1959 | D.Lawler | 28385 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| St George1 | 6t 1g | 20 | Manly3 | 0 | S.C.G. | Sat,15-Aug-1959 | D.Lawler | 49457 | |