Finals
In the two semi finals, the top ranked team Canterbury beat their lower-ranked opponent Balmain with the fourth ranked team Eastern Suburbs defeating their higher-ranked opponent South Sydney .The two winners then played in the Final.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 20 August 1938 - Sydney Cricket Ground | |||||||
| Canterbury | 31 | ||||||
| Balmain | 24 | ||||||
| 3 September 1938 - Sydney Cricket Ground | |||||||
| Canterbury | 19 | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 6 | ||||||
| 27 August 1938 - Sydney Cricket Ground | |||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 19 | ||||||
| South Sydney | 10 | ||||||
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