League Standings - Round 23
Ladder
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| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | |
| 1. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 12 | 10 | 2 | - | 299 | 172 | 127 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 284 | 187 | 97 | 23 | 19 | 4 | - | 583 | 359 | 38 | +224 | 25.35 | 15.61 |
| 2. | Illawarra Steelers (R) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 266 | 154 | 112 | 12 | 8 | 4 | - | 224 | 168 | 56 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 490 | 322 | 33 | +168 | 21.30 | 14.00 |
| 3. | Sydney City Roosters (R) | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 304 | 181 | 123 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 204 | 154 | 50 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 508 | 335 | 30 | +173 | 22.09 | 14.57 |
| 4. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 138 | 110 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 230 | 191 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 478 | 329 | 30 | +149 | 20.78 | 14.30 |
| 5. | Penrith Panthers (R) | 12 | 9 | 3 | - | 322 | 212 | 110 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 236 | 247 | -11 | 23 | 15 | 8 | - | 558 | 459 | 30 | +99 | 24.26 | 19.96 |
| 6. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 206 | 171 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 209 | 232 | -23 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 415 | 403 | 25 | +12 | 18.04 | 17.52 |
| 7. | Canberra Raiders (R) | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 269 | 240 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 226 | 216 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 12 | - | 495 | 456 | 22 | +39 | 21.52 | 19.83 |
| 8. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 179 | 196 | -17 | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 210 | 232 | -22 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 389 | 428 | 21 | -39 | 16.91 | 18.61 |
| 9. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 220 | 238 | -18 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 172 | 239 | -67 | 23 | 10 | 13 | - | 392 | 477 | 20 | -85 | 17.04 | 20.74 |
| 10. | Newcastle Knights (R) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 164 | 223 | -59 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 199 | 226 | -27 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 363 | 449 | 20 | -86 | 15.78 | 19.52 |
| 11. | St George Dragons (R) | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 212 | 200 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 164 | 217 | -53 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 376 | 417 | 17 | -41 | 16.35 | 18.13 |
| 12. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 212 | 244 | -32 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 185 | 276 | -91 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 397 | 520 | 17 | -123 | 17.26 | 22.61 |
| 13. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | 219 | 246 | -27 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 154 | 267 | -113 | 23 | 7 | 16 | - | 373 | 513 | 14 | -140 | 16.22 | 22.30 |
| 14. | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | 132 | 230 | -98 | 13 | - | 12 | 1 | 148 | 400 | -252 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 280 | 630 | 5 | -350 | 12.17 | 27.39 |
Results
| Round 23 | ||||||||||||
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| Fri | Aug 14 | 1998 | Canberra Raiders (R) | 22 | - | 4 | St George Dragons (R) | Bruce | S. Lyons | |||
| Fri | 14 | 1998 | Penrith Panthers (R) | 38 | - | 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | Penrith | S. Carrall | |||
| Sat | 15 | 1998 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 4 | - | 16 | Illawarra Steelers (R) | Shark Park | T. Archer | |||
| Sat | 15 | 1998 | Sydney City Roosters (R) | 20 | - | 12 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | Belmore | S. Chiddy | |||
| Sun | 16 | 1998 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 6 | - | 30 | North Sydney Bears (R) | Brookvale | R. Cranston | |||
| Sun | 16 | 1998 | Parramatta Eels (R) | 28 | - | 4 | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | Parramatta | M. Cecchin | |||
| Sun | 16 | 1998 | Balmain Tigers (R) | 16 | - | 20 | Newcastle Knights (R) | Leichhardt | M. Lewis | |||
