League Standings - Round qf
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. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 244 | 93 | 151 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 252 | 109 | 143 | * 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 496 | 202 | 36 | +294 | 22.55 | 9.18 |
| 2. | Sydney City Roosters (R) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 305 | 148 | 157 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 229 | 206 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 534 | 354 | 35 | +180 | 24.27 | 16.09 |
| 3. | Warriors (R) | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 287 | 104 | 183 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 184 | 139 | 45 | * 22 | 17 | 5 | - | 471 | 243 | 34 | +228 | 21.41 | 11.05 |
| 4. | Brisbane Broncos (R) | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 220 | 95 | 125 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 233 | 126 | 107 | * 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 453 | 221 | 33 | +232 | 20.59 | 10.05 |
| 5. | Newcastle Knights (R) | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 254 | 100 | 154 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 170 | 144 | 26 | * 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 424 | 244 | 30 | +180 | 19.27 | 11.09 |
| 6. | South QLD Crushers (R) | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 274 | 139 | 135 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 199 | 163 | 36 | * 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 473 | 302 | 30 | +171 | 21.50 | 13.73 |
| 7. | St George Dragons (R) | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 151 | 172 | -21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 226 | 164 | 62 | * 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 377 | 336 | 27 | +41 | 17.14 | 15.27 |
| 8. | Illawarra Steelers (R) | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 179 | 174 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 208 | 220 | -12 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 387 | 394 | 25 | -7 | 17.59 | 17.91 |
| 9. | Canberra Raiders (R) | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 252 | 188 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 228 | 227 | 1 | * 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 480 | 415 | 23 | +65 | 21.82 | 18.86 |
| 10. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 202 | 150 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 160 | 256 | -96 | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | 362 | 406 | 20 | -44 | 16.45 | 18.45 |
| 11. | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 167 | 187 | -20 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 157 | 201 | -44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | 324 | 388 | 20 | -64 | 14.73 | 17.64 |
| 12. | Western Reds (R) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 212 | 125 | 87 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 114 | 221 | -107 | * 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 326 | 346 | 19 | -20 | 14.82 | 15.73 |
| 13. | Penrith Panthers (R) | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 190 | 186 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 140 | 234 | -94 | * 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 330 | 420 | 17 | -90 | 15.00 | 19.09 |
| 14. | Gold Coast Chargers (R) | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 184 | 208 | -24 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 110 | 282 | -172 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 294 | 490 | 15 | -196 | 13.36 | 22.27 |
| 15. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 180 | 194 | -14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 154 | 214 | -60 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 334 | 408 | 14 | -74 | 15.18 | 18.55 |
| 16. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 230 | 202 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 9 | - | 126 | 236 | -110 | 21 | 7 | 14 | - | 356 | 438 | 14 | -82 | 16.95 | 20.86 |
| 17. | North QLD Cowboys (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 166 | 134 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 10 | - | 130 | 293 | -163 | 21 | 6 | 15 | - | 296 | 427 | 12 | -131 | 14.10 | 20.33 |
| 18. | Sydney Tigers (R) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 225 | 214 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 138 | 286 | -148 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 363 | 500 | 12 | -137 | 16.50 | 22.73 |
| 19. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 160 | 280 | -120 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 136 | 250 | -114 | * 22 | 6 | 16 | - | 296 | 530 | 12 | -234 | 13.45 | 24.09 |
| 20. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 152 | 290 | -138 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 89 | 263 | -174 | 22 | 5 | 17 | - | 241 | 553 | 10 | -312 | 10.95 | 25.14 |
Results
| Quarter Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fri | Sep 6 | 1996 | Illawarra Steelers (R) | 20 | - | 10 | Newcastle Knights (R) | Parramatta | G. West | |||
| Sat | 7 | 1996 | South QLD Crushers (R) | 22 | - | 14 | St George Dragons (R) | Suncorp | ||||
| Sun | 8 | 1996 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 14 | - | 8 | Brisbane Broncos (R) | SFS | ||||
| Sun | 8 | 1996 | Sydney City Roosters (R) | 18 | - | 19 | Warriors (R) | SFS | ||||