League Standings - Round 18
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. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 236 | 131 | 105 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 148 | 140 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 384 | 271 | 24 | +113 | 21.33 | 15.06 |
| St George Dragons (R) | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 174 | 126 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 159 | 116 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 333 | 242 | 24 | +91 | 18.50 | 13.44 | |
| 3. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 190 | 126 | 64 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 204 | 138 | 66 | 18 | 11 | 7 | - | 394 | 264 | 22 | +130 | 21.89 | 14.67 |
| 4. | South QLD Crushers (R) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 165 | 144 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 161 | 164 | -3 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 326 | 308 | 21 | +18 | 18.11 | 17.11 |
| 5. | Gold Coast Chargers (R) | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 151 | 122 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 110 | 211 | -101 | 18 | 10 | 8 | - | 261 | 333 | 20 | -72 | 14.50 | 18.50 |
| 6. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 158 | 136 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 191 | 158 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 9 | - | 349 | 294 | 18 | +55 | 19.39 | 16.33 |
| Sydney City Roosters (R) | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 176 | 166 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 139 | 171 | -32 | 18 | 9 | 9 | - | 315 | 337 | 18 | -22 | 17.50 | 18.72 | |
| 8. | Illawarra Steelers (R) | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 175 | 152 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 132 | 213 | -81 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 307 | 365 | 17 | -58 | 17.06 | 20.28 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 158 | 175 | -17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 128 | 176 | -48 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 286 | 351 | 17 | -65 | 15.89 | 19.50 | |
| 10. | Newcastle Knights (R) | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 152 | 142 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 107 | 112 | -5 | 18 | 7 | 11 | - | 259 | 254 | 14 | +5 | 14.39 | 14.11 |
| North Sydney Bears (R) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 170 | 182 | -12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 134 | 182 | -48 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 304 | 364 | 14 | -60 | 16.89 | 20.22 | |
| 12. | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 97 | 154 | -57 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 143 | 221 | -78 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 240 | 375 | 7 | -135 | 13.33 | 20.83 |
Results
| Round 18 | ||||||||||||
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| Fri | Aug 1 | 1997 | Newcastle Knights (R) | 22 | - | 24 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | Marathon | P. Simpkins | |||
| Sat | 2 | 1997 | Sydney City Roosters (R) | 46 | - | 8 | Gold Coast Chargers (R) | SFS | K. Jeffes | |||
| Sat | 2 | 1997 | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 6 | - | 18 | St George Dragons (R) | Campbelltown | M. Jadwat | |||
| Sun | 3 | 1997 | North Sydney Bears (R) | 6 | - | 22 | Balmain Tigers (R) | North Sydney | R. Lawrence | |||
| Sun | 3 | 1997 | Parramatta Eels (R) | 34 | - | 4 | Illawarra Steelers (R) | Parramatta | M. Oaten | |||
| Sun | 3 | 1997 | South QLD Crushers (R) | 18 | - | 22 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | Suncorp | T. Archer | |||
