League Standings - Round 8
Ladder
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| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | Bye | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | |
| 1. | Perth Reds (R) | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 106 | 78 | 28 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 81 | 40 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 187 | 118 | 12 | +69 | 26.71 | 16.86 |
| 2. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 3 | 3 | - | - | 55 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 80 | 84 | -4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 135 | 110 | 12 | +25 | 19.29 | 15.71 |
| 3. | Warriors (R) | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 76 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 65 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 146 | 125 | 12 | +21 | 20.86 | 17.86 |
| 4. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 58 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 74 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 158 | 116 | 11 | +42 | 22.57 | 16.57 |
| 5. | Brisbane Broncos (R) | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 62 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 60 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 122 | 83 | 10 | +39 | 20.33 | 13.83 |
| 6. | Hunter Mariners (R) | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 68 | 95 | -27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 72 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 140 | 135 | 8 | +5 | 20.00 | 19.29 |
| 7. | North QLD Cowboys (R) | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 64 | 45 | 19 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 44 | 115 | -71 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | 108 | 160 | 6 | -52 | 15.43 | 22.86 |
| 8. | Canberra Raiders (R) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 96 | -23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 48 | 126 | -78 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 121 | 222 | 5 | -101 | 15.13 | 27.75 |
| 9. | Penrith Panthers (R) | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 94 | 124 | -30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 62 | 80 | -18 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 156 | 204 | 4 | -48 | 19.50 | 25.50 |
Results
| Round 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Fri | Apr 18 | 1997 | Hunter Mariners (R) | 14 | - | 20 | Perth Reds (R) | Topper | ||||
| Sun | 20 | 1997 | Warriors (R) | 26 | - | 26 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | Ericsson | ||||
| Sun | 20 | 1997 | Canberra Raiders (R) | 23 | - | 10 | North QLD Cowboys (R) | Bruce | ||||
| Mon | 21 | 1997 | Penrith Panthers (R) | 6 | - | 26 | Brisbane Broncos (R) | Penrith | ||||
| Bye: Cronulla (R) | ||||||||||||
