League Standings - Round sf
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. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 214 | 122 | 92 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 156 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 419 | 278 | 29 | +141 | 26.19 | 17.38 |
| 2. | Perth Reds (R) | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 222 | 151 | 71 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 167 | 136 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 2 | 389 | 287 | 24 | +102 | 24.31 | 17.94 |
| 3. | North QLD Cowboys (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 178 | 107 | 71 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 135 | 167 | -32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 2 | 313 | 274 | 24 | +39 | 19.56 | 17.13 |
| 4. | Warriors (R) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 148 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 142 | 187 | -45 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 303 | 335 | 22 | -32 | 18.94 | 20.94 |
| 5. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 140 | 121 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 136 | 163 | -27 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 2 | 276 | 284 | 20 | -8 | 17.25 | 17.75 |
| 6. | Brisbane Broncos (R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 185 | 163 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 148 | 150 | -2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | - | 2 | 333 | 313 | 18 | +20 | 20.81 | 19.56 |
| 7. | Canberra Raiders (R) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 165 | 177 | -12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 118 | 222 | -104 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 283 | 399 | 18 | -116 | 17.69 | 24.94 |
| 8. | Hunter Mariners (R) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 122 | 147 | -25 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 160 | 168 | -8 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 282 | 315 | 15 | -33 | 17.63 | 19.69 |
| 9. | Penrith Panthers (R) | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 150 | 219 | -69 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 144 | 188 | -44 | 16 | 3 | 13 | - | 2 | 294 | 407 | 10 | -113 | 18.38 | 25.44 |
Results
| Semi Final | ||||||||||||
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| Sat | Sep 6 | 1997 | North QLD Cowboys (R) | 14 | - | 27 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | Stockland | B. Grant | |||
| Mon | 8 | 1997 | Warriors (R) | 18 | - | 14 | Perth Reds (R) | Bruce | S. Clark | |||
