League Standings - Round 17
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. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 9 | 9 | - | - | 301 | 76 | 225 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 116 | 63 | 53 | 17 | 15 | 2 | - | 417 | 139 | 30 | +278 | 24.53 | 8.18 |
| 2. | Sydney City Roosters | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 224 | 102 | 122 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 209 | 133 | 76 | 17 | 13 | 4 | - | 433 | 235 | 26 | +198 | 25.47 | 13.82 |
| 3. | Brisbane Broncos | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 256 | 117 | 139 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 169 | 86 | 83 | * 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 425 | 203 | 24 | +222 | 25.00 | 11.94 |
| 4. | North Sydney Bears | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 218 | 97 | 121 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 200 | 177 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 418 | 274 | 24 | +144 | 24.59 | 16.12 |
| 5. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 152 | 65 | 87 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 155 | 144 | 11 | * 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 307 | 209 | 22 | +98 | 18.06 | 12.29 |
| 6. | Auckland Warriors | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 172 | 110 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 152 | 188 | -36 | * 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 324 | 298 | 20 | +26 | 19.06 | 17.53 |
| 7. | Canberra Raiders | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 240 | 112 | 128 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 150 | 210 | -60 | * 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 390 | 322 | 19 | +68 | 22.94 | 18.94 |
| 8. | Newcastle Knights | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 153 | 76 | 77 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 173 | 206 | -33 | * 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 326 | 282 | 19 | +44 | 19.18 | 16.59 |
| 9. | St George Dragons | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 174 | 132 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 144 | 164 | -20 | * 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 318 | 296 | 19 | +22 | 18.71 | 17.41 |
| 10. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 166 | 136 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 151 | 174 | -23 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 317 | 310 | 19 | +7 | 18.65 | 18.24 |
| 11. | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 182 | 119 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 136 | 184 | -48 | * 17 | 9 | 8 | - | 318 | 303 | 18 | +15 | 18.71 | 17.82 |
| 12. | Sydney Tigers | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 149 | 170 | -21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 112 | 189 | -77 | 17 | 9 | 8 | - | 261 | 359 | 18 | -98 | 15.35 | 21.12 |
| 13. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 134 | 130 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 100 | 172 | -72 | 16 | 6 | 10 | - | 234 | 302 | 12 | -68 | 14.63 | 18.88 |
| 14. | Penrith Panthers | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 184 | 162 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 105 | 136 | -31 | * 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 289 | 298 | 11 | -9 | 17.00 | 17.53 |
| 15. | Gold Coast Chargers | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 150 | 185 | -35 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 153 | 186 | -33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 303 | 371 | 11 | -68 | 17.82 | 21.82 |
| 16. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 172 | 178 | -6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 274 | -178 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 268 | 452 | 11 | -184 | 15.76 | 26.59 |
| 17. | Illawarra Steelers | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 176 | 160 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 108 | 218 | -110 | 17 | 5 | 12 | - | 284 | 378 | 10 | -94 | 16.71 | 22.24 |
| 18. | Western Reds | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 140 | 162 | -22 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 79 | 170 | -91 | * 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 219 | 332 | 9 | -113 | 12.88 | 19.53 |
| 19. | South Queensland Crushers | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 84 | 208 | -124 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 80 | 180 | -100 | * 17 | 4 | 13 | - | 164 | 388 | 8 | -224 | 9.65 | 22.82 |
| 20. | North Queensland Cowboys | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 107 | 205 | -98 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 114 | 280 | -166 | 16 | 4 | 12 | - | 221 | 485 | 8 | -264 | 13.81 | 30.31 |
Results
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| Fri | Jul 26 | 1996 | Brisbane Broncos | 26 | - | 6 | Sydney Tigers | ANZ | 15,129 | D. Manson | ||
| Fri | 26 | 1996 | Gold Coast Chargers | 14 | - | 24 | North Queensland Cowboys | Carrara | 5,777 | N. Almond | ||
| Sat | 27 | 1996 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 28 | - | 12 | Newcastle Knights | Brookvale | 7,228 | P. McBlane | ||
| Sat | 27 | 1996 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12 | - | 32 | St George Dragons | SFS | 9,410 | G. West | ||
| Sun | 28 | 1996 | Auckland Warriors | 16 | - | 12 | South Queensland Crushers | Ericsson | 17,000 | M. Oaten | ||
| Sun | 28 | 1996 | Canberra Raiders | 32 | - | 16 | Penrith Panthers | Bruce | 5,935 | P. Simpkins | ||
| Sun | 28 | 1996 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 16 | - | 20 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Belmore | 5,870 | E. Ward | ||
| Sun | 28 | 1996 | Illawarra Steelers | 16 | - | 32 | Sydney City Roosters | Steelers | 5,247 | S. Hampstead | ||
| Sun | 28 | 1996 | Parramatta Eels | 18 | - | 6 | Western Reds | Parramatta | 5,060 | M. Hewitt | ||
| Mon | 29 | 1996 | North Sydney Bears | 15 | - | 15 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | North Sydney | 16,421 | K. Jeffes | ||