League Standings - Round 16
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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 96 | 82 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 170 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 373 | 266 | 24 | +107 | 23.31 | 16.63 |
| 2. | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 173 | 108 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 145 | 149 | -4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | 318 | 257 | 22 | +61 | 19.88 | 16.06 |
| 3. | North Sydney Bears | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 268 | 151 | 117 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 113 | 90 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 381 | 241 | 21 | +140 | 23.81 | 15.06 |
| 4. | Newcastle Knights | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 60 | 94 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 178 | 180 | -2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 332 | 240 | 19 | +92 | 20.75 | 15.00 |
| 5. | Illawarra Steelers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 145 | 125 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 125 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 295 | 250 | 17 | +45 | 18.44 | 15.63 |
| 6. | Gold Coast Chargers | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 169 | 138 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 160 | 182 | -22 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 329 | 320 | 17 | +9 | 20.56 | 20.00 |
| 7. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 156 | 122 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 94 | 123 | -29 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 250 | 245 | 16 | +5 | 15.63 | 15.31 |
| 8. | Sydney City Roosters | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 170 | 117 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 148 | 159 | -11 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 318 | 276 | 15 | +42 | 19.88 | 17.25 |
| 9. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 131 | 121 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 106 | 121 | -15 | 16 | 7 | 9 | - | 237 | 242 | 14 | -5 | 14.81 | 15.13 |
| 10. | St George Dragons | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 157 | 161 | -4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 100 | 149 | -49 | 16 | 7 | 9 | - | 257 | 310 | 14 | -53 | 16.06 | 19.38 |
| 11. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 143 | 184 | -41 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 92 | 251 | -159 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 235 | 435 | 9 | -200 | 14.69 | 27.19 |
| 12. | South Queensland Crushers | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 133 | 190 | -57 | 8 | - | 8 | - | 92 | 278 | -186 | 16 | 2 | 14 | - | 225 | 468 | 4 | -243 | 14.06 | 29.25 |
Results
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| Sat | Jul 12 | 1997 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 20 | - | 10 | Balmain Tigers | Campbelltown | 6,718 | K. Jeffes | ||
| Fri | 18 | 1997 | Sydney City Roosters | 12 | - | 21 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | SFS | 12,385 | E. Ward | ||
| Sat | 19 | 1997 | South Queensland Crushers | 8 | - | 34 | Illawarra Steelers | Suncorp | 2,364 | P. Simpkins | ||
| Sun | 20 | 1997 | North Sydney Bears | 34 | - | 28 | Gold Coast Chargers | North Sydney | 8,371 | M. Hewitt | ||
| Sun | 20 | 1997 | Parramatta Eels | 28 | - | 22 | Newcastle Knights | Parramatta | 20,148 | D. Manson | ||
| Sun | 20 | 1997 | St George Dragons | 29 | - | 28 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Kogarah | 6,883 | P. McBlane | ||