League Standings - Round 15
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. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 96 | 82 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 174 | 158 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | 352 | 254 | 22 | +98 | 23.47 | 16.93 |
| 2. | Parramatta Eels | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 145 | 86 | 59 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 145 | 149 | -4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | - | - | 290 | 235 | 20 | +55 | 19.33 | 15.67 |
| 3. | North Sydney Bears | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 123 | 111 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 113 | 90 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | 347 | 213 | 19 | +134 | 23.13 | 14.20 |
| 4. | Newcastle Knights | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 60 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 156 | 152 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 280 | 212 | 19 | +68 | 20.00 | 15.14 |
| 5. | Gold Coast Chargers | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 169 | 138 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 132 | 148 | -16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | 301 | 286 | 17 | +15 | 20.07 | 19.07 |
| 6. | Sydney City Roosters | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 158 | 96 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 148 | 159 | -11 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - | 306 | 255 | 15 | +51 | 20.40 | 17.00 |
| 7. | Illawarra Steelers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 145 | 125 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 117 | -1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | - | 261 | 242 | 15 | +19 | 17.40 | 16.13 |
| 8. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 131 | 121 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 96 | 101 | -5 | 15 | 7 | 8 | - | - | 227 | 222 | 14 | +5 | 15.13 | 14.80 |
| 9. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 136 | 112 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 94 | 123 | -29 | 15 | 7 | 8 | - | - | 230 | 235 | 14 | -5 | 15.33 | 15.67 |
| 10. | St George Dragons | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 128 | 133 | -5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 100 | 149 | -49 | 15 | 6 | 9 | - | - | 228 | 282 | 12 | -54 | 15.20 | 18.80 |
| 11. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 143 | 184 | -41 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 64 | 192 | -128 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 207 | 376 | 11 | -169 | 14.79 | 26.86 |
| 12. | South Queensland Crushers | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 125 | 156 | -31 | 8 | - | 8 | - | 92 | 278 | -186 | 15 | 2 | 13 | - | - | 217 | 434 | 4 | -217 | 14.47 | 28.93 |
Results
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| Fri | Jul 4 | 1997 | Newcastle Knights | 14 | - | 14 | Sydney City Roosters | Marathon | 6,562 | D. Manson | ||
| Sat | 5 | 1997 | Parramatta Eels | 20 | - | 18 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Parramatta | 15,372 | M. Hewitt | ||
| Sat | 5 | 1997 | Gold Coast Chargers | 22 | - | 14 | St George Dragons | Carrara | 10,738 | K. Jeffes | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1997 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 46 | - | 12 | South Queensland Crushers | Brookvale | 5,055 | S. Hampstead | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1997 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | - | 16 | Balmain Tigers | SFS | 6,528 | P. Simpkins | ||
| Sun | 6 | 1997 | Illawarra Steelers | 15 | - | 8 | North Sydney Bears | WIN | 7,219 | E. Ward | ||