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 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 113 | 75 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 170 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 383 | 283 | 24 | +100 | 22.53 | 16.65 |
| 2. | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 173 | 108 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 162 | 159 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 335 | 267 | 24 | +68 | 19.71 | 15.71 |
| 3. | North Sydney Bears | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 268 | 151 | 117 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 153 | 98 | 55 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 421 | 249 | 23 | +172 | 24.76 | 14.65 |
| 4. | Newcastle Knights | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 196 | 78 | 118 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 178 | 180 | -2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 374 | 258 | 21 | +116 | 22.00 | 15.18 |
| 5. | Gold Coast Chargers | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 209 | 156 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 160 | 182 | -22 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 369 | 338 | 19 | +31 | 21.71 | 19.88 |
| 6. | Sydney City Roosters | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 170 | 117 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 182 | 171 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 352 | 288 | 17 | +64 | 20.71 | 16.94 |
| 7. | Illawarra Steelers | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 157 | 159 | -2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 125 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 307 | 284 | 17 | +23 | 18.06 | 16.71 |
| 8. | Balmain Tigers | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 141 | 125 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 106 | 121 | -15 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 247 | 246 | 16 | +1 | 14.53 | 14.47 |
| 9. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 156 | 122 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 112 | 165 | -53 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 268 | 287 | 16 | -19 | 15.76 | 16.88 |
| 10. | St George Dragons | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 157 | 161 | -4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 104 | 159 | -55 | 17 | 7 | 10 | - | 261 | 320 | 14 | -59 | 15.35 | 18.82 |
| 11. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 151 | 224 | -73 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 92 | 251 | -159 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 243 | 475 | 9 | -232 | 14.29 | 27.94 |
| 12. | South Queensland Crushers | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 133 | 190 | -57 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 110 | 318 | -208 | 17 | 2 | 15 | - | 243 | 508 | 4 | -265 | 14.29 | 29.88 |
Results
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| Fri | Jul 25 | 1997 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 | - | 17 | Parramatta Eels | Brookvale | 22,746 | D. Manson | ||
| Fri | 25 | 1997 | Newcastle Knights | 42 | - | 18 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Marathon | 17,197 | M. Hewitt | ||
| Sat | 26 | 1997 | Balmain Tigers | 10 | - | 4 | St George Dragons | Leichhardt | 8,099 | E. Ward | ||
| Sat | 26 | 1997 | Illawarra Steelers | 12 | - | 34 | Sydney City Roosters | WIN | 8,241 | P. McBlane | ||
| Sun | 27 | 1997 | Gold Coast Chargers | 40 | - | 18 | South Queensland Crushers | Carrara | 8,392 | T. Maksoud | ||
| Sun | 27 | 1997 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | - | 40 | North Sydney Bears | SFS | 5,074 | S. Hampstead | ||