League Standings - Round 18
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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 182 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 397 | 295 | 26 | +102 | 22.06 | 16.39 |
| 2. | North Sydney Bears | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 290 | 165 | 125 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 153 | 98 | 55 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 443 | 263 | 25 | +180 | 24.61 | 14.61 |
| 3. | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 197 | 136 | 61 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 162 | 159 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 359 | 295 | 24 | +64 | 19.94 | 16.39 |
| 4. | Newcastle Knights | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 92 | 116 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 178 | 180 | -2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 386 | 272 | 21 | +114 | 21.44 | 15.11 |
| 5. | Sydney City Roosters | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 198 | 129 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 182 | 171 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 380 | 300 | 19 | +80 | 21.11 | 16.67 |
| 6. | Illawarra Steelers | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 157 | 159 | -2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 178 | 149 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 335 | 308 | 19 | +27 | 18.61 | 17.11 |
| 7. | Gold Coast Chargers | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 209 | 156 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 172 | 210 | -38 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 381 | 366 | 19 | +15 | 21.17 | 20.33 |
| 8. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 182 | 128 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 112 | 165 | -53 | 18 | 9 | 9 | - | 294 | 293 | 18 | +1 | 16.33 | 16.28 |
| 9. | Balmain Tigers | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 141 | 125 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 120 | 143 | -23 | 18 | 8 | 10 | - | 261 | 268 | 16 | -7 | 14.50 | 14.89 |
| 10. | St George Dragons | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 157 | 161 | -4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 110 | 185 | -75 | 18 | 7 | 11 | - | 267 | 346 | 14 | -79 | 14.83 | 19.22 |
| 11. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 151 | 224 | -73 | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 108 | 268 | -160 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 259 | 492 | 9 | -233 | 14.39 | 27.33 |
| 12. | South Queensland Crushers | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 150 | 206 | -56 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 110 | 318 | -208 | 18 | 3 | 15 | - | 260 | 524 | 6 | -264 | 14.44 | 29.11 |
Results
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| Fri | Aug 1 | 1997 | Newcastle Knights | 12 | - | 14 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Marathon | 25,077 | E. Ward | ||
| Sat | 2 | 1997 | Sydney City Roosters | 28 | - | 12 | Gold Coast Chargers | SFS | 4,780 | D. Manson | ||
| Sat | 2 | 1997 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 26 | - | 6 | St George Dragons | Campbelltown | 9,152 | P. McBlane | ||
| Sun | 3 | 1997 | North Sydney Bears | 22 | - | 14 | Balmain Tigers | North Sydney | 18,854 | S. Hampstead | ||
| Sun | 3 | 1997 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | - | 28 | Illawarra Steelers | Parramatta | 15,419 | M. Hewitt | ||
| Sun | 3 | 1997 | South Queensland Crushers | 17 | - | 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Suncorp | 3,545 | T. Maksoud | ||