League Standings - Round 19
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 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 127 | 109 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 182 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 445 | 309 | 28 | +136 | 23.42 | 16.26 |
| 2. | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 197 | 136 | 61 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 180 | 167 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 377 | 303 | 26 | +74 | 19.84 | 15.95 |
| 3. | North Sydney Bears | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 290 | 165 | 125 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 167 | 120 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 457 | 285 | 25 | +172 | 24.05 | 15.00 |
| 4. | Newcastle Knights | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 92 | 116 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 200 | 192 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 408 | 284 | 23 | +124 | 21.47 | 14.95 |
| 5. | Sydney City Roosters | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 198 | 129 | 69 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 222 | 191 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 420 | 320 | 21 | +100 | 22.11 | 16.84 |
| 6. | Illawarra Steelers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 169 | 181 | -12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 178 | 149 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 347 | 330 | 19 | +17 | 18.26 | 17.37 |
| 7. | Gold Coast Chargers | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 217 | 174 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 172 | 210 | -38 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 389 | 384 | 19 | +5 | 20.47 | 20.21 |
| 8. | Balmain Tigers | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 173 | 139 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 120 | 143 | -23 | 19 | 9 | 10 | - | 293 | 282 | 18 | +11 | 15.42 | 14.84 |
| 9. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 182 | 128 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 126 | 213 | -87 | 19 | 9 | 10 | - | 308 | 341 | 18 | -33 | 16.21 | 17.95 |
| 10. | St George Dragons | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 179 | 175 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 110 | 185 | -75 | 19 | 8 | 11 | - | 289 | 360 | 16 | -71 | 15.21 | 18.95 |
| 11. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 171 | 264 | -93 | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 108 | 268 | -160 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 279 | 532 | 9 | -253 | 14.68 | 28.00 |
| 12. | South Queensland Crushers | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 150 | 206 | -56 | 10 | - | 10 | - | 124 | 350 | -226 | 19 | 3 | 16 | - | 274 | 556 | 6 | -282 | 14.42 | 29.26 |
Results
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| Fri | Aug 8 | 1997 | St George Dragons | 22 | - | 14 | North Sydney Bears | Kogarah | 5,007 | M. Hewitt | ||
| Sat | 9 | 1997 | Gold Coast Chargers | 8 | - | 18 | Parramatta Eels | Carrara | 13,182 | S. Hampstead | ||
| Sat | 9 | 1997 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20 | - | 40 | Sydney City Roosters | SFS | 4,720 | K. Jeffes | ||
| Sun | 10 | 1997 | Balmain Tigers | 32 | - | 14 | South Queensland Crushers | Leichhardt | 5,101 | E. Ward | ||
| Sun | 10 | 1997 | Illawarra Steelers | 12 | - | 22 | Newcastle Knights | WIN | 10,038 | P. McBlane | ||
| Sun | 10 | 1997 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 48 | - | 14 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Brookvale | 12,631 | D. Manson | ||