League Standings - Round 21
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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 141 | 125 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 219 | 207 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 485 | 348 | 30 | +137 | 23.10 | 16.57 |
| 2. | Parramatta Eels | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 233 | 154 | 79 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 186 | 193 | -7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | - | 419 | 347 | 28 | +72 | 19.95 | 16.52 |
| 3. | North Sydney Bears | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 332 | 173 | 159 | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 177 | 139 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 509 | 312 | 27 | +197 | 24.24 | 14.86 |
| 4. | Newcastle Knights | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 110 | 142 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 226 | 200 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 478 | 310 | 27 | +168 | 22.76 | 14.76 |
| 5. | Sydney City Roosters | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 216 | 139 | 77 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 242 | 207 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 458 | 346 | 25 | +112 | 21.81 | 16.48 |
| 6. | Illawarra Steelers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 169 | 181 | -12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 226 | 189 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 395 | 370 | 21 | +25 | 18.81 | 17.62 |
| 7. | Gold Coast Chargers | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 242 | 184 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 190 | 254 | -64 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 432 | 438 | 21 | -6 | 20.57 | 20.86 |
| 8. | Balmain Tigers | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 199 | 145 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 130 | 161 | -31 | 21 | 10 | 11 | - | 329 | 306 | 20 | +23 | 15.67 | 14.57 |
| 9. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 211 | 172 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 126 | 213 | -87 | 21 | 10 | 11 | - | 337 | 385 | 20 | -48 | 16.05 | 18.33 |
| 10. | St George Dragons | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 195 | 195 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 124 | 185 | -61 | 21 | 9 | 12 | - | 319 | 380 | 18 | -61 | 15.19 | 18.10 |
| 11. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 179 | 290 | -111 | 10 | 1 | 9 | - | 126 | 304 | -178 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 305 | 594 | 9 | -289 | 14.52 | 28.29 |
| 12. | South Queensland Crushers | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 150 | 220 | -70 | 11 | - | 11 | - | 132 | 392 | -260 | 21 | 3 | 18 | - | 282 | 612 | 6 | -330 | 13.43 | 29.14 |
Results
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| Fri | Aug 22 | 1997 | Balmain Tigers | 26 | - | 6 | Parramatta Eels | Leichhardt | 18,203 | P. McBlane | ||
| Sat | 23 | 1997 | Gold Coast Chargers | 25 | - | 10 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Carrara | 15,872 | M. Hewitt | ||
| Sat | 23 | 1997 | St George Dragons | 16 | - | 20 | Sydney City Roosters | Kogarah | 7,178 | K. Jeffes | ||
| Sun | 24 | 1997 | North Sydney Bears | 42 | - | 8 | South Queensland Crushers | North Sydney | 7,308 | E. Ward | ||
| Sun | 24 | 1997 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | - | 26 | Newcastle Knights | SFS | 4,260 | S. Hampstead | ||
| Sun | 24 | 1997 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 10 | - | 34 | Illawarra Steelers | Campbelltown | 8,534 | D. Manson | ||