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. | Newcastle Knights | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 181 | 100 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 210 | 134 | 76 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 391 | 234 | 27 | +157 | 23.00 | 13.76 |
| 2. | Melbourne Storm | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 112 | 123 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 175 | 148 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 410 | 260 | 25 | +150 | 24.12 | 15.29 |
| 3. | Brisbane Broncos | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 324 | 112 | 212 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 192 | 130 | 62 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 516 | 242 | 24 | +274 | 30.35 | 14.24 |
| 4. | Sydney City Roosters | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 246 | 140 | 106 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 200 | 137 | 63 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 446 | 277 | 24 | +169 | 26.24 | 16.29 |
| 5. | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 176 | 114 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 154 | 154 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 330 | 268 | 24 | +62 | 19.41 | 15.76 |
| 6. | North Sydney Bears | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 294 | 142 | 152 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 150 | 167 | -17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 444 | 309 | 22 | +135 | 26.12 | 18.18 |
| 7. | St George Dragons | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 192 | 138 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 163 | 189 | -26 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 355 | 327 | 22 | +28 | 20.88 | 19.24 |
| 8. | Canberra Raiders | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 198 | 112 | 86 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 166 | 203 | -37 | 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 364 | 315 | 20 | +49 | 21.41 | 18.53 |
| 9. | Illawarra Steelers | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 162 | 170 | -8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 192 | 176 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 354 | 346 | 19 | +8 | 20.82 | 20.35 |
| 10. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 168 | 139 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 116 | 126 | -10 | 17 | 9 | 8 | - | 284 | 265 | 18 | +19 | 16.71 | 15.59 |
| 11. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 188 | 138 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 136 | 160 | -24 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 324 | 298 | 16 | +26 | 19.06 | 17.53 |
| 12. | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 164 | 120 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 125 | 200 | -75 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 289 | 320 | 16 | -31 | 17.00 | 18.82 |
| 13. | North Queensland Cowboys | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 165 | 145 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 126 | 215 | -89 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 291 | 360 | 16 | -69 | 17.12 | 21.18 |
| 14. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 198 | 164 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 123 | 217 | -94 | 17 | 7 | 10 | - | 321 | 381 | 14 | -60 | 18.88 | 22.41 |
| 15. | Auckland Warriors | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 166 | 167 | -1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 124 | 186 | -62 | 17 | 7 | 10 | - | 290 | 353 | 14 | -63 | 17.06 | 20.76 |
| 16. | Adelaide Rams | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 181 | 177 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 104 | 238 | -134 | 17 | 5 | 12 | - | 285 | 415 | 10 | -130 | 16.76 | 24.41 |
| 17. | Penrith Panthers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 221 | 191 | 30 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 128 | 233 | -105 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 349 | 424 | 9 | -75 | 20.53 | 24.94 |
| 18. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 178 | 165 | 13 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 126 | 355 | -229 | 17 | 4 | 13 | - | 304 | 520 | 8 | -216 | 17.88 | 30.59 |
| 19. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 105 | 154 | -49 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 122 | 224 | -102 | 17 | 3 | 14 | - | 227 | 378 | 6 | -151 | 13.35 | 22.24 |
| 20. | Gold Coast Chargers | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 110 | 210 | -100 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 78 | 260 | -182 | 17 | 3 | 14 | - | 188 | 470 | 6 | -282 | 11.06 | 27.65 |
Results
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| Fri | Jul 3 | 1998 | Brisbane Broncos | 34 | - | 16 | Melbourne Storm | ANZ | 35,119 | B. Harrigan | ||
| Fri | 3 | 1998 | Adelaide Rams | 52 | - | 0 | Balmain Tigers | Hindmarsh | 7,351 | P. Simpkins | ||
| Sat | 4 | 1998 | Auckland Warriors | 14 | - | 17 | Illawarra Steelers | Ericsson | 12,623 | T. Mander | ||
| Sat | 4 | 1998 | North Queensland Cowboys | 14 | - | 4 | Gold Coast Chargers | Malanda | 7,127 | M. Jadwat | ||
| Sat | 4 | 1998 | Penrith Panthers | 13 | - | 13 | Newcastle Knights | Penrith | 12,284 | B. Grant | ||
| Sat | 4 | 1998 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | - | 30 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | SFS | 5,822 | S. Chiddy | ||
| Sun | 5 | 1998 | Canberra Raiders | 16 | - | 12 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | Bruce | 10,588 | P. McBlane | ||
| Sun | 5 | 1998 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 34 | - | 12 | St George Dragons | Brookvale | 12,590 | K. Jeffes | ||
| Sun | 5 | 1998 | North Sydney Bears | 32 | - | 18 | Western Suburbs Magpies | North Sydney | 6,602 | S. Hampstead | ||
| Sun | 5 | 1998 | Sydney City Roosters | 30 | - | 12 | Parramatta Eels | SFS | 13,864 | S. Clark | ||