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1996
ARL Optus Cup
The complete 1996 season: fixtures, results, table, teams and statistics.
- Teams
- 23
- Games
- 228
- Players
- 620
1996 standings
ARL Optus Cup Table
Season ladder
Overall Table
| Pos | Team | OP | OW | OL | OD | OBye | OF | OA | OPts | OPD | Form | Next Match |
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| 1 | MAN Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sea Eagles | 22 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 549 | 191 | 36 | 358 |
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| 2 |
Brisbane Broncos
Broncos
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22 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 607 | 263 | 34 | 344 |
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| 3 | NS North Sydney | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | 598 | 325 | 32 | 273 |
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| 4 | ROO Sydney Roosters Roosters | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | 521 | 321 | 31 | 200 |
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| 5 |
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
Sharks
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22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 399 | 268 | 30 | 131 |
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| 6 |
Canberra Raiders
Raiders
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22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | 538 | 384 | 27 | 154 |
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| 7 | SGD St George Dragons | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | 443 | 360 | 27 | 83 |
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| 8 | WSM Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | 394 | 434 | 25 | -40 |
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| 9 | NEW Newcastle Knights Knights | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | 416 | 388 | 23 | 28 |
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| 10 |
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Canterbury
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21 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 375 | 378 | 22 | -3 | — | — |
| 11 | AKL Auckland Warriors Auckland | 22 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 412 | 427 | 22 | -15 |
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| 12 | BAL Balmain Tigers Tigers | 22 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 319 | 459 | 22 | -140 |
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| 13 | PAR Parramatta Eels Eels | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | — | 404 | 415 | 21 | -11 |
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| 14 |
Illawarra Steelers
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22 | 8 | 14 | — | — | 403 | 444 | 16 | -41 |
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| 15 | PEN Penrith Panthers Panthers | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | 363 | 464 | 15 | -101 |
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| 16 | WR Western Reds | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 313 | 420 | 13 | -107 |
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| 17 |
North Queensland Cowboys
Cowboys
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21 | 6 | 15 | — | — | 288 | 643 | 12 | -355 |
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| 18 | GLD Gold Coast Titans Titans | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 359 | 521 | 11 | -162 | — | — |
| 19 | RAB South Sydney Rabbitohs Rabbitohs | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 314 | 634 | 11 | -320 |
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| 20 |
South Queensland Crushers
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22 | 4 | 18 | — | — | 220 | 496 | 8 | -276 |
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