| POS | TEAM | P | W | L | D | B | F | A | % | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYDNEY ROOSTERS | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 604 | 505 | 119.60 | 99 | 31 |
| 2 | SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 534 | 461 | 115.84 | 73 | 30 |
| 3 | CANBERRA RAIDERS | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 652 | 584 | 111.64 | 68 | 30 |
| 4 | NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 548 | 374 | 146.52 | 174 | 29 |
| 5 | BULLDOGS | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 577 | 522 | 110.54 | 55 | 28 |
| 6 | WARRIORS | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 507 | 409 | 123.96 | 98 | 27 |
| 7 | MANLY SEA EAGLES | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 408 | 120.10 | 82 | 26 |
| 8 | GOLD COAST TITANS | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 505 | 572 | 88.29 | -67 | 25 |
| 9 | WESTS TIGERS | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 524 | 452 | 115.93 | 72 | 24 |
| 10 | NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 542 | 576 | 94.10 | -34 | 23 |
| 11 | ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS | 21 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 449 | 434 | 103.46 | 15 | 20 |
| 12 | CRONULLA SHARKS | 22 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 397 | 522 | 76.05 | -125 | 19 |
| 13 | BRISBANE BRONCOS | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 552 | 517 | 106.77 | 35 | 17 |
| 14 | MELBOURNE STORM | 21 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 521 | 642 | 81.15 | -121 | 16 |
| 15 | PENRITH PANTHERS | 21 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 487 | 688 | 70.78 | -201 | 16 |
| 16 | PARRAMATTA EELS | 23 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 406 | 657 | 61.80 | -251 | 11 |
