| POS | TEAM | P | W | L | D | B | F | A | % | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS | 26 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 687 | 577 | 119.06 | 110 | 38 |
| 2 | BULLDOGS | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 773 | 596 | 129.70 | 177 | 36 |
| 3 | WARRIORS | 25 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 685 | 471 | 145.44 | 214 | 33 |
| 4 | NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 633 | 504 | 125.60 | 129 | 33 |
| 5 | SYDNEY ROOSTERS | 26 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 695 | 588 | 118.20 | 107 | 33 |
| 6 | CANBERRA RAIDERS | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 764 | 734 | 104.09 | 30 | 33 |
| 7 | MANLY SEA EAGLES | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 548 | 567 | 96.65 | -19 | 30 |
| 8 | GOLD COAST TITANS | 26 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 593 | 663 | 89.44 | -70 | 29 |
| 9 | WESTS TIGERS | 26 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 630 | 532 | 118.42 | 98 | 28 |
| 10 | ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS | 25 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 589 | 529 | 111.34 | 60 | 25 |
| 11 | BRISBANE BRONCOS | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 688 | 635 | 108.35 | 53 | 23 |
| 12 | NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 612 | 732 | 83.61 | -120 | 23 |
| 13 | MELBOURNE STORM | 25 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 661 | 736 | 89.81 | -75 | 22 |
| 14 | CRONULLA SHARKS | 26 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 492 | 632 | 77.85 | -140 | 21 |
| 15 | PENRITH PANTHERS | 25 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 609 | 838 | 72.67 | -229 | 18 |
| 16 | PARRAMATTA EELS | 27 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 470 | 823 | 57.11 | -353 | 11 |
