| Balmain Tigers | 4th | 13 | 7 | 2 | 417 | 288 | Willey | Ryan, McMahon | 13 | - | Fish | 187 | - | Cox | Leichhardt | 10,784 | Minor Semi |
| Canterbury Bankstown | 7th | 10 | 11 | 1 | 283 | 239 | Clift | McCarthy, Pickup, Charlton, Hughes, Hughes | 9 | - | Hughes | 69 | - | Hughes | Belmore | 10,683 | |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 6th | 13 | 9 | 0 | 433 | 312 | Glossop | Pierce, McMartin, Rogers | 11 | - | Rogers | 146 | - | Rogers | Endeavour | 8,004 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 3rd | 15 | 6 | 1 | 392 | 207 | Beetson | Beetson, Coote, Fulton | 14 | - | Fulton | 147 | - | Stevens | SCG | 13,175 | Prelim Final, Wills Cup |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4th | 14 | 8 | 0 | 352 | 269 | Stanton | Branighan, Randall, Martin, Krilich | 17 | - | Gartner | 146 | - | Eadie | Brookvale | 11,316 | Minor Prelim Semi |
| Newtown Jets | 12th | 2 | 20 | 0 | 254 | 604 | Broughton | Casey, Floyd, Hayward | 10 | - | Wright | 39 | - | Hunt | Henson | 3,981 | Wooden Spoon |
| North Sydney Bears | 7th | 10 | 11 | 1 | 377 | 390 | Hamilton | Hamilton, Walker | 14 | - | Wood | 141 | - | Gray | North Sydney | 4,734 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 1st | 19 | 3 | 0 | 448 | 280 | Fearnley | Higgs, Baker, Price | 13 | - | Porter | 225 | - | Cronin | Cumberland | 13,982 | Runners Up |
| Penrith Panthers | 10th | 6 | 15 | 1 | 319 | 408 | Parish | Stephenson, O'Reilly, Sheens, Wilson | 9 | - | Dann | 97 | - | Wilson | Penrith Park | 6,882 | |
| St George Dragons | 2nd | 17 | 5 | 0 | 402 | 260 | Bath | Edge, Reddy | 13 | - | Goodwin | 162 | - | Goodwin | Kogarah | 11,712 | Premiers |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 11th | 3 | 19 | 0 | 250 | 479 | O'Neill | Sait, Timms, Piggins, Mara, Fahey | 12 | - | Fahey | 69 | - | Little | Redfern | 6,543 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 9th | 7 | 15 | 0 | 247 | 438 | Holman | Raudonikis, Day | 12 | - | Giteau | 58 | - | Rowles | Lidcombe | 6,963 | AMCO Cup |