| Balmain Tigers | 8th | 12 | 12 | 0 | 380 | 405 | Stanton | Pearce, Whittaker, Martin | 8 | - | Jack | 60 | - | Davidson | Leichhardt | 7,189 | |
| Canberra Raiders | 5th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 379 | 394 | Furner | Giteau | 10 | - | Bellamy | 163 | - | Giteau | Seiffert | 10,639 | |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 1st | 19 | 5 | 0 | 435 | 237 | Ryan | Anderson, Lamb, Folkes, Mortimer | 17 | - | Lamb | 109 | - | Lamb | Belmore | 10,151 | Premiers |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 10th | 10 | 13 | 1 | 446 | 478 | Fearnley | Moroko, Nixon | 12 | - | Carney | 186 | - | Armstrong | Endeavour | 5,049 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 12th | 5 | 18 | 1 | 308 | 478 | Freier | Beckett, Mackay, Neil, Hastings, McKellar, Beaven | 10 | - | Ferguson | 92 | - | Eden | Sports Ground | 3,389 | |
| Illawarra Steelers | 8th | 12 | 12 | 0 | 368 | 388 | Smith | Bolt | 9 | - | Mackey | 102 | - | McPherson | Wollongong | 7,086 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4th | 14 | 10 | 0 | 512 | 338 | Fulton | Thompson, Gerard | 11 | - | Boustead, Blake | 129 | - | Hegarty | Brookvale | 11,060 | Minor Prelim Semi |
| North Sydney Bears | 11th | 9 | 14 | 1 | 371 | 447 | Hayes | Graham, Cox, McKinnon | 8 | - | Walford | 74 | - | Walford | North Sydney | 4,405 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 2nd | 17 | 7 | 0 | 412 | 260 | Monie | Cronin, Price, Sterling, Taylor, Edge | 12 | - | Grothe, Ella | 114 | - | Cronin | Belmore | 9,031 | Runners Up |
| Penrith Panthers | 7th | 12 | 11 | 1 | 409 | 401 | Sheens | Simmons, Levy | 11 | - | Izzard | 142 | - | Levy | Penrith Park | 8,564 | |
| St George Dragons | 2nd | 17 | 7 | 0 | 445 | 289 | Masters | Rogers, Young, Stone | 17 | - | Morris | 190 | - | Gearin | Kogarah | 9,305 | Prelim Final |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 5th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 333 | 307 | Willey | Niszczot, Fenech | 8 | - | Pobjie | 162 | - | Baker | Redfern | 6,537 | Minor Semi |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 13th | 1 | 23 | 0 | 244 | 620 | Gentle | Cox, Smith, English, Broughton | 12 | - | Broughton | 75 | - | McArthur | Lidcombe | 3,738 | Wooden Spoon |