| Auckland Warriors | 10th | 13 | 9 | 0 | 544 | 493 | Monie | Mann, Kearney, Bell | 19 | - | Hoppe | 84 | - | Ngamu | Ericsson | 26,695 | |
| Brisbane Broncos | 3rd | 17 | 5 | 0 | 600 | 364 | Bennett | Langer, Walters | 15 | - | Renouf, Hancock | 192 | - | O'Neill | ANZ | 35,902 | Semi Final, Tooheys Challenge Cup |
| Canberra Raiders | 2nd | 20 | 2 | 0 | 634 | 255 | Sheens | Stuart, Daley | 15 | - | Croker | 198 | - | Furner | Bruce | 15,683 | Prelim Final |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 4th | 16 | 6 | 0 | 516 | 287 | Lang | Healey, Ettingshausen | 14 | - | Rogers | 192 | - | Rogers | Caltex | 11,901 | Semi Final |
| Gold Coast Seagulls | 17th | 4 | 17 | 1 | 350 | 628 | Harvey | Coleman | 14 | - | Peacock | 90 | - | Hurst | Seagulls | 6,782 | |
| Illawarra Steelers | 12th | 10 | 11 | 1 | 519 | 431 | Murray, Fitzgibbon | Cross | 11 | - | Wishart, Timmins, McGregor | 176 | - | Wishart | Steelers | 9,651 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 1st | 20 | 2 | 0 | 687 | 248 | Fulton | Toovey, Ridge | 22 | - | Menzies | 257 | - | Ridge | Brookvale | 14,722 | Runners Up |
| Newcastle Knights | 5th | 15 | 7 | 0 | 549 | 396 | Reilly | Sargent, Harragon, Johns | 17 | - | Ainscough | 194 | - | Johns | Marathon | 21,215 | Prelim Final |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 20th | 2 | 20 | 0 | 269 | 660 | Bell | Spina, Galea, Sinclair, Martin, Davies, Vowles | 9 | - | Loomans, Bouveng | 43 | - | Davies | Stockland | 21,670 | Wooden Spoon |
| North Sydney Bears | 8th | 11 | 9 | 2 | 542 | 331 | Louis | Taylor | 13 | - | Hall | 182 | - | Taylor | North Sydney | 11,514 | Qualifying Final |
| Parramatta Eels | 19th | 3 | 19 | 0 | 310 | 690 | Hilditch | Dunn | 5 | - | Oudenryn, Lawler, Howlett, Buettner, Bartolo | 98 | - | Lawler | Parramatta | 8,300 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 14th | 9 | 13 | 0 | 481 | 484 | Simmons | Cartwright, Freeman, Fittler | 10 | - | Girdler, Freeman, Beckett | 150 | - | Girdler | Penrith | 8,022 | |
| St George Dragons | 7th | 13 | 9 | 0 | 583 | 382 | Smith | Coyne, Bradley | 15 | - | Mundine | 154 | - | Bartrim | Kogarah | 9,082 | Qualifying Final |
| South Queensland Crushers | 16th | 6 | 15 | 1 | 303 | 502 | Lindner | Fenech, Hohn, Gillmeister | 9 | - | Krause | 38 | - | Norton, Kemp | Suncorp | 21,029 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 18th | 4 | 17 | 1 | 319 | 686 | Shine | Penna, Field, Sinclair, Jackson, Bell | 6 | - | Wilson | 70 | - | Willett | SFS | 7,709 | |
| Sydney Bulldogs | 6th | 14 | 8 | 0 | 468 | 352 | Anderson | Pay, Gillies, Lamb | 12 | - | Halligan | 222 | - | Halligan | Parramatta (10), Belmore (1) | 11,065 | Premiers |
| Sydney City Roosters | 9th | 12 | 10 | 0 | 466 | 406 | Gould | Salvatori, O'Donnell, Garlick | 12 | - | Clarke | 122 | - | Walker | SFS | 9,367 | |
| Sydney Tigers | 15th | 7 | 15 | 0 | 309 | 591 | Pearce | Sironen, Stains | 9 | - | Brasher | 75 | - | Barwick | Parramatta | 6,530 | |
| Western Reds | 11th | 11 | 11 | 0 | 361 | 549 | Mulholland | Potter, Mackay | 10 | - | Fuller | 136 | - | Ryan | WACA | 13,390 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 13th | 10 | 12 | 0 | 459 | 534 | Raudonikis | Langmack | 12 | - | McGuinness | 149 | - | Leeds | Campbelltown | 7,574 | |