| Balmain Tigers | 5th | 14 | 8 | 0 | 432 | 284 | Ryan | Elias, Roach, Freeman, Jack, Pearce | 12 | - | O'Brien, Brasher | 112 | - | Brasher | Leichhardt | 8,911 | Minor Prelim Semi |
| Brisbane Broncos | 2nd | 16 | 5 | 1 | 478 | 278 | Bennett | Miles, Dowling | 15 | - | Carne | 132 | - | Shearer | Lang Park | 22,709 | Prelim Final |
| Canberra Raiders | 1st | 16 | 5 | 1 | 532 | 245 | Sheens | Meninga, Lance | 17 | - | Meninga | 212 | - | Meninga | Bruce | 13,542 | Premiers, Channel Ten Challenge Cup |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 7th | 12 | 9 | 1 | 354 | 291 | Anderson | Lamb, Langmack, Farrar | 13 | - | McGrady | 118 | - | Lamb | Belmore | 8,588 | |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 10th | 11 | 11 | 0 | 370 | 359 | Fitzgibbon | Hatch, Porter, Miller, Ettingshausen | 13 | - | Ettingshausen | 102 | - | Wilson | Caltex | 9,893 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 14th | 6 | 15 | 1 | 283 | 547 | Fairfax, Reilly, McGahan | Gillmeister, Vautin, McGahan | 8 | - | Silva | 52 | - | Totten | Henson (7), SFS (3) | 4,787 | |
| Gold Coast Seagulls | 15th | 4 | 18 | 0 | 233 | 567 | McCarthy | Gibbs, Johnstone, Daley | 6 | - | Ross, Mohr, French | 42 | - | Benson | Seagulls | 6,625 | |
| Illawarra Steelers | 9th | 11 | 10 | 1 | 366 | 361 | Hilditch | Walsh, Delaney, Schifilliti | 11 | - | Moon | 112 | - | Wishart | Wollongong | 9,968 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4th | 15 | 7 | 0 | 395 | 255 | Lowe | O'Connor, Hasler, Lyons | 7 | - | O'Connor, Lyons, Iro | 94 | - | Ridge | Brookvale | 11,081 | Minor Semi |
| Newcastle Knights | 6th | 13 | 7 | 2 | 344 | 305 | McMahon | Stewart, Hagan, Johnston | 15 | - | Gordon | 130 | - | Gordon | Newcastle | 22,018 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 11th | 10 | 12 | 0 | 322 | 298 | Martin | Boustead, Rea, Jarvis | 6 | - | Moore, Fairleigh | 84 | - | Conlon | North Sydney | 9,858 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 8th | 12 | 9 | 1 | 387 | 347 | Cronin | Sterling, Laurie | 11 | - | Jackson | 90 | - | Mahon | Parramatta | 15,207 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 3rd | 15 | 6 | 1 | 415 | 286 | Gould | Simmons, Mortimer | 14 | - | McIndoe | 170 | - | Alexander | Penrith | 10,025 | Runners Up |
| St George Dragons | 12th | 8 | 14 | 0 | 371 | 399 | Young | Osborne, Beattie, Bailey | 14 | - | Walford | 132 | - | Walford | Kogarah | 8,504 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 16th | 2 | 20 | 0 | 302 | 652 | Piggins | Fenech, Blake | 7 | - | Lyons | 66 | - | Saab | SFS | 8,772 | Wooden Spoon |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 13th | 6 | 15 | 1 | 323 | 433 | Bailey | Henjak | 9 | - | Ainscough | 81 | - | Taylor | Campbelltown | 9,827 | |