| Brisbane Broncos | 8th | 12 | 12 | 0 | 481 | 447 | Griffin | Thaiday, Parker, Glenn | 13 | - | Glenn | 89 | - | Wallace | Suncorp | 33,377 | Qualifying Final |
| Canberra Raiders | 6th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 545 | 536 | Furner | Campese, Shillington, Learoyd-Lahrs, McCrone | 16 | - | Robinson, Croker | 226 | - | Croker | Canberra Stadium | 10,190 | Semi Final |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 1st | 18 | 6 | 0 | 568 | 369 | Hasler | Ennis, Pritchard | 22 | - | Barba | 148 | - | Inu | ANZ | 22,972 | Runners Up |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 7th | 12 | 11 | 1 | 445 | 441 | Flanagan | Gallen, Smith, Graham | 9 | - | Pomeroy | 141 | - | Carney | Toyota | 13,234 | Qualifying Final |
| Gold Coast Titans | 11th | 10 | 14 | 0 | 449 | 477 | Cartwright | Prince, Bailey, Zillman | 10 | - | Mead, Gordon | 138 | - | Prince | Skilled Park | 14,405 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4th | 16 | 8 | 0 | 497 | 403 | Toovey | King, Lyon | 14 | - | Stewart | 190 | - | Lyon | Brookvale | 13,749 | Prelim Final |
| Melbourne Storm | 2nd | 17 | 7 | 0 | 579 | 361 | Bellamy | Smith, Hoffman, Cronk | 16 | - | Slater | 164 | - | Smith | AAMI | 12,685 | Premiers |
| Newcastle Knights | 12th | 10 | 14 | 0 | 448 | 488 | Bennett | Gidley, Buderus, Houston, Mullen | 18 | - | Uate | 92 | - | Roberts | Hunter | 20,919 | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 5th | 15 | 9 | 0 | 597 | 445 | Henry | Thurston, Scott, Payne, Bowen | 21 | - | Graham | 192 | - | Thurston | Dairy Farmers | 14,415 | Semi Final |
| Parramatta Eels | 16th | 6 | 18 | 0 | 431 | 674 | Kearney, Arthur | Hindmarsh, Mannah | 13 | - | Sio | 134 | - | Burt | Parramatta | 12,595 | Wooden Spoon |
| Penrith Panthers | 15th | 8 | 16 | 0 | 409 | 575 | Cleary | Lewis, Ciraldo, Kingston | 10 | - | Jennings | 97 | - | Walsh | Centrebet | 10,858 | |
| St George Illawarra Dragons | 9th | 11 | 13 | 0 | 405 | 438 | Price | Hornby | 14 | - | Morris | 97 | - | Soward | WIN (6), WIN Jubilee (5) | 14,268 | Anzac Cup |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 3rd | 16 | 8 | 0 | 559 | 438 | Maguire | Asotasi, King, Crocker, Sutton, Burgess | 17 | - | Everingham | 208 | - | Reynolds | ANZ | 19,330 | Prelim Final |
| Sydney Roosters | 13th | 8 | 15 | 1 | 462 | 626 | Smith | Aubusson, Anasta, Minichiello | 10 | - | Pearce | 140 | - | Anasta | Allianz | 12,707 | |
| Warriors | 14th | 8 | 16 | 0 | 497 | 609 | McClennan, Iro | Mannering, Vatuvei | 12 | - | Vatuvei, Johnson, Hurrell | 153 | - | Maloney | Mt Smart | 15,257 | |
| Wests Tigers | 10th | 11 | 13 | 0 | 506 | 551 | Sheens | Farah, Marshall | 12 | - | Moltzen | 167 | - | Marshall | Allianz (4), Campbelltown (4), Leichhardt (4) | 16,227 | |