| Auckland Warriors | 11th | 10 | 14 | 0 | 538 | 498 | Graham | Ridge, Jones, Simon | 15 | - | Jones | 80 | - | Ridge | Ericsson | 11,135 | |
| Balmain Tigers | 15th | 8 | 16 | 0 | 345 | 636 | Pearce | Senter | 9 | - | Morcombe | 92 | - | Caine | Leichhardt | 9,710 | |
| Brisbane Broncos | 8th | 13 | 9 | 2 | 510 | 368 | Bennett | Langer, Walters, Gee, Tallis | 9 | - | De Vere | 150 | - | Walker | ANZ | 22,763 | Qualifying Final |
| Canberra Raiders | 9th | 13 | 10 | 1 | 618 | 439 | Meninga | Furner, Woolford, Wiki, Daley | 14 | - | Croker | 174 | - | Williamson | Bruce | 12,057 | |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 5th | 15 | 8 | 1 | 520 | 462 | Folkes | Hetherington, Stuart, Britt | 18 | - | Silva | 210 | - | Halligan | Stdm Australia | 16,966 | Semi Final |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 13th | 9 | 14 | 1 | 454 | 623 | Fulton, Sharp | Toovey, Cunningham | 13 | - | Torrens, Menzies | 80 | - | Brown | Brookvale | 10,085 | |
| Melbourne Storm | 3rd | 16 | 8 | 0 | 639 | 392 | Anderson | Nikau, Lazarus | 20 | - | Ross, Geyer | 242 | - | Geyer | Olympic Park | 13,114 | Premiers |
| Newcastle Knights | 7th | 14 | 9 | 1 | 575 | 484 | Ryan | Harragon, Johns, Butterfield | 16 | - | Albert | 184 | - | Johns | Marathon | 20,878 | Qualifying Final |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 16th | 4 | 19 | 1 | 398 | 588 | Sheens | Ryan, Green, Goldthorpe | 9 | - | Smith, Jellick | 60 | - | Goldthorpe | Dairy Farmers | 16,108 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 14th | 8 | 16 | 0 | 490 | 642 | Louis, Dempsey | Taylor | 15 | - | Buettner | 158 | - | Taylor | North Sydney | 9,217 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 2nd | 17 | 7 | 0 | 500 | 294 | Smith | Dymock, McCracken, Pay | 9 | - | Smith, Schifcofske | 164 | - | Schifcofske | Parramatta | 16,388 | Prelim Final |
| Penrith Panthers | 10th | 11 | 12 | 1 | 492 | 428 | Simmons | Carter, Cross, Alexander | 18 | - | Girdler | 229 | - | Girdler | Penrith | 12,495 | |
| St George Illawarra Dragons | 6th | 15 | 9 | 0 | 588 | 416 | Waite | McGregor, Brown, Coyne | 24 | - | Blacklock | 162 | - | Bartrim | WIN (6), Kogarah (5) | 12,721 | Runners Up |
| Sharks | 1st | 18 | 6 | 0 | 586 | 332 | Lang | Ettingshausen | 19 | - | Peachey | 142 | - | Rogers | Shark Park | 13,954 | Prelim Final |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12th | 10 | 14 | 0 | 349 | 556 | Coleman | Trindall, Garlick | 11 | - | Wing | 94 | - | O'Neill | SFS | 12,086 | |
| Sydney City Roosters | 4th | 16 | 8 | 0 | 592 | 377 | Gould | Fittler, Pongia, Cleary | 15 | - | Miles | 138 | - | Walker | SFS | 13,729 | Semi Final |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 17th | 3 | 21 | 0 | 285 | 944 | Raudonikis | Mescia, Georgallis | 12 | - | McGuinness | 56 | - | Hodgson | Campbelltown | 9,343 | Wooden Spoon |