| Brisbane Broncos | 5th | 14 | 9 | 1 | 560 | 452 | Bennett | Hodges, Thaiday, Lockyer, Parker | 19 | - | Kemp | 128 | - | Ennis | Suncorp | 33,426 | Semi Final |
| Bulldogs | 16th | 5 | 19 | 0 | 433 | 782 | Folkes | Ryan | 13 | - | Nanai | 130 | - | El Masri | ANZ | 15,961 | Wooden Spoon |
| Canberra Raiders | 6th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 640 | 527 | Henry | Tongue, Carney | 15 | - | Purtell | 120 | - | Campese | Canberra Stadium | 11,913 | Qualifying Final |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 3rd | 17 | 7 | 0 | 451 | 384 | Stuart | Gallen, Bird, Kimmorley | 15 | - | Covell | 206 | - | Covell | Toyota | 12,965 | Prelim Final |
| Gold Coast Titans | 13th | 10 | 14 | 0 | 476 | 586 | Cartwright | Prince, Bailey, Campbell | 12 | - | Laffranchi | 124 | - | Prince | Skilled Park | 21,618 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2nd | 17 | 7 | 0 | 645 | 355 | Hasler | Orford, Lyon | 22 | - | Stewart | 169 | - | Orford | Brookvale | 14,118 | Premiers |
| Melbourne Storm | 1st | 17 | 7 | 0 | 584 | 282 | Bellamy | Smith, Cronk | 17 | - | Inglis | 170 | - | Smith | Olympic Park | 11,782 | Runners Up |
| Newcastle Knights | 9th | 12 | 12 | 0 | 516 | 486 | Smith | Buderus, Gidley, Simpson, Houston | 9 | - | Gidley | 150 | - | Gidley | EnergyAustralia | 18,750 | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 15th | 5 | 19 | 0 | 474 | 638 | Murray, Millward | Thurston, Payne | 10 | - | Williams, Graham | 96 | - | Williams | Dairy Farmers | 18,102 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 11th | 11 | 13 | 0 | 501 | 547 | Hagan | Cayless, Hindmarsh | 12 | - | Reddy | 169 | - | Burt | Parramatta | 12,096 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 12th | 10 | 13 | 1 | 504 | 611 | Elliott | Civoniceva, Priddis, Waterhouse | 12 | - | Jennings | 120 | - | Gordon | CUA Stadium | 10,847 | |
| St George Illawarra Dragons | 7th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 489 | 378 | Brown | Gasnier, Hornby, Young | 14 | - | Morris | 129 | - | Soward | ANZ (6), WIN (6) | 12,596 | Qualifying Final, Anzac Cup |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 14th | 8 | 16 | 0 | 453 | 666 | Taylor | Asotasi, Kidwell, Sutton | 13 | - | Merritt | 108 | - | Luke | ANZ | 15,178 | |
| Sydney Roosters | 4th | 15 | 9 | 0 | 511 | 446 | Fittler | Fitzgibbon, Anasta, O'Meley | 15 | - | Kenny-Dowall | 136 | - | Fitzgibbon | SFS | 13,951 | Semi Final |
| Warriors | 8th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 502 | 567 | Cleary | Price, Wiki, Luck | 16 | - | Vatuvei | 138 | - | Witt | Mt Smart | 11,444 | Prelim Final |
| Wests Tigers | 10th | 11 | 13 | 0 | 528 | 560 | Sheens | Hodgson, Farah | 10 | - | Lawrence | 148 | - | Hodgson | ANZ (4), Campbelltown (3), Leichhardt (3) | 15,930 | |