| Balmain Tigers | 11th | 10 | 15 | 1 | 383 | 427 | Stanton | Whittaker, Ryan, Knight, Corowa | 11 | - | Wigham | 91 | - | Miranda | Leichhardt | 7,797 | |
| Canberra Raiders | 14th | 4 | 22 | 0 | 269 | 862 | Furner, Sullivan | Grant, Dudman, Martin | 12 | - | O'Sullivan | 41 | - | McGrath | Seiffert | 10,825 | Wooden Spoon |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 8th | 12 | 11 | 3 | 399 | 361 | Glossop | Peponis, Hughes, Brentnall, Hughes | 13 | - | Brentnall | 118 | - | Gearin | Belmore | 10,808 | |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 8th | 13 | 12 | 1 | 400 | 336 | Pierce | Rogers, Sorensen | 11 | - | Sorensen | 187 | - | Rogers | Endeavour | 6,397 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 4th | 15 | 9 | 2 | 437 | 304 | Fulton | Ayliffe, Hastings | 14 | - | Boustead | 174 | - | Giteau | Sports Ground | 7,301 | Prelim Final |
| Illawarra Steelers | 13th | 6 | 20 | 0 | 344 | 572 | Fitzgibbon | Dorahy, Hetherington | 13 | - | Sparks, McKellar | 159 | - | Dorahy | Wollongong | 8,222 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2nd | 17 | 9 | 0 | 530 | 411 | Ritchie | Krilich, Thompson | 20 | - | Ribot | 148 | - | Eden | Brookvale | 12,291 | Runners Up, KB Cup |
| Newtown Jets | 7th | 13 | 11 | 2 | 406 | 309 | Ryan | Wilson, Raudonikis, O'Grady | 15 | - | Ferguson | 139 | - | Wilson | Henson | 4,778 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 3rd | 16 | 9 | 1 | 399 | 360 | Willey | Graham, Adam | 10 | - | McCaffery, Luckman | 112 | - | Gray | North Sydney | 7,041 | Minor Semi |
| Parramatta Eels | 1st | 21 | 5 | 0 | 619 | 242 | Gibson | Edge, Cronin | 23 | - | Ella | 279 | - | Cronin | Belmore | 11,500 | Premiers |
| Penrith Panthers | 12th | 7 | 18 | 1 | 375 | 441 | Peard | Brohman, Sheens, Levy | 9 | - | Izzard | 66 | - | Dann | Penrith Park | 7,263 | |
| St George Dragons | 10th | 11 | 13 | 2 | 408 | 402 | Masters | Young, Quinn, Stone | 17 | - | Morris | 91 | - | Wynn | Kogarah | 7,417 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 6th | 14 | 11 | 1 | 395 | 400 | Anderson | Brennan, Murray, Stewart | 11 | - | Niszczot | 186 | - | Melrose | Redfern | 10,275 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 4th | 16 | 10 | 0 | 412 | 349 | Fearnley | Boland, Cox | 17 | - | Broughton | 126 | - | Cox | Lidcombe | 6,883 | Minor Prelim Semi |