Stats
- Premiers
- Newcastle
- Runners Up
- Manly
- Minor Premiers
- Manly
- Wooden Spoon
- South Queensland
- Top Tryscorer
- Terry Hill (22)
- Top Pointscorer
- Jason Taylor (242)
- No. Of Teams
- 12
- No. Of Games
- 141
- No. Of Players
- 367
- No. Of Tries
- 959
- No. Of Goals
- 750 / 1,230 (60.98%)
- No. Of F.Goals
- 34
- Total Attendance
- 1,496,040
- Average Crowd
- 10,610
- Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
- Highest Crowd
- 42,482
- Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
- 25,114
- Lowest Crowd
- 2,364
- Mean Scoreline
- 25-13
- Median Scoreline
- 25-12
- Highest Scoreline
- 54-14
- Lowest Scoreline
- 2-6
- Highest Team Score
- North Sydney (54-14)
- Average PPG
- 44.38
Ladder
| Home | Away | Overall | Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | Att% | Def% | |
| 1. | Manly | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 302 | 159 | 143 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 219 | 207 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 521 | 366 | 32 | +155 | 23.68 | 16.64 | ||
| 2. | Newcastle | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 286 | 120 | 166 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 226 | 200 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 512 | 320 | 29 | +192 | 23.27 | 14.55 | ||
| 3. | Parramatta | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 245 | 166 | 79 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 186 | 193 | -7 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 431 | 359 | 29 | +72 | 19.59 | 16.32 | ||
| 4. | North Sydney | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 332 | 173 | 159 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 197 | 168 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 529 | 341 | 27 | +188 | 24.05 | 15.50 | ||
| 5. | Sydney City | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 245 | 159 | 86 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 242 | 207 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 487 | 366 | 27 | +121 | 22.14 | 16.64 | ||
| 6. | Illawarra | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 197 | 187 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 226 | 189 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 423 | 376 | 23 | +47 | 19.23 | 17.09 | ||
| 7. | Gold Coast | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 242 | 184 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 196 | 282 | -86 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 438 | 466 | 21 | -28 | 19.91 | 21.18 | ||
| 8. | Balmain | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 199 | 145 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 140 | 195 | -55 | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | 339 | 340 | 20 | -1 | 15.41 | 15.45 | ||
| 9. | Western Suburbs | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 211 | 172 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 144 | 252 | -108 | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | 355 | 424 | 20 | -69 | 16.14 | 19.27 | ||
| 10. | St George | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 195 | 195 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 136 | 197 | -61 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 331 | 392 | 19 | -61 | 15.05 | 17.82 | ||
| 11. | Souths | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 179 | 290 | -111 | 11 | 1 | 10 | - | 144 | 340 | -196 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 323 | 630 | 9 | -307 | 14.68 | 28.64 | ||
| 12. | South Queensland | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 189 | 238 | -49 | 11 | - | 11 | - | 132 | 392 | -260 | 22 | 4 | 18 | - | 321 | 630 | 8 | -309 | 14.59 | 28.64 | ||
Playoffs/Finals
| Minor Qualif | Sep 5 | Gold Coast | 25 | Illawarra | 14 | D. Manson | Parramatta | 8,197 |
| Minor Qualif | 6 | Sydney City | 33 | North Sydney | 21 | K. Jeffes | SFS | 11,332 |
| Minor Qualif | 7 | Newcastle | 28 | Parramatta | 20 | P. McBlane | SFS | 17,849 |
| Major Qualif | 12 | Sydney City | 32 | Gold Coast | 10 | P. McBlane | Parramatta | 10,466 |
| Major Qualif | 13 | North Sydney | 24 | Parramatta | 14 | D. Manson | SFS | 17,025 |
| Major Qualif | 14 | Manly | 27 | Newcastle | 12 | K. Jeffes | SFS | 26,531 |
| Prelim Final | 20 | Newcastle | 17 | North Sydney | 12 | K. Jeffes | SFS | 22,540 |
| Prelim Final | 21 | Manly | 17 | Sydney City | 16 | D. Manson | SFS | 30,794 |
| Grand Final | 28 | Newcastle | 22 | Manly | 16 | D. Manson | SFS | 42,482 |
Team Stats
| Team Name | Position | W | L | D | Pts For | Pts Ag. | Coach(es) | Captain(s) | Top Tryscorer(s) | Top Pointscorer(s) | Home Venue(s) | Home Crowd Avg | Extra Info | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain Tigers | 8th | 10 | 12 | 0 | 339 | 340 | Pearce | Sironen, Brasher | 12 | - | Kennedy | 102 | - | Withers | Leichhardt | 10,355 | |
| Gold Coast Chargers | 7th | 10 | 11 | 1 | 438 | 466 | Economidis | Mackay | 11 | - | Patten | 88 | - | Hurst | Carrara | 8,958 | Major Qualif |
| Illawarra Steelers | 6th | 10 | 9 | 3 | 423 | 376 | Farrar | McGregor, Cross | 14 | - | Clifford | 56 | - | Clifford | WIN | 8,695 | Minor Qualif |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 1st | 15 | 5 | 2 | 521 | 366 | Fulton | Toovey | 22 | - | Hill | 88 | - | Hill | Brookvale | 11,816 | Runners Up |
| Newcastle Knights | 2nd | 14 | 7 | 1 | 512 | 320 | Reilly | Harragon, Johns, Butterfield | 18 | - | Albert | 104 | - | Dynevor | Marathon | 14,257 | Premiers |
| North Sydney Bears | 4th | 13 | 8 | 1 | 529 | 341 | Louis | Taylor | 12 | - | Dallas | 242 | - | Taylor | North Sydney | 11,713 | Prelim Final |
| Parramatta Eels | 3rd | 14 | 7 | 1 | 431 | 359 | Smith | Pay, McCracken | 11 | - | Whereat | 81 | - | Simon | Parramatta | 15,647 | Major Qualif |
| St George Dragons | 10th | 9 | 12 | 1 | 331 | 392 | Waite | Coyne, Brown | 11 | - | Brunker | 106 | - | Bartrim | Kogarah | 7,222 | Charity Shield |
| South Queensland Crushers | 12th | 4 | 18 | 0 | 321 | 630 | Bleakley | Teevan, Wilson | 9 | - | Hudson | 94 | - | Schifcofske | Suncorp | 7,003 | Wooden Spoon |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 11th | 4 | 17 | 1 | 323 | 630 | Shine | Trindall, Skelly, O'Neill, Burns | 6 | - | McLeod, Penna, Trindall | 42 | - | O'Neill | SFS | 5,287 | |
| Sydney City Roosters | 5th | 13 | 8 | 1 | 487 | 366 | Gould | Fittler, Junee, Garlick, Lam | 15 | - | Walker | 194 | - | Cleary | SFS | 9,430 | Prelim Final |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 9th | 10 | 12 | 0 | 355 | 424 | Raudonikis | Langmack, Hasler | 11 | - | McGuinness | 109 | - | Leeds | Campbelltown | 8,602 | |