| Brisbane Broncos | 3rd | 15 | 9 | 0 | 597 | 484 | Wayne BENNETT | 19 | - | Shaun BERRIGAN | 137 | - | Darren LOCKYER | Suncorp | 29,936 | Semi Final |
| Bulldogs | 12th | 9 | 14 | 1 | 472 | 670 | Steve FOLKES | 11 | - | Hazem EL MASRI Braith ANASTA | 180 | - | Hazem EL MASRI | Telstra (8), Syd. Showground (3) | 18,038 | |
| Canberra Raiders | 14th | 9 | 15 | 0 | 465 | 606 | Matthew ELLIOTT | 12 | - | Phil GRAHAM | 142 | - | Clinton SCHIFCOFSKE | Canberra Stadium | 12,404 | |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 7th | 12 | 12 | 0 | 550 | 564 | Stuart RAPER | 16 | - | David SIMMONS | 186 | - | Luke COVELL | Toyota | 16,553 | Qualifying Final |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8th | 12 | 12 | 0 | 554 | 632 | Des HASLER | 16 | - | Brett STEWART | 140 | - | Michael WITT | Brookvale | 15,171 | Qualifying Final |
| Melbourne Storm | 6th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 640 | 462 | Craig BELLAMY | 20 | - | Billy SLATER | 172 | - | Matt ORFORD | Olympic Park | 8,898 | Semi Final |
| Newcastle Knights | 15th | 8 | 16 | 0 | 467 | 667 | Michael HAGAN | 12 | - | Brad TIGHE | 121 | - | Andrew JOHNS | EnergyAustralia | 18,469 | Wooden Spoon |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 5th | 14 | 10 | 0 | 639 | 563 | Graham MURRAY | 21 | - | Matt BOWEN | 152 | - | Josh HANNAY | Dairy Farmers | 20,590 | Runners Up |
| Parramatta Eels | 1st | 16 | 8 | 0 | 704 | 456 | Brian SMITH | 15 | - | Eric GROTHE | 214 | - | Luke BURT | Parramatta | 16,478 | Prelim Final |
| Penrith Panthers | 9th | 11 | 13 | 0 | 554 | 554 | John LANG | 14 | - | Rhys WESSER | 190 | - | Preston CAMPBELL | Penrith | 15,576 | |
| St George Illawarra Dragons | 2nd | 16 | 8 | 0 | 655 | 510 | Nathan BROWN | 20 | - | Colin BEST | 108 | - | Michael ENNIS | WIN (8), Oki Jubilee (5) | 15,151 | Prelim Final, Anzac Cup |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 13th | 9 | 14 | 1 | 482 | 700 | Shaun McRAE | 11 | - | Luke MacDOUGALL | 63 | - | Ben WALKER | Aussie | 11,321 | |
| Sydney Roosters | 9th | 11 | 13 | 0 | 488 | 487 | Ricky STUART | 17 | - | Amos ROBERTS | 118 | - | Craig FITZGIBBON | Aussie | 16,039 | |
| Warriors | 11th | 10 | 14 | 0 | 515 | 528 | Tony KEMP | 14 | - | Todd BYRNE | 147 | - | Stacey JONES | Ericsson | 13,101 | |
| Wests Tigers | 4th | 14 | 10 | 0 | 676 | 575 | Tim SHEENS | 20 | - | Pat RICHARDS | 308 | - | Brett HODGSON | Telstra (6), Campbelltown (3), Leichhardt (3) | 19,459 | Premiers |