| Brisbane Broncos | 5th | 14 | 9 | 1 | 560 | 452 | Wayne BENNETT | 19 | - | Denan KEMP | 128 | - | Michael ENNIS | Suncorp | 33,426 | Semi Final |
| Bulldogs | 16th | 5 | 19 | 0 | 433 | 782 | Steve FOLKES | 13 | - | Heka NANAI | 130 | - | Hazem EL MASRI | ANZ | 15,961 | Wooden Spoon |
| Canberra Raiders | 6th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 640 | 527 | Neil HENRY | 15 | - | Adrian PURTELL | 120 | - | Terry CAMPESE | Canberra Stadium | 11,913 | Qualifying Final |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 3rd | 17 | 7 | 0 | 451 | 384 | Ricky STUART | 15 | - | Luke COVELL | 206 | - | Luke COVELL | Toyota | 12,965 | Prelim Final |
| Gold Coast Titans | 13th | 10 | 14 | 0 | 476 | 586 | John CARTWRIGHT | 12 | - | Anthony LAFFRANCHI | 124 | - | Scott PRINCE | Skilled Park | 21,618 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2nd | 17 | 7 | 0 | 645 | 355 | Des HASLER | 22 | - | Brett STEWART | 169 | - | Matt ORFORD | Brookvale | 14,118 | Premiers |
| Melbourne Storm | 1st | 17 | 7 | 0 | 584 | 282 | Craig BELLAMY | 17 | - | Greg INGLIS | 170 | - | Cameron SMITH | Olympic Park | 11,782 | Runners Up |
| Newcastle Knights | 9th | 12 | 12 | 0 | 516 | 486 | Brian SMITH | 9 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | 150 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | EnergyAustralia | 18,750 | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 15th | 5 | 19 | 0 | 474 | 638 | Graham MURRAY Ian MILLWARD | 10 | - | John WILLIAMS Ashley GRAHAM | 96 | - | John WILLIAMS | Dairy Farmers | 18,102 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 11th | 11 | 13 | 0 | 501 | 547 | Michael HAGAN | 12 | - | Joel REDDY | 169 | - | Luke BURT | Parramatta | 12,096 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 12th | 10 | 13 | 1 | 504 | 611 | Matthew ELLIOTT | 12 | - | Michael JENNINGS | 120 | - | Michael GORDON | CUA Stadium | 10,847 | |
| St George Illawarra Dragons | 7th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 489 | 378 | Nathan BROWN | 14 | - | Josh MORRIS | 129 | - | Jamie SOWARD | ANZ (6), WIN (6) | 12,596 | Qualifying Final, Anzac Cup |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 14th | 8 | 16 | 0 | 453 | 666 | Jason TAYLOR | 13 | - | Nathan MERRITT | 108 | - | Issac LUKE | ANZ | 15,178 | |
| Sydney Roosters | 4th | 15 | 9 | 0 | 511 | 446 | Brad FITTLER | 15 | - | Shaun KENNY-DOWALL | 136 | - | Craig FITZGIBBON | SFS | 13,951 | Semi Final |
| Warriors | 8th | 13 | 11 | 0 | 502 | 567 | Ivan CLEARY | 16 | - | Manu VATUVEI | 138 | - | Michael WITT | Mt Smart | 11,444 | Prelim Final |
| Wests Tigers | 10th | 11 | 13 | 0 | 528 | 560 | Tim SHEENS | 10 | - | Chris LAWRENCE | 148 | - | Brett HODGSON | ANZ (4), Campbelltown (3), Leichhardt (3) | 15,930 | |