Ladder Predictor
| Team | P | W | L | D | Bye | F | A | Pts | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Newtown Jets (R) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 651 | 397 | 38 | +254 |
| 2. | Penrith Panthers (R) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 665 | 352 | 37 | +313 |
| 3. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 631 | 447 | 33 | +184 |
| 4. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 574 | 398 | 33 | +176 |
| 5. | Parramatta Eels (R) | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | 2 | 538 | 388 | 30 | +150 |
| 6. | Canberra Raiders (R) | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 540 | 489 | 29 | +51 |
| 7. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 513 | 453 | 27 | +60 |
| 8. | St George Illawarra Dragons (R) | 21 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 506 | 593 | 24 | -87 |
| 9. | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 22 | 8 | 14 | - | 2 | 412 | 648 | 20 | -236 |
| 10. | Newcastle Knights (R) | 22 | 7 | 15 | - | 2 | 439 | 571 | 18 | -132 |
| 11. | Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 417 | 722 | 15 | -305 |
| 12. | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 22 | 2 | 20 | - | 2 | 290 | 718 | 8 | -428 |