Ladder Predictor
| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Parramatta Eels | 22 | 19 | 3 | - | 448 | 280 | 38 | +168 |
| 2. | St George Dragons | 22 | 17 | 5 | - | 402 | 260 | 34 | +142 |
| 3. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 392 | 207 | 31 | +185 |
| 4. | Balmain Tigers | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 417 | 288 | 28 | +129 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 22 | 14 | 8 | - | 352 | 269 | 28 | +83 | |
| 6. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | 433 | 312 | 26 | +121 |
| 7. | Canterbury Bankstown | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 283 | 239 | 21 | +44 |
| North Sydney Bears | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 377 | 390 | 21 | -13 | |
| 9. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 7 | 15 | - | 247 | 438 | 14 | -191 |
| 10. | Penrith Panthers | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 319 | 408 | 13 | -89 |
| 11. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 | 3 | 19 | - | 250 | 479 | 6 | -229 |
| 12. | Newtown Jets | 22 | 2 | 20 | - | 254 | 604 | 4 | -350 |