Ladder Predictor
| Team | P | W | L | D | Bye | F | A | Pts | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Illawarra Steelers (R) | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 386 | 270 | 40 | +116 |
| 2. | Balmain Tigers (R) | 24 | 17 | 7 | - | 2 | 535 | 251 | 38 | +284 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 24 | 17 | 7 | - | 2 | 429 | 293 | 38 | +136 | |
| 4. | St George Dragons (R) | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 380 | 324 | 33 | +56 |
| 5. | North Sydney Bears (R) | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 304 | 250 | 32 | +54 |
| 6. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (R) | 24 | 12 | 12 | - | 2 | 427 | 373 | 28 | +54 |
| 7. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 314 | 363 | 26 | -49 |
| 8. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R) | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 327 | 377 | 25 | -50 |
| Parramatta Eels (R) | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 299 | 347 | 25 | -48 | |
| 10. | Canberra Raiders (R) | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 392 | 431 | 23 | -39 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies (R) | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 340 | 451 | 23 | -111 | |
| 12. | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 243 | 403 | 17 | -160 |
| 13. | Penrith Panthers (R) | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 239 | 482 | 16 | -243 |