| Balmain Tigers | 15th | 6 | 15 | 1 | 327 | 412 | Jones | Elias,Sironen | 10 | - | Lyons | 50 | - | Smith | Leichhardt | 6,920 | |
| Brisbane Broncos | 5th | 16 | 6 | 0 | 517 | 330 | Bennett | Langer,Gillmeister | 17 | - | Carne | 144 | - | Matterson | ANZ | 43,200 | Premiers |
| Canberra Raiders | 3rd | 16 | 5 | 1 | 587 | 272 | Sheens | Meninga,Stuart | 22 | - | Nadruku | 162 | - | Furner | Bruce | 14,569 | Minor Semi, Tooheys Challenge Cup |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 1st | 17 | 5 | 0 | 464 | 254 | Anderson | Lamb,Pay | 11 | - | Polla-Mounter | 70 | - | Hill | Belmore | 16,959 | Prelim Final |
| Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 10th | 9 | 13 | 0 | 272 | 399 | Beetson | Stains,Ettingshausen | 7 | - | Ettingshausen | 108 | - | Healey | Caltex | 8,648 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 8th | 11 | 10 | 1 | 343 | 356 | Murray | Salvatori,Freeman,Hall | 9 | - | Gaffey | 90 | - | Hall | SFS | 10,816 | |
| Gold Coast Seagulls | 16th | 1 | 21 | 0 | 229 | 572 | Lewis | Todd,Gill | 5 | - | Vowles | 30 | - | Weston | Seagulls | 6,658 | Wooden Spoon |
| Illawarra Steelers | 7th | 12 | 10 | 0 | 373 | 253 | Murray | Schifilliti,Lindner,Cross | 11 | - | Wishart | 118 | - | Wishart | Steelers | 12,321 | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4th | 16 | 6 | 0 | 442 | 232 | Fulton | Hasler,Toovey | 12 | - | Elsegood | 126 | - | Cleary | Brookvale | 14,660 | Minor Prelim Semi |
| Newcastle Knights | 9th | 10 | 12 | 0 | 337 | 381 | Waite | Hagan | 14 | - | Ainscough | 80 | - | Brunker | Marathon | 14,786 | |
| North Sydney Bears | 6th | 14 | 7 | 1 | 448 | 325 | Louis | Wilson,Rea | 12 | - | McArthur | 180 | - | Halligan | North Sydney | 12,264 | |
| Parramatta Eels | 11th | 9 | 13 | 0 | 237 | 439 | Cronin | Galbraith,Dunn,Kenny | 6 | - | Bartolo | 108 | - | Buettner | Parramatta | 12,093 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 12th | 7 | 15 | 0 | 314 | 428 | Gould | Cartwright,Alexander,Clarke,Fittler | 8 | - | Girdler | 88 | - | Alexander | Penrith | 9,463 | |
| St George Dragons | 2nd | 17 | 5 | 0 | 418 | 258 | Smith | Potter | 15 | - | Walford | 98 | - | Herron | Kogarah | 12,715 | Runners Up |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 14th | 6 | 16 | 0 | 319 | 560 | Curry Jnr | Brown,Andrews,Carroll,Maybon | 8 | - | Trindall | 80 | - | Field | SFS | 9,794 | |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 13th | 7 | 15 | 0 | 319 | 475 | Ryan | Gillespie,Thomas,Langmack,Alchin,Taylor | 5 | - | Willis | 127 | - | Taylor | Campbelltown | 7,055 | |