| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | + / - | Pts |
| 1. South Sydney | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 149 | 116 | 18 |
| 2. Melbourne | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 168 | 85 | 17 |
| 3. Sydney Roosters | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 120 | 134 | 16 |
| 4. Manly | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 205 | 128 | 77 | 15 |
| 5. Newcastle | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 236 | 164 | 72 | 12 |
| 6. Penrith | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 241 | 206 | 35 | 10 |
| 7. Brisbane | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 202 | 175 | 27 | 10 |
| 8. Cronulla | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 177 | 161 | 16 | 10 |
| 9. Gold Coast | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 181 | 191 | -10 | 10 |
| 10. Canterbury-Bankstown | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 188 | 223 | -35 | 10 |
| 11. Canberra | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 206 | 261 | -55 | 10 |
| 12. North Queensland | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 180 | 194 | -14 | 8 |
| 13. St George Illawarra | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 164 | 226 | -62 | 8 |
| 14. Parramatta | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 162 | 253 | -91 | 6 |
| 15. Wests Tigers | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 145 | 307 | -162 | 6 |
| 16. Warriors | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 151 | 284 | -133 | 4 |
