| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | + / - | Pts |
| 1. St George Illawarra | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 518 | 299 | 219 | 38 |
| 2. Penrith | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 645 | 489 | 156 | 34 |
| 3. Wests Tigers | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 537 | 503 | 34 | 34 |
| 4. Gold Coast | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 520 | 498 | 22 | 34 |
| 5. Warriors | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 539 | 486 | 53 | 32 |
| 6. Sydney Roosters | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 559 | 510 | 49 | 32 |
| 7. Canberra | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 499 | 493 | 6 | 30 |
| 8. Manly | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 545 | 510 | 35 | 28 |
| 9. South Sydney | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 584 | 567 | 17 | 26 |
| 10. Brisbane | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 508 | 535 | -27 | 26 |
| 11. Newcastle | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 499 | 569 | -70 | 24 |
| 12. Parramatta | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 413 | 491 | -78 | 24 |
| 13. Canterbury-Bankstown | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 494 | 539 | -45 | 22 |
| 14. Cronulla | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 354 | 609 | -255 | 18 |
| 15. North Queensland | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 425 | 667 | -242 | 14 |
| 16. Melbourne | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 489 | 363 | 126 | 0 |
