| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cronulla | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 292 | 247 | 45 | 22 |
| 2 | Manly | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 355 | 183 | 172 | 20 |
| 3 | Sydney | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 324 | 240 | 84 | 20 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 282 | 171 | 111 | 18 |
| 5 | Brisbane | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 341 | 305 | 36 | 17 |
| 6 | St George | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 303 | 236 | 67 | 16 |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 296 | 241 | 55 | 16 |
| 8 | Wests | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 292 | 301 | -9 | 14 |
| 9 | Penrith | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 288 | 297 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Parramatta | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 289 | 291 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 279 | 290 | -11 | 12 |
| 12 | Canberra | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 307 | 324 | -17 | 12 |
| 13 | NZ Warriors | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 276 | 405 | -129 | 10 |
| 14 | Canterbury | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 255 | 402 | -147 | 8 |
| 15 | Souths | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 218 | 338 | -120 | 6 |
| 16 | North QLD | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 294 | 420 | -126 | 6 |