Ladder Predictor
| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 361 | 334 | 30 | +27 |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 339 | 249 | 30 | +90 | |
| 3. | St George Dragons | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 367 | 321 | 28 | +46 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 14 | 8 | - | 429 | 308 | 28 | +121 | |
| 5. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 392 | 318 | 25 | +74 |
| 6. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 335 | 354 | 24 | -19 |
| Parramatta Eels | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 420 | 317 | 24 | +103 | |
| 8. | Newtown Jets | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 348 | 357 | 23 | -9 |
| 9. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 350 | 346 | 20 | +4 |
| 10. | Balmain Tigers | 22 | 7 | 15 | - | 330 | 382 | 14 | -52 |
| 11. | North Sydney Bears | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 282 | 405 | 13 | -123 |
| 12. | Penrith Panthers | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 294 | 556 | 5 | -262 |