Ladder Predictor
| Team | P | W | L | D | Bye | F | A | Pts | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 553 | 356 | 41 | +197 |
| 2. | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 390 | 353 | 35 | +37 |
| 3. | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 15 | 9 | - | 2 | 441 | 325 | 34 | +116 |
| 4. | Balmain Tigers | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 469 | 349 | 33 | +120 |
| 5. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 310 | 342 | 31 | -32 |
| 6. | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 11 | - | 2 | 353 | 316 | 30 | +37 |
| 7. | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 12 | - | 2 | 417 | 411 | 28 | +6 |
| 8. | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 390 | 433 | 27 | -43 |
| 9. | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | 2 | 368 | 401 | 26 | -33 |
| St George Dragons | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 394 | 409 | 26 | -15 | |
| 11. | Illawarra Steelers | 24 | 8 | 16 | - | 2 | 372 | 449 | 20 | -77 |
| 12. | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 274 | 399 | 17 | -125 |
| 13. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 339 | 527 | 16 | -188 |