| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brisbane Broncos (P)
|
26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 696 | 388 | +308 | 38 | |
| 2 |  Sydney Roosters
|
26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 601 | 520 | +81 | 32 | |
| 3 |  Newcastle Knights
|
26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 686 | 532 | +154 | 31 | |
| 4 |  Canberra Raiders
|
26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 506 | 479 | +27 | 30 | |
| 5 |  Penrith Panthers
|
26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 573 | 562 | +11 | 30 | |
| 6 |  Melbourne Storm
|
26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 672 | 529 | +143 | 29 | |
| 7 |  Parramatta Eels
|
26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 476 | 456 | +20 | 29 | |
| 8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 570 | 463 | +107 | 26 | |
| 9 |  St George Illawarra Dragons
|
26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 576 | 656 | -80 | 24 | |
| 10 |  Wests Tigers
|
26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 519 | 642 | -123 | 24 | |
| 11 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 553 | -84 | 21 | |
| 12 |  Northern Eagles
|
26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 476 | 628 | -152 | 18 | |
| 13 |  Auckland Warriors
|
26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 426 | 662 | -236 | 18 | |
| 14 |  North Queensland Cowboys
|
26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 436 | 612 | -176 | 121 | |
1 North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in Round 4.== Sources ==