Some terrific Manly tries , great side ,really should have taken it out that season . Beaver Menzies , what a sensational player at his best .
Footy under the new 10m rule, before coaches worked out the easiest way to go upfield was to run from dummy half or take a hit up, milk the ref, repeat, repeat, kick, and the best way to stop it was wrestle, wrestle, chicken wing, wrestle, milk the ref, repeat.
| Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 32 |
| 2 | Storm | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 28 |
| 3 | Bulldogs | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 28 |
| 4 | Warriors | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 5 | Broncos | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 22 |
| 6 | Sea Eagles | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 22 |
| 7 | Sharks | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 | Panthers | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Dolphins | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 150 | 20 |
| 10 | Roosters | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 20 |
| 11 | Dragons | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | -49 | 18 |
| 12 | Cowboys | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | -140 | 17 |
| 13 | Knights | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | -67 | 16 |
| 14 | Tigers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | -82 | 16 |
| 15 | Eels | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | -103 | 16 |
| 16 | Rabbitohs | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | -129 | 16 |
| 17 | Titans | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -144 | 14 |
