Did it? What difference did it make apart from the name? And everyone still calls them "Easts" anyway...even players and fans who weren't even born when they changed the name back in the mid-90s.
Didn't work too well last time, did it?
| Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulldogs | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 18 |
| 2 | Warriors | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Storm | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 14 |
| 4 | Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 14 |
| 5 | Sharks | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 12 |
| 6 | Cowboys | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -14 | 11 |
| 7 | Broncos | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 10 |
| 8 | Sea Eagles | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| 9 | Roosters | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -42 | 10 |
| 10 | Tigers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -44 | 10 |
| 11 | Rabbitohs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -62 | 10 |
| 12 | Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| 13 | Dragons | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 8 |
| 14 | Knights | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -52 | 8 |
| 15 | Titans | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -84 | 8 |
| 16 | Panthers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Eels | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -121 | 6 |
