Template:Nrl2006ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Melbourne Storm
|
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 605 | 404 | +201 | 441 |
| 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 608 | 468 | +140 | 36 |
| 3 |  Brisbane Broncos (P)
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 497 | 392 | +105 | 32 |
| 4 |  Newcastle Knights
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 608 | 538 | +70 | 32 |
| 5 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 534 | 493 | +41 | 32 |
| 6 |  St George Illawarra Dragons
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 519 | 481 | +38 | 32 |
| 7 |  Canberra Raiders
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 525 | 573 | -48 | 30 |
| 8 |  Parramatta Eels
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 506 | 483 | +23 | 28 |
| 9 |  North Queensland Cowboys
|
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 450 | 463 | -13 | 26 |
| 10 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 552 | 463 | +89 | 242 |
| 11 |  Wests Tigers
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 490 | 565 | -75 | 24 |
| 12 |  Penrith Panthers
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 510 | 587 | -77 | 24 |
| 13 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 515 | 544 | -29 | 22 |
| 14 |  Sydney Roosters
|
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 528 | 650 | -122 | 20 |
| 15 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 429 | 772 | -343 | 10 |
1 The Melbourne Storm were later stripped of this minor premiership due to gross salary cap breaches.
2 The New Zealand Warriors were deducted 4 competition points due to gross salary cap breaches.