Template:Nrl2009ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
|
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 548 | 329 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 575 | 428 | +147 | 381 |
| 3 |  Gold Coast Titans
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 514 | 467 | +47 | 36 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Storm
|
24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 348 | +157 | 33 |
| 5 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 549 | 459 | +90 | 32 |
| 6 |  Brisbane Broncos
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 511 | 566 | −55 | 32 |
| 7 |  Newcastle Knights
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 508 | 491 | +17 | 30 |
| 8 |  Parramatta Eels
|
24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 476 | 473 | +3 | 29 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 483 | +75 | 28 |
| 10 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 566 | 549 | +17 | 27 |
| 11 |  Penrith Panthers
|
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | −74 | 27 |
| 12 |  North Queensland Cowboys
|
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 474 | +84 | 26 |
| 13 |  Canberra Raiders
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 22 |
| 14 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 377 | 565 | −188 | 20 |
| 15 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 359 | 568 | −209 | 14 |
| 16 |  Sydney Roosters
|
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 382 | 681 | −299 | 14 |
1 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.