Optus Cup
Season 1996
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Byes | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 549 | 193 | 356 | 36 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 607 | 265 | 342 | 34 |
| 3 | North Sydney Bears | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 598 | 325 | 273 | 32 |
| 4 | Sydney City | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 521 | 321 | 200 | 31 |
| 5 | Cronulla Sharks | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 395 | 270 | 125 | 30 |
| 6 | Canberra Raiders | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 540 | 380 | 160 | 27 |
| 7 | St George Dragons | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 443 | 360 | 83 | 27 |
| 8 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 396 | 434 | -38 | 25 |
| 9 | Newcastle Knights | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 434 | 374 | 60 | 23 |
| 10 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 375 | 378 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Auckland Warriors | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 412 | 427 | -15 | 22 |
| 12 | Sydney Tigers | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 319 | 459 | -140 | 22 |
| 13 | Parramatta Eels | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 404 | 415 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Illawarra Steelers | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 403 | 444 | -41 | 16 |
| 15 | Penrith Panthers | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 363 | 464 | -101 | 15 |
| 16 | Western Reds | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 299 | 438 | -139 | 13 |
| 17 | North Queensland Cowboys | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 290 | 643 | -353 | 12 |
| 18 | Gold Coast Chargers | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 359 | 521 | -162 | 11 |
| 19 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 314 | 634 | -320 | 11 |
| 20 | South Queensland Crushers | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 220 | 496 | -276 | 8 |
| 21 | Hunter Mariners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 0 |
Sorted by points (incl. adjustments), then points difference, then points for.
