Template:Nrl2002ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 688 | 454 | +234 | 38 |
| 2 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 724 | 498 | +226 | 38 |
| 3 |  Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 672 | 425 | +247 | 37 |
| 4 |  Sydney Roosters (P) |
24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 621 | 405 | +216 | 35 |
| 5 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 653 | 597 | +56 | 34 |
| 6 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 531 | 440 | +91 | 26 |
| 7 |  St George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 632 | 546 | +86 | 25 |
| 8 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 471 | 641 | -170 | 25 |
| 9 |  Northern Eagles |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 503 | 740 | -237 | 24 |
| 10 |  Melbourne Storm |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 556 | 586 | -30 | 23 |
| 11 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 496 | 803 | -307 | 20 |
| 12 |  Penrith Panthers |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 546 | 654 | -108 | 18 |
| 13 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 498 | 642 | -144 | 18 |
| 14 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 385 | 817 | -432 | 14 |
| 15 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 707 | 435 | +272 | 81 |
1 The Bulldogs were deducted 37 premiership points due to gross salary cap breaches.== Sources ==