Template:National Youth Competition season 2008 ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canberra Raiders (P)
|
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 744 | 581 | +163 | 40 |
| 2 |  Brisbane Broncos
|
24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 684 | 476 | +208 | 35 |
| 3 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 721 | 533 | +188 | 35 |
| 4 |  Penrith Panthers
|
24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 692 | 583 | +109 | 35 |
| 5 |  Parramatta Eels
|
24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 578 | 564 | +14 | 35 |
| 6 |  St George Illawarra Dragons
|
24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 561 | 520 | +41 | 32 |
| 7 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 711 | 587 | +124 | 31 |
| 8 |  Gold Coast Titans
|
24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 686 | 567 | +119 | 31 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 620 | 623 | -3 | 30 |
| 10 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 618 | 584 | +34 | 28 |
| 11 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 519 | 532 | -13 | 26 |
| 12 |  Newcastle Knights
|
24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 526 | 630 | -104 | 21 |
| 13 |  Melbourne Storm
|
24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 512 | 638 | -126 | 21 |
| 14 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 394 | 666 | -272 | 17 |
| 15 |  Sydney Roosters
|
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 480 | 721 | -241 | 16 |
| 16 |  North Queensland Cowboys
|
24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 455 | 696 | -241 | 15 |