| Next-best order | Players & States | Points & shot difference |
| NB1 | Jeffrey Etwell (QLD), Wayne Masters (QLD) | 7 +13 |
| NB2 | Ric Stephens (VIC), Ben Lombardi (VIC) | 7 +8 |
| NB3 | Phillip Jordan (QLD), Glen Bailey (QLD) | 6 +48 |
| NB4 | Jess Ciampa (NSW), Graham Lund (QLD) | 6 +26 |
| NB5 | Jim Ricci (WA), Owen Landry (VIC) | 6 +24 |
| NB6 | Jim Newton (WA), Peter Flack (WA) | 6 +23 |
| NB7 | Ian Harrison (NSW), Peter Crotty (NSW) | 6 +23 |
| NB8 | Alan Kanavan (VIC), Paul Griffiths (QLD) | 6 +22 |
| NB9 | Ross Craig (NSW), Brad Donaldson (NSW) | 6 +22 |
| NB10 | David Schofield (QLD), Graeme Hooper (QLD) | 6 +22 |
| NB11 | John Desmet (NSW), Shane Quinlivan (NSW) | 6 +20 |
| NB12 | Neville Gale (NSW), Ermenegildo Pagotto (NSW) | 6 +19 |
| NB13 | Edwin Mulder (NSW), Chris Handley (NSW) | 6 +19 |
| NB14 | Mike Henderson (VIC), Greg Walsh (VIC) | 6 +18 |
| NB15 | Dale McNamara (VIC), Glen Cook (VIC) | 6 +18 |
| NB16 | Peter Huggard (VIC), Robert Clough (VIC) | 6 +18 |
| NB17 | Marima Waitai (QLD), Jeffrey Watkins (QLD) | 6 +17 |
| NB18 | John Irvine (QLD), Christopher Scott (QLD) | 6 +16 |
| NB19 | Terry Lehmann (SA), Rixon Lehmann (QLD) | 6 +15 |
| NB20 | Barry Davies (NSW), Craig Cooper (NSW) | 6 +14 |
| NB21 | John Morrissey (QLD), Robert Blanco (QLD) | 6 +14 |
| NB22 | Mick Carley (QLD), Wayne Jones (VIC) | 6 +14 |
| NB23 | Graeme Spencer (VIC), John Hrabak (QLD) | 6 +14 |
| NB24 | Gary McCarthy (TAS), Roy Palmer (SA) | 6 +13 |
| NB25 | Paul Jones (NSW), Francisco John Mackenzie (NSW) | 6 +12 |
| NB26 | Tim Morris (VIC), Ian Bloor (VIC) | 6 +12 |
| NB27 | Peter Small (NZ), Garry Muriwai (NZ) | 6 +12 |
| NB28 | Paul Ryan (QLD), Bob McAuley (VIC) | 6 +12 |
| NB29 | Gordon King (WA), Grant Nicol (WA) | 6 +11 |
