The 2001 NRL season was the 94th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the fourth run by the National Rugby League. Also called the 2001 Telstra Premiership (due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation) it was contested by thirteen Australia-based clubs plus one New Zealand-based club. The Newcastle Knights claimed their second premiership in five seasons, defeating minor premiers Parramatta Eels in the NRL's first ever night-time grand final.
Early in the season NRL matches involving the Bulldogs were marred by off-field violence from the club's supporters.[1]
The Parramatta Eels looked set to break their fifteen-year premiership drought as they compiled one of the most dominant season records in rugby league history, losing just four of their 26 regular season games with the League's best attack and defensive record. In 2001 they established the standing record for most points by a club in a season with 943, blitzing the Brisbane Broncos' previous record tally of 871 set in 1998. The Eels tally was significantly contributed to by Jason Taylor, who that year surpassed Daryl Halligan's mark of 2,034 to become the greatest point-scorer in the history of club competition in Australia.[2]
The Warriors made the finals for the first time in their seven-year history under rookie coach Daniel Anderson, but were hammered 56-12 by the aforementioned minor premiers.
After Warren Ryan retired in 2000, the Newcastle Knights appointed former player Michael Hagan to the coaching position. Hagan proceeded to become the first coach since Phil Gould in 1988 to win a premiership in his first season as coach. Ricky Stuart would follow suit with the Roosters the following season. Tim Sheens was sacked as the coach of the North Queensland Cowboys during the season and was replaced by Murray Hurst. Mal Meninga resigned as Canberra coach following the club's disappointing season and in turn was replaced by Matthew Elliott.
Preston Campbell was a deserved winner of the Dally M medal after being an instrumental player in the Sharks' rise to fourth position on the table. Newcastle's Andrew Johns would have been clear winner but was not in contention due to missing two matches through suspension. Brian Smith was recognised as Coach of the Year whilst Braith Anasta won Rookie of the Year.
It was during the 2001 finals series that the new NRL Telstra Premiership logo was used, first seen on the field in the first qualifying final between the Sharks and the Broncos. That logo was to be used until the end of the 2006 season. Coincidentally, the Brisbane Broncos were also involved in the last match to use that logo, albeit in a modified finals version seen on the ground in the 2006 NRL Grand Final.
At the end of the season a squad of players from the NRL premiership went on the 2001 Kangaroo tour.
Every team except Penrith played at least one drawn match during the course of the season. The Bulldogs had three drawn matches, the most of any team during the season.
Teams
Auckland were renamed the New Zealand Warriors for the 2001 season.
With a new CEO in David Moffat from 2000 the NRL late that year moved their account to a new advertising agency in Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney.
There was no umbrella campaign in 2001, no season launch gala ad. NRL Marketing Director, Mark Wallace insisted that the League's marketing budget remained the same as in prior years but that the focus was to be on promoting individual games and complementing the clubs' own marketing activities.[3]
An ad was produced to promote certain key games. The scene is a deserted, eerie CBD street. The sound of a squeaky wheel gets louder until a clown rides into the middle of shot on a tricycle and turns to camera pouting and frowning. The voice over comes up: "This Easter long weekend the Dragons v Roosters at Sydney Football Stadium. You'd be a clown to miss it".
Regular season
Records and statistics
Parramatta Eels scored the most points in a season by any club in history scoring 839 points in total.
Wendell Sailor ran 4,452 metres with the ball in 2001, more than any other player in the competition.[4]
On July 5, the Melbourne Storm beat the Wests Tigers 64-0, which is the Storm's biggest ever win and Tigers biggest ever loss. The very next day the Newcastle Knights beat the Brisbane Broncos 44-0, which was set at the time, the Broncos biggest ever loss at the time.
In round 23, Wests Tigers recorded their biggest comeback when they came from a 24-0 down after 30 minutes of play to win 36-32 against the Newcastle Knights which is the Knights worst collapse. Also equalled the second biggest ever comeback.
The 2001 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2001 NRL season. It was contested at Stadium Australia in Sydney by the Newcastle Knights (who had finished the regular season in third place), and the Parramatta Eels (who had finished the regular season in first place), after the other six teams that had competed in the top-eight finals series had been eliminated. The attendance of 90,414 was the third-highest ever seen at a rugby league match in Australia and it was the first nighttime grand final in the competition’s 103-year history. Domestically, live free-to-air television coverage was provided by Nine's Wide World of Sports. The match was also broadcast live in the United States by Fox Sports World.[5] Newcastle Knights won, with their captain Andrew Johns receiving the Clive Churchill Medal for man-of-the-match.[6]
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External links
2001 NRL Grand Final at sportsphotography.net
January 06, 2023
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The 2001 NRL season was the 94th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the fourth run by the National Rugby League Also called the 2001 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation it was contested by thirteen Australia based clubs plus one New Zealand based club The Newcastle Knights claimed their second premiership in five seasons defeating minor premiers Parramatta Eels in the NRL s first ever night time grand final 2001 National Rugby LeagueDurationFebruary 17 September 30 2001Teams14PremiersNewcastle 2nd title Minor premiersParramatta 4th title Matches played191Points scored9 333Attendance2 682 210Top points scorer s Andrew Johns 279 Ben Walker 279 Player of the yearPreston Campbell Dally M Medal Top try scorer s Nathan Blacklock 27 20002002 Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Teams 1 2 Advertising 2 Regular season 2 1 Records and statistics 2 2 Ladder 2 3 Ladder progression 3 Finals series 3 1 Chart 4 Grand Final 5 Player statistics 6 2001 Transfers 6 1 Players 7 Footnotes 8 External linksSeason summary EditEarly in the season NRL matches involving the Bulldogs were marred by off field violence from the club s supporters 1 The Parramatta Eels looked set to break their fifteen year premiership drought as they compiled one of the most dominant season records in rugby league history losing just four of their 26 regular season games with the League s best attack and defensive record In 2001 they established the standing record for most points by a club in a season with 943 blitzing the Brisbane Broncos previous record tally of 871 set in 1998 The Eels tally was significantly contributed to by Jason Taylor who that year surpassed Daryl Halligan s mark of 2 034 to become the greatest point scorer in the history of club competition in Australia 2 The Warriors made the finals for the first time in their seven year history under rookie coach Daniel Anderson but were hammered 56 12 by the aforementioned minor premiers After Warren Ryan retired in 2000 the Newcastle Knights appointed former player Michael Hagan to the coaching position Hagan proceeded to become the first coach since Phil Gould in 1988 to win a premiership in his first season as coach Ricky Stuart would follow suit with the Roosters the following season Tim Sheens was sacked as the coach of the North Queensland Cowboys during the season and was replaced by Murray Hurst Mal Meninga resigned as Canberra coach following the club s disappointing season and in turn was replaced by Matthew Elliott Preston Campbell was a deserved winner of the Dally M medal after being an instrumental player in the Sharks rise to fourth position on the table Newcastle s Andrew Johns would have been clear winner but was not in contention due to missing two matches through suspension Brian Smith was recognised as Coach of the Year whilst Braith Anasta won Rookie of the Year It was during the 2001 finals series that the new NRL Telstra Premiership logo was used first seen on the field in the first qualifying final between the Sharks and the Broncos That logo was to be used until the end of the 2006 season Coincidentally the Brisbane Broncos were also involved in the last match to use that logo albeit in a modified finals version seen on the ground in the 2006 NRL Grand Final At the end of the season a squad of players from the NRL premiership went on the 2001 Kangaroo tour Every team except Penrith played at least one drawn match during the course of the season The Bulldogs had three drawn matches the most of any team during the season Teams Edit Auckland were renamed the New Zealand Warriors for the 2001 season Brisbane Broncos 14th seasonGround QSACCoach Wayne BennettCaptain Gorden Tallis Bulldogs 67th seasonGround Sydney ShowgroundCoach Steve FolkesCaptain Darren Britt Canberra Raiders 20th seasonGround Canberra StadiumCoach Mal MeningaCaptain Simon Woolford Melbourne Storm 4th seasonGround Docklands StadiumCoach Chris Anderson Mark MurrayCaptain Robbie Kearns amp Rodney Howe New Zealand Warriors 7th seasonGround Ericsson StadiumCoach Daniel AndersonCaptain Stacey Jones amp Kevin CampionNewcastle Knights 14th seasonGround EnergyAustralia StadiumCoach Michael HaganCaptain Andrew Johns North Queensland Cowboys 7th seasonGround Dairy Farmers StadiumCoach Tim Sheens Murray HurstCaptain Paul Bowman Northern Eagles 2nd seasonGround Brookvale Oval amp Grahame ParkCoach Peter SharpCaptain Geoff Toovey Parramatta Eels 55th seasonGround Parramatta StadiumCoach Brian SmithCaptain Nathan Cayless Penrith Panthers 35th seasonGround CUA StadiumCoach Royce SimmonsCaptain Craig GowerSharks 37th seasonGround Shark ParkCoach John LangCaptain Jason Stevens St George Illawarra Dragons 3rd seasonGround Kogarah Oval amp WIN StadiumCoach Andrew FarrarCaptain Craig Smith Sydney Roosters 94th seasonGround Sydney Football StadiumCoach Graham MurrayCaptain Brad Fittler Wests Tigers 2nd seasonGround Campbelltown Stadium amp Leichhardt OvalCoach Terry LambCaptain Darren SenterAdvertising Edit With a new CEO in David Moffat from 2000 the NRL late that year moved their account to a new advertising agency in Saatchi amp Saatchi Sydney There was no umbrella campaign in 2001 no season launch gala ad NRL Marketing Director Mark Wallace insisted that the League s marketing budget remained the same as in prior years but that the focus was to be on promoting individual games and complementing the clubs own marketing activities 3 An ad was produced to promote certain key games The scene is a deserted eerie CBD street The sound of a squeaky wheel gets louder until a clown rides into the middle of shot on a tricycle and turns to camera pouting and frowning The voice over comes up This Easter long weekend the Dragons v Roosters at Sydney Football Stadium You d be a clown to miss it Regular season EditRecords and statistics Edit Parramatta Eels scored the most points in a season by any club in history scoring 839 points in total Wendell Sailor ran 4 452 metres with the ball in 2001 more than any other player in the competition 4 On July 5 the Melbourne Storm beat the Wests Tigers 64 0 which is the Storm s biggest ever win and Tigers biggest ever loss The very next day the Newcastle Knights beat the Brisbane Broncos 44 0 which was set at the time the Broncos biggest ever loss at the time In round 23 Wests Tigers recorded their biggest comeback when they came from a 24 0 down after 30 minutes of play to win 36 32 against the Newcastle Knights which is the Knights worst collapse Also equalled the second biggest ever comeback Ladder Edit 2001 NRL seasonvtePos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Parramatta Eels 26 20 2 4 839 406 433 422 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 26 17 3 6 617 568 49 373 Newcastle Knights P 26 16 1 9 782 639 143 334 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 26 15 2 9 594 513 81 325 Brisbane Broncos 26 14 1 11 696 511 185 296 Sydney Roosters 26 13 1 12 647 589 58 277 St George Illawarra Dragons 26 12 2 12 661 573 88 268 New Zealand Warriors 26 12 2 12 638 629 9 269 Melbourne Storm 26 11 1 14 704 725 21 2310 Northern Eagles 26 11 1 14 603 750 149 2311 Canberra Raiders 26 9 1 16 600 623 23 1912 Wests Tigers 26 9 1 16 474 746 272 1913 North Queensland Cowboys 26 6 2 18 514 771 257 1414 Penrith Panthers 26 7 0 19 521 847 326 14Ladder progression Edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8 Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that roundTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 261 Parramatta 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 9 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 422 Bulldogs 2 4 5 7 9 9 9 10 12 13 15 17 17 19 19 21 23 25 27 29 29 31 31 33 35 373 Newcastle 0 2 3 5 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 21 21 21 21 23 25 27 29 29 29 29 31 334 Sharks 0 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 30 30 325 Brisbane 2 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 17 19 21 23 23 25 25 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 296 Sydney 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 15 15 17 19 21 21 21 21 21 21 23 25 25 27 277 St George Illawarra 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 9 11 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 22 22 24 26 26 268 New Zealand 0 2 2 4 4 6 6 7 9 9 11 11 11 13 15 15 15 17 17 17 19 21 23 25 26 269 Melbourne 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 22 23 2310 Northern Eagles 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 18 18 20 21 23 23 2311 Canberra 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 17 1912 Wests 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 11 11 13 15 17 17 19 19 19 1913 North Queensland 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 11 11 11 12 12 12 1414 Penrith 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 14 14Finals series EditTo decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams the NRL adopted the McIntyre Final Eight System Home Score Away Match InformationDate and Time Venue Referee CrowdQualifying Finals Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 22 6 Brisbane Broncos 7 September 2001 Shark Park Steve Clark 15 508 Newcastle Knights 40 6 Sydney Roosters 8 September 2001 Marathon Stadium Bill Harrigan 22 061 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 22 23 St George Illawarra Dragons 8 September 2001 Sydney Showground Paul Simpkins 17 975 Parramatta Eels 56 12 New Zealand Warriors 9 September 2001 Parramatta Stadium Tim Mander 17 336Semi finals Brisbane Broncos 44 28 St George Illawarra Dragons 15 September 2001 Sydney Football Stadium Paul Simpkins 19 259 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 10 52 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 16 September 2001 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 21 507Preliminary Finals Newcastle Knights 18 10 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 22 September 2001 Sydney Football Stadium Paul Simpkins 31 438 Parramatta Eels 24 16 Brisbane Broncos 23 September 2001 Stadium Australia Bill Harrigan 34 184Chart Edit Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal1 Parramatta568 New Zealand121W Parramatta244W St George Illawarra28 Brisbane162 Canterbury222L Brisbane44 Parramatta247 St George Illawarra23 Newcastle303 Newcastle402W Newcastle186 Sydney63W Cronulla52 Cronulla101L Canterbury104 Cronulla225 Brisbane6Grand Final EditMain article 2001 NRL Grand Final The 2001 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership deciding game of the 2001 NRL season It was contested at Stadium Australia in Sydney by the Newcastle Knights who had finished the regular season in third place and the Parramatta Eels who had finished the regular season in first place after the other six teams that had competed in the top eight finals series had been eliminated The attendance of 90 414 was the third highest ever seen at a rugby league match in Australia and it was the first nighttime grand final in the competition s 103 year history Domestically live free to air television coverage was provided by Nine s Wide World of Sports The match was also broadcast live in the United States by Fox Sports World 5 Newcastle Knights won with their captain Andrew Johns receiving the Clive Churchill Medal for man of the match 6 Sunday 30 September8 10pm AEST Parramatta Eels 24 30 Newcastle KnightsTries Jamie Lyon 66 73 2Brett Hodgson 58 79 2Goals Luke Burt 4 4 58 67 73 80 1st 0 242nd 24 6Report Tries Bill Peden 4 21 2Steve Simpson 7 1Ben Kennedy 32 1Timana Tahu 63 1Goals Andrew Johns 5 7 5 13 pen 23 32 71 pen Field Goals Andrew Johns 0 3Stadium AustraliaAttendance 90 414 Clive Churchill Medal Andrew Johns 7 Referee Bill HarriganPlayer statistics EditThe following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26 Top 5 point scorers Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals279 Ben Walker 18 103 1254 Hazem El Masri 18 91 0245 Andrew Johns 13 95 3245 Clinton Schifcofske 10 102 1239 Jason Taylor 7 105 1Top 5 try scorers Tries Player25 Nathan Blacklock20 Lote Tuqiri18 Hazem El Masri18 Ben Walker16 Nigel Vagana16 Timana Tahu16 Darren Albert16 Craig Wing Top 5 goal scorers Goals Player105 Jason Taylor103 Ben Walker102 Clinton Schifcofske99 Michael De Vere95 Andrew Johns2001 Transfers EditPlayers Edit Player 2000 Club 2001 ClubJason Bell Auckland Warriors RetirementJoe Galuvao Auckland Warriors N ATerry Hermansson Auckland Warriors RetirementOdell Manuel Auckland Warriors Canberra RaidersRobert Mears Auckland Warriors Super League Leeds RhinosLee Oudenryn Auckland Warriors North Queensland CowboysScott Pethybridge Auckland Warriors Northern EaglesJohn Simon Auckland Warriors Wests TigersMatthew Spence Auckland Warriors RetirementTony Tuimavave Auckland Warriors RetirementJoe Vagana Auckland Warriors Super League Bradford BullsNigel Vagana Auckland Warriors Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsKevin Campion Brisbane Broncos New Zealand WarriorsTonie Carroll Brisbane Broncos Super League Leeds RhinosMichael Hancock Brisbane Broncos Super League Salford City RedsHarvey Howard Brisbane Broncos Super League Wigan WarriorsBrad Thorn Brisbane Broncos Canterbury New Zealand rugby union Ben Walker Brisbane Broncos Northern EaglesKerrod Walters Brisbane Broncos RetirementNathan Barnes Canberra Raiders RetirementAnthony Brann Canberra Raiders RetirementMark Corvo Canberra Raiders Brisbane BroncosBrandon Costin Canberra Raiders Super League Huddersfield GiantsLaurie Daley Canberra Raiders RetirementDavid Furner Canberra Raiders Super League Wigan WarriorsDamian Kennedy Canberra Raiders N AJustin Morgan Canberra Raiders New Zealand WarriorsBrett Mullins Canberra Raiders Super League Leeds RhinosBradley Clyde Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Super League Leeds RhinosDaryl Halligan Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs RetirementJason Hetherington Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Super League London BroncosTroy Stone Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Super League Huddersfield GiantsRicky Stuart Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs RetirementAndrew Ettingshausen Cronulla Sutherland Sharks RetirementMitch Healey Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Super League Castleford TigersBrett Howland Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsTim Maddison Cronulla Sutherland Sharks North Queensland CowboysWayne Evans Melbourne Storm Northern EaglesBrett Kimmorley Melbourne Storm Northern EaglesPaul Marquet Melbourne Storm Newcastle KnightsTony Martin Melbourne Storm Super League London BroncosLenny Beckett Newcastle Knights Northern EaglesTony Butterfield Newcastle Knights RetirementDavid Fairleigh Newcastle Knights Super League St HelensMatthew Johns Newcastle Knights Super League Wigan WarriorsPeter Shiels Newcastle Knights Super League St HelensJason Temu Newcastle Knights New Zealand WarriorsGraham Appo North Queensland Cowboys Super League Huddersfield GiantsGreg Bourke North Queensland Cowboys Burleigh Bears Queensland Cup Brett Boyd North Queensland Cowboys RetirementDes Clark North Queensland Cowboys RetirementDarrien Doherty North Queensland Cowboys RetirementNoel Goldthorpe North Queensland Cowboys RetirementPaul Green North Queensland Cowboys Sydney RoostersShane Kenward North Queensland Cowboys RetirementMartin Locke North Queensland Cowboys RetirementScott Prince North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane BroncosJeremy Schloss North Queensland Cowboys RetirementMichael Buettner Northern Eagles Parramatta EelsOwen Cunningham Northern Eagles RetirementDamian Driscoll Northern Eagles Super League Salford City RedsAndrew Frew Northern Eagles Super League Huddersfield GiantsDaniel Gartner Northern Eagles Super League Bradford BullsBrett Grogan Northern Eagles RetirementNigel Roy Northern Eagles Super League London BroncosJason Taylor Northern Eagles Parramatta EelsJim Dymock Parramatta Eels Super League London BroncosStuart Kelly Parramatta Eels Brisbane BroncosDavid Kidwell Parramatta Eels Super League Warrington WolvesBen Kusto Parramatta Eels Super League Huddersfield GiantsGary Larson Parramatta Eels RetirementDavid Penna Parramatta Eels RetirementClinton Schifcofske Parramatta Eels Canberra RaidersDean Schifilliti Parramatta Eels RetirementDallas Weston Parramatta Eels RetirementBrad Drew Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsNigel Gaffey Penrith Panthers RetirementMark Geyer Penrith Panthers RetirementNathan Brown St George Illawarra Dragons RetirementAnthony Mundine St George Illawarra Dragons RetirementLee Murphy St George Illawarra Dragons Wests TigersLuke Patten St George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsWes Patten St George Illawarra Dragons RetirementCorey Pearson St George Illawarra Dragons Wests TigersJulian Bailey Sydney Roosters Newcastle KnightsRichie Barnett Sydney Roosters Super League London BroncosDarren Burns Sydney Roosters Brisbane BroncosJack Elsegood Sydney Roosters RetirementBrendan Hurst Sydney Roosters RetirementAdrian Lam Sydney Roosters Super League Wigan WarriorsRobert Miles Sydney Roosters Northern EaglesShane Rigon Sydney Roosters Super League Bradford BullsNathan Wood Sydney Roosters New Zealand WarriorsBen Duckworth Wests Tigers Parramatta EelsShayne Dunley Wests Tigers Northern EaglesSteve Georgallis Wests Tigers Super League Warrington WolvesJarrod McCracken Wests Tigers RetirementAdam Nable Wests Tigers North Queensland CowboysKarl Lovell Super League Huddersfield Sheffield Giants Northern EaglesMatt Daylight Super League Hull F C Cronulla Sutherland SharksBen Sammut Super League Hull F C Cronulla Sutherland SharksRichie Blackmore Super League Leeds Rhinos New Zealand WarriorsAdrian Morley Super League Leeds Rhinos Sydney RoostersDanny Moore Super League London Broncos North Queensland CowboysDarrell Trindall Super League St Helens Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsWillie Peters Super League Wigan Warriors St George Illawarra DragonsFootnotes Edit Mercer Phil 2001 04 25 Australia s game of shame BBC News UK BBC Retrieved 2010 01 01 Aubrey Jane 10 October 2001 2001 Bennett s Coup Operation Alfie wwos ninemsn com au Archived from the original on 2014 03 07 Retrieved 7 March 2014 Wallace interview B amp T Magazine March2001 Proszenko Adrian 6 May 2012 Gallen set to smash record The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 7 May 2012 National Rugby League Grand Final Live on Fox Sports World This Sunday Business Wire Los Angeles Gale Group 2003 10 03 Retrieved 2009 10 05 permanent dead link dead link Keeble Brett 1 October 2011 Newcastle Knights recall 2001 grand final glory Newcastle Herald Retrieved 27 May 2012 D Souza Miguel Grand Final History wwos ninemsn com au AAP Archived from the original on 19 August 2014 Retrieved 8 September 2013 External links Edit2001 NRL Grand Final at sportsphotography net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2001 NRL season amp oldid 1129836199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
