2001 Brisbane Broncos season

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2001 Brisbane Broncos season
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The 2001 Brisbane Broncos season was the fourteenth in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2001 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in fifth position, going on to play in the finals and coming within one match of the grand final.

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Season summary

As the 2000 season's premiers, the Brisbane Broncos travelled to England in January to contest the 2001 World Club Challenge. The players wore black armbands during the match in memory of the club's co-founder Paul "Porky" Morgan who had died from a heart attack the previous day. Brent Tate made his NRL debut for the Broncos this season. The 2001 NRL season was unusual for the Broncos in that they were unable to string together more than three wins at any time during the season. They lost six games from rounds 20 to 25, at the time the club's worst-ever losing streak. However they finished in 5th position and made it as far as the preliminary final which they lost to Parramatta, in what was a rematch of the preliminary final from the previous season in which the Broncos won 16–10.

Match results

RoundOpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
WCC St Helens R.F.C. Loss182026 Jan Reebok Stadium 16,041
1 North Queensland Cowboys Win181717 Feb Dairy Farmers Stadium 21,7597/14
2 Penrith Panthers Win382224 Feb ANZ Stadium 17,3451/14
3 Parramatta Eels Loss18262 Mar Parramatta Stadium 18,1194/14
4 Wests Tigers Win24610 MarANZ Stadium12,4843/14
5 Newcastle Knights Win42816 MarANZ Stadium22,5402/14
6 New Zealand Warriors Loss121324 Mar Ericsson Stadium 13,9213/14
7 Canterbury Bulldogs Win34630 Mar Sydney Showground 16,6421/14
8 Melbourne Storm Win18168 AprANZ Stadium17,8091/14
9 Sydney Roosters Loss182013 Apr Sydney Football Stadium 21,1262/14
10 St George Illawarra Dragons Win401621 AprANZ Stadium19,7682/14
11 Cronulla Sharks Win351627 AprANZ Stadium20,5712/14
12* Canberra Raiders Draw262613 May Bruce Stadium 14,4142/14
13 Northern Eagles Win22620 MayANZ Stadium16,3062/14
14 North Queensland Cowboys Win50627 MayANZ Stadium14,1741/14
15 Penrith Panthers Win29162 Jun Penrith Football Stadium 11,7571/14
16* Parramatta Eels Loss122815 JunANZ Stadium28,5312/14
17 Wests Tigers Win441023 Jun Campbelltown Stadium 8,3622/14
18* Newcastle Knights Loss0446 Jul Marathon Stadium 22,8342/14
19 New Zealand Warriors Win481215 Jul Carrara Stadium 15,8132/14
20 Canterbury Bulldogs Loss303722 JulANZ Stadium25,8303/14
21 Melbourne Storm Loss283229 Jul Telstra Dome 15,4704/14
22 Sydney Roosters Loss16305 AugANZ Stadium24,1075/14
23 St George Illawarra Dragons Loss182012 Aug WIN Stadium 13,0585/14
24 Cronulla Sharks Loss162419 Aug Shark Park 17,8945/14
25 Canberra Raiders Loss184026 AugANZ Stadium20,9565/14
26 Northern Eagles Win42141 Sep Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 10,2655/14
Qualif. Final Cronulla Sharks Loss6227 SepShark Park15,508
Semi Final St George Illawarra Dragons Win442815 SepSydney Football Stadium19,259
Prelim. Final Parramatta Eels Loss162423 Sep Stadium Australia 34,184
*Game following a State of Origin match

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 262024839406+43342
2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 261736617568+4937
3 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (P)261619782639+14333
4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 261529594513+8132
5 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2614111696511+18529
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2613112647589+5827
7 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2612212661573+8826
8 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2612212638629+926
9 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2611114704725-2123
10 Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles 2611114603750-14723
11 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 269116600623-2319
12 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 269116474746-27219
13 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 266218514771-25714
14 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 267019521847-32614

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Michael De Vere 299/1220206
Lote Tuqiri 210/1084
Wendell Sailor 181/1074
Chris Walker 170068
Darren Lockyer 716/23262
Carl Webb 90036
Shaun Berrigan 80032
Ashley Harrison 80032
Dane Carlaw 70028
Petero Civoniceva 60024
Scott Prince 42/2020
Justin Hodges 40016
Stuart Kelly 40016
Ben Ikin 30012
Luke Priddis 30012
Gorden Tallis 30012
Shane Webcke 30012
Corey Parker 2008
Brad Meyers 1004
Kevin Walters 1004

Honours

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References

  1. "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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