2001 Bulldogs RLFC season

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2001 season
Head coach Steve Folkes
Captain Darren Britt 22 games and Craig Polla-Mounter six games
Top try scorerClub: Hazem El Masri (19)
Top points scorerClub: Hazem El Masri (270)
Highest home attendance21,895 v Parramatta Eels, round 23
Average home attendance13,319
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Bulldogs RLFC season was the 67th in the club's history. Coached by Steve Folkes and captained by Darren Britt, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2001 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 2nd. The team went on to the Semi-finals after losing the semi-final game 10-52 against the Cronulla Sharks at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Contents

Squad movement

Gains

PlayerSigned FromUntil end ofNotes
Brett Howland Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2003 [1]
Luke Patten St George Illawarra Dragons Until retirement (2010) [2]
Paul Rauhihi Newcastle Knights 2002 [3]
Darrell Trindall South Sydney Rabbitohs 2002 [4]
Nigel Vagana New Zealand Warriors 2003 [5]

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Debuts

Losses

PlayerSigned toUntil end
of		Notes
Bradley Clyde Leeds Rhinos ? [8]
Jason Hetherington London Broncos 2002 [9]
Justin Murphy New Zealand Warriors 2004 [10] [11]
Troy Stone Huddersfield Giants 2001 [12]

Left club/did not play in 2001

Fixtures

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceLadder
Position
Sunday 18 February1 Melbourne Storm Colonial Stadium 14-10 [18] Darren Smith, Willie Mason Hazem El Masri (3)15,0705th
Sunday 25 February2 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium 28-18 [19] Brett Howland, Darren Britt, Shane Marteene, Brent Sherwin, Braith Anasta Hazem El Masri (4)11,6852nd
Sunday 4 March3 Newcastle Knights Sydney Showground 28-28 [20] Hazem El Masri, Darren Smith, Luke Patten, Paul Rauhihi, Braith Anasta Hazem El Masri (4)18,1091st
Saturday 10 March4 Northern Eagles Sydney Showground 38-18 [21] Hazem El Masri (3), Nigel Vagana (2), Darren Smith, Craig Polla-Mounter, Braith Anasta Hazem El Masri (3)14,3021st
Saturday 17 March5 Penrith Panthers Penrith Football Stadium 32-20 [22] Corey Hughes, Darren Smith, Travis Norton, Brett Howland, Willie Mason Hazem El Masri (6)16,0101st
Sunday 25 March6 Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium 12-38 [23] Brett Howland, Nigel Vagana Hazem El Masri (2)15,2511st
Friday 30 March7 Brisbane Broncos Sydney Showground 6-34 [24] Braith Anasta Hazem El Masri 16,6424th
Saturday 7 April8 New Zealand Warriors Westpac Stadium, Wellington 24-24 [25] Luke Patten (2), Hazem El Masri, Steve Reardon, Glen Hughes Hazem El Masri (2)27,7005th
Saturday 14 April9 West Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 16-14 Hazem El Masri (2), Travis Norton Hazem El Masri (2)14,6324th
Friday 20 April10 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 20-20 [26] Jamie Feeney (2), Nigel Vagana Hazem El Masri (4)20,2204th
Saturday 28 April11 North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium 26-14 [27] Darrell Trindall (2), Nigel Vagana, Braith Anasta Hazem El Masri (5)8,0003rd
Friday 11 May12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Toyota Park 20-6 [28] Hazem El Masri, Luke Patten, Nigel Vagana, Shane Marteene Hazem El Masri (2)11,2183rd
Friday 20 April13 St George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Showground 14-26 [29] Willie Talau, Luke Patten Hazem El Masri (3)15,1734th
Sunday 27 May14 Melbourne Storm Sydney Showground 28-26 [30] Nigel Vagana (3), Hazem El Masri (2) Hazem El Masri (4)8,2344th
Saturday 2 June15 Canberra Raiders Sydney Showground 0-32 [31] 8,1555th
Sunday 17 June16 Newcastle Knights Marathon Stadium 46-18 [32] Hazem El Masri (3), Jamie Feeney (2), Braith Anasta (2), Willie Talau Hazem El Masri (7)16,6455th
Sunday 24 June17 Northern Eagles NorthPower Stadium 32-30 [33] Craig Polla-Mounter (2), Hazem El Masri, Darren Smith, Brent Sherwin Hazem El Masri (6)13,2223rd
Sunday 8 July18 Penrith Panthers Sydney Showground 40-14 [34] Braith Anasta (2), Hazem El Masri, Dennis Scott, Luke Patten, Nigel Vagana, Darrell Trindall Hazem El Masri (6)8,2173rd
Sunday 15 July19 Sydney Roosters Sydney Showground 34-18 [35] Hazem El Masri, Willie Talau, Shane Marteene, Willie Mason, Braith Anasta, Darrell Trindall Hazem El Masri (5)13,3033rd
Sunday 22 July20 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium 37-30 [36] Willie Talau, Steven Price, Darren Smith, Steve Reardon, Nigel Vagana, Braith Anasta Hazem El Masri (6), Braith Anasta (FG)25,8302nd
Sunday 28 July21 New Zealand Warriors Ericsson Stadium 8-34 [37] Nigel Vagana, Shane Marteene 10,3913rd
Saturday 4 August22 West Tigers Sydney Showground 28-14 [38] Luke Patten (2), Steven Price, Glenn Hughes, Shane Marteene Hazem El Masri (4)15,1532nd
Friday 10 August23 Parramatta Eels Sydney Showground 16-24 [39] Nigel Vagana, Shane Marteene, Braith Anasta Hazem El Masri (2)21,8952nd
Saturday 18 August24 North Queensland Cowboys Sydney Showground 30-22 [40] Hazem El Masri (2), Willie Talau, Steve Reardon, Jamie Feeney, Glen Hughes Hazem El Masri (2), Braith Anasta (1)6,7152nd
Friday 24 August25 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Showground 16-14 [41] Willie Talau, Craig Polla-Mounter Hazem El Masri (4)14,8712nd
Friday 31 August26 St George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Football Stadium 24-22 [42] Nigel Vagana (3), Rod Silva Hazem El Masri (4)20,1232nd

Finals season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceLadder
Position
Saturday 8 SeptemberQualif Final St George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Showground 22-23 [43] Hazem El Masri, Glen Hughes, Braith Anasta Hazem El Masri (5)17,975-
Sunday 16 SeptemberSemi-final Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Football Stadium 10-52 [44] Willie Talau, Steven Price Hazem El Masri (1)19,259-

Player statistics

PlayerAgeAppIntTGFGPts
Braith Anasta 19213131155
Darren Britt 312211--4
Hazem El Masri 2528-1997-270
Jamie Feeney 2313156--24
Brett Howland 2512-3--12
Corey Hughes 231431--4
Glen Hughes 28864--16
Steven Hughes 273-----
Shane Marteene 2418-5--20
Willie Mason 2111123---
Travis Norton 258-2--8
Luke Patten 2128-8--32
Adam Peek 23-10----
Adam Perry 2241----
Shane Perry 24-1----
Craig Polla-Mounter 2923-4--16
Steven Price 272513--12
Paul Rauhihi 286111--4
Steve Reardon 301743--8
Dennis Scott 254131--4
Brent Sherwin 239122--8
Rod Silva 331-1--4
Royce Simms23-2----
Darren Smith 3223-6--24
Troy Stone 29-1----
Willie Talau 252427--28
David Thomson 23-1----
Darrell Trindall 291524--16
Nigel Vagana 2626-16--64
Barry Ward 30111----

Source= [45]

Notes

Representatives

PlayerPapua New Guinea vs Australia [46] Ashes Series [47] [48] [49] City vs Country [50] State of Origin [51] [52] [53] New Zealand v France [54] New Zealand vs Australia [55]
Braith Anasta AustraliaAustralia----
Darren Britt --Country---
Hazem El Masri --City---
Darren Smith ---Queensland (3)--
Willie Talau ----New Zealand-
Nigel Vagana -----New Zealand
Barry Ward --City---

See also

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