2001 NRL season

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2001 National Rugby League
DurationFebruary 17 – September 30, 2001
Teams14
Premiers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle (2nd title)
Minor premiers Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (4th title)
Matches played191
Points scored9,333
Average attendance14,043
Attendance2,682,210
Top points scorer(s) Newcastle colours.svg Andrew Johns (279)
Northern Eagles colours.svg Ben Walker (279)
Player of the year Cronulla colours.svg Preston Campbell (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) St. George colours.svg Nathan Blacklock (27)
  2000
2002  

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.

Contents

Season summary

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.

Brisbane Broncos
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14th season
Ground: QSAC
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Gorden Tallis
Bulldogs
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67th season
Ground: Sydney Showground
Coach: Steve Folkes
Captain: Darren Britt
Canberra Raiders
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20th season
Ground: Canberra Stadium
Coach: Mal Meninga
Captain: Simon Woolford
Melbourne Storm
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4th season
Ground Docklands Stadium
Coach: Chris AndersonMark Murray
Captain: Robbie Kearns & Rodney Howe
New Zealand Warriors
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7th season
Ground: Ericsson Stadium
Coach: Daniel Anderson
Captain: Stacey Jones & Kevin Campion
Newcastle Knights
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14th season
Ground: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Coach: Michael Hagan
Captain: Andrew Johns
North Queensland Cowboys
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7th season
Ground: Dairy Farmers Stadium
Coach: Tim SheensMurray Hurst
Captain: Paul Bowman
Northern Eagles
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2nd season
Ground: Brookvale Oval & Grahame Park
Coach: Peter Sharp
Captain: Geoff Toovey
Parramatta Eels
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55th season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium
Coach: Brian Smith
Captain: Nathan Cayless
Penrith Panthers
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35th season
Ground: CUA Stadium
Coach: Royce Simmons
Captain: Craig Gower
Sharks
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37th season
Ground: Shark Park
Coach: John Lang
Captain: Jason Stevens
St. George Illawarra Dragons
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3rd season
Ground: Kogarah Oval & WIN Stadium
Coach: Andrew Farrar
Captain: Craig Smith
Sydney Roosters
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94th season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Graham Murray
Captain: Brad Fittler
Wests Tigers
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2nd season
Ground: Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Terry Lamb
Captain: Darren Senter

Advertising

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

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

Ladder progression

Team1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 22446689111214161820222426262830323436384042
2 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs 245799910121315171719192123252729293131333537
3 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 023557911131517192121212121232527292929293133
4 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks 0244681010101212121314141618202224262828303032
5 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 2446881012121416171921232325252727272727272729
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 224668810121414151517192121212121212325252727
7 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra 2222246888891112141416182020222224262626
8 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand 022446679911111113151515171717192123252626
9 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 00244444668101212141616181818202020222323
10 Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles 2244666881012121214141616181818182021232323
11 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 22224666888999111113131313131515151719
12 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests 0244668888889991111111315171719191919
13 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 022224455555777799911111112121214
14 Panthers colours.svg Penrith 000222444668888888810101012121414

Finals series

To decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopted the McIntyre final eight system.

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd
Qualifying Finals
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 6 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 7 September 2001 Shark Park Steve Clark 15,508
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 40 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 8 September 2001 Marathon Stadium Bill Harrigan 22,061
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22 23 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 September 2001 Sydney Showground Paul Simpkins 17,975
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 56 12 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 9 September 2001 Parramatta Stadium Tim Mander 17,336
Semi-finals
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 44 28 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 15 September 2001 Sydney Football Stadium Paul Simpkins 19,259
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 52 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 September 2001 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 21,507
Preliminary Finals
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 18 10 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 September 2001 Sydney Football Stadium Paul Simpkins 31,438
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24 16 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 23 September 2001 Stadium Australia Bill Harrigan 34,184

Chart

Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta56
8 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand121W Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta24
4W St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra28 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane16
2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury222L Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane44
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta24
7 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra23
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle30
3 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle402W Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle18
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney63W Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla52 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla10
1L Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury10
4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla22
5 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane6

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]

2001 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 30 September
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Parramatta Eels Parramatta colours.svg 24 – 30 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Tries:4
Lyon Ru ball.svg 66', 73'
Hodgson Ru ball.svg 58', 79'
Goals:4
Luke Burt Rugby penalty.svg 58', 67', 73', 80'(4/4)
1st: 0–24
2nd: 24–6
Report [7]
Tries:5
Peden Ru ball.svg 4', 21'
Simpson Ru ball.svg 7'
Kennedy Ru ball.svg 32'
Tahu Ru ball.svg 63'
Goals:5
Johns Rugby penalty.svg 5', pen 13', 23', 32', pen 71'(5/7)
Field goals:
Johns (0/3)
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 90,414 [8]
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Touch judges: Steve Richards, Shayne Hayne
Clive Churchill Medal: Andrew Johns (Newcastle)

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.

2001 Transfers

Players

Player2000 Club2001 Club
Jason Bell Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Retirement
Joe Galuvao Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors N/A
Terry Hermansson Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Retirement
Odell Manuel Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Robert Mears Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Lee Oudenryn Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Scott Pethybridge Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles
John Simon Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Matthew Spence Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Retirement
Tony Tuimavave Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Retirement
Joe Vagana Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls
Nigel Vagana Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Kevin Campion Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Tonie Carroll Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Michael Hancock Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford City Reds
Harvey Howard Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Brad Thorn Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Canterbury (New Zealand rugby union)
Ben Walker Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles
Kerrod Walters Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Nathan Barnes Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Retirement
Anthony Brann Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Retirement
Mark Corvo Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Brandon Costin Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Laurie Daley Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Retirement
David Furner Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Damian Kennedy Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders N/A
Justin Morgan Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Brett Mullins Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Bradley Clyde Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Daryl Halligan Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Jason Hetherington Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Troy Stone Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Ricky Stuart Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Andrew Ettingshausen Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Mitch Healey Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Castleford colours.svg Super League: Castleford Tigers
Brett Howland Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Tim Maddison Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Wayne Evans Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles
Brett Kimmorley Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles
Paul Marquet Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Tony Martin Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Lenny Beckett Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles
Tony Butterfield Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
David Fairleigh Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Matthew Johns Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Peter Shiels Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Jason Temu Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Graham Appo North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Greg Bourke North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Burleigh Bears (Queensland Cup)
Brett Boyd North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Des Clark North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Darrien Doherty North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Noel Goldthorpe North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Paul Green North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Shane Kenward North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Martin Locke North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Scott Prince North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Jeremy Schloss North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Michael Buettner Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Owen Cunningham Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles Retirement
Damian Driscoll Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford City Reds
Andrew Frew Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Daniel Gartner Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls
Brett Grogan Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles Retirement
Nigel Roy Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Jason Taylor Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Jim Dymock Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Stuart Kelly Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
David Kidwell Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves
Ben Kusto Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Gary Larson Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
David Penna Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
Clinton Schifcofske Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Dean Schifilliti Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
Dallas Weston Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
Brad Drew Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Nigel Gaffey Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Retirement
Mark Geyer Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Retirement
Nathan Brown St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Anthony Mundine St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Lee Murphy St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Luke Patten St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Wes Patten St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Corey Pearson St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Julian Bailey Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Richie Barnett Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Darren Burns Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Jack Elsegood Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Retirement
Brendan Hurst Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Retirement
Adrian Lam Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Robert Miles Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles
Shane Rigon Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls
Nathan Wood Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Ben Duckworth Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Shayne Dunley Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles
Steve Georgallis Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves
Jarrod McCracken Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Retirement
Adam Nable Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Karl Lovell Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles
Matt Daylight Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C. Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Ben Sammut Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C. Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Richie Blackmore Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Adrian Morley Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Danny Moore Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Darrell Trindall Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Willie Peters Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons

Footnotes

  1. Mercer, Phil (2001-04-25). "Australia's game of shame". BBC News. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  2. 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.
  3. Wallace interview B&T Magazine March 2001
  4. Proszenko, Adrian (6 May 2012). "Gallen set to smash record". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  5. "National Rugby League Grand Final, Live on Fox Sports World This Sunday". Business Wire . Los Angeles. 2003-10-03. ProQuest   446309241.
  6. Keeble, Brett (1 October 2011). "Newcastle Knights recall 2001 grand final glory". Newcastle Herald . Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  7. Middleton, David. Rugby League 2002. Sydney: Harper Sports. pp. 191–192. ISBN   0732274664.
  8. "2001 NRL Grand Final". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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