2001 Parramatta Eels season

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2001 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank1st
Play-off resultRunners-up (Lost 24–30 vs Newcastle Knights, Grand Final)
World Club Challenge DNQ
2001 recordWins: 20; Draws: 2; Losses: 4
Points scoredFor: 839; Against: 406
Team information
CEO Denis Fitzgerald
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Smith
Captain
Stadium Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
High attendance34,184 (23 September vs Brisbane Broncos, 2nd Preliminary Final)
Top scorers
Tries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Hodgson (21)
Goals Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Taylor (116)
Points Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Taylor (265)
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The 2001 Parramatta Eels season was the 55th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2001 Telstra Premiership, reaching the 2001 NRL Grand final.

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Summary

In 2001, Parramatta set a regular-season points scoring record in the premiership by scoring 839 points in 26 matches on their way to claiming the minor premiership. In their fifth consecutive Finals Series, Parramatta dominated the series, starting with a 56–12 victory over the New Zealand Warriors at Parramatta Stadium in front of 17,336. After getting a week off, Parramatta defeated the Brisbane Broncos at Stadium Australia, 24–16 in the rematch of the 2000 preliminary final.

Parramatta went into the decider as hot favourites after losing just once in 22 matches. Despite this the team was defeated in their first grand final appearance in fifteen years. They lost 30–24 against the Newcastle Knights, trailing 24–0 at half-time. [1]

Parramatta set a number of point scoring records throughout the season which as of 2023 are yet to be broken which include, most points in a regular season (839). They also set the record for most tries (159) and most points (943) in a full premiership season. The 2001 Parramatta side also held the records for most tries in a regular season and highest points differential of any side in a regular season, however both of these records were broken by Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season. [2] [3]

Standings

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 2611114603750-14923
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

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References

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