2001 Brisbane Broncos season

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.

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 1610.

Match results

RoundOpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
WCCSt Helens RLFCLoss182026 Jan Reebok Stadium16,041
1North Queensland CowboysWin181717 FebDairy Farmers Stadium21,7597/14
2Penrith PanthersWin382224 FebANZ Stadium17,3451/14
3Parramatta EelsLoss18262 MarParramatta Stadium18,1194/14
4Wests TigersWin24610 MarANZ Stadium12,4843/14
5Newcastle KnightsWin42816 MarANZ Stadium22,5402/14
6New Zealand WarriorsLoss121324 MarEricsson Stadium13,9213/14
7Canterbury BulldogsWin34630 MarSydney Showground16,6421/14
8Melbourne StormWin18168 AprANZ Stadium17,8091/14
9Sydney RoostersLoss182013 AprSydney Football Stadium21,1262/14
10St George Illawarra DragonsWin401621 AprANZ Stadium19,7682/14
11Cronulla SharksWin351627 AprANZ Stadium20,5712/14
12*Canberra RaidersDraw262613 MayBruce Stadium14,4142/14
13Northern EaglesWin22620 MayANZ Stadium16,3062/14
14North Queensland CowboysWin50627 MayANZ Stadium14,1741/14
15Penrith PanthersWin29162 JunPenrith Football Stadium11,7571/14
16*Parramatta EelsLoss122815 JunANZ Stadium28,5312/14
17Wests TigersWin441023 JunCampbelltown Stadium8,3622/14
18*Newcastle KnightsLoss0446 JulMarathon Stadium22,8342/14
19New Zealand WarriorsWin481215 JulCarrara Stadium15,8132/14
20Canterbury BulldogsLoss303722 JulANZ Stadium25,8303/14
21Melbourne StormLoss283229 JulTelstra Dome15,4704/14
22Sydney RoostersLoss16305 AugANZ Stadium24,1075/14
23St George Illawarra DragonsLoss182012 AugWIN Stadium13,0585/14
24Cronulla SharksLoss162419 AugShark Park17,8945/14
25Canberra RaidersLoss184026 AugANZ Stadium20,9565/14
26Northern EaglesWin42141 SepBluetongue Central Coast Stadium10,2655/14
Qualif. FinalCronulla SharksLoss6227 SepShark Park15,508
Semi FinalSt George Illawarra DragonsWin442815 SepSydney Football Stadium19,259
Prelim. FinalParramatta EelsLoss162423 SepStadium Australia34,184
*Game following a State of Origin match

Ladder

Team Pld W D L F A P/D Pts
1 Parramatta Eels 26 20 2 4 839 406 433 42
2 Canterbury Bulldogs 26 17 3 6 617 538 49 37
3 Newcastle Knights 26 16 1 9 782 639 143 33
4 Cronulla Sharks 26 15 2 9 594 513 81 32
5 Brisbane Broncos 26 14 1 11 696 511 185 29
6 Sydney Roosters 26 13 1 12 647 589 58 27
7 St George Illawarra Dragons 26 12 2 12 661 573 88 26
8 New Zealand Warriors 26 12 2 12 638 629 9 26
9 Melbourne Storm 26 11 1 14 704 725 -21 23
10 Northern Eagles 26 11 1 14 603 750 -149 23
11 Canberra Raiders 26 9 1 16 600 623 -23 19
12 Wests Tigers 26 9 1 16 474 746 -272 19
13 North Queensland Cowboys 26 6 2 18 514 771 -257 14
14 Penrith Panthers 26 7 0 19 521 847 -326 14

Scorers

Player Tries Goals FG Points
Michael De Vere 2 99/122 0 206
Lote Tuqiri 21 0/1 0 84
Wendell Sailor 18 1/1 0 74
Chris Walker 17 0 0 68
Darren Lockyer 7 16/23 2 62
Carl Webb 9 0 0 36
Shaun Berrigan 8 0 0 32
Ashley Harrison 8 0 0 32
Dane Carlaw 7 0 0 28
Petero Civoniceva 6 0 0 24
Scott Prince 4 2/2 0 20
Justin Hodges 4 0 0 16
Stuart Kelly 4 0 0 16
Ben Ikin 3 0 0 12
Luke Priddis 3 0 0 12
Gorden Tallis 3 0 0 12
Shane Webcke 3 0 0 12
Corey Parker 2 0 0 8
Brad Meyers 1 0 0 4
Kevin Walters 1 0 0 4

Honours

League

Club

References

  1. "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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