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 R.F.C.Loss182026 JanReebok 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
1Parramatta Eels26202483940643342
2Canterbury Bulldogs2617366175384937
3Newcastle Knights26161978263914333
4Cronulla Sharks2615295945138132
5Brisbane Broncos261411169651118529
6Sydney Roosters26131126475895827
7St George Illawarra Dragons26122126615738826
8New Zealand Warriors2612212638629926
9Melbourne Storm2611114704725-2123
10Northern Eagles2611114603750-14923
11Canberra Raiders269116600623-2319
12Wests Tigers269116474746-27219
13North Queensland Cowboys266218514771-25714
14Penrith Panthers267019521847-32614

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Michael De Vere299/1220206
Lote Tuqiri210/1084
Wendell Sailor181/1074
Chris Walker170068
Darren Lockyer716/23262
Carl Webb90036
Shaun Berrigan80032
Ashley Harrison80032
Dane Carlaw70028
Petero Civoniceva60024
Scott Prince42/2020
Justin Hodges40016
Stuart Kelly40016
Ben Ikin30012
Luke Priddis30012
Gorden Tallis30012
Shane Webcke30012
Corey Parker2008
Brad Meyers1004
Kevin Walters1004

Honours

League

  • Nil

Club

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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