La temporada 2001 de la NRL fue la 94ª temporada de la liga de rugby profesional en Australia y la cuarta de la Liga Nacional de Rugby . También llamado Telstra Premiership 2001 (debido al patrocinio de Telstra Corporation ) fue disputado por trece clubes con sede en Australia más un club con sede en Nueva Zelanda. Los Newcastle Knights reclamaron su segundo cargo de primer ministro en cinco temporadas, derrotando a los primeros ministros menores Parramatta Eels en la primera gran final nocturna de la NRL .
2001 Liga Nacional de Rugby | |
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Duración | 17 de febrero - 30 de septiembre de 2001 |
Equipos | 14 |
Premiers | Newcastle (segundo título) |
Estrenos menores | Parramatta (cuarto título) |
Partidos jugados | 191 |
Puntos anotados | 9.333 |
Asistencia | 2.682.210 |
Máximos anotadores de puntos | Andrew Johns (279) Ben Walker (279) |
Jugador del año | Preston Campbell ( Medalla Dally M ) |
Máximo (s) goleador (es) de intentos | Nathan Blacklock (27 años) |
Resumen de temporada
A principios de la temporada, los partidos de la NRL que involucraban a los Bulldogs se vieron empañados por la violencia fuera del campo por parte de los seguidores del club. [1]
Las Parramatta Eels parecían estar listas para romper su sequía de quince años como primer ministro, ya que compilaron uno de los récords de temporada más dominantes en la historia de la liga de rugby, perdiendo solo cuatro de sus 26 partidos de temporada regular con el mejor récord de ataque y defensivo de la Liga. En 2001, establecieron el récord de más puntos por parte de un club en una temporada con 943, superando el récord anterior de los Brisbane Broncos de 871 establecido en 1998 . Jason Taylor contribuyó significativamente a la cuenta de Eels , quien ese año superó la marca de Daryl Halligan de 2.034 para convertirse en el mayor anotador de puntos en la historia de la competición de clubes en Australia. [2]
Los Warriors llegaron a la final por primera vez en sus siete años de historia con el entrenador novato Daniel Anderson , pero fueron derrotados 56-12 por los primeros ministros menores antes mencionados.
Después de que Warren Ryan se retirara en 2000, los Newcastle Knights nombraron al ex jugador Michael Hagan para el puesto de entrenador. Hagan procedió a convertirse en el primer entrenador desde Phil Gould en 1988 en ganar un puesto de primer ministro en su primera temporada como entrenador. Ricky Stuart haría lo mismo con los Roosters la siguiente temporada. Tim Sheens fue despedido como entrenador de los North Queensland Cowboys durante la temporada y fue reemplazado por Murray Hurst . Mal Meninga renunció como entrenador de Canberra luego de la decepcionante temporada del club y, a su vez, fue reemplazado por Matthew Elliott .
Preston Campbell fue un merecido ganador de la medalla Dally M después de ser un jugador fundamental en el ascenso de los Sharks a la cuarta posición en la tabla. Andrew Johns de Newcastle habría sido un claro ganador, pero no estuvo en la contienda debido a que se perdió dos partidos por suspensión. Brian Smith fue reconocido como Entrenador del Año, mientras que Braith Anasta ganó el premio al Novato del Año.
Fue durante la serie de finales de 2001 que se utilizó el nuevo logotipo de NRL Telstra Premiership, que se vio por primera vez en el campo en la primera final de clasificación entre los Sharks y los Broncos. Ese logotipo se utilizaría hasta el final de la temporada 2006 . Casualmente, los Brisbane Broncos también estuvieron involucrados en el último partido en usar ese logo, aunque en una versión final modificada vista en el suelo en la Gran Final de la NRL 2006 .
Al final de la temporada, un equipo de jugadores de la primera división de la NRL participó en la gira Kangaroo de 2001 .
Todos los equipos, excepto Penrith, jugaron al menos un partido empatado durante el transcurso de la temporada. Los Bulldogs tuvieron tres partidos empatados, la mayor cantidad de cualquier equipo durante la temporada.
Equipos
Auckland pasó a llamarse New Zealand Warriors para la temporada 2001.
Brisbane Broncos 14a temporada Terreno: QSAC Entrenador: Wayne Bennett Capitán: Gorden Tallis | Bulldogs RLFC 67a temporada Terreno: Sydney Showground Entrenador: Steve Folkes Capitán: Darren Britt | Canberra Raiders 20a temporada Campo: Canberra Stadium Entrenador: Mal Meninga Capitán: Simon Woolford | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 37a temporada Terreno: Shark Park Entrenador: John Lang Capitán: Jason Stevens |
Melbourne Storm 4ta temporada Entrenador del estadio Ground Docklands : Chris Anderson → Mark Murray Capitán: Robbie Kearns y Rodney Howe | Guerreros de Nueva Zelanda 9a temporada Terreno: Estadio Ericsson Entrenador: Daniel Anderson Capitán: Stacey Jones y Kevin Campion | Caballeros de Newcastle 14a temporada Terreno: EnergyAustralia Stadium Entrenador: Michael Hagan Capitán: Andrew Johns | North Queensland Cowboys Séptima temporada Terreno: Dairy Farmers Entrenador del estadio : Tim Sheens → Murray Hurst Capitán: Paul Bowman |
Águilas del norte Segunda temporada Terreno: Brookvale Oval y Grahame Park Entrenador: Peter Sharp Capitán: Geoff Toovey | Parramatta Eels 55th season Ground: Parramatta Stadium Coach: Brian Smith Captain: Nathan Cayless | Penrith Panthers 35th season Ground: CUA Stadium Coach: Royce Simmons Captain: Craig Gower | Sydney Roosters 94th season Ground: Sydney Football Stadium Coach: Graham Murray Captain: Brad Fittler |
St. George Illawarra Dragons 3rd season Ground: Kogarah Oval & WIN Stadium Coach: Andrew Farrar Captain: Craig Smith | Wests Tigers 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".
Temporada regular
Records and statistics
- Parramatta Eels scored the most points in a season by any club in history scoring 943 points in total.
- Wendell Sailor ran 4,452 metres with the ball in 2001, more than any other player in the competition.[4]
- On July 5, the Melbourne Storm beat the Wests Tigers 64-0, which is the Storm's biggest ever win and Tigers biggest ever loss. The very next day the Newcastle Knights beat the Brisbane Broncos 44-0, which was set at the time, the Broncos biggest ever loss at the time.
- In round 23, Wests Tigers recorded their biggest comeback when they came from a 24-0 down after 30 minutes of play to win 36-32 against the Newcastle Knights which is the Knights worst collapse. Also equalled the second biggest ever comeback.
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Parramatta Eels | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 839 | 406 | +433 | 42 |
2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 617 | 568 | +49 | 37 |
3 | Newcastle Knights (P) | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 782 | 639 | +143 | 33 |
4 | Cronulla-Sutherland 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 |
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
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1 | Parramatta | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 |
2 | Bulldogs | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 |
3 | Newcastle | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
4 | Sharks | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
5 | Brisbane | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
6 | Sydney | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
7 | St. George Illawarra | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
8 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
9 | Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
10 | Northern Eagles | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
11 | Canberra | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
12 | Wests | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
13 | North Queensland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
14 | Penrith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Serie de finales
To decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopted the McIntyre Final Eight System.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
Cronulla Sharks | 22 – 6 | Brisbane Broncos | 7 September 2001 | Shark Park | Steve Clark | 15,508 | ||
Newcastle Knights | 40 – 6 | Sydney Roosters | 8 September 2001 | Marathon Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 22,061 | ||
Canterbury Bulldogs | 22 – 23 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 September 2001 | Sydney Showground | Paul Simpkins | 17,975 | ||
Parramatta Eels | 56 – 12 | New Zealand Warriors | 9 September 2001 | Parramatta Stadium | Tim Mander | 17,336 | ||
Semi Finals | ||||||||
Brisbane Broncos | 44 – 28 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 15 September 2001 | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 19,259 | ||
Canterbury Bulldogs | 10 – 52 | Cronulla Sharks | 16 September 2001 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 21,507 | ||
Preliminary Finals | ||||||||
Newcastle Knights | 18 – 10 | Cronulla Sharks | 22 September 2001 | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 31,438 | ||
Parramatta Eels | 24 – 16 | Brisbane Broncos | 23 September 2001 | Stadium Australia | Bill Harrigan | 34,184 |
Chart
Qualifying Finals | Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Parramatta | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | New Zealand | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
1W | Parramatta | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Canterbury | 22 | 4W | St. George Illawarra | 28 | Brisbane | 16 | |||||||||||
7 | St. George Illawarra | 23 | 2L | Brisbane | 44 | Parramatta | 24 | |||||||||||
Newcastle | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Newcastle | 40 | 2W | Newcastle | 18 | |||||||||||||
6 | Sydney | 6 | 3W | Cronulla | 52 | Cronulla | 10 | |||||||||||
1L | Canterbury | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Cronulla | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Brisbane | 6 |
Gran final
Sunday, 30 September 8:10pm (AEST) |
Parramatta Eels | 24 – 30 | Newcastle Knights |
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Tries: Jamie Lyon (66', 73') 2 Brett Hodgson (58', 79') 2 Goals: Luke Burt 4/4 (58', 67', 73', 80') | 1st: 0 - 24 2nd: 24 - 6 Report | Tries: Bill Peden (4', 21') 2 Steve Simpson (7') 1 Ben Kennedy (32') 1 Timana Tahu (63') 1 Goals: Andrew Johns 5/7 (5', 13' pen, 23', 32', 71' pen) Field Goals: Andrew Johns 0/3 |
Stadium Australia Attendance: 90,414 Clive Churchill Medal: Andrew Johns[5] Referee: Bill Harrigan |
Transferencias 2001
Players
Player | 2000 Club | 2001 Club |
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Jason Bell | Auckland Warriors | Retirement |
Joe Galuvao | Auckland Warriors | N/A |
Terry Hermansson | Auckland Warriors | Retirement |
Odell Manuel | Auckland Warriors | Canberra Raiders |
Robert Mears | Auckland Warriors | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
Lee Oudenryn | Auckland Warriors | North Queensland Cowboys |
Scott Pethybridge | Auckland Warriors | Northern Eagles |
John Simon | Auckland Warriors | Wests Tigers |
Matthew Spence | Auckland Warriors | Retirement |
Tony Tuimavave | Auckland Warriors | Retirement |
Joe Vagana | Auckland Warriors | Super League: Bradford Bulls |
Nigel Vagana | Auckland Warriors | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Kevin Campion | Brisbane Broncos | New Zealand Warriors |
Tonie Carroll | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
Michael Hancock | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Salford City Reds |
Harvey Howard | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
Brad Thorn | Brisbane Broncos | Canterbury (New Zealand rugby union) |
Ben Walker | Brisbane Broncos | Northern Eagles |
Kerrod Walters | Brisbane Broncos | Retirement |
Nathan Barnes | Canberra Raiders | Retirement |
Anthony Brann | Canberra Raiders | Retirement |
Mark Corvo | Canberra Raiders | Brisbane Broncos |
Brandon Costin | Canberra Raiders | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
Laurie Daley | Canberra Raiders | Retirement |
David Furner | Canberra Raiders | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
Damian Kennedy | Canberra Raiders | N/A |
Justin Morgan | Canberra Raiders | New Zealand Warriors |
Brett Mullins | Canberra Raiders | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
Bradley Clyde | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
Daryl Halligan | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Retirement |
Jason Hetherington | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Super League: London Broncos |
Troy Stone | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
Ricky Stuart | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Retirement |
Andrew Ettingshausen | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Retirement |
Mitch Healey | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Super League: Castleford Tigers |
Brett Howland | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Tim Maddison | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | North Queensland Cowboys |
Wayne Evans | Melbourne Storm | Northern Eagles |
Brett Kimmorley | Melbourne Storm | Northern Eagles |
Paul Marquet | Melbourne Storm | Newcastle Knights |
Tony Martin | Melbourne Storm | Super League: London Broncos |
Lenny Beckett | Newcastle Knights | Northern Eagles |
Tony Butterfield | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
David Fairleigh | Newcastle Knights | Super League: St. Helens |
Matthew Johns | Newcastle Knights | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
Peter Shiels | Newcastle Knights | Super League: St. Helens |
Jason Temu | Newcastle Knights | New Zealand Warriors |
Graham Appo | North Queensland Cowboys | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
Greg Bourke | North Queensland Cowboys | Burleigh Bears (Queensland Cup) |
Brett Boyd | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
Des Clark | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
Darrien Doherty | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
Noel Goldthorpe | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
Paul Green | North Queensland Cowboys | Sydney Roosters |
Shane Kenward | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
Martin Locke | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
Scott Prince | North Queensland Cowboys | Brisbane Broncos |
Jeremy Schloss | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
Michael Buettner | Northern Eagles | Parramatta Eels |
Owen Cunningham | Northern Eagles | Retirement |
Damian Driscoll | Northern Eagles | Super League: Salford City Reds |
Andrew Frew | Northern Eagles | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
Daniel Gartner | Northern Eagles | Super League: Bradford Bulls |
Brett Grogan | Northern Eagles | Retirement |
Nigel Roy | Northern Eagles | Super League: London Broncos |
Jason Taylor | Northern Eagles | Parramatta Eels |
Jim Dymock | Parramatta Eels | Super League: London Broncos |
Stuart Kelly | Parramatta Eels | Brisbane Broncos |
David Kidwell | Parramatta Eels | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
Ben Kusto | Parramatta Eels | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
Gary Larson | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
David Penna | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
Clinton Schifcofske | Parramatta Eels | Canberra Raiders |
Dean Schifilliti | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
Dallas Weston | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
Brad Drew | Penrith Panthers | Parramatta Eels |
Nigel Gaffey | Penrith Panthers | Retirement |
Mark Geyer | Penrith Panthers | Retirement |
Nathan Brown | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
Anthony Mundine | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
Lee Murphy | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wests Tigers |
Luke Patten | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Wes Patten | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
Corey Pearson | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wests Tigers |
Julian Bailey | Sydney Roosters | Newcastle Knights |
Richie Barnett | Sydney Roosters | Super League: London Broncos |
Darren Burns | Sydney Roosters | Brisbane Broncos |
Jack Elsegood | Sydney Roosters | Retirement |
Brendan Hurst | Sydney Roosters | Retirement |
Adrian Lam | Sydney Roosters | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
Robert Miles | Sydney Roosters | Northern Eagles |
Shane Rigon | Sydney Roosters | Super League: Bradford Bulls |
Nathan Wood | Sydney Roosters | New Zealand Warriors |
Ben Duckworth | Wests Tigers | Parramatta Eels |
Shayne Dunley | Wests Tigers | Northern Eagles |
Steve Georgallis | Wests Tigers | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
Jarrod McCracken | Wests Tigers | Retirement |
Adam Nable | Wests Tigers | North Queensland Cowboys |
Karl Lovell | Super League: Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants | Northern Eagles |
Matt Daylight | Super League: Hull F.C. | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Ben Sammut | Super League: Hull F.C. | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Richie Blackmore | Super League: Leeds Rhinos | New Zealand Warriors |
Adrian Morley | Super League: Leeds Rhinos | Sydney Roosters |
Danny Moore | Super League: London Broncos | North Queensland Cowboys |
Darrell Trindall | Super League: St. Helens | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Willie Peters | Super League: Wigan Warriors | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Notas al pie
- ^ Mercer, Phil (2001-04-25). "Australia's game of shame". BBC News. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wallace interview B&T Magazine March2001
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (6 May 2012). "Gallen set to smash record". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ D'Souza, Miguel. "Grand Final History". wwos.ninemsn.com.au. AAP. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
enlaces externos
- 2001 NRL Grand Final at sportsphotography.net