2001 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

Rugby league team season

2001 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

NRL Rank| 7th
Play-off result| Semi-finals
2001 record| Wins: 12; draws: 2; losses: 12
Points scored| For: 661; against: 573
Team information
Coach| Andrew Farrar
Captain|

* Craig Smith

Stadium| Sydney Football Stadium, Wollongong Showground
Avg. attendance| 11,829
High attendance| 20,123 (vs. Bulldogs, round 26)
Top scorers
Tries| Nathan Blacklock (27)
Points| Nathan Blacklock (122)
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The 2001 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the third in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2001 premiership season. The team finished seventh in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the second week against the Brisbane Broncos, losing 44–28.

## Squad gains and losses

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| Wade Forrester |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
| Paul McGregor | Retirement  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
| Willie Peters |  Wigan Warriors (Super League)  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
| Luke Branighan |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| Daniel Heckenberg |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Parramatta Eels
| Junior Langi |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Melbourne Storm
| Lee Murphy |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Wests Tigers
| Luke Patten |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
| Corey Pearson |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Wests Tigers
| Nathan Brown |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement
| Wes Patten |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement
| Anthony Mundine |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Boxing

## Ladder

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2001 NRL season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts
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 | -147 | 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

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Round  | 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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Ladder Position  | 2nd  | 4th  | 9th  | 12th  | 12th  | 11th  | 8th  | 7th  | 8th  | 9th  | 9th  | 10th  | 9th  | 10th  | 8th  | 10th  | 7th  | 8th  | 7th  | 7th  | 6th  | 7th  | 7th  | 6th  | 7th  | 7th
Source: [1]

## Season results

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Round  | Home  | Score  | Away  | Match Information

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Date  | Venue  | Referee  | Attendance  | Source
1  |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 6 – 30  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 February  | Endeavour Field | Tony Archer | 18,119  | [2]
2  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 – 26  |  Wests Tigers | 25 February  | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 12,842  | [3]
3  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 16 – 20  |  Melbourne Storm | 3 March  | Wollongong Showground | Tony Archer | 9,480  | [4]
4  |  New Zealand Warriors | 34 – 6  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 9 March  | Mount Smart Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 8,738  | [5]
5  |  Canberra Raiders | 32 – 22  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 March  | Canberra Stadium | Sean Hampstead  | 10,187  | [6]
6  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 48 – 18  |  Northern Eagles | 23 March  | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 10,429  | [7]
7  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 48 – 12  |  North Queensland Cowboys | 1 April  | Wollongong Showground | Tim Mander  | 9,583  | [8]
8  |  Penrith Panthers | 14 – 42  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 April  | Penrith Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 12,744  | [9]
9  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 – 16  |  Parramatta Eels | 14 April  | Wollongong Showground | Sean Hampstead  | 13,404  | [10]
10  |  Brisbane Broncos | 40 – 16  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 21 April  | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre | Mark Oaten  | 19,768  | [11]
11  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 – 32  |  Newcastle Knights | 28 April  | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 13,567  | [12]
12  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 – 20  |  Sydney Roosters | 13 May  | Wollongong Showground | Steve Clark  | 9,792  | [13]
13  |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 14 – 26  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 May  | Sydney Showground Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 15,173  | [14]
14  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 26 – 26  |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 25 May  | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 15,226  | [15]
15  |  Wests Tigers | 22 – 27  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 June  | Leichhardt Oval | Sean Hampstead  | 13,152  | [16]
16  |  Melbourne Storm | 34 – 28  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 17 June  | Docklands Stadium | Tony Archer | 11,530  | [17]
17  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 38 – 18  |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 June  | Wollongong Showground | Tim Mander  | 9,013  | [18]
18  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 44 – 12  |  Canberra Raiders | 7 July  | Wollongong Showground | Bill Harrigan | 10,108  | [19]
19  |  Northern Eagles | 18 – 28  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 July  | Brookvale Oval | Paul Simpkins | 7,017  | [20]
20  |  North Queensland Cowboys | 34 – 10  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 21 July  | Willows Sports Complex | Shayne Hayne | 14,293  | [21]
21  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 28 – 6  |  Penrith Panthers | 28 July  | Sydney Football Stadium | Shayne Hayne | 7,147  | [22]
22  |  Parramatta Eels | 32 – 12  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 August  | Parramatta Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 23,061  | [23]
23  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 – 18  |  Brisbane Broncos | 12 August  | Wollongong Showground | Tim Mander  | 13,058  | [24]
24  |  Newcastle Knights | 12 – 38  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 17 August  | Newcastle International Sports Centre | Bill Harrigan | 20,234  | [25]
25  |  Sydney Roosters | 12 – 25  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 26 August  | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 20,117  | [26]
26  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 22 – 24  |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 31 August  | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 20,123  | [27]
FW1  |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 22 – 23  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 September  | Sydney Showground Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 17,975  | [28]
FW2  |  Brisbane Broncos | 44 – 28  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 15 September  | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 19,259  | [29]

## References

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1. ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
2. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sharks 6 v St George Illawarra 30 / Round 1, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
3. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Wests Tigers 26 / Round 2, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
4. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 16 v Melbourne 20 / Round 3, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
5. ^ "Rugby League Tables / New Zealand 34 v St George Illawarra 6 / Round 4, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
6. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Canberra 32 v St George Illawarra 22 / Round 5, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
7. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 48 v Northern Eagles 18 / Round 6, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
8. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 48 v North Queensland 12 / Round 7, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
9. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Penrith 14 v St George Illawarra 42 / Round 8, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
10. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 6 v Parramatta 24 / Round 9, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
11. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Brisbane 40 v St George Illawarra 16 / Round 10, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
12. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Newcastle 32 / Round 11, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
13. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v Sydney Roosters 20 / Round 12, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
14. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Bulldogs 14 v St George Illawarra 26 / Round 13, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
15. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 26 v Sharks 26 / Round 14, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
16. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 22 v St George Illawarra 27 / Round 15, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
17. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 34 v St George Illawarra 28 / Round 16, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
18. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 38 v New Zealand 18 / Round 17, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
19. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 44 v Canberra 12 / Round 18, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
20. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Northern Eagles 18 v St George Illawarra 28 / Round 19, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
21. ^ "Rugby League Tables / North Queensland 34 v St George Illawarra 10 / Round 20, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
22. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Penrith 6 / Round 21, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
23. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Parramatta 32 v St George Illawarra 12 / Round 22, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
24. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v Brisbane 18 / Round 23, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
25. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Newcastle 12 v St George Illawarra 38 / Round 24, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
26. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sydney Roosters 25 v St George Illawarra 12 / Round 25, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
27. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 22 v Bulldogs 24 / Round 26, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
28. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 23 v Bulldogs 22 / Qualifying Final, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
29. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Brisbane 44 v St George Illawarra 28 / Semi-final, 2001". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

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St. George Illawarra Dragons

Est. 1999 in Sydney and Wollongong, New South Wales

Club|

* History
* St. George Dragons
* Illawarra Steelers
* Seasons
* Records
* Head to head record
* Players
* Representatives
* Coaches
* Honours

Home grounds|

* Wollongong Showground
* Jubilee Oval

Culture|

* Alex McKinnon Cup
* Charity Shield
* Anzac Day Cup
* King's Birthday

League|

* National Rugby League

Titles|

* Minor Premiership (2): 2009, 2010

* Premiership (1): 2010

* World Club Challenge (1): 2011

Seasons (26)|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Other competitions|

Current
Jersey Flegg Cup
New South Wales Cup
NRL Women's Premiership
NRL Nines
Past
NRL Under-20s

Affiliations|

* Shellharbour City Dragons (Shellharbour Sharks)
* Illawarra RLFC
* St. George Illawarra Dragons

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2001 in rugby league

« 2000

2002 »

International Rugby League|

* World Club Challenge
* Australia tour of Great Britain
* France tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea

British Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* Super League
* Grand Final
* Northern Ford Premiership
* Challenge Cup
* Final

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SL Teams|

* Bradford Bulls
* Castleford Tigers
* Halifax RLFC
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull FC
* Leeds Rhinos
* London Broncos
* Salford City Reds
* St Helens
* Wakefield Wildcats
* Warrington Wolves
* Wigan Warriors

Australian Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* State of Origin
* NRL season
* Grand Final
* Queensland Cup
* NSWRL First Division

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By club|

* Brisbane Broncos
* Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* Northern Eagles
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* New Zealand

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*[PD]: Points difference (points scored minus points conceded)
*[Pts]: Competition points