2001 St. George Illawarra Dragons season explained

Ceo Title:CEO
Avg Attendance:11,829
Captain:Craig Smith
Coach:Andrew Farrar
High Attendance:20,123
League:NRL
League Draws:2
League Losses:12
League Rank:7th
League Wins:12
Next Season:2002
Playoff Result:Semi-finals
Points Against:573
Points For:661
Prev Season:2000
Stadium:Sydney Football Stadium,Wollongong Showground
Top Points:Nathan Blacklock (122)
Top Tries:Nathan Blacklock (27)
Year:2001

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

or Player2000 Club2001 Club
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons
Retirement St. George Illawarra Dragons
Wigan Warriors (Super League) St. George Illawarra Dragons
St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
St. George Illawarra Dragons Melbourne Storm
St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers
St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers
St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
St. George Illawarra DragonsBoxing

Ladder

Ladder progression

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Source: [1]

Season results

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks6 – 30 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 FebruaryEndeavour FieldTony Archer18,119[2]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 – 26 Wests Tigers25 FebruarySydney Football StadiumBill Harrigan12,842[3]
3 St. George Illawarra Dragons16 – 20 Melbourne Storm3 MarchWollongong ShowgroundTony Archer9,480[4]
4 New Zealand Warriors34 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons9 MarchMount Smart StadiumBill Harrigan8,738[5]
5 Canberra Raiders32 – 22 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 MarchCanberra StadiumSean Hampstead10,187[6]
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons48 – 18 Northern Eagles23 MarchSydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins10,429[7]
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons48 – 12 North Queensland Cowboys1 AprilWollongong ShowgroundTim Mander9,583[8]
8 Penrith Panthers14 – 42 St. George Illawarra Dragons8 AprilPenrith StadiumBill Harrigan12,744[9]
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons20 – 16 Parramatta Eels14 AprilWollongong ShowgroundSean Hampstead13,404[10]
10 Brisbane Broncos40 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons21 AprilQueensland Sport and Athletics CentreMark Oaten19,768[11]
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 – 32 Newcastle Knights28 AprilSydney Football StadiumBill Harrigan13,567[12]
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons20 – 20 Sydney Roosters13 MayWollongong ShowgroundSteve Clark9,792[13]
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs14 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons20 MaySydney Showground StadiumPaul Simpkins15,173[14]
14 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 – 26 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks25 MaySydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins15,226[15]
15 Wests Tigers22 – 27 St. George Illawarra Dragons3 JuneLeichhardt OvalSean Hampstead13,152[16]
16 Melbourne Storm34 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons17 JuneDocklands StadiumTony Archer11,530[17]
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons38 – 18 New Zealand Warriors24 JuneWollongong ShowgroundTim Mander9,013[18]
18 St. George Illawarra Dragons44 – 12 Canberra Raiders7 JulyWollongong ShowgroundBill Harrigan10,108[19]
19 Northern Eagles18 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 JulyBrookvale OvalPaul Simpkins7,017[20]
20 North Queensland Cowboys34 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons21 JulyWillows Sports ComplexShayne Hayne14,293[21]
21 St. George Illawarra Dragons28 – 6 Penrith Panthers28 JulySydney Football StadiumShayne Hayne7,147[22]
22 Parramatta Eels32 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons3 AugustParramatta StadiumPaul Simpkins23,061[23]
23 St. George Illawarra Dragons20 – 18 Brisbane Broncos12 AugustWollongong ShowgroundTim Mander13,058[24]
24 Newcastle Knights12 – 38 St. George Illawarra Dragons17 AugustNewcastle International Sports CentreBill Harrigan20,234[25]
25 Sydney Roosters12 – 25 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 AugustSydney Football StadiumBill Harrigan20,117[26]
26 St. George Illawarra Dragons22 – 24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs31 AugustSydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins20,123[27]
FW1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs22 – 23 St. George Illawarra Dragons8 SeptemberSydney Showground StadiumPaul Simpkins17,975[28]
FW2 Brisbane Broncos44 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons15 SeptemberSydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins19,259[29]

References

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

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