# 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 16–10.

## Match results

| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | Position |
| WCC | St Helens R.F.C. | Loss | 18 | 20 | 26 Jan | Reebok Stadium | 16,041 | |
| 1 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 18 | 17 | 17 Feb | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 21,759 | 7/14 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 38 | 22 | 24 Feb | ANZ Stadium | 17,345 | 1/14 |
| 3 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 18 | 26 | 2 Mar | Parramatta Stadium | 18,119 | 4/14 |
| 4 | Wests Tigers | Win | 24 | 6 | 10 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 12,484 | 3/14 |
| 5 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 42 | 8 | 16 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 22,540 | 2/14 |
| 6 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 12 | 13 | 24 Mar | Ericsson Stadium | 13,921 | 3/14 |
| 7 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 34 | 6 | 30 Mar | Sydney Showground | 16,642 | 1/14 |
| 8 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 18 | 16 | 8 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 17,809 | 1/14 |
| 9 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 18 | 20 | 13 Apr | Sydney Football Stadium | 21,126 | 2/14 |
| 10 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 40 | 16 | 21 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 19,768 | 2/14 |
| 11 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 35 | 16 | 27 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 20,571 | 2/14 |
| 12* | Canberra Raiders | Draw | 26 | 26 | 13 May | Bruce Stadium | 14,414 | 2/14 |
| 13 | Northern Eagles | Win | 22 | 6 | 20 May | ANZ Stadium | 16,306 | 2/14 |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 50 | 6 | 27 May | ANZ Stadium | 14,174 | 1/14 |
| 15 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 29 | 16 | 2 Jun | Penrith Football Stadium | 11,757 | 1/14 |
| 16* | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 12 | 28 | 15 Jun | ANZ Stadium | 28,531 | 2/14 |
| 17 | Wests Tigers | Win | 44 | 10 | 23 Jun | Campbelltown Stadium | 8,362 | 2/14 |
| 18* | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 0 | 44 | 6 Jul | Marathon Stadium | 22,834 | 2/14 |
| 19 | New Zealand Warriors | Win | 48 | 12 | 15 Jul | Carrara Stadium | 15,813 | 2/14 |
| 20 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Loss | 30 | 37 | 22 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 25,830 | 3/14 |
| 21 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 28 | 32 | 29 Jul | Telstra Dome | 15,470 | 4/14 |
| 22 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 16 | 30 | 5 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 24,107 | 5/14 |
| 23 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 18 | 20 | 12 Aug | WIN Stadium | 13,058 | 5/14 |
| 24 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 16 | 24 | 19 Aug | Shark Park | 17,894 | 5/14 |
| 25 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 18 | 40 | 26 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 20,956 | 5/14 |
| 26 | Northern Eagles | Win | 42 | 14 | 1 Sep | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | 10,265 | 5/14 |
| Qualif. Final | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 6 | 22 | 7 Sep | Shark Park | 15,508 | |
| Semi Final | St George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 44 | 28 | 15 Sep | Sydney Football Stadium | 19,259 | |
| Prelim. Final | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 16 | 24 | 23 Sep | Stadium Australia | 34,184 | |

## Ladder

2001 NRL seasonvte :
| 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 |

## 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

* Nil

### Club

* Player of the year: Shane Webcke
* Rookie of the year: Carl Webb
* Back of the year: Darren Lockyer
* Forward of the year: Shane Webcke
* Club man of the year: Ben Ikin