2001 Grand Final

Stadium Australia
Sunday, 30th September, 2001
Newcastle Knights 30	Parramatta Eels 24
Tries: Bill Peden 2, Ben Kennedy, Steve Simpson, Timana Tahu Goals: Andrew Johns 5	Tries: Brett Hodgson 2, Jamie Lyon 2 Goals: Luke Burt 4
The Players
Robbie O'Davis, Timana Tahu, Matthew Gidley, Mark Hughes, Adam MacDougall, Sean Rudder, Andrew Johns (C), Josh Perry, Danny Buderus, Matt Parsons, Steve Simpson, Ben Kennedy, Bill Peden Bench: Clinton O'Brien, Paul Marquet, Glenn Grief, Daniel Abraham	Brett Hodgson, Luke Burt, Jamie Lyon, David Vaealiki, Jason Moodie, Michael Buettner, Jason Taylor, Nathan Cayless (C), Brad Drew, Michael Vella, Nathan Hindmarsh, Ian Hindmarsh, Daniel Wagon Bench: P J Marsh, Andrew Ryan, Alex Chan, David Solomona
The Captains
Andrew Johns	Nathan Cayless
The Coaches
Michael Hagan	Brian Smith
Penalties: Eels 6-2
Scrums: Knights 8-6
Crowd: 90,414
Referee: Bill Harrigan