2001 Parramatta Eels season

March 2026 2001 gold blue NRL NRL 1st 20 2 4 839 406 Runners-up (Lost 24–30 vs Newcastle Knights, Grand Final) World Club Challenge World Club Challenge DNQ Did not qualify CEO Denis Fitzgerald Coach AUS Brian Smith NZL Nathan Cayless Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741) 34,184 (23 September vs Brisbane Broncos, 2nd Preliminary Final) AUS Brett Hodgson (21) AUS Jason Taylor (116) AUS Jason Taylor (265) 2000 2002 yes List of Parramatta Eels seasons The 2001 Parramatta Eels season was the 55th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2001 Telstra Premiership, reaching the 2001 NRL Grand final. Summary In 2001, Parramatta set a regular-season points scoring record in the premiership by scoring 839 points in 26 matches on their way to claiming the minor premiership. In their fifth consecutive Finals Series, Parramatta dominated the series, starting with a 56–12 victory over the New Zealand Warriors at Parramatta Stadium in front of 17,336. After getting a week off, Parramatta defeated the Brisbane Broncos at Stadium Australia, 24–16 in the rematch of the 2000 preliminary final. Parramatta went into the decider as hot favourites after losing just once in 22 matches. Despite this the team was defeated in their first grand final appearance in fifteen years. They lost 30–24 against the Newcastle Knights, trailing 24–0 at half-time.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/1571781.stm British Broadcasting Corporation 30 September 2001 Eels coach rues missed chances 21 April 2007 Parramatta set a number of point scoring records throughout the season which as of 2023 are yet to be broken which include, most points in a regular season (839). They also set the record for most tries (159) and most points (943) in a full premiership season. The 2001 Parramatta side also held the records for most tries in a regular season and highest points differential of any side in a regular season, however both of these records were broken by Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season.https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2017/04/27/throwback--2001-season/ Throwback 2001 NRL season www.parraeels.com.au 27 April 2017 https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/09/07/the-premiers-that-never-were-2001-parramatta-eels/ The premiers that never were: 2001 Parramatta Eels www.nrl.com 6 September 2022 Standings Awards Michael Cronin clubman of the year award: Brett HodgsonHonour Roll http://www.parraeels.com.au/district-reps-honour-roll parraeels.com.au Parramatta Eels 19 February 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140225003814/http://www.parraeels.com.au/district-reps-honour-roll 25 February 2014 Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Nathan Hindmarsh Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Jamie Lyon Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Danny Sullivan References 2001 Category:2001 NRL season by club Category:2001 in sport in Sydney