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2001 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

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2001 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank4th
2001 recordWins: 17; draws: 2; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 678 (119 tries, 99 goals, 4 field goals); against: 547 (95 tries, 83 goals, 1 field goal)
Team information
CoachJohn Lang
Captain
StadiumToyota Park
Avg. attendance12,409
Top scorers
TriesPreston Campbell (17)
GoalsJason Ferris (46)
PointsJason Ferris (121)
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The 2001 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 35th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2001 Telstra Premiership.

Season summary

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The Sharks had a fantastic 2001 season which saw them finish in the top four for the third time in five seasons (including the only Super League season). It was in their first qualifying finals match against the defending premiers Brisbane (the third year in succession the Sharks had met the Broncos at this stage) that the new Telstra Premiership logo, to be used until the end of 2006, was first seen on the field. The Sharks won this match comfortably, followed by a 54-10 thrashing of second-placed Canterbury, which set them up for a second attempt at a Grand Final berth in three years. Despite leading at half-time, the Sharks were run down in the second half by the Andrew Johns-led Newcastle Knights, who ultimately went on to win the premiership. Yet another Sharks season of promise ended in disappointment.

The highlight of the season was Preston Campbell, who later went on to play in Penrith's 2003 premiership, winning the coveted Dally M Medal.

Ladder

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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

References

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