Kennedy said returning to Ausgrid Stadium, known then as Marathon, in the early hours of Monday morning to 15,000 screaming fans was ‘‘one of the best times I’ve ever had in my life’’. Not long after, the Eels had their best chance of the first half with Andrew Ryan getting over the line but he was held up by Steve Simpson and failed to score with Simpson being injured in the tackle. Four minutes later, Lote Tuqiri scored the first try of the Grand Final which was converted by Michael De Vere to make it 8-0 in Brisbane's favour.
The Broncos opened the scoring with a penalty goal to Michael De Vere to make it 2-0 at the 12th minute. Tahu will return to play for the Knights next year and Buderus is at short odds to join him. Johns not long after took a shot at penalty goal due to a leg pull from Brad Drew which was penalised by referee Bill Harrigan to make the score 12-0. The 1954 medal went to South Sydney Rabbitohs great Clive Churchill himself. It was their fifth Grand Fina Exactly 10 years to the day since they shocked the highly fancied Eels 24-0 in the first half en route to a 30-24 victory in the NRL’s first night grand final, the 2001 premiers were reunited. ‘‘In 1997 it was special because it was the first one ... and all the emotion involved with that, but 2001 had its own emotions attached to it in terms of being a unified premiership and we were challenged on the fact that 1997 wasn’t. Brisbane were premiership … They weren't talking to us, while we were being ourselves and having a joke and enjoying the moment – they were anything but that. "The Parramatta players came dressed to the grand final breakfast wearing Newcastle prop Josh Perry said of the week building up to the game that he knew Newcastle were going to win saying "It started at the midweek grand final breakfast. . As part of the NRL's centenary celebrations, the Clive Churchill Medal was awarded retrospectively dating back to the first mandatory grand final in 1954. Hagan said the Knights stuck to their regular weekly routine but the Eels, coached by Brian Smith, headed for the south coast for a midweek camp and ‘‘looked pretty uptight’’. Parramatta captain
Still, Newcastle went back to the big dance and once again came away with the chocolates. 2001 - The Newcastle Knights secure their 2nd premiership with a 30-24 win over the Parramatta Eels. In the 64th minute the knights wrapped up the 2001 Premiership when a wide pass from Bill Peden to Andrew Johns who put up a towering Newcastle have not played in another Grand Final since then, whilst Parramatta were unsuccessful in In 2011, 10 years after Newcastle's grand final victory, Kennedy spoke to the media at The Once a Knight reunion lunch recalling his memories of the 2001 final. [citation needed] Since 1999 it has been contested at Sydney's Stadium Australia, which was the primary athletics venue for the 2000 Olympic Games. The Eels were the first to score in the second half to make the score 24-6. It was contested by the Newcastle Knights (who had finished the regular season in … The Roosters opened their scoring in the 35th minute with a penalty goal to Luke Phillips to make it 10-2 and it remained that scoreline until halftime. The Storm won with Brett Kimmorley (1999), Greg Inglis (2007), Billy Slater (2009 and 2017) and Cooper Cronk (2012). TEN years after they blew Parramatta off ANZ Stadium to win the 2001 NRL grand final, the architects of Newcastle’s premiership triumph were still laughing about it. Also called the 2001 Telstra Premiership it was contested by thirteen Australian-based clubs plus one New Zealand-based club. Only Danny Buderus and Josh Perry (both still playing in England), Timana Tahu (holidaying in the US) and Steve Simpson (working) were missing from the team who secured the club’s first unified premiership four years after they pipped Manly in the ARL title decider. Kennedy said ‘‘They came into the game under a shitload of pressure but for us, it was just a good time and a heap of fun. In the following set the Eels got the ball wide left, but the pass which would have put Luke Burt in for a try in the corner was passed well behind him and he failed to catch it. Johns described the 2001 season as ‘‘one of the most enjoyable years I ever played’’. The 2000 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2000 NRL season.It was contested by the Brisbane Broncos, who had finished the season in 1st place, and the Sydney Roosters, who had finished the season in 2nd place.The Brisbane Broncos were favourites heading into the grand final with the Sydney Roosters as underdogs. Keary wins his second NRL premiership after guiding South Sydney to the title in 2014. Michael De Vere extended his side's lead out to 10-0 in the 27th minute. Luke Keary has been named the 2018 Clive Churchill Medallist after the Roosters beat Melbourne 21-6. Parra were shitting themselves and we were having a good time,’’ Kennedy said.Kennedy said returning to Ausgrid Stadium, known then as Marathon, in the early hours of Monday morning to 15,000 screaming fans was ‘‘one of the best times I’ve ever had in my life’’.Johns described the 2001 season as ‘‘one of the most enjoyable years I ever played’’.‘‘It was a business but it was fun, and that’s the way we played,’’ Johns said.‘‘It was a dream come true to represent your state and your country, but to win a comp with the players you play all year with, and to captain the only team you ever wanted to play for to a premiership, it doesn’t get any better than that.‘‘You form a bond with blokes that will last forever.’’One of just five Knights to have played in the grand final wins of 1997 and 2001, humble back-rower Bill Peden scored two tries against the Eels and famously played down his role, saying afterwards: ‘‘The sun even shines on a dog’s bum sometimes.‘‘They were both special for different reasons,’’ Peden said yesterday of the two premierships.‘‘In 1997 it was special because it was the first one ... and all the emotion involved with that, but 2001 had its own emotions attached to it in terms of being a unified premiership and we were challenged on the fact that 1997 wasn’t.‘‘I was lucky to have played in two great sides.