Parramatta Eels v Brisbane Broncos | 2001 Prelim Final | Classic Match Highlights | NRL

A Grand Final spot was on the line when Brian Smith's all-conquering Eels met the defending premiers, Brisbane, at Stadium Australia.
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[@brentanderson8460]

Watched that game live and got to share the field played with the under eights side from young nsw (i was seven). devastating to see my favourtie team lose was first game ever seen at a stadium live. Was extremely pleased to see parra get whooped the week after 😂❤

[@RugbyLeagueHistory]

I remember watching this game and being dead nervous because the club had lost three previous preliminary finals in a row. To actually make the grand final in itself was a psychological hurdle for some of the players in the team.

[@davidnelson7786]

A week later, the Knights showed them how to play.

[@joshuav.santos5220]

Since '86, it was during Brian Smith era where Eels could have won the premiership more than once.

[@DomenicZappia-xj2lt]

That hurts

[@rupertgrech7097]

And the greatest travesty in Rugby League history. A year or two later and a few Knights found out concerning drugs.@@DomenicZappia-xj2lt

[@RugbyLeagueHistory]

For 40 minutes at least, they only scored one try and a penalty goal in the second half.

[@tyranmoses5521]

Bill Harrigan great reff.

[@timeyre2630]

And still won’t show the grand final

[@fakehist0ry149]

Can you please upload some of Knights finals games from 2001?

[@jackson76724]

Still reckon Jason Moody was really funny in Dumb and Dumber

[@khankake9576]

The reigning premiers were eliminated

[@pitaberaciri8366]

Not sure if Broncos had got through they wouldn’t have had enough to beat Andrew Johns an knights

[@RugbyLeagueHistory]

Hard to say, Brisbane when it came to grand finals at least had a lot more experience than Parramatta, I don't think any of the Parramatta players had ever played in a GF before where as most of the Brisbane players had been in at least three already.

[@DavidCunningham-dj5ck]

I know he got the Clive Churchill medal but for me Ben Kennedy and Billy Peden were the players who tore Parramatta to shreds in the first half of that GF in 2001.

[@Markboyy1984]

Remember 1998 when Knights played Broncos at Marathon? Winners of the ARL and Super League in 1997, how did that go? Broncos only won by 20 that night in the wet conditions

[@Markboyy1984]

@@DavidCunningham-dj5ck Steve Simpson as well he isolated Jason Taylor along with Bill Peden

[@Ignatius7778]

Ray Warren, Sterlo, Best days. Todays commentators are winers and complainers

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Yep! Can’t stand them. Nothing beats Sterlo,Fatty & Rabs