2001 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2001 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the third in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2001 premiership season. The team finished seventh in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the second week against the Brisbane Broncos, losing 44–28.

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Season results RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueRefereeAttendanceSource1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks6 – 30 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 FebruaryEndeavour FieldTony Archer18,1192 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 – 26 Wests Tigers25 FebruarySydney Football StadiumBill Harrigan12,8423 St. George Illawarra Dragons16 – 20 Melbourne Storm3 MarchWollongong ShowgroundTony Archer9,4804 New Zealand Warriors34 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons9 MarchMount Smart StadiumBill Harrigan8,7385 Canberra Raiders32 – 22 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 MarchCanberra StadiumSean Hampstead10,1876 St. George Illawarra Dragons48 – 18 Northern Eagles23 MarchSydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins10,4297 St. George Illawarra Dragons48 – 12 North Queensland Cowboys1 AprilWollongong ShowgroundTim Mander9,5838 Penrith Panthers14 – 42 St. George Illawarra Dragons8 AprilPenrith StadiumBill Harrigan12,7449 St. George Illawarra Dragons20 – 16 Parramatta Eels14 AprilWollongong ShowgroundSean Hampstead13,40410 Brisbane Broncos40 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons21 AprilQueensland Sport and Athletics CentreMark Oaten19,76811 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 – 32 Newcastle Knights28 AprilSydney Football StadiumBill Harrigan13,56712 St. George Illawarra Dragons20 – 20 Sydney Roosters13 MayWollongong ShowgroundSteve Clark9,79213 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs14 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons20 MaySydney Showground StadiumPaul Simpkins15,17314 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 – 26 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks25 MaySydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins15,22615 Wests Tigers22 – 27 St. George Illawarra Dragons3 JuneLeichhardt OvalSean Hampstead13,15216 Melbourne Storm34 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons17 JuneDocklands StadiumTony Archer11,53017 St. George Illawarra Dragons38 – 18 New Zealand Warriors24 JuneWollongong ShowgroundTim Mander9,01318 St. George Illawarra Dragons44 – 12 Canberra Raiders7 JulyWollongong ShowgroundBill Harrigan10,10819 Northern Eagles18 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 JulyBrookvale OvalPaul Simpkins7,01720 North Queensland Cowboys34 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons21 JulyWillows Sports ComplexShayne Hayne14,29321 St. George Illawarra Dragons28 – 6 Penrith Panthers28 JulySydney Football StadiumShayne Hayne7,14722 Parramatta Eels32 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons3 AugustParramatta StadiumPaul Simpkins23,06123 St. George Illawarra Dragons20 – 18 Brisbane Broncos12 AugustWollongong ShowgroundTim Mander13,05824 Newcastle Knights12 – 38 St. George Illawarra Dragons17 AugustNewcastle International Sports CentreBill Harrigan20,23425 Sydney Roosters12 – 25 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 AugustSydney Football StadiumBill Harrigan20,11726 St. George Illawarra Dragons22 – 24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs31 AugustSydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins20,123FW1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs22 – 23 St. George Illawarra Dragons8 SeptemberSydney Showground StadiumPaul Simpkins17,975FW2 Brisbane Broncos44 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons15 SeptemberSydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins19,259

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