Brisbane Broncos 44–28 St George Illawarra — Semi-Final, 2001 NRL Finals Series
15 Sep 2001 · Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 19,259
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2001 NRL finals series: Brisbane Broncos 44–28 St George Illawarra, at Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW on 15 Sep 2001.
Sourcing caveat: No try-scoring minutes were found for this fixture. St George Illawarra's lineup differs substantially from their Qualifying Final numbering: Jason Hooper started halfback (not lock), Wayne Bartrim wore #13 at hooker (not #9), and Andrew Hart wore #12 at lock (not #13) — reported exactly as sourced for this specific match, re-verified directly against Rugby League Project's Team List table for matches/1738 after an initial transcription error was caught and corrected.
Scorers
| Brisbane Broncos | Tries: Sailor; Sailor; Sailor; Sailor; Civoniceva; Civoniceva; C. Walker; C. Walker Goals: Lockyer (6/9 conversions) |
| St George Illawarra | Tries: Gasnier; Gasnier; Blacklock; Hart; Ryles Goals: Bartrim (2/3 conversions); Riddell (2/2 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Brisbane Broncos | St George Illawarra | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Lockyer (c) | Fullback | Amos Roberts | 1 |
| 2 | Lote Tuqiri | Wing | Nathan Blacklock | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Walker | Centre | Mark Gasnier | 3 |
| 4 | Stuart Kelly | Centre | Paul McGregor | 4 |
| 5 | Wendell Sailor | Wing | Jamie Ainscough | 5 |
| 6 | Ashley Harrison | Five-Eighth | Trent Barrett (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Shaun Berrigan | Halfback | Jason Hooper | 7 |
| 8 | Shane Webcke | Prop | Chris Leikvoll | 8 |
| 9 | Luke Priddis | Hooker | Wayne Bartrim | 13 |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva | Prop | Jason Ryles | 10 |
| 11 | Brad Meyers | Second Row | Darren Treacy | 11 |
| 12 | Dane Carlaw | Second Row | Lance Thompson | 16 |
| 13 | Darren Burns | Lock | Andrew Hart | 12 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Carl Webb | Mark Riddell | 9 | |
| 16 | Corey Parker | Colin Ward | 14 | |
| 17 | Shane Walker | Luke Bailey | 15 | |
| 18 | Michael Coorey | Willie Peters | 18 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Andrew Farrar | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Paul Simpkins |
Match report
Brisbane bounced back emphatically from their Week 1 loss, running in eight tries — four from Wendell Sailor alone — to end St George Illawarra's premiership campaign. Darren Lockyer controlled the match superbly from fullback, showcasing the Broncos' resilience under the McIntyre system's second-chance format.