Cronulla-Sutherland 52–10 Canterbury-Bankstown — Semi-Final, 2001 NRL Finals Series
16 Sep 2001 · Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 21,507
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2001 NRL finals series: Cronulla-Sutherland 52–10 Canterbury-Bankstown, at Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW on 16 Sep 2001.
Sourcing caveat: No try-scoring minutes were found for this fixture. Canterbury-Bankstown's lineup is again fluid from their Qualifying Final sheet: Darren Smith at #13 five-eighth, Adam Perry at #19 hooker, Willie Mason at #18 second row, and Steve Reardon at #11 lock — reported exactly as sourced for this specific match.
Scorers
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Tries: Campbell; Campbell; Ferris; Ferris; Best; Graham; Lang; Rogers; Stuart Goals: Rogers (7/9 conversions); Dykes (1/1 conversions) |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Price; Talau Goals: El Masri (1/2 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Canterbury-Bankstown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Peachey (c) | Fullback | Luke Patten | 1 |
| 2 | Mat Rogers | Wing | Hazem El Masri | 2 |
| 3 | Paul Mellor | Centre | Nigel Vagana | 3 |
| 4 | Chris McKenna | Centre | Willie Talau | 4 |
| 5 | Colin Best | Wing | Shane Marteene | 5 |
| 6 | Adam Dykes | Five-Eighth | Darren Smith | 13 |
| 7 | Preston Campbell | Halfback | Darrell Trindall | 7 |
| 8 | Jason Stevens | Prop | Darren Britt (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Jason Ferris | Hooker | Adam Perry | 19 |
| 10 | Martin Lang | Prop | Steve Price | 10 |
| 11 | Nathan Long | Second Row | Willie Mason | 18 |
| 12 | Paul McNicholas | Second Row | Jamie Feeney | 12 |
| 13 | Nick Graham | Lock | Steve Reardon | 11 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Chris Beattie | Corey Hughes | 9 | |
| 15 | Andrew Pierce | Paul Rauhihi | 14 | |
| 16 | Luke Stuart | Dennis Scott | 16 | |
| 17 | Dean Treister | Adam Peek | 17 | |
| John Lang | Coach | Steve Folkes | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
Match report
A brutal, one-sided demolition — halves Preston Campbell and Adam Dykes ran riot, with hooker Jason Ferris also crossing twice, as Cronulla scored nine tries to overwhelm the Bulldogs 52-10. Canterbury's finals campaign ended in heavy defeat a week after their nail-biting Qualifying Final win, while Cronulla advanced to a Preliminary Final against Newcastle.