2001 Harold Matthews Cup Grand Final
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2001
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, NSW, Australia

 Cronulla Sharks (28)    Penrith Panthers (8)
1  Scott PORTER 1  McConkie TAUASA
2  Ian TOY 2  Chris CONDON
3  Jess CAINE 3  Mitchell HETERICK (c)
4  Wade BARRETT 4  Scott RUSSELL
5  Stan TUIONUKU 5  James TEWATA
6  Russell AITKEN 6  Keith PETERS
7  Grant SMITH 7  Brad SCOTT
8  Keith GALLOWAY 8  John NUUMAALII
9  Ricky CORBETT 9  Luke SALIBA
10  John WOOD 10  Dale BROCKBANK
11  Reece WILLIAMS 11  Greg BRAIN
12  Kris PYPER 12  Steve SMITH
13  Ben KILLALEA (c) 13  Adam SCHUBERT
14  Craig MADDEN 14  Jeff LEMON
15  Norm ESTAFIN 15  Michael CARL
16  Adrian TAPPING 16  Ina PAPERA
17  Paul KARAM 17  Danny KADIR
18  Adam HARTUP 18  Joel PATON
19  Reece HALTERS 19  Matthew LOFTUS
20  Matt RAUICAVA 20  Murray EGAN
21  Ben ROGERS
Coach  Kurt WRIGLEY Coach  Brad IZZARD
Tries   Tries
 Russell AITKEN (3)  Mitchell HETERICK
 Kris PYPER (2)  Scott RUSSELL
Goals Goals
 Ben KILLALEA (4)

Match notes
The teams listed were squads named during the week of the game, not the final team list.