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.
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