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  • Nice post HHF. We did everything that year but win the GF.
    Hopefully heading towards a great era with Jennings, Semi, Foz, Manu, Tep, Edwards etc...
  • Now that was a team! Damn we had a good young team back then-if they were THAT good then, lets hope we're go one better...imagine of Hayne was in the 01 team, Parra would've won the GF IMO

    • Hodgson was pretty handy at fb. Not in Haynes class but he scored some brilliant trys that year.

    • Hayne would have been useless in the '01 team, I think he was only 13 years old then so he would have got completely smashed.

  • 2nd phase play was great
    Good to see Pat Richards in eels colors.
    Brett Hodgson, guy scored great trys
  • A near perfect season. Our attack was an NRL record if I remember correctly with nearly 1000pts.
  • No team will set those standards the unlimited interchange had alot to do with that.
  • Yeah it was a great team, but in hindsight the Newcastle team was better.

    I think the 2001 eels side was great at second phase play and, a bit like the second half of 2009 side, when it got on a roll it was unstoppable.

    When I think about it I actually like out team this year more. especially our spine.

  • We just ran out of time in the GF,the second half was great ,I remember most people leaving at half time disgusted but I stayed tell the end and we almost pulled of a miracle. Fuck 2001.
  • Great video. I also found this video on Youtube which I think was the first part of a highlights reel for 2001. It's about half an hour long but is worth the watch:

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