Since retiring, Newcastle fullback Robbie O'Davis has dealt with symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
In a 2023 interview, he said he could not remember either of his two grand final victories.
"All I remember is that I played for a good team, played for a town," O'Davis told Channel 7.
O'Davis spent his entire 13-year career with the Knights and became a club great.
The diminutive fullback was one of Newcastle's strongest attacking threats in 2001 and played an important part in the premiership win.
Andrew Johns produced a masterclass in the grand final, while other players also contributed to the triumph over Parramatta.
After a 25-year wait for another grand final appearance, Newcastle supporters are revisiting that 2001 victory.
Foxsports.com.au looked back at the 17 players who beat Parramatta and explored what some of them are doing now.