2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL Rank15th
Play-off resultMissed
2023 recordWins: 7; losses: 17
Points scoredFor: 438; against: 769
Team information
CEOAaron Warburton
Head CoachCameron Ciraldo
Captain
StadiumAccor Stadium
Belmore Sports Ground
Avg. attendance18,348
High attendance41,462
Low attendance5,130
Top scorers
TriesJake Averillo (12)
GoalsMatt Burton (60)
PointsMatt Burton (138)
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The 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the 89th in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. Cameron Ciraldo takes over as head coach of the team for his first season following the departure of Trent Barrett part way through the previous season.[1]

Fixtures

The club started 2023 with two pre-season trial matches against the Canberra Raiders and the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks in February before kicking off the regular season away to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in round one.[2]

Regular season

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Crowd
1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 31–6 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 4 Mar, 3:00pm AEDT 4 Pine Park 17,217
2 Melbourne Storm 12–26 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sat 11 Mar 7:35pm AEDT AAMI Park 17,248
3 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 26–22 Wests Tigers Sun 19 Mar 4:05pm AEDT Belmore Sports Ground 16,404
4 New Zealand Warriors 16–14 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 26 Mar 2:00pm AEDT Mount Smart Stadium 18,595
5 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 15–14 North Queensland Cowboys Sun 2 Apr 6:15pm AEST Accor Stadium 9,626
6 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 16–50 South Sydney Rabbitohs Fri 7 Apr 4:00pm AEST Accor Stadium 35,211
7 Parramatta Eels 30–4 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 16 Apr 4:05pm AEST CommBank Stadium 26,755
8 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20–33 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Sat 22 Apr 5:30pm AEST Accor Stadium 12,184
9 St George Illawarra Dragons 16–18 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 30 Apr 4:05pm AEST WIN Stadium 16,678
10 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 30–34 Canberra Raiders Fri 5 May 6:00pm AEST Suncorp Stadium 41,462*
11 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 12–24 New Zealand Warriors Fri 12 May 6:00pm AEST Accor Stadium 14,294
12 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20–18 Gold Coast Titans Sun 21 May 2:00pm AEST Accor Stadium 10.815
13 BYE
14 Sydney Roosters 25–24 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 4 Jun 2:00pm AEST Industree Group Stadium 18,338
15 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 12–34 Parramatta Eels Mon 12 Jun 4:00pm AEST Accor Stadium 33,866
16 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 48–10 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 18 Jun 4:05pm AEST PointsBet Stadium 11,901
17 BYE
18 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 0–66 Newcastle Knights Sun 02 Jul 2:00pm AEST Accor Stadium 11,004
19 South Sydney Rabbitohs 32–36 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sat 08 Jul 7:35pm AEST Accor Stadium 16,166
20 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24–44 Brisbane Broncos Sat 15 Jul 3:00pm AEST Belmore Sports Ground 17,103
21 Penrith Panthers 44–18 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 23 Jul 2:00pm AEST BlueBet Stadium 21,525
22 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 23–22 The Dolphins Sun 30 Jul 2:00pm AEST Salter Oval 5,130
23 BYE
24 Newcastle Knights 42–6 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 13 Aug 4:05pm AEST McDonald Jones Stadium 23,464
25 Canberra Raiders 36–24 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 20 Aug 4:05pm AEST GIO Stadium 12,402
26 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24–42 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Sun 27 Aug 2:00pm AEST Accor Stadium 13,074
27 Gold Coast Titans 34–30 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 03 Sep 2:00pm AEST Cbus Super Stadium 14,942
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye | * Magic Round
Round 1: 4 March 2023 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 31–6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brookvale
15:00 AEDT
 Tries:
T. Trbojevic rugby ball 16'
Garrick rugby ball 35'
Cherry-Evans rugby ball 42', 60', 79'
Goals:
Garrick 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 18', 36', 44', 61', 80'
Field goals:
Cherry-Evans rugby goalposts icon 71'
 Report
Tries:
Mahoney rugby ball 20'
Goals:
Burton 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 21'
Sin bin:
Flanagan yellow card 34' to 44'
 Stadium: 4 Pines Park
Attendance: 17,278
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 2: 11 March 2023 Melbourne Storm 12–26 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne
19:35 AEDT
 Tries:
Asofa-Solomona rugby ball 52'
Hughes rugby ball 57'
Goals:
Meaney 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 53', 58'
Sin bin:
Tonumaipea yellow card 24' to 34'
 Report
Tries:
Preston rugby ball 8'
Kiraz rugby ball 27', 44'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 33'
Averillo rugby ball 49'
Goals:
Burton 3/5 rugby goalposts icon 10', 34', 50'
Sin bin:
Kikau yellow card 76' to 80'
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,248
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 3: 19 March 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26–22 Wests Tigers Belmore
16:05 AEDT
 Tries:
Perham rugby ball 4'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 13', 28'
Burton rugby ball 54'
Goals:
Flanagan 5/5 rugby goalposts icon 6', 15', 30', 40 pen', 55'
 Report
Tries:
Naden rugby ball 21'
Brooks rugby ball 66'
Pole rugby ball 69'
Staines rugby ball 70'
Goals:
Doueihi 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 23', 69', 70'
 Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 16,404
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 4: 26 March 2023 New Zealand Warriors 16–14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Auckland
16:00 NZDT
 Tries:
Vailea rugby ball 27'
Montoya rugby ball 55'
Johnson rugby ball 66'
Goals:
Johnson 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 28', 67'
 Report
Tries:
Kiraz rugby ball 2'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 44'
Goals:
Burton 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 3', 8 pen', 45'
 Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 18,595
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 5: 2 April 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15–14 (g.p.) North Queensland Cowboys Sydney Olympic Park
18:15 AEST
 Tries:
Preston rugby ball 18', 67'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Burton 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 20'
Field goals:
Burton rugby goalposts icon 84'
Sin bin:
Okunbor yellow card 13' to 23'
 Report
Tries:
Dearden rugby ball 6'
Chester rugby ball 59'
Goals:
Holmes 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 7', 13 pen', 61'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 9,626
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 6: 7 April 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16–50 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST
 Tries:
Averillo rugby ball 3'
Burton rugby ball 54', 72'
Goals:
Burton 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 4', 56'
Sin bin:
Preston yellow card 62' to 72'
 Report
Tries:
Murray rugby ball 17'
L. Mitchell rugby ball 31', 34', 66'
Host rugby ball 38'
Walker rugby ball 63'
Graham rugby ball 68', 76', 78'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 7/10 rugby goalposts icon 18', 28 pen', 33', 35', 39', 65', 67'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 35,211
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 7: 16 April 2023 Parramatta Eels 30–4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
16:05 AEST
 Tries:
Penisini rugby ball 21'
Sivo rugby ball 25', 76'
Moses rugby ball 27'
Campbell-Gillard rugby ball 62'
Goals:
Moses 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 22', 27', 64', 74 pen', 77'
 Report
Tries:
Alamoti rugby ball 49'
Goals:
Burton 0/1
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 26,755
Referee: Chris Butler

Ladder

2023 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 18 0 6 3 645 312 +333 42
2 Brisbane Broncos 24 18 0 6 3 639 425 +214 42
3 Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 3 627 459 +168 38
4 New Zealand Warriors 24 16 0 8 3 572 448 +124 38
5 Newcastle Knights 24 14 1 9 3 626 451 +175 35
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 3 619 497 +122 34
7 Sydney Roosters 24 13 0 11 3 472 496 −24 32
8 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 3 486 623 −137 32
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 12 0 12 3 564 505 +59 30
10 Parramatta Eels 24 12 0 12 3 587 574 +13 30
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 0 12 3 546 542 +4 30
12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 1 12 3 545 539 +6 29
13 Dolphins 24 9 0 15 3 520 631 −111 24
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 3 527 653 −126 24
15 24 7 0 17 3 438 769 −331 20
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 5 0 19 3 474 673 −199 16
17 Wests Tigers 24 4 0 20 3 385 675 −290 14

2023 squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2023 squad
Top 30 squad - 2023 NRL season Development players Coaching staff

Extended squad

 Manager

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Managers

  • Fred Ciraldo (Team Manager)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 10 May 2023
Source(s): Bulldogs 2023

Awards

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs awards night

Held at Doltone House, Darling Island, Tuesday 5 September.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bulldogs and Ciraldo agree to terms". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 NRL Draw Released". 9 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs Celebrate 2023 Dr George Peponis Medal". bulldogs.com.au. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.


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