2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL Rank	3rd
Play-off result	SF
2025 record	Wins: 16; losses: 10
Points scored	For: 578; against: 486
Team information
CEO	Aaron Warburton
Head Coach	Cameron Ciraldo
Captain	Stephen Crichton
Stadium	Accor Stadium Belmore Sports Ground
Avg. attendance	30,688
High attendance	65,305 (Rd 5)
Low attendance	10,412 (Rd 12)
Top scorers
Tries	Jacob Preston (12)
Goals	Stephen Crichton (57)
Points	Stephen Crichton (126)
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The 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the club's 91st season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

To mark 90 years since the club entered the then NSWRFL, the club unveiled a 90th anniversary logo on November 1, 2024 which will be worn on all playing jerseys in 2025. ^[1]

It is Cameron Ciraldo's third season as head coach of the club.

Pre-season challenge

The 2025 NRL pre-season was played in February, before the commencement of the regular season. ^[2]

Round 1: 16 February 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	20–14	Wests Tigers	Kogarah
17:30 AEDT	Tries: Todd  23' Rinakama  38', 56' Sua  64' Goals: Taaffe 1/2  24' Tia 1/25  66'	[Report Report]	Tries: Mason  32' Faataape  42', 45' Goals: Lobb 1/3  33'	Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium Referee: Chris Butler

Round 2: 22 February 2025	Brisbane Broncos	30–14	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Moreton Bay
17:30 AEDT	Tries: Reynolds  22' Arthars  32' Cobbo  39' Hoeter  46' Mariner  70' Te Kura  75' Goals: Reynolds 1/1  23' Walsh 0/1 Madden 0/1 Smoothy 2/2  71', 75'	[Report Report]	Tries: Preston  58' Rinakama  65' Wilson  68' Goals: Burton 1/3  59' Sin bin: Curran 77' to 80'	Stadium: KAYO Stadium Referee: Todd Smith

Regular season

Main article: 2025 NRL season

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	–	H	A	A	A	H	H	–	H	A	–	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	B	W	L	W	W	W	L	B	W	W	B	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Points	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	22	24	26	28	28	28	30	32	34	34	36	36	36	38	38

Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2025 NRL season results

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023. ^[3]

  Bye  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Round 1: 8 March 2025	St. George Illawarra Dragons	20–28	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Kogarah
17:30 AEDT	Tries: Tuipulotu  16', 55', 72' Liddle  67' Goals: Holmes 2/4  18', 69'	Report	Tries: Montoya  13' Wilson  30' Tracey  34' Tupouniua  45', 51' Goals: Burton 4/5  32', 35', 46', 52'	Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 16,211 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 2: 16 March 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	40–24	Gold Coast Titans	Belmore
18:15 AEDT	Tries: Montoya  1' Salmon  10' Mahoney  14' Curran  19' Preston  40' Mann  46' Tracey  77' Goals: Burton 3/4  12', 16', 21' Crichton 3/3  42', 47', 77'	Report	Tries: Khan-Pereira  29', 37' Fa'asuamaleaui  52' S. Fifita  62' Goals: Campbell 4/4  30', 38', 52', 63'	Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Attendance: 17,892 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 3: 23 March 2025	Parramatta Eels	8–16	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
16:05 AEDT	Tries: Penisini  18' Addo-Carr  46' Goals: Lomax 0/2	Report	Tries: Suluka-Fifita  4' Xerri  25' Wilson  33' Goals: Crichton 2/4  6', 80 pen'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 24,059 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 4: 29 March 2025	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	6–20	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Cronulla
19:35 AEDT	Tries: Iro  31' Goals: Hynes 1/1  32'	Report	Tries: Preston  10' Xerri  37', 62' Crichton  45' Goals: Crichton 2/4  46', 63' Sin bin: Tupouniua 80' to 80'	Stadium: Sharks Stadium Attendance: 11,703 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 5: 6 April 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	20–0	Newcastle Knights	Sydney Olympic Park
18:15 AEST	Tries: Curran  41' Todd  45' Mann  70' Goals: Crichton 4/4  3 pen', 43', 47', 71'	Report	Sin bin: Crossland 45' to 55'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 24,113 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 6 (Bye)

Round 7: 18 April 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	32–0	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST	Tries: Curran  10' King  25' Tupouniua  33' Preston  42' Xerri  70' Goals: Crichton 6/6  12', 18 pen', 27', 34', 44', 70' Sin bin: Montoya 71' to 80'	Report	Sin bin: Aitken 17' to 27'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 65,305 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 8: 24 April 2025	Brisbane Broncos	42–18	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
19:50 AEST	Tries: Willison  1' Reynolds  8' Mariner  11', 27' Shibasaki  17' Arthars  31' Walters  79' Goals: Reynolds 4/5  2', 13', 18', 32' Cobbo 3/3  9', 79 pen', 79' Sin bin: Mariner 72' to 80'	Report	Tries: Montoya  45' Preston  56' Xerri  71' Goals: Crichton 3/3  47', 58', 72' Sin bin: Curran 10' to 20' Tupouniua 33' to 43' Montoya 52' to 62'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 40,233 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 9: 4 May 2025	Gold Coast Titans	18–38	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
13:50 AEST	Tries: Fermor  19', 59' Sami  30' Khan-Pereira  65' Goals: Kelly 1/4  65' Sin bin: Kelly 33' to 43' Randall 69' to 79'	Report	Tries: Kiraz  4', 44', 54' Tracey  11' Preston  48' Mahoney  78' Goals: Crichton 7/7  5', 13', 35 pen', 45', 50', 56', 79' Sin bin: Preston 75' to 80'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,309 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 10: 10 May 2025	Canberra Raiders	20–32	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Canberra
15:00 AEST	Tries: Hosking  3' Weekes  17' Savage  22' Young  37' Goals: Fogarty 2/4  4', 23'	Report	Tries: Crichton  44' Salmon  46' Montoya  50' King  57' Kikau  63' Kiraz  71' Goals: Crichton 4/6  45', 48', 58', 73'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 23,827 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 11: 16 May 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24–20	Sydney Roosters	Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST	Tries: Kikau  49' Sexton  56' Xerri  62' Burton  73' Goals: Burton 4/4  50', 58', 64', 75'	Report	Tries: Nawaqanitawase  5', 67' Collins  67' Goals: Smith 4/4  7', 15 pen', 33', 68'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 30,166 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 12: 22 May 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	8–44	Dolphins	Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST	Tries: Hopoi  31' Goals: Burton 2/2  pen 9', 32'	Report	Tries: Isaako  11' Bostock  38' Graham  46' Farnworth  63' Molo  73' Averillo  76' Donoghoe  78' Goals: Isaako 8/9  13', pen 27', 39', 47', 65', 74', 77', 79'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 10,412 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 13 (Bye)

Round 14: 9 June 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	30–12	Parramatta Eels	Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST	Tries: Burton  7' Montoya  19' Kikau  60' Hayes  68' Galvin  73' Goals: Crichton 5/6  8', 21', 50 pen', 69', 74' Sin bin: Kikau 35' to 45'	Report	Tries: Moses  11' Walker  35' Goals: Lomax 2/2  12', 36'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 59,878 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 15: 15 June 2025	South Sydney Rabbitohs	18–24	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST	Tries: Johnston  38' Duncan  56' Wighton  71' Munro  78' Goals: Humphreys 1/4  58'	Report	Tries: Sexton  6' Montoya  12', 60' Tracey  15' Goals: Sexton 4/5  8', 14', 16', 77 pen' Sin bin: Turpin 62' to 72'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 23,871 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 16 (Bye)

Round 17: 26 June 2025	Penrith Panthers	8–6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
19:50 AEDT	Tries: Cleary  53' Goals: Edwards 2/3  27 pen', 55'	Report	Tries: Preston  32' Goals: Crichton 1/1  34'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 16,738 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 18: 4 July 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	18–22	Brisbane Broncos	Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST	Tries: Montoya  13' Burton  20' Kikau  32' Goals: Burton 3/4  14', 33', 44 pen'	Report	Tries: Karapani  60' Hoeter  65' Walters  70' Piakura  73' Goals: Reynolds 3/4  61', 72', 75'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 25,234 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 19: 12 July 2025	North Queensland Cowboys	8–12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Townsville
19:35 AEDT	Tries: Laybutt  15' Goals: Drinkwater 2/2  16', 22 pen'	Report	Tries: Preston  35' Rinakama  39' Goals: Burton 2/2  37', 39'	Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 20: 19 July 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	20–18	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST	Tries: Kiraz  6' Galvin  22' Mahoney  32' Rinakama  77' Goals: Crichton 2/4  23', 33'	Report	Tries: Sloan  16' Suli  50' Finau  54' Goals: Flanagan 3/4  17', 40 pen', 55'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 30,115 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 21: 27 July 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	42–4	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Moore Park
16:05 AEST	Tries: Hughes  13', 75' Kiraz  29', 54' Xerri  58', 64' Tuala  72' Goals: Crichton 7/7  14', 31', 55', 59', 65', 73', 76'	Report	Tries: Saab  37' Goals: Garrick 0/1	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 25,801 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 22: 3 August 2025	Wests Tigers	28–14	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
14:00 AEST	Tries: Skelton  13', 29' Bula  18' Doueihi  32' Fainu  70' Goals: Doueihi 4/6  14', 34', 64 pen', 71' Sin bin: Seyfarth 59' to 69'	Report	Tries: Preston  36' Kiraz  51' Curran  78' Goals: Crichton 1/3  78'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 17,432 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 23: 9 August 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	32–14	New Zealand Warriors	Sydney Olympic Park
19:35 AEST	Tries: Kikau  21' Rinakama  31' Tuala  38', 67' Crichton  67' Goals: Crichton 6/7  6 pen', 16 pen', 32', 39', 57 pen', 69' Burton 0/1	Report	Tries: Healey  54' Tuivasa-Sheck  77' Goals: Pompey 3/3  2 pen', 55', 78'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 25,377 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 24: 15 August 2025	Sydney Roosters	32–12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Moore Park
20:00 AEST	Tries: Tupou  15', 54', 77' Whyte  36', 45' Goals: Walker 6/6  16', 26 pen', 38', 47', 55', 78'	Report	Tries: Tuala  10' Burton  62' Goals: Crichton 2/2  12', 63'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 31,399 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 25: 22 August 2025	Melbourne Storm	20–14	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Melbourne
20:00 AEST	Tries: Katoa  15' Papenhuyzen  24' Coates  50' Goals: Meaney 4/4  17', 26', 52', 64 pen' Sin bin: Grant 45' to 55'	Report	Tries: Hayward  43' Kikau  56' Kiraz  70' Goals: Crichton 1/3  44'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 25,693 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 26: 28 August 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	28–4	Penrith Panthers	Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST	Tries: Galvin  16' Preston  33', 47', 67' Burton  54' Goals: Crichton 1/2  55' Burton 3/3  34', 48', 68'	Report	Tries: Alamoti  57' Goals: Alamoti 0/1 Sin bin: Lipowicz 22' to 32'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 25,597 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 27: 6 September 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	6-24	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sydney Olympic Park
19:35 AEST	Tries: Tuala  45' Goals: Burton 1/1  47'	Report	Tries: Burns  25' Ramien  31' Brailey  37' Atkinson  57' Goals: Hynes 4/4  26', 32', 39', 59'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 30,368 Referee: Ashley Klein

Finals series

Main article: 2025 NRL finals series

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

QEF: 12 September 2025	Melbourne Storm	26–18		Melbourne
19:50 AEST	Tries: Katoa  3' Lisati  34' Wishart  65' Warbrick  76' Goals: Meaney 3/3  4', 35', 23 pen' Pezet 2/2  67', 77'	Report	Tries: Sexton  20' Kiraz  29' Burton  57' Goals: Burton 3/3  21', 31', 59'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,117 Referee: Adam Gee

SF: 21 September 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	26-46	Penrith Panthers	Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST	Tries: Galvin  16' Preston  56' Xerri  61' Kiraz  77' Goals: Burton 5/5  2 pen', 17', 57', 62', 77'	Report	Tries: To'o  7', 28' Alamoti  11', 53', 69' Cleary  21' Henry  32' Papali'i  38' Goals: Cleary 7/8  8', 13', 22', 30', 34', 39', 71'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 56,872 Referee: Ashley Klein

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra Raiders	24	19	0	5	3	654	506	+148	44	Advance to finals series
2	Melbourne Storm	24	17	0	7	3	671	459	+212	40
3	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	16	0	8	3	534	414	+120	38
4	Brisbane Broncos (P)	24	15	0	9	3	680	508	+172	36
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	15	0	9	3	599	490	+109	36
6	New Zealand Warriors	24	14	0	10	3	517	496	+21	34
7	Penrith Panthers	24	13	1	10	3	576	469	+107	33
8	Sydney Roosters	24	13	0	11	3	653	521	+132	32
9	Dolphins	24	12	0	12	3	721	596	+125	30
10	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	12	0	12	3	555	534	+21	30
11	Parramatta Eels	24	10	0	14	3	502	578	−76	26
12	North Queensland Cowboys	24	9	1	14	3	538	684	−146	25
13	Wests Tigers	24	9	0	15	3	477	612	−135	24
14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	9	0	15	3	427	608	−181	24
15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	8	0	16	3	498	628	−130	22
16	Gold Coast Titans	24	6	0	18	3	520	719	−199	18
17	Newcastle Knights	24	6	0	18	3	338	638	−300	18

Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2025. Source: National Rugby League
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2025 squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2025 squad

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Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Tom Amone – PR Matt Burton – FE, CE Stephen Crichton (c) – CE, FB Joshua Curran – PR, LK, SR Harry Hayes – SR Bailey Hayward – LK Sam Hughes – PR Drew Hutchison – HB, FE, CE Viliame Kikau – SR Max King – PR		Jacob Kiraz – WG, CE, FB Reed Mahoney – HK Kurt Mann – LK Marcelo Montoya – WG, CE Kurtis Morrin – LK, PR Karl Oloapu – FE, HB Jacob Preston – SR Jaeman Salmon – SR, LK Toby Sexton – HB, FE, HK Daniel Suluka-Fifita – PR		Ryan Sutton – PR, LK Blake Taaffe – FB Jack Todd – LK Connor Tracey – FB, WG Enari Tuala – WG Sitili Tupouniua – SR, CE Jake Turpin – LK, HK Blake Wilson – WG Mitchell Woods – HB Bronson Xerri – CE		Sosaia Alatini – SR Lipoi Hopoi – LK, PR, SR Joseph O'Neill – HB Logan Spinks – SR Jonathan Sua – WG Patrick Young – HK Extended squad Danny Gabrael – CE AJ Jones – LK Reuben Moyle – HK Luke Smith – SR Cassius Tia – HB Jack Underhill – PR		Manager Phil Gould (General Manager of Football) Head coach Cameron Ciraldo Assistant coaches Chad Randall Jason Taylor Luke Vella (NRL Transition Coach) Mick Potter (NSW Cup Coach) Josh Jackson (Jersey Flegg Coach) Managers Fred Ciraldo (team manager) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 10 October 2025 Source(s): Bulldogs 2023

See also

• 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Women season

References

1. "Coming Full Circle: Bulldogs Launch 90-Year Anniversary Logo". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 1 November 2024.
2. "2025 Witzer Pre-Season Challenge: Everything you need to know". National Rugby League. 1 February 2025.
3. "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.