2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

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2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL RankTBA
Play-off resultTBA
2025 recordWins: 3; losses: 0
Points scoredFor: 84; against: 52
Team information
CEOAaron Warburton
Head Coach Cameron Ciraldo
Captain
Stadium Accor Stadium
Belmore Sports Ground
Avg. attendance17,892
High attendance17,892 (Rd 2)
Low attendance17,892 (Rd 2)
Top scorers
Tries Sitili Tupouniua (2)
Marcelo Montoya (2)
Connor Tracey (2)
Goals Matt Burton (7)
Points Matt Burton (14)
←  2024 List of seasons 2026  →

The 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the club's 91st season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

Contents

To mark 90 years since the club entered the then NSWRFL, the club unveiled a 90ths anniversary logo on November 1st 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 will be played in February, before the commencement of the regular season [2] .

Round 1: 16 February 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg 20–14 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Kogarah
17:30 AEDT
Tries:
Todd Ru ball.svg 23'
Rinakama Ru ball.svg 38', 56'
Sua Ru ball.svg 64'
Goals:
Taaffe 1/2 Rugby penalty.svg 24'
Tia 1/25 Rugby penalty.svg 66'
Tries:
Mason Ru ball.svg 32'
Faataape Ru ball.svg 42', 45'
Goals:
Lobb 1/3 Rugby penalty.svg 33'
Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 2: 22 February 2025 Brisbane Broncos Brisbane colours.svg 30–14 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Moreton Bay
17:30 AEDT
Tries:
Reynolds Ru ball.svg 22'
Arthars Ru ball.svg 32'
Cobbo Ru ball.svg 39'
Hoeter Ru ball.svg 46'
Mariner Ru ball.svg 70'
Te Kura Ru ball.svg 75'
Goals:
Reynolds 1/1 Rugby penalty.svg 23'
Walsh 0/1
Madden 0/1
Smoothy 2/2 Rugby penalty.svg 71', 75'
Tries:
Preston Ru ball.svg 58'
Rinakama Ru ball.svg 65'
Wilson Ru ball.svg 68'
Goals:
Burton 1/3 Rugby penalty.svg 59'
Sin bin:
Curran Yellow card.svg 77' to 80'
Stadium: KAYO Stadium
Referee: Todd Smith

Regular season

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAAH–HAAAHH–HA–AHAHHAHAAHH
ResultWWW
Position532
Points246
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Round 1: 8 March 2025 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George colours.svg 20–28 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Kogarah
17:30 AEDT
Tries:
Tuipulotu Ru ball.svg 16', 55', 72'
Liddle Ru ball.svg 67'
Goals:
Holmes 2/4 Rugby penalty.svg 18', 69'
Tries:
Montoya Ru ball.svg 13'
Wilson Ru ball.svg 30'
Tracey Ru ball.svg 34'
Tupouniua Ru ball.svg 45', 51'
Goals:
Burton 4/5 Rugby penalty.svg 32', 35', 46', 52'
Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 16,211
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 2: 16 March 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg 40-24 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Belmore
18:15 AEDT
Tries:
Montoya Ru ball.svg 1'
Salmon Ru ball.svg 10'
Mahoney Ru ball.svg 14'
Curran Ru ball.svg 19'
Preston Ru ball.svg 40'
Mann Ru ball.svg 46'
Tracey Ru ball.svg 77'
Goals:
Burton 3/4 Rugby penalty.svg 12', 16', 21'
Crichton 3/3 Rugby penalty.svg 42', 47', 77'
Tries:
Khan-Pereira Ru ball.svg 29', 37'
Fa'asuamaleaui Ru ball.svg 52'
J.Fifita Ru ball.svg 62'
Goals:
Campbell 4/4 Rugby penalty.svg 30', 38', 52', 63'
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 17,892
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 3: 23 March 2025 Parramatta Eels Parramatta colours.svg 8-16 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
16:05 AEDT
Tries:
Penisini Ru ball.svg 18'
Addo-Carr Ru ball.svg 46'
Goals:
Lomax 0/2
Tries:
Suluka-Fifita Ru ball.svg 4'
Xerri Ru ball.svg 25'
Wilson Ru ball.svg 33'
Goals:
Crichton 2/4 Rugby penalty.svg 6', 80 pen'
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 4: 29 March 2025 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla
19:35 AEDT
Stadium: Sharks Stadium
Round 5: 6 April 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Sydney Olympic Park
18:15 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 6 (Bye for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Round 7: 18 April 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 8: 24 April 2025 Brisbane Broncos Brisbane colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
19:50 AEST
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 9: 4 May 2025 Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
13:50 AEST
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 10: 10 May 2025 Canberra Raiders Canberra colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canberra
15:00 AEST
Stadium: GIO Stadium
Round 11: 16 May 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 12: 22 May 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Dolphins colours.png Dolphins Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 13 (Bye for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Round 14: 9 June 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 15: 15 Juneh 2025 South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 16 (Bye for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Round 17: 26 June 2025 Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
19:50 AEDT
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Round 18: 4 July 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 19: 12 July 2025 North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Townsville
19:35 AEDT
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Round 20: 19 July 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 21: 27 July 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney
16:05 AEST
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Round 22: 3 August 2025 Wests Tigers Wests Tigers colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
14:00 AEST
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Round 23: 9 August 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Sydney Olympic Park
19:35 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 24: 15 August 2025 Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Moore Park
20:00 AEST
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Round 25: 22 August 2025 Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg v Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne
20:00 AEST
Stadium: AAMI Park
Round 26: 28 August 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 27: 6 September 2025Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Olympic Park
19:35 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWDLBPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 220018642+446Advance to finals series
2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 330008452+326
3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 320109860+384
4 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 320107034+364
5 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 320109862+364
6 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 320108552+334
7 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 320105852+64
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 210115046+44
9 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 320107470+44
10 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 320104246−44
11 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 320105365−124
12 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 310208490−62
13 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 200214453−92
14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 310205896−382
15 Dolphins colours.png Dolphins 300304472−280
16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 3003040104−640
17 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 3003032104−720
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: National Rugby League

2025 squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2025 squad
Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL seasonSupplementary listCoaching staff

Extended squad

Manager

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Managers

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 23 March 2025
Source(s): Bulldogs 2023

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2024/11/01/coming-full-circle-bulldogs-launch-90-year-anniversary-logo/
  2. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/01/31/2025-pre-season-challenge-everything-you-need-to--know/
  3. ↑ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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