2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL Rank	TBA
Team information
CEO	Aaron Warburton
Head Coach	Cameron Ciraldo
Captain	Stephen Crichton
Stadium	Accor Stadium Belmore Sports Ground
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The 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the club's 92nd season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

The club unveiled a new logo on October 16, 2025 which was officially adopted from November 1, 2025. ^[1]

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

Pre-season challenge

The 2026 NRL pre-season will be played in February, before the commencement of the regular season. ^[2]

Round 1: 7 February 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	North Queensland Cowboys	Kogarah
17:30 AEDT				Stadium: Jubilee Stadium

Round 2: 14 February 2026	Newcastle Knights	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Newcastle
18:00 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

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		–													–			–
Result		B													B			B
Position
Points

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

Matches

Main article: 2026 NRL season results

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

  Bye  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Round 1: 1 March 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Las Vegas, USA
TBA AEDT				Stadium: Allegiant Stadium

Round 2 (Bye)

Round 3: 19 March 2026	Canberra Raiders	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Canberra
20:00 AEDT				Stadium: GIO Stadium

Round 4: 28 March 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Newcastle Knights	Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEDT				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 5: 3 April 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEDT				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 6: 9 April 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Penrith Panthers	Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 7: 19 April 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
16:05 AEDT				Stadium: CommBank Stadium

Round 8: 24 April 2026	Brisbane Broncos	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
20:00 AEST				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 9: 1 May 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	North Queensland Cowboys	Sydney Olympic Park
18:00 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 10: 7 May 2026	Dolphins	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 11: 15 May 2026	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
18:00 AEST				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 12: 22 May 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Melbourne Storm	Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 13: 30 May 2026	Wests Tigers	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
17:30 AEST				Stadium: CommBank Stadium

Round 14: 8 June 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Parramatta Eels	Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 15 (Bye)

Round 16: 20 June 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Sydney Olympic Park
19:30 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 17: 26 June 2026	Gold Coast Titans	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Gold Coast
18:00 AEST				Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

Round 18 (Bye)

Round 19: 11 July 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Canberra Raiders	Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 20: 18 July 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Wests Tigers	Sydney Olympic Park
19:30 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 21: 25 July 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	New Zealand Warriors	Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 22: 31 July 2026	Melbourne Storm	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Melbourne
20:00 AEST				Stadium: AAMI Park

Round 23: 7 August 2026	Sydney Roosters	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Moore Park
20:00 AEST				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Round 24: 14 August 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 25: 22 August 2026	St. George Illawarra Dragons	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Moore Park
19:30 AEST				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Round 26: 28 August 2026	Penrith Panthers	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
20:00 AEST				Stadium: CommBank Stadium

Round 27: 3 September 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Brisbane Broncos	Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brisbane Broncos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to finals series
2	Canberra Raiders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Dolphins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Gold Coast Titans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Melbourne Storm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Newcastle Knights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	New Zealand Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	North Queensland Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Parramatta Eels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Penrith Panthers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Sydney Roosters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Wests Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2025. Source: National Rugby League

2026 squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2026 squad

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Top 30 squad - 2026 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Matt Burton – FE, CE Stephen Crichton (c) – CE Joshua Curran – PR, SR Kade Dykes – FB, FE Lachlan Galvin – HB, FE Harry Hayes – SR, PR Bailey Hayward – HK, LK, FE Lipoi Hopoi – PR, SR Sam Hughes – PR Viliame Kikau (vc) – SR		Max King – PR Jacob Kiraz – WG, FB, CE Finau Latu – LK Zyon Maiu'u – PR Kurt Mann – LK Marcelo Montoya – WG Sean O'Sullivan – HB, FE Jacob Preston – SR Jaeman Salmon – LK, SR Jonathan Sua – WG		Daniel Suluka-Fifita – PR Leo Thompson – PR Jack Todd – LK, PR Connor Tracey – FB Enari Tuala – WG, CE Sitili Tupouniua – PR, SR Mitchell Woods – HB Bronson Xerri – CE Patrick Young – HK		Sosaia Alatini – SR Fletcher Baker – PR, SR Gordon Chan Kum Tong – HK Jethro Rinakama – WG Logan Spinks – SR Jack Underhill – PR Extended squad Nick O'Meley – FB		Manager Phil Gould (General Manager of Football) Head coach Cameron Ciraldo Assistant coaches Adam O'Brien Chad Randall Luke Vella Jason Taylor (NSW Cup Coach) Mick Potter (Academy Coach) Josh Jackson (Jersey Flegg Coach) Trent Elkin (Athletic Performance & Rehabilitation Lead) Michael Kulen (Head Football Analyst) Travis Touma (High Performance Manager) Managers Adam Hartigan (Chief of Staff) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 18 January 2026 Source(s): Bulldogs 2025

See also

• 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Women season

References

1. https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2025/10/16/bulldogs-reveal-new-club-logo/
2. "2026 Draw Debrief: Witzer Pre-Season schedule revealed". National Rugby League. 14 November 2025.
3. "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.