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  16'
Garrick  35'
Cherry-Evans  42'60'79'
Goals:
Garrick 5/6  18', 36', 44', 61', 80'
Field goals:
Cherry-Evans  71'
Report
Tries:
Mahoney  20'
Goals:
Burton 1/1  21'
Sin bin:
Flanagan 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  52'
Hughes  57'
Goals:
Meaney 2/2  53', 58'
Sin bin:
Tonumaipea 24' to 34'
Report
Tries:
Preston  8'
Kiraz  27'44'
Addo-Carr  33'
Averillo  49'
Goals:
Burton 3/5  10', 34', 50'
Sin bin:
Kikau 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  4'
Addo-Carr  13'28'
Burton  54'
Goals:
Flanagan 5/5  6', 15', 30', 40 pen', 55'
Report
Tries:
Naden  21'
Brooks  66'
Pole  69'
Staines  70'
Goals:
Doueihi 3/4  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  27'
Montoya  55'
Johnson  66'
Goals:
Johnson 2/3  28', 67'
Report
Tries:
Kiraz  2'
Addo-Carr  44'
Goals:
Burton 3/3  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  18'67'
Addo-Carr  79'
Goals:
Burton 1/3  20'
Field goals:
Burton  84'
Sin bin:
Okunbor 13' to 23'
Report
Tries:
Dearden  6'
Chester  59'
Goals:
Holmes 3/4  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  3'
Burton  54'72'
Goals:
Burton 2/3  4', 56'
Sin bin:
Preston 62' to 72'
Report
Tries:
Murray  17'
L. Mitchell  31'34'66'
Host  38'
Walker  63'
Graham  68'76'78'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 7/10  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  21'
Sivo  25'76'
Moses  27'
Campbell-Gillard  62'
Goals:
Moses 5/6  22', 27', 64', 74 pen', 77'
Report
Tries:
Alamoti  49'
Goals:
Burton 0/1
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 26,755
Referee: Chris Butler

Ladder

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.