2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL Rank6th
Play-off resultEF
2024 recordWins: 14; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 551; against: 457
Team information
CEOAaron Warburton
Head CoachCameron Ciraldo
Captain
StadiumAccor Stadium
Belmore Sports Ground
Avg. attendance19,245
High attendance50,714 (EF)
Low attendance6,146 (Rd 24)
Top scorers
TriesJacob Kiraz (12)
GoalsMatt Burton (74)
PointsMatt Burton (187)
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The 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season was the club's 90th season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

It was Cameron Ciraldo's second season as head coach of the club.

Pre-season challenge

The 2024 NRL pre-season was played in February, before the commencement of the regular season.

Round 1: 15 February 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24–12 Melbourne Storm Belmore
19:00 AEDT
Tries:
Clark  4'
Wilson  23'
Skelton  53'
Xerri  65'
Sua  72'
Goals:
Burton 1/2  6'
Sexton 1/3  67'
Field goals:
Sexton 0/1 (2 pt)
Report
Tries:
Ieremia  12'
Papenhuyzen  39'
Goals:
Pezet 2/2  13', 39'
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 2: 23 February 2024 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 12–6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Belmore
20:00 AEDT
Tries:
Wilton  12'
Vea'ila  72'
Goals:
Trindall 2/2  14', 74'
Sin bin:
Nikora 29' to 39'
Report
Tries:
Preston  32'
Goals:
Burton 1/1  33'
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Referee: Adam Gee

Regular season

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHH
ResultLLWLWLWBWLLWWWBLWWBLWWWWWLL
Position151712141315128891110976655565555556
Points0022446810101012141618182022242426283032343434
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.[1]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 9 March 2024 Parramatta Eels 26–8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
17:30 AEDT
Tries:
Harper  12'
Cartwright  36'50'
Simonsson  76'
Goals:
Moses 1/1  13'
Gutherson 4/4  26 pen', 37', 51', 77'
Report
Tries:
Wilson  65'
Crichton  69'
Goals:
Burton 0/2
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 29,171
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 2: 15 March 2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 25–6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla
18:00 AEDT
Tries:
Trindall  23'
Katoa  55'
Mulitalo  64'
Wilton  74'
Goals:
Hynes 4/4  24', 57', 69', 75'
Field goals:
Hynes  79'
Sin bin:
Nikora 5' to 15'
Report
Tries:
Wilson  12'
Goals:
Burton 1/1  14'
Stadium: PointsBet Stadium
Attendance: 12,928
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 3: 23 March 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32–0 Gold Coast Titans Belmore
15:00 AEDT
Tries:
Preston  17'
Kikau  29'
Mahoney  46'
Kiraz  53'
Tracey  60'
Taaffe  62'
Goals:
Burton 4/6  19', 31', 47', 64'
Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,037
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 4: 29 March 2024 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEDT
Tries:
Burgess  9'
Wighton  13'44'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 4/5  10', 45', 52 pen', 75 pen'
Report
Tries:
Burton  24'
Tracey  33'79'
Goals:
Burton 2/3  26', 35'
Sin bin:
Morrin 50' to 60'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 35,275
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 5: 5 April 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–26 Sydney Roosters Sydney Olympic Park
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Taaffe  0'
Burton  8'14'64'
Hughes  39'
Goals:
Burton 5/6  27 pen', 2', 9', 15', 39'
Report
Tries:
E. Butcher  46'54'
Whyte  50'
Manu  57'
Tupou  74'
Goals:
Sua'ali'i 2/2  47', 75'
Keary 1/3  51'
Sin bin:
Radley 72' to 80'
Sent off:
Young  26'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 7,169
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 6: 12 April 2024 Melbourne Storm 16–14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Papenhuyzen  2'
Smith  22'
Blore  74'
Goals:
Meaney 2/3  3', 75'
Sin bin:
Papenhuyzen 55' to 65'
Report
Tries:
Addo-Carr  47'56'61'
Goals:
Burton 1/3  49'
Sin bin:
Hughes 53' to 63'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,065
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 7: 21 April 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 36–12 Newcastle Knights Sydney Olympic Park
14:00 AEST
Tries:
Hughes  4'
Kiraz  21'
Xerri  34'
Hayward  48'
Addo-Carr  58'
Crichton  71'
Goals:
Burton 6/6  6', 23', 35', 50', 59', 73'
Sin bin:
Mahoney 76' to 80'
Report
Tries:
Lucas  30'
Best  79'
Goals:
Ponga 1/1  32'
Hastings 1/1  79'
Sin bin:
Hetherington 76' to 80'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 17,784
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 8 (Bye for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Round 9: 4 May 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–14 Wests Tigers Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEST
Tries:
Mann  22'
Curran  44'
Xerri  56'
Goals:
Burton 5/5  24', 45', 49 pen', 53 pen', 57'
Report
Tries:
Staines  15'
Pole  26'
Goals:
Sezer 3/3  13 pen', 16', 28'
Sin bin:
Klemmer 73' to 80'
Seyfarth 73' to 80'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 17,068
Referee: Kasey Badger
Round 10: 10 May 2024 Penrith Panthers 16–10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Penrith
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Garner  25'
To'o  37'
Goals:
Cleary 1/1  26'
Edwards 3/3  38', 52 pen', 75 pen'
Report
Tries:
Burton  68'
Kiraz  79'
Goals:
Burton 1/2  80'
Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: 21,525
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 11: 17 May 2024 Canberra Raiders 24–20 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Savage  2'
Kris  19'
Young  51'60'
Goals:
Rapana 4/4  4', 20', 52', 62'
Sin bin:
Rapana 35' to 45'
Papali'i 39' to 49'
Report
Tries:
Preston  30'
Crichton  36'
Burton  39'
Kiraz  41'
Goals:
Burton 2/4  32', 42'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 50,971
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 12: 23 May 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 44–12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST
Tries:
Burton  8'67'
Salmon  46'52'
Kiraz  56'78'
Preston  60'
Crichton  70'
Goals:
Burton 6/9  20', 46', 53', 58', 63 pen', 71'
Report
Tries:
Suli  12'
Liddle  31'
Goals:
Lomax 2/2  14', 33'
Sin bin:
Lomax 63' to 73'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 15,442
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 13: 31 May 2024 Newcastle Knights 2–32 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle
20:00 AEST
Goals:
Hastings 1/1  6 pen'
Sin bin:
J. Saifiti 78' to 80'
Report
Tries:
Addo-Carr  14'27'
Preston  47'67'
Curran  61'
Xerri  73'
Goals:
Sexton 4/6  16', 68', 74', 79 pen'
Hayward 0/1
Sin bin:
Tracey 6' to 16'
Sexton 53' to 63'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 21,204
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 14: 10 June 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–18 Parramatta Eels Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST
Tries:
Crichton  12'67'
Wilson  17'74'
Goals:
Burton 3/4  19', 67', 75'
Sin bin:
Mann 55' to 65'
Report
Tries:
Talagi  6'
Penisini  33'
Tuilagi  44'
Goals:
Moses 3/3  7', 34', 46'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 45,496
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 15 (Bye for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Round 16: 22 June 2024 Sydney Roosters 26–8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gosford
17:30 AEST
Tries:
Young  21'
N. Butcher  33'
May  41'
Steep  65'
Goals:
Walker 5/5  5 pen', 23', 34', 43', 66'
Sin bin:
Walker 78' to 80'
Sent off:
Pauga  72'
Report
Tries:
Salmon  17'
Skelton  46'
Goals:
Burton 0/2
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 16,868
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 17: 28 June 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15–14 (g.p.) Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST
Tries:
Kikau  2'
Mahoney  13'
Goals:
Burton 3/3  4', 14', 76 pen'
Field goals:
Burton  83'
Report
Tries:
Nikora  21'
Katoa  52'
Trindall  61'
Goals:
Hynes 1/3  22'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 15,765
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 18: 6 July 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 13–12 (g.p.) New Zealand Warriors Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEST
Tries:
Xerri  19'
Kikau  54'
Goals:
Burton 2/2  21', 55'
Field goals:
Burton  87'
Report
Tries:
Watene-Zelezniak  22'
Montoya  27'
Goals:
Pompey 2/3  29', 40 pen'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 27,223
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 19 (Bye for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Round 20: 21 July 2024 North Queensland Cowboys 20–18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Townsville
18:15 AEST
Tries:
Luki  5'43'
Purdue  70'
Goals:
Holmes 4/4  6', 25 pen', 45', 72'
Report
Tries:
Curran  13'
Xerri  29'
Kiraz  55'
Goals:
Burton 3/5  15', 21 pen', 63 pen'
Sin bin:
Wilson 42' to 52'
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 16,376
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 21: 27 July 2024 Brisbane Broncos 16–41 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
17:00 AEST
Tries:
Walsh  29'
Staggs  39'
Taupau  75'
Goals:
Reynolds 2/3  40', 75'
Report
Tries:
Xerri  9'
Tracey  16'57'70'
Skelton  24'
Kikau  41'
Kiraz  61'
Goals:
Burton 6/7  11', 17', 43', 59', 63', 71'
Field goals:
Burton  79'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 42,213
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 22: 4 August 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–18 Canberra Raiders Belmore
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Crichton  16'45'
Addo-Carr  52'68'
Goals:
Burton 3/5  26 pen', 53', 69'
Report
Tries:
Mooney  21'
Timoko  58'
Rapana  72'
Goals:
Fogarty 3/3  22', 60', 73'
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 18,110
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 23: 10 August 2024 St. George Illawarra Dragons 10–28 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Kogarah
19:35 AEST
Tries:
Lomax  22'
Sloan  36'
Goals:
Lomax 1/2  23'
Report
Tries:
Burton  3'
Xerri  25'29'
Mann  58'
Goals:
Burton 6/6  4', 13 pen', 27', 30', 59', 74 pen'
Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 18,416
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 24: 17 August 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–10 Dolphins Bundaberg
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Tries:
Kiraz  10'27'
Addo-Carr  35'
Xerri  66'
Tracey  68'
Goals:
Burton 5/7  15 pen', 36', 49 pen', 67', 69'
Report
Tries:
Isaako  24'
Averillo  38'
Goals:
Isaako 1/2  39'
Stadium: Salter Oval
Attendance: 6,148
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 25: 23 August 2024 New Zealand Warriors 18–34 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Auckland
20:00 NZST
Tries:
Montoya  9'
Capewell  13'
Egan  38'
Goals:
Johnson 3/3  10', 15', 40'
Report
Tries:
Xerri  26'
Crichton  29'
Morrin  34'
Hayes  53'
Addo-Carr  61'
Kiraz  77'
Goals:
Burton 5/6  30', 35', 55', 63', 78'
Stadium: Shaun Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 24,295
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 26: 30 August 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–34 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Olympic Park
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Mahoney  1'79'
Addo-Carr  25'
Preston  68'
Goals:
Burton 2/2  2', 27'
Sexton 1/2  79'
Report
Tries:
Saab  8'
T. Trbojevic  12'
Hopoate  18'48'
Lawton  31'
Garrick  51'
Goals:
Garrick 5/6  9', 13', 19', 33', 50'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 35,502
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 27: 7 September 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6–44 North Queensland Cowboys Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST
Tries:
Sexton  61'
Goals:
Crichton 1/1  62'
Report
Tries:
Feldt  18'55'
Luki  28'
Drinkwater  39'
Holmes  59'
Taulagi  69'73'
Goals:
Holmes 8/8  12 pen', 20', 30', 39', 56', 60', 70', 74'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 32,437
Referee: Gerard Sutton

Finals series

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

QEF: 15 September 2024 Cantebury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–24 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Kiraz  6'
Kikau  18'
Crichton  23'
Skelton  46'
Goals:
Burton 3/4  20', 25', 47'
Report
Tries:
Talau  14'
Bullemor  36'
Cherry-Evans  55'
Koula  71'
Goals:
Garrick 4/4  15', 37', 57', 72'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 50,714
Referee: Grant Atkins

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Storm 24 19 0 5 3 692 449 +243 44 Advance to finals series
2 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 17 0 7 3 580 394 +186 40
3 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 3 738 463 +275 38
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 0 8 3 653 431 +222 38
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 3 657 568 +89 36
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 3 529 433 +96 34
7 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 13 1 10 3 634 521 +113 33
8 Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 3 470 510 −40 30
9 Canberra Raiders 24 12 0 12 3 474 601 −127 30
10 Dolphins 24 11 0 13 3 577 578 −1 28
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 3 508 634 −126 28
12 Brisbane Broncos 24 10 0 14 3 537 607 −70 26
13 New Zealand Warriors 24 9 1 14 3 512 574 −62 25
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 3 488 656 −168 22
15 Parramatta Eels 24 7 0 17 3 561 716 −155 20
16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 7 0 17 3 494 682 −188 20
17 Wests Tigers 24 6 0 18 3 463 750 −287 18
Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

2024 squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2024 squad
Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Extended squad

  • Eli Clark WG, CE
  • Harry Hayes SR
  • Lipoi Hopoi LK, PR, SR
  • Jack Todd LK, PR
Manager

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Managers

  • Fred Ciraldo (Team Manager)

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

Updated: 15 September 2024
Source(s): Bulldogs 2024

References

  1. ^ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.