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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilitated by the New South Wales Rugby League, including the Canterbury Cup NSW, the Jersey Flegg Cup, Harvey Norman Women's Premiership, Tarsha Gale Cup, S. G. Ball Cup and the Harold Matthews Cup.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Club information
Full nameCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Rugby League Club
Nickname(s)Berries, Blue and Whites, Dogs, Doggies, Dogs of War,[1] The Family Club, The Entertainers
Colours  Blue
  White
Founded24 September 1935; 87 years ago (1935-09-24)
Websitebulldogs.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOAaron Warburton
ChairmanJohn Khoury
CoachCameron Ciraldo
ManagerPhil Gould
CaptainMatt Burton & Reed Mahoney
CompetitionNational Rugby League
2022 Season12th
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours
Away colours
Records
Premierships8 (1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004)
Runners-up10 (1940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014)
Minor premierships7 (1938, 1942, 1947, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2012)
Wooden spoons6 (1943, 1944, 1964, 2002, 2008, 2021)
Most capped317Hazem El Masri
Highest try scorer159Hazem El Masri
Highest points scorer2418Hazem El Masri

The club was admitted to the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, predecessor of the current NRL competition, in 1935. They won their first premiership in their fourth year of competition with another soon after, and after spending the 1950s and most of the 1960s on the lower rungs went through a very strong period in the 1980s, winning four premierships in that decade.

Known briefly in the 1990s as the Sydney Bulldogs, as a result of the Super League war the club competed in that competition in 1997 before changing their name to the geographically indistinct Bulldogs and continuing to play every season of the re-unified NRL, winning their most recent premiership in 2004. In 2012, Canterbury won the minor premiership, but lost to the Melbourne Storm 14-4 in the grand final. In 2014, they came from 7th to make the grand final against South Sydney, but lost 30-6.[2]

History

 
The third annual Club Ball, 1938, from the Tom Lennon collection, courtesy of the Powerhouse Museum

In 1935—thirteen years after a meeting above "The Ideal Milk Bar" in Campsie led to the creation of the Canterbury-Bankstown Junior Rugby League—the Canterbury club was admitted into the elite New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. It took the new club, nicknamed "Country Bumpkins" because of their rural recruiting and CB emblem, four years to win their first premiership in 1938. The grand final-winning effort was repeated in 1942 before a 38-year premiership drought.

In 1967, having ended the 11-year premiership reign of St. George by defeating them in the final, "The Berries" (as they were known at the time) lost to South Sydney in the grand final. But the return to the top end of the table set the scene for off-field restructuring that laid the foundations for the club to become one of the most consistent achievers in the remaining decades of the 20th century.

In 1978, Canterbury became known as "The Bulldogs". Nicknames such as "Cantabs" "CBs" and "Berries" were seen to be "soft" and the club wanted something to signify determination and grit. The new name and logo was purchased from a local Sydney Liquor Store owner Bill Caralis. A grand final appearance in 1979, followed by a grand final win in 1980 with a young, enthusiastic and free-running side dubbed "The Entertainers", was the beginning of a golden era that was to produce three more grand final wins in the 1980s: 1984, 1985 and 1988.

During the mid-1990s' Super League war, Canterbury aligned themselves with the Super League competition, playing in the 1997 premiership season. In 1998 the Bulldogs came close to adding another premiership trophy after qualifying for the grand final where they met the Brisbane Broncos and lost 38-12. On the way to the 1998 Grand Final, Canterbury had two come-from-behind wins. The first was against the Newcastle Knights in the third week of the finals—behind 16-0 in the second half, they fought back to 16 all at full time and went on to win in extra time. A week later they trailed arch rivals Parramatta in the preliminary final by 16 points with 9 minutes remaining. Three tries and a conversion from the sideline by Daryl Halligan in the final minutes got them back level at 18 all and send the game into extra-time. Canterbury eventually went on to win 32-20 in one of the greatest finals comebacks in the history of the game.[3][4]

Following indifferent form in 1999, 2000 and 2001 where they had varying levels of success, the club was found to have systematically and deliberately breached the NRL salary cap in 2002 (for the 2001–02 seasons), and was penalized all 37 competition points which it had amassed up to that point for 2002. This resulted in the club falling from first to last place on the ladder, and at the end of the season the Bulldogs received their first "wooden spoon" (a reference to the club which finishes last in the competition) since 1964.

The Bulldogs returned to finals contention in 2003; however, they fell one step short of yet another grand final after losing to the Roosters 28-18 in the preliminary final.

The club went through some off-field dramas in 2004, the most serious of which included rape allegations during a pre-season match in Coffs Harbour. The team managed to focus on football and triumphed when they held out the Sydney Roosters 16-13 with a try-saving tackle by Andrew Ryan in the dying seconds of the 2004 Grand Final. The game was to be the last for departing captain Steve Price, but he missed the match due to a leg injury. Price is now taking over at the club as the General Manager of Football, this position becoming effective in 2020 as he looks to turn the club's fortunes around to that of 2004.

2005 saw Canterbury-Bankstown unable to mount a serious defence of their premiership title as injuries and contract negotiations saw the year start and finish on a sour note for the club. Due to the extent of injuries suffered, the team was under-strength for most of the year. This took its toll in the final six weeks of the season, with the club suffering successive heavy losses and missing the finals series. In 2006, little was expected from the club after a poor 2005 season, but despite some doubt over the strength of their side, Canterbury's forward pack helped them to a better than expected result for the year, finishing a game short of the grand final, losing to eventual premiers the Brisbane Broncos. Inconsistency and a poor finish to the 2007 season meant Canterbury were knocked out of the finals in week two.

In 2008, having already lost Mark O'Meley to the Sydney Roosters, Willie Mason left the club. Further into the off-season Canterbury-Bankstown also lost halfback Brent Sherwin, and prospects for the 2008 NRL season began to look dim. Although they recorded at the start of the season a couple of victories, the injury toll and the departure Sonny Bill Williams mid-season demoralized the club and players, and the Canterbury-Bankstown club earned their second wooden spoon of the decade.

Another source of discontent in 2008 was the battle for election to the football club board. Many contenders believed that the board of the time was steering the club in the wrong direction, particularly then-CEO Malcolm Noad. New members were elected to the board early in 2008, and later in the season Noad resigned as CEO. His replacement as head of the football club was Todd Greenberg.

Greenberg's influence became apparent during the 2009 season. Premiership-winning coach Steve Folkes was replaced with his assistant Kevin Moore. The purchases of several key players, including former Melbourne and Cronulla playmaker Brett Kimmorley changed Canterbury from a poorly run and poorly performing club to one of the best clubs both on and off the field in 2009. Canterbury finished second in the regular season (losing the minor premiership to the St. George Illawarra Dragons due to a loss of two competition points for an interchange breach against Penrith in Round 2), and players and officials took out a number of Dally M awards. 2009 was also the final season for Hazem El Masri, who became the highest all-time pointscorer in Australian rugby league history with a penalty goal in the Bulldogs' Round 1 match against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

From 2010, Canterbury-Bankstown returned to the name Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[5] The Canterbury-Bankstown club celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010.

In the 2012 NRL season, Canterbury finished first on the competition ladder to take out their first minor premiership since 1994. They made it to the grand final, losing to Melbourne 14-4.[6]

In May 2013, former Netball New Zealand chief executive Raelene Castle was appointed CEO, the first female in the NRL's history.[7] They finished the regular season sixth on the ladder and bowed out in the semi-final.

In 2014, Canterbury-Bankstown made history by winning three consecutive games by one point, from Round 5 to Round 7. They finished runners up to South Sydney in the 2014 NRL Grand Final. Canterbury reached the grand final after winning three sudden death finals matches against Melbourne, Manly-Warringah and Penrith.[8]

On 10 August 2017, Canterbury announced Rugby League World Cup CEO Andrew Hill as the replacement for outgoing boss Raelene Castle. On the appointment, chairman Ray Dib noted that "Andrew was appointed from a very strong list of candidates and has exceptional experience in the game of rugby league."

In September 2017, Canterbury announced that former premiership winning player Dean Pay would be the new coach at the club starting in 2018.[9]

The 2018 NRL season started off badly for Canterbury with the club only winning 3 of its first 10 matches. In May 2018, the new Canterbury board admitted that they would not be able to make any major signings until the end of the 2021 season due to the salary cap drama engulfing the club. The issue with the salary cap problems involved the previous administration and former coach Des Hasler who signed numerous players on back ended deals. In the wake of the scandal, the club was forced to offload players to free up room in the cap. This resulted in Moses Mbye departing for the Wests Tigers and star recruit Aaron Woods being sold to Cronulla after only signing with Canterbury months prior. On 16 June 2018, Canterbury suffered a humiliating 32-10 loss to the Gold Coast Titans at Belmore, in the press conference coach Dean Pay said "Physically, we just weren't good enough. The way they turned up, the way they trained during the week wasn't good enough, I feel sorry for the fans".[10][11] On 20 July 2018, Canterbury played against arch rivals Parramatta in what the media had dubbed as the "Spoon Bowl" with both sides sitting at the bottom of the ladder. There were fears before the game that the match would attract the lowest NRL crowd in over 20 years. Parramatta went on to win the match 14-8.[12] After the defeat by Parramatta, Canterbury were facing the prospect of finishing with the wooden spoon for the first time since 2008 but over the coming four weeks the club managed to pull off upset wins against the Wests Tigers, the Brisbane Broncos and St. George to finish the season in 12th place.[13][14] The lower grades of Canterbury performed better in 2018 with the club winning the Intrust Super Premiership defeating Newtown 18-12 in the final and also winning the NRL State Championship defeating Redcliffe 42-18.[15][16]

Canterbury started off the 2019 NRL season losing their two first games in convincing fashion against the New Zealand Warriors and rivals Parramatta. Due to the bad start to the season, there were rumours that coach Dean Pay would be relieved of his duties but he was then granted a 12-month contract extension to remain as Canterbury coach until the end of 2020.

By the midway part of the 2019 season, Canterbury-Bankstown found themselves sitting last on the table and in real danger of finishing with the wooden spoon. However, for the third straight season, Canterbury achieved four upset victories in a row over Penrith, the Wests Tigers, South Sydney and Parramatta who were all competing for a place in the finals series and were higher on the table. Pay was credited with the late season revival as the side focused heavily on defence.[17][18]

In the 2020 NRL season, Canterbury-Bankstown were defeated in both of their opening fixtures. The season was then temporarily postponed. Following the season resumption, they were defeated by Manly-Warringah at Central Coast Stadium. They then defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons 22-2 at Bankwest Stadium. After round 9, they have not won a game. They were defeated in round 9 by the Brisbane Broncos at Suncrop Stadium 26-8. The speculation that then Head Coach Dean Pay would be sacked grew. By Tuesday 14 July 2020, Canterbury-Bankstown released a statement saying that Pay had resigned from his position. In this statement, the club announced that Pay's assistant coach Steve Georgallis would take over the role. Following this, it was reported that Dean's other assistant, Steve Antonelli, also resigned from his position. The clubs Canterbury Cup NSW head coach Brad Henderson would fill in as Georgallis's assistant coach.

On Wednesday 22 July 2020, the club announced that they had secured the services of former Manly Warringah Sea Eagles head coach and current (at 22 July 2020) Penrith Panthers assistant coach, Trent Barrett to coach the club from the start of season 2021 on a three-year deal.

Canterbury finished the 2020 NRL season in 15th place on the table after a horror year on and off the field. Canterbury finished on equal points with Brisbane but avoided the wooden spoon due to a slightly better for and against record.[19]

Canterbury started the 2021 NRL season poorly losing their opening three matches including being kept scoreless in round 2 & round 3 against Penrith and Brisbane respectively. This was the first time in the club's history that this had occurred.[20] In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, Canterbury were defeated 38-0 by South Sydney in the traditional Good Friday game. Canterbury became only the second team in the NRL era to lose three straight games without scoring a point after Cronulla who achieved this in the 2014 NRL season.

It was also the worst start to a season by any team since Glebe in the 1928 NSWRFL season who managed to only score 12 points in their first four matches.[21] On 30 June 2021, Canterbury were fined $50,000 by the NRL after failing to communicate the increased Covid restrictions to players. The incident was in relation to five Canterbury players visiting Sydney's Eastern Suburbs which was a Covid-19 hotspot.[22]

In round 16 of the 2021 NRL season, Canterbury suffered their third heaviest defeat in club history losing 66-0 to Manly-Warringah at Western Sydney Stadium.[23]

In round 22 of the 2021 NRL season, Canterbury were handed their sixth Wooden Spoon after losing 24-10 against the New Zealand Warriors. Canterbury needed to win the match and their remaining three fixtures to avoid finishing last.[24]

Despite a number of off-season recruits, Canterbury started the 2022 NRL season poorly winning only two of their first ten matches. On 16 May 2022, Canterbury head coach Trent Barrett resigned from his position with the club sitting bottom of the table.[25] On 18 May 2022, Michael Potter was named as interim coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs after the resignation of Barrett. Under Potter, the club won five of their last 14 matches to avoid the wooden spoon by finishing 12th.[26][27]

Name and emblem

The name and emblem of the club has changed several times over its history. At the club's foundation in 1935, it was known only as 'Canterbury-Bankstown', without an animal mascot. The nicknames 'Berries' and 'C-Bs' (or, derisively, 'Country Bumpkins') were often used informally, 'C-Bs' being used from the outset and 'Berries' coming into use by the mid-1940s. The club had been referred to as the 'Bulldogs' as early as 1977.[28] In 1978, the Bulldog mascot and name was adopted, with the club becoming known as the 'Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs'. This was the name used throughout the team's 1980s glory era. In 1995 the club name was changed to 'Sydney Bulldogs', reflecting a similar change by Eastern Suburbs (to 'Sydney City Roosters'). The name changed again in 1996, returning to 'Canterbury Bulldogs' with 'Bankstown' omitted, and yet again in 2000, to the geographically indistinct 'Bulldogs'. Bob Hagan, the club boss at the time of the 2000 change, explained that the dropping of the name 'Canterbury' was intended to broaden the appeal of the club outside of its traditional supporter base, so that the club could attract a geographically diverse following like Manchester United or the Chicago Bulls. Despite the name change, some supporters, as well as many television and radio commentators, continued to refer to the club as 'Canterbury'. In the most recent change, board officials voted in late 2009 for the club to return to 'Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' from the 2010 season onwards.

The initial crest was a 'C-B' in a shield. The adoption of the 'Bulldogs' name and mascot took place in 1978. There have been three main versions of the mascot logo. The first, which featured a snarling bulldog inside a circle, was replaced in 1998 by a more 'cartoonish' logo of a bulldog's head. In 2009, the club announced that the logo would be changing again, and asked members to vote on which of two similar proposed logos would be used from 2010. The rationale for the logo change was to celebrate the club's 75th anniversary in 2010 and to better reflect the club's "true essence and history".[29] Two months later, the new design was unveiled, with the official change of logo taking place in November 2009.[30] The current logo returns to the standing bulldog of the 1978–1997 logo, although it is no longer snarling. It also references elements of the club's history by incorporating the 'C-B' emblem, the club's year of foundation (1935), and the blue and white 'V' design which has featured on many of the club's jerseys over the years. The change of name from 'Bulldogs' to 'Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' took place after the new logo was unveiled.

Colours

The Bulldogs have played in predominantly blue and white strip since the club entered the league in 1935. The only exception to this was during the Second World War, when rationing meant they had to wear a maroon jersey with a blue 'V'.

There have been four basic strip designs since the club's inception in the top-flight league competition:

  • The irregular ("butcher stripes") stripes design – used from 1935 until 1962. This design had blue and white irregular stripes worn with black shorts. The irregular strip has been used recently in occasional 'heritage' matches (e.g. Heritage round in 2008 vs St. George Illawarra)
  • Maroon with Blue V - used from 1943 until 1945 during the war. Due to the war effort, dye was in limited supply. Teams were asked to avoid stripes to conserve dye. This jersey design has been seen as 'unlucky' by fans.
  • The 'V Strip' – used between 1963 and 1969, and revived in 1973. White shirt with blue V, blue shorts. The current "away" strip has blue shorts, but features a blue shirt with white V.
  • Blue & White hoops - From 1970 to 1972, the club adopted a jersey featuring blue and white hoops. This reverted to the 'V Strip' from 1973 onwards.

Stadium

 
Exterior of Accor Stadium

In their inaugural season, very few home matches were allocated to the Canterbury-Bankstown club. However, when the opportunity arose the club took their matches to either Marrickville or Pratten Park. From the following season, the club began to base itself at Belmore Sports Ground. The club had a long-time affinity with the ground and stayed there continuously until 1994.

 

In 1995 when the Super League War began to come about, the club changed its playing name to the "Sydney Bulldogs" in an attempt to broaden its fan base and played matches at Parramatta Stadium where spectator facilities were of a higher class. This move paid off with the club going on to become premiers that season. However, the club reverted its name to Canterbury for the 1996 season and once again played matches out of Belmore Sports Ground; something that lasted up until the inaugural National Rugby League season of 1998.

 
Interior of Accor Stadium

Once the new Stadium Australia had been finished and opened in preparation for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the club began to play matches there between 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2005, the club then began to play matches out of the new Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay, with bigger matches played out of the then-Telstra Stadium from 2003. When fans began to complain about the poor quality of the Showground venue as a rugby league ground, the club eventually decided to move all future home matches to the Stadium, where the club remains. In 2008, Telstra Stadium became known as ANZ Stadium due to a naming rights change.

The club's training and administration offices remained at Belmore Sports Ground until the beginning of 2008, but were relocated to Sydney Olympic Park during the 2008 season. With the NSW Government committing to upgrading Belmore Sports Ground, the club administration and training has now been returned to the historical ground after a $9 million upgrade.

In 2015, the club played two home games at their traditional home ground Belmore Sports Ground as part of the club's 80th-anniversary celebrations. They have continued to play some games at Belmore every year since 2015. From 2019, the club started to schedule only one home fixture at Belmore Sports Ground. No game was held at Belmore in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 season postponement and season rescheduling.

Supporters

 
Belmore Oval, Crowd at 2015 "Return to Belmore" match, where the Bulldogs defeated the Melbourne Storm.

The Bulldogs Army is the core supporter group for the Bulldogs, with the section they sit within known as 'The Kennel'. To be sitting in this section, supporters must become a member of the club itself and register any large flags and/or banners which are brought to the game. At all away games the Bulldogs Army locates themselves in the general admission section. The main aim of the Bulldogs Army is to show support and passion for the Bulldogs.

As the region's traditional local representatives, the Bulldogs predominantly draw on a support base in and around the districts of Canterbury and Bankstown in south-western Sydney, although in recent years club administration and home matches have relocated to Sydney Olympic Park. The Bulldogs are the most supported NRL club in regional NSW—over 25% of Bulldog fans are located in regional NSW, over 25% are located outside of NSW and over 10% are located in Queensland.[31] The club has one of the highest average attendances in the league: over the 2010 season, it was one of only two clubs to record an average home crowd of more than 20,000.[32]

The multicultural demographics of the suburbs in the club's support base, such as Lakemba, means the club has a large number of supporters from a range of non-Anglo ethnicities. In recent years the club has become particularly identified in the media with the Lebanese and the Greek community, particularly with the club's former star goalkicker Hazem El Masri, who migrated from Lebanon as a young child. The Greek community has a huge history of Greeks playing for the club dating back to the 1970s with club legend Dr George Peponis, who migrated from Greece as a very young child who captained the Bulldogs and Australia. El Masri retired at the end of the 2009 season.

Notable supporters

Famous Bulldogs Supporters

Rivalries

Parramatta Eels

The rivalry between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Parramatta Eels is one of the fiercest in the NRL. The two clubs have been geographically close throughout their whole histories. In the 1980s, Canterbury and Parramatta both won four premierships each and met in two grand finals in 1984 and 1986.

In the 1990s, at the height of the super league war, Parramatta signed four of Canterbury's star players Jarrod McCracken, Dean Pay, Jim Dymock and Jason Smith which helped Parramatta reach the finals for the first time in eleven years, in the 1998 preliminary final, Parramatta were winning against Canterbury 18-2 with less than ten minutes to play when Canterbury staged one of the biggest comebacks finals comebacks defeating Parramatta 32-20 in extra time.

In the 2007 NRL season, the club's played each other in the elimination final at Telstra Stadium with Parramatta gaining revenge for the 1998 preliminary final as they defeated Canterbury 25-6.

In the 2009 NRL season, Parramatta defeated Canterbury in the preliminary final to cap off a remarkable run to the grand final. The crowd which attended the match was a non grand final record of 74,000 fans.

Speaking to the Herald Sun in 2007, former Canterbury-Bankstown player Craig Polla-Mounter described the rivalry between the two club's saying "I think the Parramatta and Canterbury fans can be the most unforgiving, especially when we play each other. I have no doubt it is the biggest rivalry in rugby league and part of the reason he didn't play again". Polla-Mounter said this in reference to Parramatta player Paul Carige and his infamous performance in the 1998 preliminary final.[47]

Speaking of the rivalry in 2015, former Canterbury player James Graham said "As soon as I came to this club, I was told that they were the closest club to us and that there was no love lost between players and fans". Andrew Ryan who played for both clubs said "Both clubs do speak about the rivalry, in the change room and leading into the clashes, they always want to get the wood on their rival, I went for Canterbury when I was a kid, but then got my first opportunity in first grade to play for Parramatta. They place a huge amount of emphasis on the game. I think I was one of the only players to go the other way, a lot of players who had played for the Bulldogs allayed first the Eels, not too many went the other way".[48][49][50][51]

Sydney Roosters

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have a long-standing rivalry with fellow team the Sydney Roosters, Whilst both teams had crossed premiership paths in grand finals in four occasions. In 1938, Canterbury-Bankstown won their first premiership against the Eastern Suburbs as what they were known as back then winning 19-6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Two years later in 1940, the sides met again with the Easts winning the 1940 NSWRFL Grand Final 24-14. In 1980, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs broke a 38-year premiership drought defeating the Eastern Suburbs Roosters 18-4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[52][53]

In 2002, the Sydney Roosters won the NRL premiership on the back of a 9-game winning streak. This was the same year the premiership favourite Canterbury were stripped of 37 points due to systematic breaches of the salary cap in 2001 and 2002, in 2003, the Roosters proved themselves worthy of defending premiers title when they defeated Canterbury in the preliminary final 28-18 in front of a sold out Aussie Stadium. In 2004, the Roosters defeated Canterbury 35-0 and fighting broke out in the stands during and after the game had been completed. While the Roosters finished the regular season with the minor premiership, Canterbury defeated them in the grand final 16-13 after trailing 13-6 at half time.

As of the 2021 NRL season, the last time the two clubs met in a finals game was the 2015 Elimination Final which the Roosters won 38-12 at the Sydney Football Stadium.[54]

St. George Illawarra Dragons

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have a fierce rivalry with their neighbour the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Canterbury-Bankstown were founded in 1935, fourteen years after St. George Dragons, St. George inflicted a premiership record 91-6 victory over Canterbury in 1935 but Canterbury enjoyed premiership success first in 1938 and St. George in 1942. In the 1942 NSWRFL season, the two clubs met in the Grand Final with Canterbury-Bankstown defeating St. George 11-9 in a low-scoring affair at the Sydney Cricket Ground. After that however, St. George recorded eleven straight premierships in the years following 1955-1966. It was also Canterbury who put an end to their Premiership run in 1967, when they beat them by a point in the preliminary final to face South Sydney in the grand final. Since then, both clubs inflicted Premiership defeats on the other, with the St. George Dragons defeating the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in their last grand final success in 1979, the Bulldogs returned the favour in 1985.

The two teams subsequently met in the 1993 preliminary final which St. George defeated Canterbury 27-12. They would meet again in the 1995 and 1998 finals series with Canterbury running out winners on both occasions. The elimination final in 1998 was also St. George's last game as a stand-alone entity as the club elected to form a joint venture with Illawarra for the 1999 NRL season. Biggest loss 6-91 (85 pts) - May 11, 1935 - vs. St George

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Souths and Canterbury-Bankstown have played each other every Good Friday since 2012. They met in the 1967 NSWRFL Grand Final with South Sydney winning 12-10. However, the competitive nature intensified when they met in the 2014 NRL Grand Final where Souths won 30-6 to claim their first premiership since 1971.

During their Good Friday clash in 2015, this game was labelled for its controversy, as South Sydney won 18-17 thanks to a late penalty goal. Canterbury fans were angry about the match officials decision and attacked the match officials when they walked off the field, throwing bottles at them, even causing one of them to slip over. Some fans were given lifetime bans for throwing bottles at the match officials.[55][56]

In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, Canterbury were defeated 38-0 by South Sydney in the traditional Good Friday game. Canterbury became only the second team in the NRL era to lose three straight games without scoring a point after Cronulla who achieved this in the 2014 NRL season. It was also the worst start to a season by any team since Glebe in the 1928 NSWRFL season who managed to only score 12 points in their first four matches.[21] In round 6 of the 2023 NRL season, South Sydney recorded the most amount of points scored by a winning team in the Good Friday game as they defeated Canterbury 50-16.[57]

Canterbury League Club

The Canterbury League Club is the licensed club of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Canterbury League Club first opened its doors for trade in September 1956 to service the needs of the football club and local community. The Salvation Army Hall became the first venue of the Canterbury League Club. Sixty people would fill the venue on a busy night.

In the first two years of trade the club was outgrowing itself and in 1960 the Club moved its premises to Bridge St which allowed the League Club to grow as well as cater for patron parking.

During the 1990s Canterbury managed one of the most successful league clubs in NSW and was quickly becoming known as one of the most progressive leisure facilities in Australia. With trade booming and patronage at an all-time high, the Club extended its trading to 24-hour trading.

In 2000, the Board had approved major renovations. The renovations started in 2000 and in 2002 the Banyan Brasserie, Dynasty Restaurant, new foyer, level 1 and health club were opened to the public.

The club also amalgamated with Lakemba Services Memorial Club (2008) & Belfield RSL (2013).

Canterbury League Club has since become one of Sydney's premier hospitality destinations with 5-star amenities including three restaurants, two coffee shops, multiple bars and entertainment lounges and a 24-hour health club.[58]

Statistics and records

Hazem El Masri holds the NRL record for the most games played for the club, having made 317 appearances in total.

Hazem El Masri also holds records for the most points scored, the most tries scored and the most points scored for the Bulldogs. Since his debut in 1996, he has scored a total of 2,418 points—which was also a competition record for Rugby League in Australia until 2019. Former player Daryl Halligan, who retired with the club in 2000, had previously held the competition record for most points scored with 2,034, which included points scored whilst at his former club the North Sydney Bears.

The club's largest win occurred in 1995 when they played as the "Sydney Bulldogs." In a match against the newly formed North Queensland Cowboys, the Bulldogs won 66-4. In the club's first season in 1935 they were subject to the two heaviest defeats in competition history two weeks in succession. Firstly, they lost to St. George 91-6 and the following week to Eastern Suburbs 87-7. However, despite these big losses, the club was able to secure their first premiership three years later in 1938 in the Grand Final against Eastern Suburbs; at the same time setting the record for becoming the quickest non-foundation club to win a title. This record was not broken until 1999.

In 2002, the club won 17 matches in a row after getting beaten by the New Zealand Warriors; falling just two short of the record set by the Eastern Suburbs team of 1975.

In round 7 of the 2014 season, after beating the South Sydney Rabbitohs 15-14, Canterbury became the first club to win three consecutive matches by one point. They went on to be runners up to South Sydney in the grand final.[59]

Canterbury are the only team in NSWRL/NRL history to win a premiership and then finish with back to back wooden spoon's. In 1942, Canterbury won their second premiership defeating St. George in the grand final but then finished last in 1943 and 1944. Canterbury also endured one of the longest premiership droughts in the competitions history with the club not winning a title between 1942 to 1980 which totalled 38 years.[60]

Season summaries

P=Premiers, R=Runner-Ups, M=Minor Premierships, F=Finals Appearance, W=Wooden Spoons
(brackets represent finals games)
Competition Games
Played
Games
Won
Games
Drawn
Games
Lost
Ladder
Position
P R M F W Coach Captain Details
1935 NSWRFL season 16 2 0 14 8 / 9 Tedda Courtney Jack Morrison / Tom Carey Canterbury-Bankstown 1935
1936 NSWRFL season 14 (1) 9 2 3 (1) 3 / 9 Frank Burge Alan Brady Canterbury-Bankstown 1936
1937 NSWRFL season 8 4 0 4 5 / 9 George Mason Canterbury-Bankstown 1937
1938 NSWRFL season 14 (2) 12 (2) 2 1 1 / 8 Jimmy Craig Canterbury-Bankstown 1938
1939 NSWRFL season 14 (1) 10 0 4 3 / 8 Jerry Brien Canterbury-Bankstown 1939
1940 NSWRFL season 14 (2) 8 (1) 0 6 (1) 4 / 8 Alan Brady Alan Brady / Jack Bonnyman Canterbury-Bankstown 1940
1941 NSWRFL season 14 (1) 9 0 5 (1) 3 / 8 Ron Bailey Ron Bailey Canterbury-Bankstown 1941
1942 NSWRFL season 14 (2) 10 (1) 0 4 (1) 1 / 8 Jerry Brien Canterbury-Bankstown 1942
1943 NSWRFL season 14 3 0 11 8 / 8 Roy Kirkaldy Roy Kirkaldy Canterbury-Bankstown 1943
1944 NSWRFL season 14 3 1 10 8 / 8 Ron Bailey/ Cec Fifield Ron Bailey Canterbury-Bankstown 1944
1945 NSWRFL season 14 4 1 9 6 / 8 Bill Kelly George Kilham Canterbury-Bankstown 1945
1946 NSWRFL season 14 (2) 8 (1) 1 5 (1) 4 / 8 Ross McKinnon Ron Bailey Canterbury-Bankstown 1946
1947 NSWRFL season 18 (3) 13 (1) 1 4 (2) 1 / 10 Henry Porter Canterbury-Bankstown 1947
1948 NSWRFL season 18 7 2 9 5 / 10 Arthur Halloway Canterbury-Bankstown 1948
1949 NSWRFL season 18 6 2 10 7 / 10 Henry Porter Bruce Hopkins Canterbury-Bankstown 1949
1950 NSWRFL season 18 9 0 9 6 / 10 Alby Why Eddie Burns Canterbury-Bankstown 1950
1951 NSWRFL season 18 7 0 11 7 / 10 Vic Bulgin / Alby Why Vic Bulgin Canterbury-Bankstown 1951
1952 NSWRFL season 18 5 1 12 9 / 10 Alby Why Ken Charlton Canterbury-Bankstown 1952
1953 NSWRFL season 18 9 2 7 6 / 10 Jack Hampstead Cec Cooper Canterbury-Bankstown 1953
1954 NSWRFL season 18 4 0 14 8 / 10 Leo Trevena Canterbury-Bankstown 1954
1955 NSWRFL season 18 4 0 14 9 / 10 Vic Hey Ray Gartner Canterbury-Bankstown 1955
1956 NSWRFL season 18 6 0 12 7 / 10 Col Geelan Canterbury-Bankstown 1956
1957 NSWRFL season 18 3 1 14 9 / 10 Col Geelan Canterbury-Bankstown 1957
1958 NSWRFL season 18 4 1 13 9 / 10 Cec Cooper Ray Gartner Canterbury-Bankstown 1958
1959 NSWRFL season 18 5 1 12 9 / 10 Brian Davies Canterbury-Bankstown 1959
1960 NSWRFL season 18 (2) 11 (0) 0 7 (2) 5 / 10 Eddie Burns Canterbury-Bankstown 1960
1961 NSWRFL season 18 6 1 11 8 / 10 Ray Gartner Canterbury-Bankstown 1961
1962 NSWRFL season 18 7 2 9 6 / 10 Ray Beavan / Brian Davies Canterbury-Bankstown 1962
1963 NSWRFL season 18 6 1 11 8 / 10 Clive Churchill Ray Gartner Canterbury-Bankstown 1963
1964 NSWRFL season 18 1 1 16 10 / 10 Les Johns Canterbury-Bankstown 1964
1965 NSWRFL season 18 5 0 13 9 / 10 Eddie Burns Leo Toohey Canterbury-Bankstown 1965
1966 NSWRFL season 18 8 0 10 8 / 10 Roger Pearman Roger Pearman / George Taylforth Canterbury-Bankstown 1966
1967 NSWRFL season 22 (3) 14 (2) 1 7 (1) 3 / 12 Kevin Ryan Kevin Ryan Canterbury-Bankstown 1967
1968 NSWRFL season 22 9 1 12 9 / 12 Canterbury-Bankstown 1968
1969 NSWRFL season 22 10 0 12 8 / 12 Canterbury-Bankstown 1969
1970 NSWRFL season 22 (1) 14 (0) 0 8 (1) 4 / 12 Ron Raper Canterbury-Bankstown 1970
1971 NSWRFL season 22 11 0 11 6 / 12 Bob Hagan Johnny Greaves Canterbury-Bankstown 1971
1972 NSWRFL season 22 12 0 10 6 / 12 Canterbury-Bankstown 1972
1973 NSWRFL season 22 (1) 12 (0) 1 10 (1) 5 / 12 Malcolm Clift Geoff Conell Canterbury-Bankstown 1973
1974 NSWRFL season 22 (3) 13 (2) 0 9 (1) 3 / 12 John McDonell Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1974
1975 NSWRFL season 22 (1) 11 (0) 0 9 (1) 4 / 12 Tim Pickup Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1975
1976 NSWRFL season 22 (3) 12 (2) 3 7 (1) 5 / 12 Bob McCarthy Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1976
1977 NSWRFL season 22 10 1 11 7 / 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1977
1978 NSWRFL season 22 (1) 13 (0) 2 7 (1) 5 / 12 Ted Glossop George Peponis Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1978
1979 NSWRFL season 22 (4) 13 (3) 0 9 (1) 5 / 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1979
1980 NSWRFL season 22 (3) 15 (3) 0 7 (0) 2 / 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1980
1981 NSWRFL season 22 8 0 14 10 / 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1981
1982 NSWRFL season 26 12 3 11 9 / 14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1982
1983 NSWRFL season 26 (3) 18 (1) 0 8 (2) 3 / 14 Chris Anderson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1983
1984 NSWRL season 24 (2) 19 (2) 0 5 (0) 1 / 13 Warren Ryan Steve Mortimer Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1984
1985 NSWRL season 24 (4) 16 (3) 2 6 (1) 3 / 13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1985
1986 NSWRL season 24 (4) 15 (2) 1 8 (2) 3 / 13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1986
1987 NSWRL season 24 13 0 11 6 / 13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1987
1988 NSWRL season 22 (3) 16 (3) 0 6 (0) 2 / 16 Phil Gould Peter Tunks Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1988
1989 NSWRL season 22 10 2 10 9 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1989
1990 NSWRL season 22 12 1 9 7 / 16 Chris Anderson Terry Lamb Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1990
1991 NSWRL season 22 (1) 13 (0) 1 8 (1) 5 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1991
1992 NSWRL season 22 10 2 10 7 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1992
1993 NSWRL season 22 (2) 17 (0) 0 5 (2) 1 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1993
1994 NSWRL season 22 (2) 18 (1) 0 4 (1) 1 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1994
1995 ARL season 22 (4) 14 (4) 0 8 (0) 6 / 20 Sydney Bulldogs 1995
1996 ARL season 21 11 0 10 10 / 20 Simon Gillies Sydney Bulldogs 1996
1997 SL season 18 (1) 10 (0) 0 8 (1) 4 / 10 Canterbury Bulldogs 1997
1998 NRL season 24 (5) 13 (4) 0 11 (1) 9 / 20 Steve Folkes Darren Britt Canterbury Bulldogs 1998
1999 NRL season 24 (2) 15 (1) 1 8 (1) 5 / 17 Canterbury Bulldogs 1999
2000 NRL season 26 10 1 15 11 / 14 Bulldogs 2000
2001 NRL season 26 (2) 17 (0) 3 6 (2) 2 / 14 Bulldogs 2001
2002 NRL season 24 20 1 3 15 / 15 Steven Price Bulldogs 2002
2003 NRL season 24 16 (1) 0 8 (2) 3 / 15 Bulldogs 2003
2004 NRL season 24 (4) 19 (3) 0 5 (1) 2 / 15 Bulldogs 2004
2005 NRL season 24 9 1 14 12 / 15 Andrew Ryan Bulldogs 2005
2006 NRL season 24 (2) 16 (1) 0 8 (1) 2 / 15 Bulldogs 2006
2007 NRL season 24 (2) 12 (0) 0 12 (2) 6 / 16 Bulldogs 2007
2008 NRL season 24 5 0 19 16 / 16 Bulldogs 2008
2009 NRL season 24 (2) 18 (1) 0 6 (1) 2 / 16 Kevin Moore Bulldogs 2009
2010 NRL season 24 9 0 15 13 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2010
2011 NRL season 24 12 0 12 9 / 16 Kevin Moore/ Jim Dymock Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2011
2012 NRL season 24 (3) 18 (2) 0 6 (1) 1 / 16 Des Hasler Michael Ennis Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2012
2013 NRL season 24 (1) 13 (0) 0 11 (1) 6 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2013
2014 NRL season 24 (4) 13 (3) 0 11 (1) 7 / 16 Michael Ennis and Frank Pritchard
(Co-captains)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2014
2015 NRL season 24 (2) 14 (1) 0 10 (1) 5 / 16 James Graham Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2015
2016 NRL season 24 (1) 14 (0) 0 10 (1) 7 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2016
2017 NRL season 24 10 0 14 11 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2017
2018 NRL season 24 8 0 16 12 / 16 Dean Pay Josh Jackson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2018
2019 NRL season 24 10 0 14 12 / 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2019
2020 NRL season 20 3 0 17 15 / 16 Dean Pay / Steve Georgallis Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2020
2021 NRL season 24 3 0 21 16 / 16 Trent Barrett Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2021
2022 NRL season 24 7 0 17 12 / 16 Trent Barrett / Michael Potter Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2022
2023 NRL season 8 3 0 5 TBA / 17 Cameron Ciraldo Raymond Faitala-Mariner
(Club Captain)
Matt Burton and
Reed Mahoney
(Game day Co-captains)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2023

Players

2023 Squad

Top 30 Squad - 2023 NRL Season Development Players Coaching Staff
  • Kitione Kautoga PR
  • Iverson Matai FE
  • Isaac Matalavea-Booth PR
  • Joseph O'Neill HB
  • Malanchi Retchford PR
  • Jordan Samrani WG
  • Judda Turahui LK

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

Hall of Fame

On 1 August 2015, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs announced the first five inductees into the Hall of Fame to celebrate their 80th anniversary.[61]

Player # Inductee Active Achievements Games played
16 Eddie Burns 1935-50 2x Premiership Winner (1938, 1942)

Coach: 1960-62, 1965

215
284 Les Johns 1963-71 National Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee 103
402 Dr. George Peponis 1974–82 1x Premiership Winner (1980) 132
413 Steve Mortimer 1976–88 4× Premiership Winner (1980, 1984, 1985, 1988)

National Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee

273
477 Terry Lamb 1984–96 3× Premiership Winner (1984, 1988, 1995)

National Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee

262

Notable players

On 1 August 2015, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs announced a "Team of the Decade" to celebrate their 80th anniversary.[62]

Bulldogs Team of the Decade
First team squad Interchange Coaching staff




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

Updated: 1 August 2015
Source(s): Bulldogs name team of decade


2023 Signings & Transfers

Honours

1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004
1940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014
  • New South Wales Rugby League, Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League minor premierships: 7
1938, 1942, 1947, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2012

Reserve/Pre-season Representative Honours

  • New South Wales Rugby League Club Championships: 7
1938, 1939, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Pre-Season Cup titles: 2
1962, 1970
  • Inter-City titles: 1
1939
  • NRL State Championship: 1
2018

Junior Representative Honours:

Jersey Flegg Premiers: 1963, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003.

SG Ball Premiers: 1972, 1978, 2009.

Harold Matthews Premiers: 2007, 2009, 2011

Canterbury-Bankstown District Juniors

Current Canterbury-Bankstown junior clubs are:[64]

  •   Bankstown Bulls
  •   Bankstown Sports
  •   Berala Bears
  •   Chester Hill Hornets
  •   East Hills Bulldogs
  •   Greenacre Tigers
  •   Milperra Colts
  •   Moorebank Rams
  •   Revesby Heights Rhinos
  •   St Christophers
  •   St George Dragons
  •   St Johns Eagles

In 1908 and 1909 the only districts with Junior Leagues were South Sydney and Balmain. The first clubs from the Canterbury district to participate in rugby league were Belmore in the NSWRL 2nd grade competition, and Campsie Triers in the Western Suburbs A Grade. When the St George JRL was established in 1911, Canterbury clubs were allocated to this competition. In 1922 the Canterbury JRL was established and Campsie Iona with 17 points edged out Wattle Hill 16 for the A Grade title, Lakemba won B Grade and Wattle Hill the C Grade. Campsie Iona repeated their A grade success in 1923, 1924 and 1925 before Belmore stopped their run in 1926.

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External links

  • Official website
  • Official Canterbury-Bankstown District Junior League
  • Back to Belmore – The Official Campaign
  • Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs contracted players

canterbury, bankstown, bulldogs, australian, professional, rugby, league, football, club, based, belmore, suburb, canterbury, bankstown, region, sydney, they, compete, telstra, premiership, well, competitions, facilitated, south, wales, rugby, league, includin. The Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore a suburb in the Canterbury Bankstown region of Sydney They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership as well as competitions facilitated by the New South Wales Rugby League including the Canterbury Cup NSW the Jersey Flegg Cup Harvey Norman Women s Premiership Tarsha Gale Cup S G Ball Cup and the Harold Matthews Cup Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsClub informationFull nameCanterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Rugby League ClubNickname s Berries Blue and Whites Dogs Doggies Dogs of War 1 The Family Club The EntertainersColours Blue WhiteFounded24 September 1935 87 years ago 1935 09 24 Websitebulldogs com auCurrent detailsGround s Stadium Australia 84 000 Belmore Sports Ground 19 000 CEOAaron WarburtonChairmanJohn KhouryCoachCameron CiraldoManagerPhil GouldCaptainMatt Burton amp Reed MahoneyCompetitionNational Rugby League2022 Season12thCurrent seasonUniformsHome coloursAway coloursRecordsPremierships8 1938 1942 1980 1984 1985 1988 1995 2004 Runners up10 1940 1947 1967 1974 1979 1986 1994 1998 2012 2014 Minor premierships7 1938 1942 1947 1984 1993 1994 2012 Wooden spoons6 1943 1944 1964 2002 2008 2021 Most capped317 Hazem El MasriHighest try scorer159 Hazem El MasriHighest points scorer2418 Hazem El MasriThe club was admitted to the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership predecessor of the current NRL competition in 1935 They won their first premiership in their fourth year of competition with another soon after and after spending the 1950s and most of the 1960s on the lower rungs went through a very strong period in the 1980s winning four premierships in that decade Known briefly in the 1990s as the Sydney Bulldogs as a result of the Super League war the club competed in that competition in 1997 before changing their name to the geographically indistinct Bulldogs and continuing to play every season of the re unified NRL winning their most recent premiership in 2004 In 2012 Canterbury won the minor premiership but lost to the Melbourne Storm 14 4 in the grand final In 2014 they came from 7th to make the grand final against South Sydney but lost 30 6 2 Contents 1 History 2 Name and emblem 3 Colours 4 Stadium 5 Supporters 5 1 Notable supporters 6 Rivalries 6 1 Parramatta Eels 6 2 Sydney Roosters 6 3 St George Illawarra Dragons 6 4 South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 Canterbury League Club 8 Statistics and records 9 Season summaries 10 Players 10 1 2023 Squad 10 2 Hall of Fame 10 3 Notable players 11 2023 Signings amp Transfers 12 Honours 13 Canterbury Bankstown District Juniors 14 Footnotes 15 References 16 External linksHistory EditMain article History of the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs The third annual Club Ball 1938 from the Tom Lennon collection courtesy of the Powerhouse Museum In 1935 thirteen years after a meeting above The Ideal Milk Bar in Campsie led to the creation of the Canterbury Bankstown Junior Rugby League the Canterbury club was admitted into the elite New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership It took the new club nicknamed Country Bumpkins because of their rural recruiting and CB emblem four years to win their first premiership in 1938 The grand final winning effort was repeated in 1942 before a 38 year premiership drought In 1967 having ended the 11 year premiership reign of St George by defeating them in the final The Berries as they were known at the time lost to South Sydney in the grand final But the return to the top end of the table set the scene for off field restructuring that laid the foundations for the club to become one of the most consistent achievers in the remaining decades of the 20th century In 1978 Canterbury became known as The Bulldogs Nicknames such as Cantabs CBs and Berries were seen to be soft and the club wanted something to signify determination and grit The new name and logo was purchased from a local Sydney Liquor Store owner Bill Caralis A grand final appearance in 1979 followed by a grand final win in 1980 with a young enthusiastic and free running side dubbed The Entertainers was the beginning of a golden era that was to produce three more grand final wins in the 1980s 1984 1985 and 1988 1980 NRL Grand Final artwork During the mid 1990s Super League war Canterbury aligned themselves with the Super League competition playing in the 1997 premiership season In 1998 the Bulldogs came close to adding another premiership trophy after qualifying for the grand final where they met the Brisbane Broncos and lost 38 12 On the way to the 1998 Grand Final Canterbury had two come from behind wins The first was against the Newcastle Knights in the third week of the finals behind 16 0 in the second half they fought back to 16 all at full time and went on to win in extra time A week later they trailed arch rivals Parramatta in the preliminary final by 16 points with 9 minutes remaining Three tries and a conversion from the sideline by Daryl Halligan in the final minutes got them back level at 18 all and send the game into extra time Canterbury eventually went on to win 32 20 in one of the greatest finals comebacks in the history of the game 3 4 Following indifferent form in 1999 2000 and 2001 where they had varying levels of success the club was found to have systematically and deliberately breached the NRL salary cap in 2002 for the 2001 02 seasons and was penalized all 37 competition points which it had amassed up to that point for 2002 This resulted in the club falling from first to last place on the ladder and at the end of the season the Bulldogs received their first wooden spoon a reference to the club which finishes last in the competition since 1964 The Bulldogs returned to finals contention in 2003 however they fell one step short of yet another grand final after losing to the Roosters 28 18 in the preliminary final The club went through some off field dramas in 2004 the most serious of which included rape allegations during a pre season match in Coffs Harbour The team managed to focus on football and triumphed when they held out the Sydney Roosters 16 13 with a try saving tackle by Andrew Ryan in the dying seconds of the 2004 Grand Final The game was to be the last for departing captain Steve Price but he missed the match due to a leg injury Price is now taking over at the club as the General Manager of Football this position becoming effective in 2020 as he looks to turn the club s fortunes around to that of 2004 2005 saw Canterbury Bankstown unable to mount a serious defence of their premiership title as injuries and contract negotiations saw the year start and finish on a sour note for the club Due to the extent of injuries suffered the team was under strength for most of the year This took its toll in the final six weeks of the season with the club suffering successive heavy losses and missing the finals series In 2006 little was expected from the club after a poor 2005 season but despite some doubt over the strength of their side Canterbury s forward pack helped them to a better than expected result for the year finishing a game short of the grand final losing to eventual premiers the Brisbane Broncos Inconsistency and a poor finish to the 2007 season meant Canterbury were knocked out of the finals in week two In 2008 having already lost Mark O Meley to the Sydney Roosters Willie Mason left the club Further into the off season Canterbury Bankstown also lost halfback Brent Sherwin and prospects for the 2008 NRL season began to look dim Although they recorded at the start of the season a couple of victories the injury toll and the departure Sonny Bill Williams mid season demoralized the club and players and the Canterbury Bankstown club earned their second wooden spoon of the decade Another source of discontent in 2008 was the battle for election to the football club board Many contenders believed that the board of the time was steering the club in the wrong direction particularly then CEO Malcolm Noad New members were elected to the board early in 2008 and later in the season Noad resigned as CEO His replacement as head of the football club was Todd Greenberg Greenberg s influence became apparent during the 2009 season Premiership winning coach Steve Folkes was replaced with his assistant Kevin Moore The purchases of several key players including former Melbourne and Cronulla playmaker Brett Kimmorley changed Canterbury from a poorly run and poorly performing club to one of the best clubs both on and off the field in 2009 Canterbury finished second in the regular season losing the minor premiership to the St George Illawarra Dragons due to a loss of two competition points for an interchange breach against Penrith in Round 2 and players and officials took out a number of Dally M awards 2009 was also the final season for Hazem El Masri who became the highest all time pointscorer in Australian rugby league history with a penalty goal in the Bulldogs Round 1 match against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles From 2010 Canterbury Bankstown returned to the name Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 5 The Canterbury Bankstown club celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010 In the 2012 NRL season Canterbury finished first on the competition ladder to take out their first minor premiership since 1994 They made it to the grand final losing to Melbourne 14 4 6 In May 2013 former Netball New Zealand chief executive Raelene Castle was appointed CEO the first female in the NRL s history 7 They finished the regular season sixth on the ladder and bowed out in the semi final In 2014 Canterbury Bankstown made history by winning three consecutive games by one point from Round 5 to Round 7 They finished runners up to South Sydney in the 2014 NRL Grand Final Canterbury reached the grand final after winning three sudden death finals matches against Melbourne Manly Warringah and Penrith 8 On 10 August 2017 Canterbury announced Rugby League World Cup CEO Andrew Hill as the replacement for outgoing boss Raelene Castle On the appointment chairman Ray Dib noted that Andrew was appointed from a very strong list of candidates and has exceptional experience in the game of rugby league In September 2017 Canterbury announced that former premiership winning player Dean Pay would be the new coach at the club starting in 2018 9 The 2018 NRL season started off badly for Canterbury with the club only winning 3 of its first 10 matches In May 2018 the new Canterbury board admitted that they would not be able to make any major signings until the end of the 2021 season due to the salary cap drama engulfing the club The issue with the salary cap problems involved the previous administration and former coach Des Hasler who signed numerous players on back ended deals In the wake of the scandal the club was forced to offload players to free up room in the cap This resulted in Moses Mbye departing for the Wests Tigers and star recruit Aaron Woods being sold to Cronulla after only signing with Canterbury months prior On 16 June 2018 Canterbury suffered a humiliating 32 10 loss to the Gold Coast Titans at Belmore in the press conference coach Dean Pay said Physically we just weren t good enough The way they turned up the way they trained during the week wasn t good enough I feel sorry for the fans 10 11 On 20 July 2018 Canterbury played against arch rivals Parramatta in what the media had dubbed as the Spoon Bowl with both sides sitting at the bottom of the ladder There were fears before the game that the match would attract the lowest NRL crowd in over 20 years Parramatta went on to win the match 14 8 12 After the defeat by Parramatta Canterbury were facing the prospect of finishing with the wooden spoon for the first time since 2008 but over the coming four weeks the club managed to pull off upset wins against the Wests Tigers the Brisbane Broncos and St George to finish the season in 12th place 13 14 The lower grades of Canterbury performed better in 2018 with the club winning the Intrust Super Premiership defeating Newtown 18 12 in the final and also winning the NRL State Championship defeating Redcliffe 42 18 15 16 Canterbury started off the 2019 NRL season losing their two first games in convincing fashion against the New Zealand Warriors and rivals Parramatta Due to the bad start to the season there were rumours that coach Dean Pay would be relieved of his duties but he was then granted a 12 month contract extension to remain as Canterbury coach until the end of 2020 By the midway part of the 2019 season Canterbury Bankstown found themselves sitting last on the table and in real danger of finishing with the wooden spoon However for the third straight season Canterbury achieved four upset victories in a row over Penrith the Wests Tigers South Sydney and Parramatta who were all competing for a place in the finals series and were higher on the table Pay was credited with the late season revival as the side focused heavily on defence 17 18 In the 2020 NRL season Canterbury Bankstown were defeated in both of their opening fixtures The season was then temporarily postponed Following the season resumption they were defeated by Manly Warringah at Central Coast Stadium They then defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons 22 2 at Bankwest Stadium After round 9 they have not won a game They were defeated in round 9 by the Brisbane Broncos at Suncrop Stadium 26 8 The speculation that then Head Coach Dean Pay would be sacked grew By Tuesday 14 July 2020 Canterbury Bankstown released a statement saying that Pay had resigned from his position In this statement the club announced that Pay s assistant coach Steve Georgallis would take over the role Following this it was reported that Dean s other assistant Steve Antonelli also resigned from his position The clubs Canterbury Cup NSW head coach Brad Henderson would fill in as Georgallis s assistant coach On Wednesday 22 July 2020 the club announced that they had secured the services of former Manly Warringah Sea Eagles head coach and current at 22 July 2020 Penrith Panthers assistant coach Trent Barrett to coach the club from the start of season 2021 on a three year deal Canterbury finished the 2020 NRL season in 15th place on the table after a horror year on and off the field Canterbury finished on equal points with Brisbane but avoided the wooden spoon due to a slightly better for and against record 19 Canterbury started the 2021 NRL season poorly losing their opening three matches including being kept scoreless in round 2 amp round 3 against Penrith and Brisbane respectively This was the first time in the club s history that this had occurred 20 In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season Canterbury were defeated 38 0 by South Sydney in the traditional Good Friday game Canterbury became only the second team in the NRL era to lose three straight games without scoring a point after Cronulla who achieved this in the 2014 NRL season It was also the worst start to a season by any team since Glebe in the 1928 NSWRFL season who managed to only score 12 points in their first four matches 21 On 30 June 2021 Canterbury were fined 50 000 by the NRL after failing to communicate the increased Covid restrictions to players The incident was in relation to five Canterbury players visiting Sydney s Eastern Suburbs which was a Covid 19 hotspot 22 In round 16 of the 2021 NRL season Canterbury suffered their third heaviest defeat in club history losing 66 0 to Manly Warringah at Western Sydney Stadium 23 In round 22 of the 2021 NRL season Canterbury were handed their sixth Wooden Spoon after losing 24 10 against the New Zealand Warriors Canterbury needed to win the match and their remaining three fixtures to avoid finishing last 24 Despite a number of off season recruits Canterbury started the 2022 NRL season poorly winning only two of their first ten matches On 16 May 2022 Canterbury head coach Trent Barrett resigned from his position with the club sitting bottom of the table 25 On 18 May 2022 Michael Potter was named as interim coach of the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs after the resignation of Barrett Under Potter the club won five of their last 14 matches to avoid the wooden spoon by finishing 12th 26 27 Name and emblem EditThe name and emblem of the club has changed several times over its history At the club s foundation in 1935 it was known only as Canterbury Bankstown without an animal mascot The nicknames Berries and C Bs or derisively Country Bumpkins were often used informally C Bs being used from the outset and Berries coming into use by the mid 1940s The club had been referred to as the Bulldogs as early as 1977 28 In 1978 the Bulldog mascot and name was adopted with the club becoming known as the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs This was the name used throughout the team s 1980s glory era In 1995 the club name was changed to Sydney Bulldogs reflecting a similar change by Eastern Suburbs to Sydney City Roosters The name changed again in 1996 returning to Canterbury Bulldogs with Bankstown omitted and yet again in 2000 to the geographically indistinct Bulldogs Bob Hagan the club boss at the time of the 2000 change explained that the dropping of the name Canterbury was intended to broaden the appeal of the club outside of its traditional supporter base so that the club could attract a geographically diverse following like Manchester United or the Chicago Bulls Despite the name change some supporters as well as many television and radio commentators continued to refer to the club as Canterbury In the most recent change board officials voted in late 2009 for the club to return to Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs from the 2010 season onwards The initial crest was a C B in a shield The adoption of the Bulldogs name and mascot took place in 1978 There have been three main versions of the mascot logo The first which featured a snarling bulldog inside a circle was replaced in 1998 by a more cartoonish logo of a bulldog s head In 2009 the club announced that the logo would be changing again and asked members to vote on which of two similar proposed logos would be used from 2010 The rationale for the logo change was to celebrate the club s 75th anniversary in 2010 and to better reflect the club s true essence and history 29 Two months later the new design was unveiled with the official change of logo taking place in November 2009 30 The current logo returns to the standing bulldog of the 1978 1997 logo although it is no longer snarling It also references elements of the club s history by incorporating the C B emblem the club s year of foundation 1935 and the blue and white V design which has featured on many of the club s jerseys over the years The change of name from Bulldogs to Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs took place after the new logo was unveiled Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Logos 1935 1977 1978 1997 1998 2009Colours EditThe Bulldogs have played in predominantly blue and white strip since the club entered the league in 1935 The only exception to this was during the Second World War when rationing meant they had to wear a maroon jersey with a blue V There have been four basic strip designs since the club s inception in the top flight league competition The irregular butcher stripes stripes design used from 1935 until 1962 This design had blue and white irregular stripes worn with black shorts The irregular strip has been used recently in occasional heritage matches e g Heritage round in 2008 vs St George Illawarra Maroon with Blue V used from 1943 until 1945 during the war Due to the war effort dye was in limited supply Teams were asked to avoid stripes to conserve dye This jersey design has been seen as unlucky by fans The V Strip used between 1963 and 1969 and revived in 1973 White shirt with blue V blue shorts The current away strip has blue shorts but features a blue shirt with white V Blue amp White hoops From 1970 to 1972 the club adopted a jersey featuring blue and white hoops This reverted to the V Strip from 1973 onwards Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs home jerseys 1935 1942 1943 1945 1946 1962 1963 1969 1973 1977 1970 1972 1978 1996 1997 1998 1999 2006 2007 2012Stadium Edit Exterior of Accor Stadium In their inaugural season very few home matches were allocated to the Canterbury Bankstown club However when the opportunity arose the club took their matches to either Marrickville or Pratten Park From the following season the club began to base itself at Belmore Sports Ground The club had a long time affinity with the ground and stayed there continuously until 1994 Interior of Belmore Sports Ground In 1995 when the Super League War began to come about the club changed its playing name to the Sydney Bulldogs in an attempt to broaden its fan base and played matches at Parramatta Stadium where spectator facilities were of a higher class This move paid off with the club going on to become premiers that season However the club reverted its name to Canterbury for the 1996 season and once again played matches out of Belmore Sports Ground something that lasted up until the inaugural National Rugby League season of 1998 Interior of Accor Stadium Once the new Stadium Australia had been finished and opened in preparation for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games the club began to play matches there between 1999 and 2000 From 2001 to 2005 the club then began to play matches out of the new Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay with bigger matches played out of the then Telstra Stadium from 2003 When fans began to complain about the poor quality of the Showground venue as a rugby league ground the club eventually decided to move all future home matches to the Stadium where the club remains In 2008 Telstra Stadium became known as ANZ Stadium due to a naming rights change The club s training and administration offices remained at Belmore Sports Ground until the beginning of 2008 but were relocated to Sydney Olympic Park during the 2008 season With the NSW Government committing to upgrading Belmore Sports Ground the club administration and training has now been returned to the historical ground after a 9 million upgrade In 2015 the club played two home games at their traditional home ground Belmore Sports Ground as part of the club s 80th anniversary celebrations They have continued to play some games at Belmore every year since 2015 From 2019 the club started to schedule only one home fixture at Belmore Sports Ground No game was held at Belmore in the 2020 season due to the COVID 19 season postponement and season rescheduling Supporters Edit Belmore Oval Crowd at 2015 Return to Belmore match where the Bulldogs defeated the Melbourne Storm The Bulldogs Army is the core supporter group for the Bulldogs with the section they sit within known as The Kennel To be sitting in this section supporters must become a member of the club itself and register any large flags and or banners which are brought to the game At all away games the Bulldogs Army locates themselves in the general admission section The main aim of the Bulldogs Army is to show support and passion for the Bulldogs As the region s traditional local representatives the Bulldogs predominantly draw on a support base in and around the districts of Canterbury and Bankstown in south western Sydney although in recent years club administration and home matches have relocated to Sydney Olympic Park The Bulldogs are the most supported NRL club in regional NSW over 25 of Bulldog fans are located in regional NSW over 25 are located outside of NSW and over 10 are located in Queensland 31 The club has one of the highest average attendances in the league over the 2010 season it was one of only two clubs to record an average home crowd of more than 20 000 32 The multicultural demographics of the suburbs in the club s support base such as Lakemba means the club has a large number of supporters from a range of non Anglo ethnicities In recent years the club has become particularly identified in the media with the Lebanese and the Greek community particularly with the club s former star goalkicker Hazem El Masri who migrated from Lebanon as a young child The Greek community has a huge history of Greeks playing for the club dating back to the 1970s with club legend Dr George Peponis who migrated from Greece as a very young child who captained the Bulldogs and Australia El Masri retired at the end of the 2009 season Notable supporters Edit Famous Bulldogs SupportersTahir Bilgic Actor Comedian Writer and Creator Don Burke Television Personality and Writer 33 Doug Walters Cricketer 34 Harry Kewell Soccer Player 35 James Magnussen Olympic Swimmer 36 Elka Graham Olympic Swimmer 37 Ian Thorpe Olympic Swimmer Bill Woods Journalist 38 Tony Roche Tennis Player 39 John Fahey 38th Premier of New South Wales 40 John Hatzistergos Politician 41 Chris Minns 47th Premier of New South Wales Paul Keating 24th Prime Minister of Australia 37 Ma a Nonu Rugby Union Player 42 Mark Waugh Cricketer 43 Chris Paterson Hair Stylist Steve Waugh Cricketer 40 Peter Lonard Golfer 44 Matthew Barton Tennis Player 45 Joe Hansen Guitarist for Grinspoon 46 Rivalries EditParramatta Eels Edit The rivalry between the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and the Parramatta Eels is one of the fiercest in the NRL The two clubs have been geographically close throughout their whole histories In the 1980s Canterbury and Parramatta both won four premierships each and met in two grand finals in 1984 and 1986 In the 1990s at the height of the super league war Parramatta signed four of Canterbury s star players Jarrod McCracken Dean Pay Jim Dymock and Jason Smith which helped Parramatta reach the finals for the first time in eleven years in the 1998 preliminary final Parramatta were winning against Canterbury 18 2 with less than ten minutes to play when Canterbury staged one of the biggest comebacks finals comebacks defeating Parramatta 32 20 in extra time In the 2007 NRL season the club s played each other in the elimination final at Telstra Stadium with Parramatta gaining revenge for the 1998 preliminary final as they defeated Canterbury 25 6 In the 2009 NRL season Parramatta defeated Canterbury in the preliminary final to cap off a remarkable run to the grand final The crowd which attended the match was a non grand final record of 74 000 fans Speaking to the Herald Sun in 2007 former Canterbury Bankstown player Craig Polla Mounter described the rivalry between the two club s saying I think the Parramatta and Canterbury fans can be the most unforgiving especially when we play each other I have no doubt it is the biggest rivalry in rugby league and part of the reason he didn t play again Polla Mounter said this in reference to Parramatta player Paul Carige and his infamous performance in the 1998 preliminary final 47 Speaking of the rivalry in 2015 former Canterbury player James Graham said As soon as I came to this club I was told that they were the closest club to us and that there was no love lost between players and fans Andrew Ryan who played for both clubs said Both clubs do speak about the rivalry in the change room and leading into the clashes they always want to get the wood on their rival I went for Canterbury when I was a kid but then got my first opportunity in first grade to play for Parramatta They place a huge amount of emphasis on the game I think I was one of the only players to go the other way a lot of players who had played for the Bulldogs allayed first the Eels not too many went the other way 48 49 50 51 Sydney Roosters Edit The Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs have a long standing rivalry with fellow team the Sydney Roosters Whilst both teams had crossed premiership paths in grand finals in four occasions In 1938 Canterbury Bankstown won their first premiership against the Eastern Suburbs as what they were known as back then winning 19 6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground Two years later in 1940 the sides met again with the Easts winning the 1940 NSWRFL Grand Final 24 14 In 1980 the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs broke a 38 year premiership drought defeating the Eastern Suburbs Roosters 18 4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground 52 53 In 2002 the Sydney Roosters won the NRL premiership on the back of a 9 game winning streak This was the same year the premiership favourite Canterbury were stripped of 37 points due to systematic breaches of the salary cap in 2001 and 2002 in 2003 the Roosters proved themselves worthy of defending premiers title when they defeated Canterbury in the preliminary final 28 18 in front of a sold out Aussie Stadium In 2004 the Roosters defeated Canterbury 35 0 and fighting broke out in the stands during and after the game had been completed While the Roosters finished the regular season with the minor premiership Canterbury defeated them in the grand final 16 13 after trailing 13 6 at half time As of the 2021 NRL season the last time the two clubs met in a finals game was the 2015 Elimination Final which the Roosters won 38 12 at the Sydney Football Stadium 54 St George Illawarra Dragons Edit The Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs have a fierce rivalry with their neighbour the St George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury Bankstown were founded in 1935 fourteen years after St George Dragons St George inflicted a premiership record 91 6 victory over Canterbury in 1935 but Canterbury enjoyed premiership success first in 1938 and St George in 1942 In the 1942 NSWRFL season the two clubs met in the Grand Final with Canterbury Bankstown defeating St George 11 9 in a low scoring affair at the Sydney Cricket Ground After that however St George recorded eleven straight premierships in the years following 1955 1966 It was also Canterbury who put an end to their Premiership run in 1967 when they beat them by a point in the preliminary final to face South Sydney in the grand final Since then both clubs inflicted Premiership defeats on the other with the St George Dragons defeating the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in their last grand final success in 1979 the Bulldogs returned the favour in 1985 The two teams subsequently met in the 1993 preliminary final which St George defeated Canterbury 27 12 They would meet again in the 1995 and 1998 finals series with Canterbury running out winners on both occasions The elimination final in 1998 was also St George s last game as a stand alone entity as the club elected to form a joint venture with Illawarra for the 1999 NRL season Biggest loss 6 91 85 pts May 11 1935 vs St George South Sydney Rabbitohs Edit Souths and Canterbury Bankstown have played each other every Good Friday since 2012 They met in the 1967 NSWRFL Grand Final with South Sydney winning 12 10 However the competitive nature intensified when they met in the 2014 NRL Grand Final where Souths won 30 6 to claim their first premiership since 1971 During their Good Friday clash in 2015 this game was labelled for its controversy as South Sydney won 18 17 thanks to a late penalty goal Canterbury fans were angry about the match officials decision and attacked the match officials when they walked off the field throwing bottles at them even causing one of them to slip over Some fans were given lifetime bans for throwing bottles at the match officials 55 56 In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season Canterbury were defeated 38 0 by South Sydney in the traditional Good Friday game Canterbury became only the second team in the NRL era to lose three straight games without scoring a point after Cronulla who achieved this in the 2014 NRL season It was also the worst start to a season by any team since Glebe in the 1928 NSWRFL season who managed to only score 12 points in their first four matches 21 In round 6 of the 2023 NRL season South Sydney recorded the most amount of points scored by a winning team in the Good Friday game as they defeated Canterbury 50 16 57 Canterbury League Club EditThe Canterbury League Club is the licensed club of the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury League Club first opened its doors for trade in September 1956 to service the needs of the football club and local community The Salvation Army Hall became the first venue of the Canterbury League Club Sixty people would fill the venue on a busy night In the first two years of trade the club was outgrowing itself and in 1960 the Club moved its premises to Bridge St which allowed the League Club to grow as well as cater for patron parking During the 1990s Canterbury managed one of the most successful league clubs in NSW and was quickly becoming known as one of the most progressive leisure facilities in Australia With trade booming and patronage at an all time high the Club extended its trading to 24 hour trading In 2000 the Board had approved major renovations The renovations started in 2000 and in 2002 the Banyan Brasserie Dynasty Restaurant new foyer level 1 and health club were opened to the public The club also amalgamated with Lakemba Services Memorial Club 2008 amp Belfield RSL 2013 Canterbury League Club has since become one of Sydney s premier hospitality destinations with 5 star amenities including three restaurants two coffee shops multiple bars and entertainment lounges and a 24 hour health club 58 Statistics and records EditFurther information List of Bulldogs records Hazem El Masri holds the NRL record for the most games played for the club having made 317 appearances in total Hazem El Masri also holds records for the most points scored the most tries scored and the most points scored for the Bulldogs Since his debut in 1996 he has scored a total of 2 418 points which was also a competition record for Rugby League in Australia until 2019 Former player Daryl Halligan who retired with the club in 2000 had previously held the competition record for most points scored with 2 034 which included points scored whilst at his former club the North Sydney Bears The club s largest win occurred in 1995 when they played as the Sydney Bulldogs In a match against the newly formed North Queensland Cowboys the Bulldogs won 66 4 In the club s first season in 1935 they were subject to the two heaviest defeats in competition history two weeks in succession Firstly they lost to St George 91 6 and the following week to Eastern Suburbs 87 7 However despite these big losses the club was able to secure their first premiership three years later in 1938 in the Grand Final against Eastern Suburbs at the same time setting the record for becoming the quickest non foundation club to win a title This record was not broken until 1999 In 2002 the club won 17 matches in a row after getting beaten by the New Zealand Warriors falling just two short of the record set by the Eastern Suburbs team of 1975 In round 7 of the 2014 season after beating the South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 14 Canterbury became the first club to win three consecutive matches by one point They went on to be runners up to South Sydney in the grand final 59 Canterbury are the only team in NSWRL NRL history to win a premiership and then finish with back to back wooden spoon s In 1942 Canterbury won their second premiership defeating St George in the grand final but then finished last in 1943 and 1944 Canterbury also endured one of the longest premiership droughts in the competitions history with the club not winning a title between 1942 to 1980 which totalled 38 years 60 Season summaries EditP Premiers R Runner Ups M Minor Premierships F Finals Appearance W Wooden Spoons brackets represent finals games Competition GamesPlayed GamesWon GamesDrawn GamesLost LadderPosition P R M F W Coach Captain Details1935 NSWRFL season 16 2 0 14 8 9 Tedda Courtney Jack Morrison Tom Carey Canterbury Bankstown 19351936 NSWRFL season 14 1 9 2 3 1 3 9 Frank Burge Alan Brady Canterbury Bankstown 19361937 NSWRFL season 8 4 0 4 5 9 George Mason Canterbury Bankstown 19371938 NSWRFL season 14 2 12 2 2 1 1 8 Jimmy Craig Canterbury Bankstown 19381939 NSWRFL season 14 1 10 0 4 3 8 Jerry Brien Canterbury Bankstown 19391940 NSWRFL season 14 2 8 1 0 6 1 4 8 Alan Brady Alan Brady Jack Bonnyman Canterbury Bankstown 19401941 NSWRFL season 14 1 9 0 5 1 3 8 Ron Bailey Ron Bailey Canterbury Bankstown 19411942 NSWRFL season 14 2 10 1 0 4 1 1 8 Jerry Brien Canterbury Bankstown 19421943 NSWRFL season 14 3 0 11 8 8 Roy Kirkaldy Roy Kirkaldy Canterbury Bankstown 19431944 NSWRFL season 14 3 1 10 8 8 Ron Bailey Cec Fifield Ron Bailey Canterbury Bankstown 19441945 NSWRFL season 14 4 1 9 6 8 Bill Kelly George Kilham Canterbury Bankstown 19451946 NSWRFL season 14 2 8 1 1 5 1 4 8 Ross McKinnon Ron Bailey Canterbury Bankstown 19461947 NSWRFL season 18 3 13 1 1 4 2 1 10 Henry Porter Canterbury Bankstown 19471948 NSWRFL season 18 7 2 9 5 10 Arthur Halloway Canterbury Bankstown 19481949 NSWRFL season 18 6 2 10 7 10 Henry Porter Bruce Hopkins Canterbury Bankstown 19491950 NSWRFL season 18 9 0 9 6 10 Alby Why Eddie Burns Canterbury Bankstown 19501951 NSWRFL season 18 7 0 11 7 10 Vic Bulgin Alby Why Vic Bulgin Canterbury Bankstown 19511952 NSWRFL season 18 5 1 12 9 10 Alby Why Ken Charlton Canterbury Bankstown 19521953 NSWRFL season 18 9 2 7 6 10 Jack Hampstead Cec Cooper Canterbury Bankstown 19531954 NSWRFL season 18 4 0 14 8 10 Leo Trevena Canterbury Bankstown 19541955 NSWRFL season 18 4 0 14 9 10 Vic Hey Ray Gartner Canterbury Bankstown 19551956 NSWRFL season 18 6 0 12 7 10 Col Geelan Canterbury Bankstown 19561957 NSWRFL season 18 3 1 14 9 10 Col Geelan Canterbury Bankstown 19571958 NSWRFL season 18 4 1 13 9 10 Cec Cooper Ray Gartner Canterbury Bankstown 19581959 NSWRFL season 18 5 1 12 9 10 Brian Davies Canterbury Bankstown 19591960 NSWRFL season 18 2 11 0 0 7 2 5 10 Eddie Burns Canterbury Bankstown 19601961 NSWRFL season 18 6 1 11 8 10 Ray Gartner Canterbury Bankstown 19611962 NSWRFL season 18 7 2 9 6 10 Ray Beavan Brian Davies Canterbury Bankstown 19621963 NSWRFL season 18 6 1 11 8 10 Clive Churchill Ray Gartner Canterbury Bankstown 19631964 NSWRFL season 18 1 1 16 10 10 Les Johns Canterbury Bankstown 19641965 NSWRFL season 18 5 0 13 9 10 Eddie Burns Leo Toohey Canterbury Bankstown 19651966 NSWRFL season 18 8 0 10 8 10 Roger Pearman Roger Pearman George Taylforth Canterbury Bankstown 19661967 NSWRFL season 22 3 14 2 1 7 1 3 12 Kevin Ryan Kevin Ryan Canterbury Bankstown 19671968 NSWRFL season 22 9 1 12 9 12 Canterbury Bankstown 19681969 NSWRFL season 22 10 0 12 8 12 Canterbury Bankstown 19691970 NSWRFL season 22 1 14 0 0 8 1 4 12 Ron Raper Canterbury Bankstown 19701971 NSWRFL season 22 11 0 11 6 12 Bob Hagan Johnny Greaves Canterbury Bankstown 19711972 NSWRFL season 22 12 0 10 6 12 Canterbury Bankstown 19721973 NSWRFL season 22 1 12 0 1 10 1 5 12 Malcolm Clift Geoff Conell Canterbury Bankstown 19731974 NSWRFL season 22 3 13 2 0 9 1 3 12 John McDonell Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19741975 NSWRFL season 22 1 11 0 0 9 1 4 12 Tim Pickup Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19751976 NSWRFL season 22 3 12 2 3 7 1 5 12 Bob McCarthy Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19761977 NSWRFL season 22 10 1 11 7 12 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19771978 NSWRFL season 22 1 13 0 2 7 1 5 12 Ted Glossop George Peponis Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19781979 NSWRFL season 22 4 13 3 0 9 1 5 12 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19791980 NSWRFL season 22 3 15 3 0 7 0 2 12 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19801981 NSWRFL season 22 8 0 14 10 12 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19811982 NSWRFL season 26 12 3 11 9 14 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19821983 NSWRFL season 26 3 18 1 0 8 2 3 14 Chris Anderson Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19831984 NSWRL season 24 2 19 2 0 5 0 1 13 Warren Ryan Steve Mortimer Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19841985 NSWRL season 24 4 16 3 2 6 1 3 13 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19851986 NSWRL season 24 4 15 2 1 8 2 3 13 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19861987 NSWRL season 24 13 0 11 6 13 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19871988 NSWRL season 22 3 16 3 0 6 0 2 16 Phil Gould Peter Tunks Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19881989 NSWRL season 22 10 2 10 9 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19891990 NSWRL season 22 12 1 9 7 16 Chris Anderson Terry Lamb Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19901991 NSWRL season 22 1 13 0 1 8 1 5 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19911992 NSWRL season 22 10 2 10 7 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19921993 NSWRL season 22 2 17 0 0 5 2 1 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19931994 NSWRL season 22 2 18 1 0 4 1 1 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 19941995 ARL season 22 4 14 4 0 8 0 6 20 Sydney Bulldogs 19951996 ARL season 21 11 0 10 10 20 Simon Gillies Sydney Bulldogs 19961997 SL season 18 1 10 0 0 8 1 4 10 Canterbury Bulldogs 19971998 NRL season 24 5 13 4 0 11 1 9 20 Steve Folkes Darren Britt Canterbury Bulldogs 19981999 NRL season 24 2 15 1 1 8 1 5 17 Canterbury Bulldogs 19992000 NRL season 26 10 1 15 11 14 Bulldogs 20002001 NRL season 26 2 17 0 3 6 2 2 14 Bulldogs 20012002 NRL season 24 20 1 3 15 15 Steven Price Bulldogs 20022003 NRL season 24 16 1 0 8 2 3 15 Bulldogs 20032004 NRL season 24 4 19 3 0 5 1 2 15 Bulldogs 20042005 NRL season 24 9 1 14 12 15 Andrew Ryan Bulldogs 20052006 NRL season 24 2 16 1 0 8 1 2 15 Bulldogs 20062007 NRL season 24 2 12 0 0 12 2 6 16 Bulldogs 20072008 NRL season 24 5 0 19 16 16 Bulldogs 20082009 NRL season 24 2 18 1 0 6 1 2 16 Kevin Moore Bulldogs 20092010 NRL season 24 9 0 15 13 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20102011 NRL season 24 12 0 12 9 16 Kevin Moore Jim Dymock Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20112012 NRL season 24 3 18 2 0 6 1 1 16 Des Hasler Michael Ennis Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20122013 NRL season 24 1 13 0 0 11 1 6 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20132014 NRL season 24 4 13 3 0 11 1 7 16 Michael Ennis and Frank Pritchard Co captains Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20142015 NRL season 24 2 14 1 0 10 1 5 16 James Graham Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20152016 NRL season 24 1 14 0 0 10 1 7 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20162017 NRL season 24 10 0 14 11 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20172018 NRL season 24 8 0 16 12 16 Dean Pay Josh Jackson Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20182019 NRL season 24 10 0 14 12 16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20192020 NRL season 20 3 0 17 15 16 Dean Pay Steve Georgallis Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20202021 NRL season 24 3 0 21 16 16 Trent Barrett Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20212022 NRL season 24 7 0 17 12 16 Trent Barrett Michael Potter Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20222023 NRL season 8 3 0 5 TBA 17 Cameron Ciraldo Raymond Faitala Mariner Club Captain Matt Burton and Reed Mahoney Game day Co captains Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 2023Players Edit2023 Squad Edit Canterbury Bulldogs 2023 Squadviewtalkedit Top 30 Squad 2023 NRL Season Development Players Coaching StaffJosh Addo Carr WG Paul Alamoti CE Jake Averillo CE Fa amanu Brown FE Braidon Burns CE Matt Burton c HB Declan Casey FB Raymond Faitala Mariner c SR Kyle Flanagan HB Reece Hoffman CE Sam Hughes PR Viliame Kikau SR Max King LK Jacob Kiraz WG Reed Mahoney c HK Jayden Okunbor WG Karl Oloapu FE Tevita Pangai Junior PR Chris Patolo PR Franklin Pele PR Hayze Perham FE Jacob Preston SR Josh Reynolds FE Jeral Skelton CE Ryan Sutton PR Luke Thompson PR Jackson Topine SR Corey Waddell SR Kitione Kautoga PR Iverson Matai FE Isaac Matalavea Booth PR Joseph O Neill HB Malanchi Retchford PR Jordan Samrani WG Judda Turahui LKExtended squad Harrison Edwards PR Kurtis Morrin LK Jayden Tanner PR Blake Wilson FB ManagerPhil Gould General Manager of Football Head coach Cameron CiraldoAssistant coaches Mick Potter Chad Randall Craig Sandercock David Tangata Toa NSW Cup Coach Managers Fred Ciraldo Team Manager Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s Updated 10 May 2023Source s Bulldogs 2023Hall of Fame Edit On 1 August 2015 the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs announced the first five inductees into the Hall of Fame to celebrate their 80th anniversary 61 Player Inductee Active Achievements Games played16 Eddie Burns 1935 50 2x Premiership Winner 1938 1942 Coach 1960 62 1965 215284 Les Johns 1963 71 National Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee 103402 Dr George Peponis 1974 82 1x Premiership Winner 1980 132413 Steve Mortimer 1976 88 4 Premiership Winner 1980 1984 1985 1988 National Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee 273477 Terry Lamb 1984 96 3 Premiership Winner 1984 1988 1995 National Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee 262Notable players Edit On 1 August 2015 the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs announced a Team of the Decade to celebrate their 80th anniversary 62 Bulldogs Team of the Decade First team squad Interchange Coaching staff 1 Luke Patten FB 2 Hazem El Masri WG 3 Josh Morris CE 4 Willie Tonga CE 5 Matthew Utai WG 6 Josh Reynolds FE 7 Trent Hodkinson HB 8 James Graham PR 9 Michael Ennis HK 10 Roy Asotasi PR 11 Sonny Bill Williams SR 12 Andrew Ryan SR 13 Greg Eastwood LK 14 Aiden Tolman PR 15 Mark O Meley PR 16 Willie Mason PR 17 Frank Pritchard SR Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s InjuredUpdated 1 August 2015Source s Bulldogs name team of decade2023 Signings amp Transfers EditGains Fa amanu Brown West Tigers Jonah Glover Brisbane Tigers Andrew Davey Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Viliame Kikau Penrith Panthers Reed Mahoney Parramatta Eels Isaac Matalavea Booth Gold Coast Titans Zac Montgomery Sydney Roosters Karl Oloapu Brisbane Broncos Franklin Pele Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Hayze Perham Parramatta Eels Jacob Preston Sydney Roosters Josh Reynolds Free Agent Jordan Samrani Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Jack Stringer Sydney Roosters Ryan Sutton Canberra Raiders Blake Wilson Sunshine Coast Falcons Losses Corey Allan Sydney Roosters Josh Cook Released Zach Dockar Clay North Sydney Bears Matt Doorey Parramatta Eels Jack Hetherington Newcastle Knights Josh Jackson Retirement Tuipulotu Katoa Sydney Roosters Isaac Lumelume Parramatta Eels Jeremy Marshall King The Dolphins Aaron Schoupp Gold Coast Titans Ava Seumanufagai Leigh Centurions Joe Stimson Gold Coast Titans Josh Stuckey Manly Sea Eagles Cooper Talau Released Paul Vaughan Warrington Wolves Brandon Wakeham Wests TigersHonours EditFurther information Bulldogs Honours New South Wales Rugby League Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League premiers 63 81938 1942 1980 1984 1985 1988 1995 2004 dd New South Wales Rugby League Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League runners up 101940 1947 1967 1974 1979 1986 1994 1998 2012 2014 dd New South Wales Rugby League Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League minor premierships 71938 1942 1947 1984 1993 1994 2012 dd Reserve Pre season Representative Honours New South Wales Rugby League Club Championships 71938 1939 1993 1994 2009 2010 2011 dd Pre Season Cup titles 21962 1970 dd Inter City titles 11939 dd NRL State Championship 12018 dd Junior Representative Honours Jersey Flegg Premiers 1963 1971 1976 1979 1983 1999 2000 2001 2003 SG Ball Premiers 1972 1978 2009 Harold Matthews Premiers 2007 2009 2011Canterbury Bankstown District Juniors EditCurrent Canterbury Bankstown junior clubs are 64 Bankstown Bulls Bankstown Sports Berala Bears Chester Hill Hornets East Hills Bulldogs Greenacre Tigers Milperra Colts Moorebank Rams Revesby Heights Rhinos St Christophers St George Dragons St Johns Eagles In 1908 and 1909 the only districts with Junior Leagues were South Sydney and Balmain The first clubs from the Canterbury district to participate in rugby league were Belmore in the NSWRL 2nd grade competition and Campsie Triers in the Western Suburbs A Grade When the St George JRL was established in 1911 Canterbury clubs were allocated to this competition In 1922 the Canterbury JRL was established and Campsie Iona with 17 points edged out Wattle Hill 16 for the A Grade title Lakemba won B Grade and Wattle Hill the C Grade Campsie Iona repeated their A grade success in 1923 1924 and 1925 before Belmore stopped their run in 1926 Footnotes Edit Rosser Corey 18 May 2014 Dogs of War roll on against New Zealand nrl com Retrieved 20 May 2014 Rabbitohs break long drought with fairytale win 5 October 2014 Retrieved 7 September 2018 Top 10 preliminary final heartbreaks www nrl com 23 September 2015 Memorable Match 1998 Preliminary Final www bulldogs com au 12 August 2014 Ritchie Dean 28 August 2009 Bulldogs change name back to Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 17 September 2009 Melbourne Storm beat Canterbury Bulldogs in 2012 NRL grand final News com au Castle appointed as Bulldogs CEO 3 News NZ 29 May 2013 permanent dead link South Sydney Rabbitohs win 2014 NRL grand final defeating Canterbury Bulldogs 30 6 The Daily Telegraph Dean Pay the new Bulldogs coach replacing Des Hasler Australian Broadcasting Corporation 28 September 2017 Retrieved 7 September 2018 I feel sorry for fans Dogs coach slams players for horrorshow 16 June 2018 Retrieved 7 September 2018 Canterbury Bulldogs rubbish rebuild talk despite Aaron Woods Moses Mbye exits 27 June 2018 Retrieved 7 September 2018 Nicolussi Christian 16 July 2018 Fears Spoon Bowl will attract lowest crowd for 20 years The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 7 September 2018 Bulldogs hand Broncos upset NRL loss Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2 August 2018 Retrieved 7 September 2018 Press Australian Associated 26 August 2018 Cronulla keep NRL top four hopes alive as Bulldogs thrash Dragons The Guardian Retrieved 7 September 2018 Woolford Stars as Bulldogs Claim ISP Premiership 23 September 2018 Bulldogs down Dolphins to win Intrust Super Championship 30 September 2018 Spoons of wood high hopes and chances lost the final round storylines Brisbane Times 5 September 2019 The Dean Pay way Unashamedly old school NRL September 2019 Bulldogs set for ugly civil war as power play to oust board trio takes major twist www foxsports com au 29 September 2020 Parramatta unbeaten in NRL after 28 4 win over Cronulla as Brisbane and Warriors enjoy victories www abc net au 27 March 2021 a b Rabbitohs shine Dogs scoreless in third straight game www espn com 2 April 2021 NRL whacks Dugan Bulldogs with BIG fines for COVID breaches www foxsports com au 30 June 2021 Saab and Turbo hit top gear as Sea Eagles cruise Rout 66 www nrl com 3 July 2021 Flanagan in line for another NRL recall as Barrett seethes at bunker www smh com au 15 August 2021 Bulldogs begin search for Barrett replacement after emotional exit www nrl com 16 May 2022 Canterbury appoint Mick Potter as interim coach for rest of NRL season ABC News 18 May 2022 Ladder National Rugby League Retrieved 14 November 2022 Clarkson Alan 26 July 1977 More Bulldogs out for cup The Sydney Morning Herald p 40 Bulldogs Members Vote on New Logo bulldogs com au Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 13 April 2009 Archived from the original on 22 September 2009 Bulldgos New Logo Announced bulldogs com au Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 3 June 2009 Archived from the original on 22 September 2009 Bulldogs 2011 Archived from the original on 20 October 2011 Retrieved 21 December 2015 Rugby League Tables Attendances 2010 Canterbury Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 Retrieved 14 September 2010 Walter Brad 20 March 1999 Burke gives nod to Bulldogs new ground Sydney AAP Sports News Retrieved 5 October 2009 dead link Goodwin Dorothy 26 September 1982 Eels Premier Tip League Souvenir Sun Herald The Retrieved 27 September 2009 dead link Kewell biography trivia section James Magnussen signs up for Bullldogs Membership bulldogs com au Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 21 November 2011 Archived from the original on 31 December 2012 a b Magnay Jacquelin 7 April 2005 Dogs image makeover smh com au The Sydney Morning Herald Member in Focus Belmore Sportsground 18 Jersey winner bulldogs com au Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 15 February 2012 Archived from the original on 8 October 2013 BulldogDynasty 31 May 2012 Graeme Hughes amp Tony Roche Interview 1985 Archived from the original on 14 November 2021 Retrieved 7 September 2018 via YouTube a b Watt Stuart 10 June 2003 Inspired Johns can t wait for Origin I abc net au Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 27 September 2009 dailytelegraph com au 2 April 2008 Guilty plea plan seems fair The Daily Telegraph News Limited Retrieved 27 September 2009 Pehlps James 18 December 2006 All Blacks star eyes NRL The Daily Telegraph Australia foxsports com au Retrieved 27 September 2009 dead link Davies Gareth A 10 September 2002 My Sport Mark Waugh telegraph co uk London Telegraph Media Group Limited Retrieved 6 October 2009 A Bulldog fan on world stage PDF Canterbury Club Journal Canterbury Leagues Club June 2005 p 19 Archived from the original PDF on 7 December 2006 Retrieved 25 October 2010 Langdon Mark 4 February 2005 Deadly Danny can get St Helens off to a flyer The Racing Post London England MGN LTD Retrieved 5 October 2009 dead link Moran Jonathon 29 September 2004 Grand Final battle for Grinspoon AAP General News pp Australia Retrieved 5 October 2009 dead link Horror game still dogs Carige Herald Sun Ritchie Dean 10 March 2015 With the rivalry as fierce and healthy as ever Canterbury and Parramatta go at it again this Friday in the battle of Sydney s west The Daily Telegraph Australia Retrieved 15 June 2020 Bulldogs v Eels rivalry still strong National Rugby League 11 July 2012 Retrieved 29 September 2018 Top 10 Preliminary Final heartbreaks National Rugby League 23 September 2015 Retrieved 29 September 2018 Eels thunder into grand final ABC News 25 September 2009 Retrieved 29 September 2018 PREMIERSHIP RECORDS www nrl com NRL Grand Final South Sydney Rabbitohs looking to join rugby league s greatest drought breakers www abc net au October 2014 Sydney Roosters v Canterbury Bulldogs Controversial try fuels massive win for minor premiers FoxSports 18 September 2015 Canterbury Bulldogs fans facing life bans for throwing bottles at match officials as Adam Reynolds faces five months in the stands The Sydney Morning Herald Good Friday Battle www bulldogs com au 10 April 2019 Dolphins triumph over Cowboys 32 22 in Qld NRL derby South Sydney thrashes Canterbury 50 16 www abc net au History Retrieved 15 September 2015 Canterbury Bulldogs snatch one point win over South Sydney Rabbitohs PHOTOS 19 April 2014 Retrieved 7 September 2018 NRL Grand Final South Sydney Rabbitohs looking to join rugby league s greatest drought breakers www abc net au Hall of Fame Bulldogs Name Team of the Decade 1 August 2015 Retrieved 7 September 2018 Up until 1994 the top division of the premiership in New South Wales was the New South Wales Rugby League premiership since then it has been the Australian Rugby League 1995 1997 and the National Rugby League Canterbury Bankstown JRL playrugbyleague com Retrieved 26 July 2022 References EditBlaschke B 2008 Steve Price Be Your Best Hachette Australia Publishing ISBN 978 0 7336 2386 8 Woods B 2007 El Magic The Life of Hazem El Masri Harper Collins Publishing ISBN 0 7322 8402 3 Andrews M 2006 The ABC of Rugby League ABC Publishing ISBN 0 7333 1946 7 Whiticker A amp Hudson G 2005 Canterbury Bulldogs The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players Bas Publishing ISBN 1 920910 50 6 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