2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Season 2015
CEO Raelene Castle
Head Coach Des Hasler
Captain James Graham
NRL 5th (Semi- Finalists)
Top Try scorer Curtis Rona (23)
Top Points scorer Trent Hodkinson (99)
Holden Cup 10th
NSW Cup 5th
Highest home attendance 40,523
Lowest home attendance 11,021
Average home attendance 20,126
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The 2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the 81st in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and captained by James Graham, who replaces Micheal Ennis after his departure from the club. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2015 Telstra Premiership. After finishing the 2014 season as the runners up, the team will be aiming to go one step further and win the premiership this year.

Fixtures

Regular season

The Bulldogs will begin the regular season with an away match against the Penrith Panthers on March 8th. They will host their first home game against the Parramatta Eels the following week on March 13th.

The Club's 80th anniversary will be celebrated with a return to Belmore Sports Ground on July 26th in a match against the Cronulla Sharks.

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Crowd
1 Penrith Panthers 24-18 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 8 Mar 2015, 4:00pm AEDT Pepper Stadium 18,814
2 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 32-12 Parramatta Eels Fri 17 Mar 2015, 7:35pm AEDT ANZ Stadium 28,876[1]
3 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 20 Mar 2015, 7:35pm AEDT Brookvale Oval 10,498 [2]
4 Wests Tigers 24-25 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 27 Mar 2015, 7:35pm AEDT ANZ Stadium 20,121
5 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 17-18 South Sydney Rabbitohs Fri 3 Apr 2015, 4:00pm AEDT ANZ Stadium 40,523
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 31-6 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 12 Apr 2015, 4:00pm AEST ANZ Stadium 20,273
7 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 28-16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Fri 17 Apr 2015, 7:35pm AEST ANZ Stadium 13,568
8 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 14-38 Wests Tigers Fri 24 Apr 2015, 7:45pm AEST ANZ Stadium 18,521
9 North Queensland Cowboys 23-16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 9 May 2015, 7:30pm AEST 1300 Smiles Stadium 15,794
10 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 10-24 Sydney Roosters Fri 15 May 2015, 7:35pm AEST ANZ Stadium 17,093
11 Canberra Raiders 34-41 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 24 May 2015, 4:00pm AEST GIO Stadium 12,221
12 BYE
13 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 29-16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Mon 8 Jun 2015, 4:00pm AEST ANZ Stadium 27, 291
14 Gold Coast Titans 28-14 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 14 Jun 2015, 4:00pm AEST Robina Stadium 10,645
15 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24-12 Penrith Panthers Sat 20 Jun 2015, 7:30pm AEST ANZ Stadium 12,476
16 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20-4 Melbourne Storm Mon 29 Jun 2015, 7:00pm AEST Belmore Sports Ground 16,764
17 BYE
18 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 8-16 Brisbane Broncos Sat 11 Jul 2015, 7:30pm AEST ANZ Stadium 16,253 [3]
19 Parramatta Eels 4-28 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 17 Jul 2015, 7:35pm AEST ANZ Stadium 17,082 [4]
20 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 16-18 Cronulla Sharks Sun 26 Jul 2015, 4:00pm AEST Belmore Sports Ground 19,005
21 Sydney Roosters 38-28 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 31 Jul 2015, 7:45pm AEST Sydney Football Stadium 13,589
22 Brisbane Broncos 16-18 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 7 Aug 2015, 7:45pm AEST Suncorp Stadium 34,082
23 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 36-14 Gold Coast Titans Sun 16 Aug 2015, 4:00pm AEST Central Coast Stadium 11,021
24 South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-32 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 21 Aug 2015, 7:45pm AEST ANZ Stadium 26,503
25 Newcastle Knights 18-20 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sat 29 Aug 2015, 5:30pm AEST Hunter Stadium 23,604
26 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-22 Warriors Sun 6 Sep 2015, 6:30pm AEST ANZ Stadium 14,821
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Crowd
Finals Wk 1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11-10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sat 12 Sep 2015, 5:50pm AEST ANZ Stadium 33,854
Finals Wk 2 Sydney Roosters 36 - 12 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 18 Sep 2015, 7:55pm AEST Sydney Football Stadium 35,711
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye
  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: 11 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
1   Sydney Roosters 18  
4   Melbourne 20     SF1: 18 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
      Sydney Roosters 38    
EF1: 12 Sept, ANZ Stadium       Canterbury 12       PF1: 26 Sept, AAMI Park
5   Canterbury 11         Melbourne 12  
8   St. George Illawarra 10           North Queensland 32     GF: 4 Oct, ANZ Stadium
          Brisbane 16
  EF2: 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium       PF2: 25 Sept, Suncorp Stadium       North Queensland 17
6   Cronulla 28           Brisbane 31  
7   Souths 12     SF2: 19 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium         Sydney Roosters 12  
      North Queensland 39    
QF2: 12 Sept, Suncorp Stadium       Cronulla 0    
2   Brisbane 16  
3   North Queensland 12  

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2418062591300+29140
2 Brisbane Broncos 2417072574379+19538
3 North Queensland Cowboys (P) 2417072587454+13338
4 Melbourne Storm 24140102467348+11932
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140102522480+4232
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24140102469476−732
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24130112465467−230
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24120122435408+2728
9 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24110132458492−3426
10 Canberra Raiders 24100142577569+824
11 Penrith Panthers 2490152399477−7822
12 Parramatta Eels 2490152448573−12522
13 New Zealand Warriors 2490152445588−14322
14 Gold Coast Titans 2490152439636−19722
15 Wests Tigers 2480162487562−7520
16 Newcastle Knights 2480162458612−15420

Squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2016 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Medical professionals

  • Donny Singe (Director of Athletic Performance)
  • Tony Grimaldi (Head Conditioner)
  • Larry Britton (Head Trainer)
  • Tony Ayoub (Physiotherapist)
  • Dr Joe Lombardo (Club Doctor)
  • John Novak (Head of Mind Management)
  • Garry Carden (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach)
  • Steve McCullagh (Assistant Physiotherapist)
  • Dr Hugh Hazzard (Medical Consultant)

Managers

  • Fred Ciraldo (Team Manager)
  • Andy Patmore (NYC Coach & Manager Coaching and Development)
  • Barry Ward (NSW Cup Coach)


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

Updated: 23 December 2015
Source(s): Bulldogs Squad 2016


References

  1. ↑ "Panthers v Bulldogs". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sea Eagles v Bulldogs". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bulldogs v Broncos". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Eels v Bulldogs". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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