2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

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 Michael 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.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2015 season
CEORaelene Castle
Head coachDes Hasler
CaptainJames Graham
NRL5th (Semi- Finalists)
Holden Cup10th
NSW Cup5th
Top try scorerClub: Curtis Rona (23)
Top points scorerClub: Trent Hodkinson (99)
Highest home attendance40,523
Lowest home attendance11,021
Average home attendance20,126

Fixtures

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Regular season

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

The Club's 80th anniversary will be celebrated with a return to Belmore Sports Ground on July 26 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, 4:00 pm AEDT Pepper Stadium 18,814
2   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 32-12   Parramatta Eels Fri 17 Mar 2015, 7:35 pm AEDT ANZ Stadium 28,876[1]
3   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-16   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 20 Mar 2015, 7:35 pm AEDT Brookvale Oval 10,498 [2]
4   Wests Tigers 24-25   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 27 Mar 2015, 7:35 pm AEDT ANZ Stadium 20,121
5   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 17-18   South Sydney Rabbitohs Fri 3 Apr 2015, 4:00 pm AEDT ANZ Stadium 40,523
6   St. George Illawarra Dragons 31-6   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 12 Apr 2015, 4:00 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 20,273
7   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 28-16   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Fri 17 Apr 2015, 7:35 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 13,568
8   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 14-38   Wests Tigers Fri 24 Apr 2015, 7:45 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 18,521
9   North Queensland Cowboys 23-16   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 9 May 2015, 7:30 pm AEST 1300 Smiles Stadium 15,794
10   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 10-24   Sydney Roosters Fri 15 May 2015, 7:35 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 17,093
11   Canberra Raiders 34-41   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 24 May 2015, 4:00 pm AEST GIO Stadium 12,221
12 BYE
13   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 29-16   St. George Illawarra Dragons Mon 8 Jun 2015, 4:00 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 27, 291
14   Gold Coast Titans 28-14   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 14 Jun 2015, 4:00 pm AEST Robina Stadium 10,645
15   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24-12   Penrith Panthers Sat 20 Jun 2015, 7:30 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 12,476
16   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20-4   Melbourne Storm Mon 29 Jun 2015, 7:00 pm AEST Belmore Sports Ground 16,764
17 BYE
18   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 8-16   Brisbane Broncos Sat 11 Jul 2015, 7:30 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 16,253 [3]
19   Parramatta Eels 4-28   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 17 Jul 2015, 7:35 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 17,082 [4]
20   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 16-18   Cronulla Sharks Sun 26 Jul 2015, 4:00 pm AEST Belmore Sports Ground 19,005
21   Sydney Roosters 38-28   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 31 Jul 2015, 7:45 pm AEST Sydney Football Stadium 13,589
22   Brisbane Broncos 16-18   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 7 Aug 2015, 7:45 pm AEST Suncorp Stadium 34,082
23   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 36-14   Gold Coast Titans Sun 16 Aug 2015, 4:00 pm AEST Central Coast Stadium 11,021
24   South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-32   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 21 Aug 2015, 7:45 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 26,503
25   Newcastle Knights 18-20   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sat 29 Aug 2015, 5:30 pm AEST Hunter Stadium 23,604
26   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-22   Warriors Sun 6 Sep 2015, 6:30 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 14,821
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

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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, 5:50 pm AEST ANZ Stadium 33,854
Finals Wk 2   Sydney Roosters 36 - 12   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 18 Sep 2015, 7:55 pm AEST Sydney Football Stadium 35,711
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Sydney Roosters 24 18 0 6 2 591 300 +291 40
2   Brisbane Broncos 24 17 0 7 2 574 379 +195 38
3   North Queensland Cowboys (P) 24 17 0 7 2 587 454 +133 38
4   Melbourne Storm 24 14 0 10 2 467 348 +119 32
5   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 522 480 +42 32
6   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 2 469 476 −7 32
7   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 13 0 11 2 465 467 −2 30
8   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 2 435 408 +27 28
9   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 0 13 2 458 492 −34 26
10   Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 2 577 569 +8 24
11   Penrith Panthers 24 9 0 15 2 399 477 −78 22
12   Parramatta Eels 24 9 0 15 2 448 573 −125 22
13   New Zealand Warriors 24 9 0 15 2 445 588 −143 22
14   Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 439 636 −197 22
15   Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 2 487 562 −75 20
16   Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 458 612 −154 20

See also

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References

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  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.