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Well it certainly looks like 2020, for the time being at least, will be a year regarding reflection and our proud history. I found this article from 2014, although published in the Daily Telegraph, is a Canterbury-Bankstown Express local newspaper article.
NRL grand final: Top 5 grand final moments for Canterbury Bulldogs
Oliver Murray, Canterbury-Bankstown Express
October 1, 2014 12:00am
Canterbury Bulldogs have a proud recent history when it comes to grand finals, with five premierships in the past 30 years.
From The Entertainers in the 1980s, the win against all odds in 1995 and their most recent success in 2004, The Express look at the Bulldogs’ great grand final moments.
Victory against all odds
1995 - Sydney Bulldogs defeated Manly Sea Eagles 17-4
The Bulldogs, then known as the Sydney Bulldogs, had no right to win the grand final in 1995.
For a start they finished the regular season in sixth spot, which would have meant they missed the finals the year before.
But with the newly formed Australian Rugby League competition expanding to 20 teams, the Bulldogs qualified for the top eight.
Sydney Bulldogs fullback Rod Silva after scoring winning try of 1995 Winfield Cup grand final against Manly.
It was also the year the Super League war broke out, with the Bulldogs signing with the rebel league.
But four high profile Bulldogs players - Dean Pay, Jim Dymock, Jason Smith and Jarrod McCracken - decided to stay loyal with the ARL and were set to join Parramatta in 1996.
By mid-season the club was in trouble and were easily defeated by a weak Eels outfit.
But after making the finals they won sudden death games against St George, Brisbane and Canberra to play hot favourites Manly in the grand final.
Sydney Bulldogs chief executive Peter ‘Bullfrog’ Moore hugs captain Terry Lamb after victory in 1995.
In a grand final that will be remembered for an infamous half-time entertainment where the large Optus Vision TV broke when being hovered over the field by a helicopter, there were also some poor referee calls.
The first try to a young Steve Price came from a forward pass and Steve Hughes scored on the seventh tackle.
But the Bulldogs scored thw 17-4 win to send club legend Terry Lamb out a winner (before he decided to return for one more season).
Geoff Robinsonand Steve Gearin celebrate victory in 1980.
Video still of Steve Gearin taking a high ball and about to score try.
That try
1980 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeated Eastern Suburbs 18-4
Known as The Entertainers, the Ted Glossop coached Bulldogs team played an entertaining brand of football in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
It led to the club’s first premiership since 1942 with a convincing win against the Roosters at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
But this game will always be remembered for the classic try scored by winger Steve Gearin.
STEVE GEARIN TRY IN 1980
Five minutes from full-time fullback Greg Brentnall put up a high kick. Gearin followed through at speed and outjumped opposing winger David Michael, catching the ball on the full to score and secure a Bulldogs victory.
And it was little surprise the club was known as The Family Club back then, with three Hughes brothers and three Mortimer brothers playing in the grand final.
It also included Chris Anderson on the wing, who coached the Dogs to the 1995 victory.
Ellery Hanley is assisted from field during 1998 Balmain against Canterbury grand final at the SFS.
Baa Baa sends Hanley to ga ga
1988 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeated Balmain Tigers 24-12
The first grand final at the Sydney Football Stadium will be remembered for a high shot by Bulldogs five-eighth on the Tigers’ British import Ellery Hanley.
The Tigers led 6-4 after 30 minutes when Hanley was collected high by Lamb and he was helped off the field by the Balmain trainers.
Bulldogs great Terry Lamb and Tigers legend Ellery Hanley meet each other for the first time in 2012 after the infamous tackle performed by Lamb on Hanley in the 1988 Canterbury v Balmain grand final.
Years later Hanley said: “I have no malice towards Terry Lamb. It’s just one of those things, what happens on a football paddock. You’ve just got to move on. It was just unfortunate it happened that particular time because we had a wonderful run.”
TERRY LAMB TRY IN 1988
Balmain had won four straight finals to make the grand final, but the Bulldogs proved too strong, with Lamb scoring a try.
Phil Gould also became the youngest coach to win a premiership, beating former coach Warren Ryan, who had taken the Bulldogs to three grand finals in the 1980s.
Brothers Steve, Chris and Peter Mortimer with their children do lap of honour after Canterbury defeated St George in 1985 first grade Grand Final at SCG.
1980s dominance
1985 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeated St George Dragons 7-6
Debate still reigns on who was the number one club in the 1980s - the Bulldogs or Parramatta Eels.
The two clubs won four premierships each in the 1980s, with only Manly and Canberra able to break their dominance.
In 1985, the Bulldogs dumped the Eels out of the NSW Rugby League season with a huge 26-0 win in the preliminary final.
Bulldogs coach Warren Ryan won two premierships with the club in 1984 and 1985.
In the grand final the Dogs beat the Dragons 7-6 to claim back-to-back titles after a win against the Eels in 1984.
The Warren Ryan-coached Bulldogs team in 1985 featured five players who would go on to coach in first grade - Steve Folkes, Andrew Farrar, Paul Langmack, Michael Potter and Michael Hagan.
Injured captain Steve Price celebrates the 2004 premiership.
Redemption for salary cap scandal
2004 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeated Sydney Roosters 16-13
In 2002 the Bulldogs lost only three games but their season included no semi-finals or grand final appearance.
Leading the competition by a long way, the Bulldogs had won 17 straight games before being stripped of 37 points because of a massive salary cap breach.
The club finished with the wooden spoon.
Two years later the Bulldogs finally tasted premiership success with a 16-13 victory against the Roosters.
Hazem El Masri celebrates the match winning try in 2004.
The Bulldogs trailed 13-6 at the break, before winger Matt Utai scored in the second half to reduce the deficit to one points.
Record pointscorer Hazem El Masri scored a controversial try to seal with win, with opinions divided if the winger was held up or not.
Bulldogs captain Steve Price missed the game through injury, but Jonathan Thurston, who was on the bench for the Bulldogs, gave his skipper his premiership ring.
NRL grand final: Top 5 grand final moments for Canterbury Bulldogs
Oliver Murray, Canterbury-Bankstown Express
October 1, 2014 12:00am
Canterbury Bulldogs have a proud recent history when it comes to grand finals, with five premierships in the past 30 years.
From The Entertainers in the 1980s, the win against all odds in 1995 and their most recent success in 2004, The Express look at the Bulldogs’ great grand final moments.
Victory against all odds
1995 - Sydney Bulldogs defeated Manly Sea Eagles 17-4
The Bulldogs, then known as the Sydney Bulldogs, had no right to win the grand final in 1995.
For a start they finished the regular season in sixth spot, which would have meant they missed the finals the year before.
But with the newly formed Australian Rugby League competition expanding to 20 teams, the Bulldogs qualified for the top eight.
Sydney Bulldogs fullback Rod Silva after scoring winning try of 1995 Winfield Cup grand final against Manly.
It was also the year the Super League war broke out, with the Bulldogs signing with the rebel league.
But four high profile Bulldogs players - Dean Pay, Jim Dymock, Jason Smith and Jarrod McCracken - decided to stay loyal with the ARL and were set to join Parramatta in 1996.
By mid-season the club was in trouble and were easily defeated by a weak Eels outfit.
But after making the finals they won sudden death games against St George, Brisbane and Canberra to play hot favourites Manly in the grand final.
Sydney Bulldogs chief executive Peter ‘Bullfrog’ Moore hugs captain Terry Lamb after victory in 1995.
In a grand final that will be remembered for an infamous half-time entertainment where the large Optus Vision TV broke when being hovered over the field by a helicopter, there were also some poor referee calls.
The first try to a young Steve Price came from a forward pass and Steve Hughes scored on the seventh tackle.
But the Bulldogs scored thw 17-4 win to send club legend Terry Lamb out a winner (before he decided to return for one more season).
Geoff Robinsonand Steve Gearin celebrate victory in 1980.
Video still of Steve Gearin taking a high ball and about to score try.
That try
1980 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeated Eastern Suburbs 18-4
Known as The Entertainers, the Ted Glossop coached Bulldogs team played an entertaining brand of football in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
It led to the club’s first premiership since 1942 with a convincing win against the Roosters at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
But this game will always be remembered for the classic try scored by winger Steve Gearin.
STEVE GEARIN TRY IN 1980
Five minutes from full-time fullback Greg Brentnall put up a high kick. Gearin followed through at speed and outjumped opposing winger David Michael, catching the ball on the full to score and secure a Bulldogs victory.
And it was little surprise the club was known as The Family Club back then, with three Hughes brothers and three Mortimer brothers playing in the grand final.
It also included Chris Anderson on the wing, who coached the Dogs to the 1995 victory.
Ellery Hanley is assisted from field during 1998 Balmain against Canterbury grand final at the SFS.
Baa Baa sends Hanley to ga ga
1988 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeated Balmain Tigers 24-12
The first grand final at the Sydney Football Stadium will be remembered for a high shot by Bulldogs five-eighth on the Tigers’ British import Ellery Hanley.
The Tigers led 6-4 after 30 minutes when Hanley was collected high by Lamb and he was helped off the field by the Balmain trainers.
Bulldogs great Terry Lamb and Tigers legend Ellery Hanley meet each other for the first time in 2012 after the infamous tackle performed by Lamb on Hanley in the 1988 Canterbury v Balmain grand final.
Years later Hanley said: “I have no malice towards Terry Lamb. It’s just one of those things, what happens on a football paddock. You’ve just got to move on. It was just unfortunate it happened that particular time because we had a wonderful run.”
TERRY LAMB TRY IN 1988
Balmain had won four straight finals to make the grand final, but the Bulldogs proved too strong, with Lamb scoring a try.
Phil Gould also became the youngest coach to win a premiership, beating former coach Warren Ryan, who had taken the Bulldogs to three grand finals in the 1980s.
Brothers Steve, Chris and Peter Mortimer with their children do lap of honour after Canterbury defeated St George in 1985 first grade Grand Final at SCG.
1980s dominance
1985 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeated St George Dragons 7-6
Debate still reigns on who was the number one club in the 1980s - the Bulldogs or Parramatta Eels.
The two clubs won four premierships each in the 1980s, with only Manly and Canberra able to break their dominance.
In 1985, the Bulldogs dumped the Eels out of the NSW Rugby League season with a huge 26-0 win in the preliminary final.
Bulldogs coach Warren Ryan won two premierships with the club in 1984 and 1985.
In the grand final the Dogs beat the Dragons 7-6 to claim back-to-back titles after a win against the Eels in 1984.
The Warren Ryan-coached Bulldogs team in 1985 featured five players who would go on to coach in first grade - Steve Folkes, Andrew Farrar, Paul Langmack, Michael Potter and Michael Hagan.
Injured captain Steve Price celebrates the 2004 premiership.
Redemption for salary cap scandal
2004 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeated Sydney Roosters 16-13
In 2002 the Bulldogs lost only three games but their season included no semi-finals or grand final appearance.
Leading the competition by a long way, the Bulldogs had won 17 straight games before being stripped of 37 points because of a massive salary cap breach.
The club finished with the wooden spoon.
Two years later the Bulldogs finally tasted premiership success with a 16-13 victory against the Roosters.
Hazem El Masri celebrates the match winning try in 2004.
The Bulldogs trailed 13-6 at the break, before winger Matt Utai scored in the second half to reduce the deficit to one points.
Record pointscorer Hazem El Masri scored a controversial try to seal with win, with opinions divided if the winger was held up or not.
Bulldogs captain Steve Price missed the game through injury, but Jonathan Thurston, who was on the bench for the Bulldogs, gave his skipper his premiership ring.