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Stephen Crichton was a surprising choice to lead the Bulldogs this year, but the move has been a masterstroke from Cameron Ciraldo. After leaving the Panthers following three straight NRL titles, the 23-year-old was thrust into the role at Canterbury in his first season at the struggling club...

Bulldogs having a party vs Newcastle

How quick the game changes. Last July Canterbury were ruled by Newcastle 66-0, now it’s the Knights struggling after Canterbury put them to the sword 36-12. It was a moment in time coach Cameron Ciraldo would rather forget, but alongside the club’s 52-6 thumping of Newcastle in the NSW Cup...

Cameron Ciraldo may have finally found his ideal back five, but a young star lurking on the bench could be his most dangerous weapon going forward. Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has backed Blake Taaffe to come off the bench as Canterbury’s “super sub” against the Knights, with Connor Tracey...

Viliame Kikau has joined Kalyn Ponga at the top of the Dally M Medal standings after Round 6. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs enforcer starred in his side's 16-14 loss to the Melbourne Storm, picking up maximum points.

Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has found himself in a peculiar position — and is facing some big selection calls — after his side delivered arguably their best performance of the season. Sure, the Dogs put 32 unanswered points on the Titans in Round 3, but on Friday night they were the better...

Canterbury Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo is hoping Josh Addo-Carr’s return to his old stomping ground AAMI Park can ignite the speedy winger’s season. Addo-Carr produced a breathtaking second half performance with a hat-trick of tries to put the Bulldogs in a winning position before the Storm...

Viliame Kikau predicts the Bulldogs lethal left edge is finally close to firing on all cylinders as they welcome back star winger Josh Addo-Carr for Friday night’s trip to Melbourne. Kikau was at his rampaging best in the first half of last weekend’s 30-26 defeat of Sydney Roosters but the...

Phil Gould has lifted the lid on the depths of his club's injury crisis by revealing he had to ask the NRL's permission to name an uncontracted player this week. The Bulldogs held off a fast-finishing Roosters outfit to win 30-26 in round five, but the victory came at a serious cost. Chris...

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Early mail: Bulldogs supremo Phil Gould has revealed Max King has been ruled out after suffering a broken hand in Round 5. Gould Tweeted: “King is out. He didn’t travel to Melbourne”. He also revealed that both Viliame Kikau and Connor Tracey will have to pass fitness tests on Thursday to take...

Cameron ciraldo interview regarding Bailey Hayward- Please click link below https://x.com/NRL_Bulldogs/status/1777924582063706468

He is off-contract at the end of 2025. Canterbury Bulldogs director of football has dropped a cryptic clue suggesting the club will aim to re-sign recently recruited forward Josh Curran to a new deal. The forward was released by the New Zealand Warriors late in the most recent off-season...

Team tips: It was carnage for the Bulldogs in Round 5. Blake Taaffe won’t take the field after suffering an ugly concussion, meaning Stephen Crichton will likely shift back into the fullback role. Connor Tracey is also in doubt after suffering a calf injury, but Cameron Ciraldo will be desperate...

Despite the Bulldogs' early dominance, the Roosters' second-half performance gave them a "scare of their lives," as described by Fox League's Warren Smith. The Friday night game between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters was a classic tale of two halves, with the Bulldogs...

The Canterbury Bulldogs are on the hunt for a temporary base after Belmore Sports Ground was ruined by the Sydney storms. The club was forced to abandon its facilities after more than a metre of water damage from the downpour flooded its offices. Bulldogs General Manager Phil Gould issued an...

The Canterbury Bulldogs pulled off a miraculous upset against the Sydney Roosters on Friday night, but the win came at a cost, with seven players injured during the clash. Blake Taaffe, Harrison Edwards, Connor Tracey, Kurt Mann, Max King, Viliame Kikau, and Chris Patolo all suffered injuries...

Bronson Xerri choked back tears as his mother Teresa made an emotional speech after Friday night’s dramatic 30-26 win about her pride in how he hard he had fought to return to the NRL against Sydney Roosters. Xerri, whose last NRL appearance was in 2019 for Cronulla, received a late call-up for...

Canterbury Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould has described Dom Young's high shot on Blake Taafe as "pretty blatant" after Roosters coach Trent Robinson said a send off was "over the top". Young was sent from the field in the 26th minute after knocking out the Bulldogs fullback on impact...

Late Mail: Liam Knight has dropped out of the side in the 24-hour update, with Cameron Ciraldo promoting Chris Patolo into the 17. The front rower played in just two games last season for the Dogs. Kitione Kautoga is another new face on the Bulldogs bench this week. He’ll make his club debut and...

Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has calmly batted away claims that he has lost the power to pick the team, denying that the club's general manager Phil Gould had taken the reins. Gould is widely considered one of the most powerful figures in the NRL and has been a lightning rod for criticism...

Cameron Ciraldo won’t be dragged into the noise surrounding his halves pairing of Matt Burton and Drew Hutchison despite the Bulldogs’ underwhelming start to the season. Hutchison was given the nod at halfback ahead of Toby Sexton but with just one win on the board for 2024 the pressure is...

Team Tips: Josh Addo-Carrfailed his HIA after a tackle form Latrell Mitchell and will miss the clash with the Roosters. Blake Wilson is the most likely replacement after being named last week before being replaced by Addo-Carr. It’s the last thing Cameron Ciraldo needed after the Bulldogs...

The Bulldogs slumped to their third loss of the season after going down to the Rabbitohs on Good Friday, and The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield has panned the club’s poor recruitment in the halves. Souths won the game despite the Bulldogs dominating the possession and the tackles inside...

Stephen Crichton was not signed by the Canterbury Bulldogs to play at centre. He might be one of the NRL's most talented centres, proving it time and time again during his stint at the Penrith Panthers, but that's not why Cameron Ciraldo and the Bulldogs signed him. It's not why they named him...

For the Bulldogs, it was the game that got away after they blew several opportunities in the second half. They copped a big setback on the strike of half time when Josh Addo-Carr was knocked out after he copped the hip of Latrell Mitchell in a tackle and things got even harder when Kurtis...

Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo delivered a telling response after a potential hip drop tackle on backrower Jacob Preston went unpenalised a year on from his controversial sin bin. Preston was left clutching his ankle in the first half after Rabbitohs superstar Jack Wighton dragged him down...

Bulldogs legend Josh Reynolds has revealed some players were not willing to work hard and buy into Cameron Ciraldo’s tough new system at Canterbury but the proof is in the pudding. Ciraldo made 11 changes to his squad from his first year at the helm to the second as he tries to instil changes...

The defensive-minded approach of Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldohas paid off, with the side producing a dominant 32-0 win over the Titanson Saturday afternoon. For the first time in recent memory, Canterbury kept their opponents scoreless across 80 minutes, giving the Belmore Oval faithful a...

Heard interview with coach sounded like Ado got another form of injury at training said he would be another week away still. Unless he is playing Smokey and the bandit ,I guess we will all find out soon.

Here are a bunch of photos that matter from yesterday’s game. Obviously all positive ones. Boys seem connected to the task at hand .

There’s something missing at the Bulldogs and former captain Michael Ennis believes the issue lies in the forward pack. Speaking to foxsports.com.auahead of Saturday’s game, Ennis declared the Bulldogs are “certainly short in the front row” and added: “That’s why that they’ve looked at Addin...

As much as we all love the bulldogs we can kiss our finals hopes goodbye today if we get done. The hype and atmosphere of people in blue and white always gets me excited on game day only to be deflated like most of you all , If ciraldo can’t get our boys to offload or back up breaks we are...

Cameron Ciraldo is convinced Canterbury aren't far off lodging their first victory of the season as they host Gold Coast, who are also winless, at Belmore Sports Ground. The Bulldogs coach feels his team have made steady progress in each match, holding unbeaten Cronulla to 6-6 at halftime last...

Via SMH Sport By Danny Weidler ✍️ Josh Addo-Carr was walking a fine line at the Bulldogs towards the end of last season. His attitude was not what it needed to be and club officials spoke to him about it. Other NRL clubs even made approaches to see if he was available. However, since...

The NRL has dropped referee Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski for round three after the Bulldogs were denied a try because the official was ruled to have obstructed Cronulla's five-eighth Braydon Trindall in the build-up. Przeklasa-Adamski has not been listed as referee for any of the NRL's eight games...

Bulldogs coach Cameron Cirlado signed a player who has the talent to be one of the best fullbacks in the competition. But he’s playing him in the centres. Stephen Crichton proved at the Panthers that he’s more than capable of playing fullback and that’s where he’ll have the biggest impact on...

I feel everyone else’s pain that the first two weeks of the year haven’t gone as planned. To say next week is crucial for our season is an understatement. The fact that the NRL let the officiating referee wear a Cronulla jersey On the field, it’s nothing short of disgraceful and straight out...

Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo was “trying to be careful” when asked about the officiating in his side’s loss to the Sharks — but admitted he’ll be seeking “clarity” on some of the decisions. Ciraldo was “proud” of his troops, who held the Sharks to just one try in the first 55 minutes with...

Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has confirmed Josh Addo-Carr will not face the Sharks on Friday night due to a shoulder injury, while he also shot down suggestions Matt Burton should be moved to centre to have more of an impact in attack. Addo-Carr has been dubbed the fastest man on the planet...

Phil Gould has revealed Josh Addo-Carr is hopeful of lining up for the Bulldogs on Friday night, despite suffering a shoulder injury in the opening round. The 28-year-old failed to finish the game against the Eels, with a suspected AC joint injury hampering the speedster in Canterbury's...

Written by the roar The Bulldogs look like a club without a soul. A team of mercenaries and cast-offs with very few players at the club because it was their first choice. Much has been made of the fact they have completely overhauled their roster so much that no member of the current squad was...

Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo’s bold optimism following their poor season-opening loss to the Eels has been called into question. After Canterbury were thumped 26-8 by Parramatta, Ciraldo raised eyebrows with some comments in the post-match press conference. “I couldn’t be happier with some...

Matty Johns has called on Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo to shift Matt Burton to centre to unlock his running game after his side’s disappointing 26-8 loss to the Eels in Round 1. Burton had just two runs for 18 metres at five-eighth with no try or linebreak involvements, two errors and a...

League legends Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler believe there's still plenty of holes in the Bulldogsroster despite the insane rebuild that continues under general manager Phil Gould. The release of Raymond Faitala-Mariner to the Dragons ensured Gould has completely culled the club's 2021 squad...

Bulldogs journeyman Drew Hutchinson has backed himself to become the team's chief playmaker in order to free up halves partner Matt Burton. Hutchison made his NRL debut in 2015 and has played 75 top grade games for the Dragons and the Roosters, but the 28-year-old has never previously started...

The Bulldogs knew something had to change in 2021, recruiting one of rugby league’s sharpest minds in Phil Gould to oversee a revolutionary transformation. But now, after 32 months in Belmore, there’s as sense the time has come for the struggling club to start delivering after one of the...

Penrith co-captain Isaah Yeo has paid Stephen Crichton a massive compliment after suggesting the new Bulldogs captain will be the hardest of his former teammates to replace at the NRL premiers. Crichton was an integral part of Penrith's three straight grand final wins, but decided he was ready...

The Bulldogs have been criticised for picking Drew Hutchison over specialist No.7 Toby Sexton at halfback amid fears they don’t have the halves or props to climb up the ladder in 2024. Cameron Ciraldo has handed the key No.7 jersey to former Roosters veteran Hutchison over Sexton, while his...

Written by-Kye Ferreira-The inner sanctum Injuries, conflict between players and coaches, and horrible defence were the really big themes and events that occurred during the Bulldogs season in 2023, finishing as the third-worst team in the competition. Last year The Bulldogs had a lot of...

Las Vegas is the perfect place for the NRL to launch its American revolution. Founded three years apart, the city (1905) and Australian rugby league (1908) have both risen from humble origins to become stages where risk, fame, fortune, drama, success and excess collide at speed. When they come...

Stephen Crichton has credited Canterbury recruit Zane Tetevano as the man who revolutionised Penrith's training practices in their super-charged 2020 campaign. With the pair reunited at Belmore, new captain Crichton will task Tetevano with leading a similar makeover - and hope the Bulldogs can...

As Stephen Crichton prepares to lead Canterbury back to the glory years, the new captain is trying to emulate one of the most famous Bulldogs - Sonny Bill Williams. Crichton is keen to make an impact away from the NRL, as he looks to branch out into community work on top of his on field duties...

Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has made headlines with a major change to his side’s leadership ranks in 2024. The former Penrith assistant dumped Matt Burton and Reed Mahoney as co-captains in favour of Panthers’ Premiership hero and now Bulldogs recruit Stephen Crichton...

The Eels will be out to avenge a dramatic fall from Grand Finalists to a 10th-place finish while the Bulldogs will be hoping to see some early dividends after another hotly anticipated recruitment drive. After struggling to adjust to the loss of several key stars last season, stability should...

New Bulldogs Captain Stephen Crichton arrived at Belmore weeks earlier than expected to start training, then moved into the area in a true showing of commitment to the Blue and White. He brought with him a large boombox that can be heard from miles away – just ask his teammates when they turn...

Written by Fox Sports Team Tips: Cameron Ciraldo has a backline headache on his hands. Connor Tracey and Jacob Kiraz didn’t play a minute of the trials but are expected to start come Round 1. That will see Tracey partner Stephen Crichton in the centres and Kiraz take the place of winger Blake...

They are no longer teammates, but Stephen Crichton has thanked a key Penrith figure for helping prepare him for the biggest challenge of his career as Canterbury’s new captain. Stephen Crichton says former Panthers teammate Nathan Cleary has been his “idol” and someone he’ll base his...

Canterbury’s marquee signing Stephen Crichton will start the season in the centres – not at fullback – and complete one of the most lethal left-edge attacks in the NRL. For all the excitement about South Sydney’s left side featuring Keaon Koloamatangi, Cody Walker, Jack Wighton, Latrell Mitchell...

Bulldogs 6, Sharks 12 Halfback, fullback a headache for Ciraldo If Cameron Ciraldo thinks Drew Hutchison is the answer to their halfback problem, he’s asking the wrong questions. The former Roosters playmaker struggled in the first half with a poor defensive read to concede the opening try...

The Sharks have held on to defeat the Bulldogs 12-6 in a scrappy pre-season trial at Belmore Sports Ground. Stephen Crichton only played the first 20 minutes in his unofficial Bulldogs debut but hovered on the sideline to cheer on his teammates for the remainder of the game. 6,000 fans turned...

It didn’t take long for star Canterbury Bankstown recruit Stephen Crichton to announce himself as the club’s new captain. When the Bulldogs went on a pre-season army camp in Brisbane prior to Christmas it was only the second week Crichton had been at the club. But the new recruit made such an...

It was a season to forget for the Bulldogs in 2023, but rookie coach Cameron Ciraldo “hasn’t held back” in pre-season in a bid to make his side “bulletproof”. Canterbury-Bankstown finished their last campaign in 15th place and were exposed countless times in defence, conceding the most points...

If the Bulldogs didn’t sign Stephen Crichton to play fullback then why did they splash the cash to play him in a less important position? Cameron Ciraldo is set to give former Rabbitohs utility Blake Taaffe first crack at the No.1 jersey in 2024 after naming Crichton in the centres for Friday’s...

Stephen Crichton hopes to bring his NRL premiership experience to the Bulldogs, claiming he will "walk towards pressure" at his new club. A three-time champion with Penrith, the 23-year-old headlines a long list of recruits at Canterbury this season and will play his first game this weekend in...

By Zero tackle The Canterbury Bulldogs have reportedly elected which player will join Matt Burton in the halves this weekend in their pre-season match. News Corp has reported that Drew Hutchison will likely begin the game in the halfback spot for their Friday night match against the Cronulla...

Rugby league great Greg Alexander was left stunned by the Bulldogs’ impressive trials display, while Andrew Voss was equally impressed by the Broncos. Cameron Ciraldo’s outfit, without a cohort of regular first graders, downed Craig Bellamy’s Storm who were also missing several big-name stars...

In just over two weeks from now, the Canterbury Bulldogs will begin their 2024 season as they look to finally reclaim a spot in the top-eight and once again play finals football. Entering the season with an entirely different roster from the 2023 season, Cameron Ciraldo will have a tough...

The Bulldogs will have the biggest transformation of any team in the NRL in 2024 with up to seven new faces in the 17-man side for round one. After finishing 15th, 12th, last and 15th in the past four seasons, football boss Phil Gould has swept a broom through the club, getting rid of plenty of...

The NRL is finally back, with the Canterbury Bulldogs kicking off the pre-season in fine fashion, recording a 24-12 win over the Melbourne Storm. As is the case with every pre-season game, it's not the score that matters, but the storylines that accompany it. From a star returning to the...

Superstar winger Josh Addo-Carr believes his Koori Knockout saga was a "blessing in disguise", revealing how he has since changed his approach to life and football. The Canterbury veteran was banned for two games and fined $5000 - mostly suspended - by the NRL after being caught on camera...

Cameron Ciraldo came to the Bulldogs last season on a mega five-year deal, but his tenure got off to a slower than expected start as the team arguably went backwards in a lot of areas. Change takes time and Ciraldo deserves more time to mould the roster in his vision for the future, which he...

The start of the 2024 season is just under a month away with a historic double header in Las Vegas. But with teams to feature in trial games over the next three weekends, there’s still a bit to play out in terms of clubs figuring out their Round 1 line-ups. The Bulldogs will give Blake Taaffe...

Few fighters win like Jon Jones. Now, or ever. Which is why, to a man, every single Canterbury player turned up to Belmore Oval on Friday morning despite having themselves a rostered day off. And the reason? Bones was in the house. Not only spending over two hours with Bulldogs players, or...

By Adrian Proszenko February 3, 2024 — 6.30pm Raymond Faitala-Mariner says his decision to leave Canterbury, just 12 months after being appointed club captain, to join St George Illawarra was his alone. “They weren’t pushing me out the door at all,” Faitala-Mariner said. “It was just this...

Bulldogs star Matt Burton has declared five-eighth is his best position ahead of the 2024 season, but it remains unclear who he will partner in the halves. The 23-year-old silenced rumours Canterbury-Bankstown coaches were considering switching him to the centres in November 2023 after reports...

The comeback kid”. That’s what Bronson Xerri’s Bulldogs teammates are calling him this summer as the young gun centre charges towards an NRL return after four years in the rugby league wilderness. Xerri burst into the NRL as a teenager at the Sharks in 2019 but tested positive to the presence...

With Monday’s release of disgruntled forward Raymond Faitala-Mariner, the Bulldogs do not have one player from their original top 30 squad from 2021 on this season’s roster. Led by general manager of football Phil Gould, the Bulldogs have remarkably flipped their entire roster in the space of...

Plenty of critics have slammed the Bulldogs for their recruitment for 2024 - but I don't mind it. Guru Phil Gould has got rid of a lot of dead wood and while he has only signed one top flight player in Stephen Crichton, he has come up with useful gains at bargain prices. But the dilemma for...

The time has arrived for the Canterbury Bulldogs to finally turn things around in 2024. Simply put, the time for excuses is over. The club have signed countless players, and this is fast becoming a roster than now second-year coach Cameron Ciraldo and veteran head of football Phil Gould can say...

One of the finds of 2023 for the Roosters is being shopped by his management, with Canterbury the latest club to zero-in on the hard-nosed forward. NRL market watch. Canterbury have zeroed-in on Terrell May with a multi-year contract offer that could prise the promising forward out of the...

By Martin Gabor-NCA Newswire He was at the centre of what threatened to be an explosive confrontation, and now a Bulldogs veteran has given his version of events. Bulldogs veteran Raymond Faitala-Mariner has cleared the air on a turbulent 2023, conceding he should have handled things...

By SCOTT PRYDE-Zero Tackle Just how will the Bulldogs line up in 2024? No NRL coach will be losing more sleep over what his best starting 17 for 2024 will look like than Cameron Ciraldo. The Canterbury Bulldogs have been incredibly active in the player market over the last 12 months, but...

If the Bulldogs needed any further confirmation that they were on a winner with Stephen Crichton, it came on Wednesday when the champion centre turned up a month ahead of schedule to join his new teammates in pre-season training. Just six weeks after finishing his Pacific Championships campaign...

Darren Arthur, ESPN NRL EditorDec 1, 2023, 10:00 Bulldogs General Manager of Football Phil Gould has long been an advocate for rebuilding a rugby league club from the ground up. He is firmly of the belief that lasting success must be based on home grown talent, young players who are identified...

The Bulldogs are set to undergo another season of rebuilding with the aim of laying a foundation for long-term success, rather than holding an expectation of an instant turnaround of fortunes. With another mass turnover of the playing roster for next season, it will inevitably take time for...

The Bulldogs have recruited 10 new players as Cameron Ciraldo aims to fix some glaring issues that plagued the club last season. However, not all the pieces they have bought fit perfectly into their 17 and they still need to work on their spine combinations to match the top teams, so their...

The Bulldogs have landed their 10th off-season signing by securing Cronulla’s Connor Tracey, but only after reluctantly giving up a future NRL star. Connor Tracey’s deal with Canterbury is set to be rubber stamped after the Sharks and Bulldogs agreed to swap a rising star...

The Canterbury Bulldogs have poached up-and-coming halfback Cody Fuz from the Cronulla Sharks as pre-season training returns. Zero Tackle can confirm that Fuz has signed a pre-season contract with the Canterbury Bulldogs, meaning he will train with the NRL squad as well as supplementary player...

Bulldogs star Matt Burton has declared he wants to wear the No.6 jersey in 2024 after reports emerged he could be making a positional switch. Burton played some of his best football in the centres for the Panthers and reports suggested club officials were considering moving him back to the...

Former Bulldogs club captain Raymond Faitala-Mariner has reportedly returned to training after he was informed to stay away from pre-season according to The Daily Telegraph. Cameron Ciraldo’s squad returned for pre-season on Monday, but the 30-year-old was informed his attendance wasn’t...

Can someone post the full article up from the daily Telegraph please? Canterbury general manager of football Phil Gould has met with Raymond Faitala-Mariner, after the Bulldogs captain was exiled from pre-season training this week. Unwanted former Canterbury club captain Raymond...

For the first time in four years, Bronson Xerri on Friday took part in his first NRL training session. “Walking in was pretty nerve-wracking, but the boys were very welcoming and so were the staff,” Xerri said after his first workout as a Bulldog. “I was just itching to get on the field and get...

Can someone please unlock this article from the daily paragraph The RLPA are watching how the Bulldogs are treating unwanted club captain Raymond Faitala-Mariner. But more is at stake for those in charge at the rebuilding club, writes Brent Read. The Bulldogs returned to training on Friday...

Bulldogs captain Raymond Faitala-Mariner has been told to stay away from the first day of pre-season training as the club continues its roster shake-up. Faitala-Mariner was named the skipper in January, but now looks to be on the outer at Canterbury, with the club embarking on a massive signing...

Bronson Xerri has made the sad revelation he no longer has any close friends at the Sharks, while tipping an "interesting" clash with his former team next year. Xerri made his NRL debut with Cronulla in 2019 and played the entire season in his rookie campaign, before being banned from the NRL...

The Canterbury Bulldogs have been one of the most active sides in the player transfer market in recent years, and may not be done yet. 2025 will present yet more opportunities for the rebuilding side to continue adding to their roster, and there is little doubt they have some key shortcomings...

Bulldogs young gun Jacob Kiraz has revealed how coach Cameron Ciraldo and football boss Phil Gould's support during his brother's leukaemia fight played a role in him re-signing with the club. Kiraz penned a long-term extension to remain with the Bulldogs this week, with the new deal seeing him...

Bulldogs superstar Josh Addo-Carr has reportedly resolved his differences with the club following a meeting with general manager of football Phil Gould. According to The Sydney Morning Herald his playing future at the Bulldogs was in doubt ahead of a meeting on Friday. The Herald reports the...