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So glad we won guys even though I felt drained by the end of that match. At one point, I felt we were going to lose and I was just sitting there devastated. Burton rose to the occasion - this guy is running great lines and backing up so much more. Now about Critta - this guy has made a big...

Mann, Tracey and Currin have really glued in a cohesive Bulldogs team. So far, it looks like this was a very clever strategy to get talented, hard working, competitive players who are edged out of other squads with too much depth to cost effectively solve our short term problems as we continue...

Another year and another bucket of frustration and disappointment. What I find interesting is how our systems have not produced any acceptable standard of a halves pairing that can game manage and direct the team around with a decent kicking game and the capacity to get repeat sets. We have not...

There is ongoing points on offer if this combination better clicks. I think Schoupp needs more mentoring and coaching on his role to create try assists to Fox. Currently, it just doesn't feature at all. Everytime Schoupp gets the ball, he runs hard, direct and tries to break the line on his...

I have been so confused why we are so consistently crap I started to observe the behaviour of the players on the field, especially when we fail to defend well. Too many of our players do not do the 1% ers. I watched Dufty avoid covering defence near our goal line for most of the game. It was...

It appears to me that given Gus and Baz were a part of helping Penrith, there are strong ties there. I think this chess move of encouraging TPJ to help Penrith win this year's premiership is a part of an alliance forming with Penrith. Their young development program feeds them more talent than...

In the last 2 games, something bizarre has happened. The Sharks and Knights seemed to self implode in key moments of the game to allow us to get away with the win. To be clear, our energy and determination to stay in the game for 80 minutes have allowed us to take advantage of 2 gifts from the...

https://www.triplem.com.au/story/listen-bill-harrigan-blows-up-over-controversial-joey-manu-try-140719?fbclid=IwAR3N1Q4swCscXA-gGsnJMKgzyY8qLP3gEgmUXKsnjKVPQxjm126nMMLyGB8 "Triple M's Bill Harrigan was in complete disbelief when the Bunker awarded a controversial try to Rooster Joey Manu...

I can't believe the bottom 2 teams after our win, have come up trumps. Broncos beating the Sharks, and even the Knights beating Eels to keep us back in last position - I hope we use that as extra motivation! Seriously, what are the chances that was going to happen?

Hey guys I have been thinking with our lack of depth, our main gripe with Lichaa is his dummy half service and decisions in attack. He is a solid defender and can run with some good go forward. What if its the wrong position for him? What would happen he played as lock? Backed up the forwards...

We have ourselves a COG in the weel that makes it spin fast guys. He just fit in beautifully and gave us attacking momentum. The team did their part and he was able to move the ball and contribute nicely. This is exciting times for our depth. As we build experience for a lot of players with...

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/03/09/canterbury-as-united-as-weve-been-for-a-long-time-andrew-hill/ After a disruptive 2018, the Bulldogs are as tightly bonded as they have been in a long time, according to CEO Andrew Hill. The club has released its impressive 2019 season launch video, which...

https://www.9now.com.au/nsw-intrust-super-cup/season-2018/episode-28 Very annoyed this was not live for outside of NSW - for all you guys that missed watching like me and had to listen to biased commentators, here is the link - we are the 2018 NSW Intrust Premiers! :)

You have to watch it - bloody hilarious! Especially at the end!

I have a forward 2020 vision; Bulldogs are the premiers! I think Anderson and Pay are true Bulldog DNA leaders and they know exactly what the culture has to be. They don't suffer fools, and where Pay may play the good cop, Anderson is happy to be the bad cop who tells it how it is and is...

It dawned on me recently that Pay being selected as coach was for a critical reason. They all knew our situation and the pending shedding of players. Pay was connected to the rising stars that were the only way we could afford to rebuild the team. Jim Dymock did not have the connections with...

Mbye touches his shoulder as he runs to rightly continue to contest and he upset his momentum? Zero effect on his momentum and his line! These refs hide between a ruling that was put in place with a very clear intent. The intent is; you do not hinder a player without the ball, unless you're...

https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/12/cowboys-v-bulldogs---round-6/ We heard all the doubters. Our only attacking weapon is Moses. Cowboys will come back in emphatic style. Prediction: Cowboys by 12 - Reality - Dogs by 17. LOL What I did notice was that all the negatives mentions were fixed...

There comes a time when you look back on your life and you remember pivotal moments where something special happened. You recall when you felt invincible and every player in your team felt like a best friend. You glide through endless highlights where you played with intense passion, found that...

Steve Mortimer will lend his heavyweight support to Canterbury chairman Ray Dib at the upcoming elections after satisfying himself the Bulldogs are on track to regain the culture that made them the "family club". The blue and whites have gone back to their roots by reappointing Mortimer to the...

We may be just a forum guys, but we are collectively the canary in that mining cave. When we start to fight and lose our shit at what is going on, slowly, the media and eventually management absorb what we see first. However, while that may be a strength for us, it is also an annoying weakness...

Every time I see a presser, Des rambles the same dribble and Graham stares intensely into empty space, seething. If I could read his mind based on his facial expression alone, I would say he is keeping his views very close to his chest about his frustration with the coaching staff and many of...

I find it interesting that when we decide to pull our fingers out, we can push top teams to the edge and get the better of them. We did this without allowing the Dragons to score any tries. That penalty that gifted them 2 points was nonsense! Yet again we witnessed a 'running off the ball'...

Can we consolidate our best questions for Des? Here are questions I would want answers to: - Are you disappointed that key spine players have not developed and gelled in their roles? Like Lichaa and Mbye? How did you try to get Kasino disciplined so he can realise more of his potential and...

http://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/nrl/morris-hits-manu-with-suplex!625064 How good is this Reverse Suplex? Makes you think we are watching WWF - and we should not have been penalised for that! More bias, more momentum killing and giving territorial advantage to the Roosters.

What happened to him? He gets the ball on the right edge with space to run and kick, but he just stands on his heels, flat footed and kicks with hopes for the best? This is not him! We saw his class over and over. Is he on the wrong side, as he gets late ball? Has he lost his confidence? Just...

Des tested Garvey and Garvey passed with flying colours. Lichaa offered the contrast of slow service which placed us on the back foot for the entire 1st half. He did have a few good runs, but that is a small part of his role. I make a bold prediction that Lichaa is gone and Garvey will play...

Mybe is not a kicker at all. Lichaa rarely puts the defence in two minds and gives slow services meaning by the time we get it out wide, the defence is waiting to snuff it all out. Kas tried too hard and made quick mistakes to turn momentum into a deficit at a critical part of the game. This...

Hey guys Am I the only person having to reset my password every time I login? Why is the Kennel constantly changing my password / or not recognising the one I use and keep re-creating? I have even tried to different passwords, each one registers and works - the moment I revisit the site it...

I have being seeing a lot of criticism of this habit of his and it got me thinking. While I see merit in it, he does it way too often. Maybe 1 - 2 times in a game where the play is on to keep the defense in two minds. But Reynolds does not realise that when his default running line is to go...

I realised that Des heavily back ending contracts might be to exploit a loop hole. If he pays a big chunk of income in the final year of a player's contract, but they move on and are no longer in the squad, does this still count against the salary cap? It does not make sense that it should...

Why would Kas lose so much weight, prompted by his wedding. Then the media are all over him and he talks the benefits and his commitment to playing more minutes. 4 weeks later, his weight is coming back on and playing normal low minutes and struggling with niggling injuries.. yet again! What the...

What if now that the media and all the talking heads have blown up our inadequacies the true Bulldog spirit can rise? Telling players they have no talent and skills - is this going to kill their confidence, or are they going to get angry, determined and practice hard, longer and fight for each...

As fans, have we forgot our history? Every time we hit a new low, we lick our wounds behind closed doors and get determined for serious success because it is in our DNA to succeed and use epic failure to feed very angry Dogs! Take heart in the resilience of the Club not to allow us to stay down...

Here are blatant bad coaching decisions that are obvious to virtually all of us. 1. Our slowest more tired forwards are allowed to hog the ball on the most important attacking 4th and 5th tackles in the attacking zone. 2. He leaves ball playing fresh subs off until the final 30 minutes after we...

The last 2 games that we have won, I have been relieved and mildly satisfied but still left with an empty feeling. How can that be? How can winning leave me with an empty feeling? Graham doing 2 hit ups in the same set is stupid, unless we are tired and he is doing his thing to ease the...

How annoying is this situation? Des prides himself on loyalty, but he has been blindly loyal and T-Rex is a clear example. T-Rex always needed serious consequences to dig deep and get out of his complacency - to have a reality check that he is not giving anywhere need as much as he is...

Hey guys I just got into Munich and trying to watch the game on replay with my NRL digi pass. I have very fast internet here and it is playing in low res - how annoying!. Can anyone help me with what I can do?

The thread that showed DeGois was offside knocking Mybe over and hence Radradra given a gap plus the forearm to the head of Graham makes you wonder about subconscious bias given that the refs let all that go and so many other things. It is obvious to me we are hurting our premiership campaign...

1. We really did not take them seriously enough. Our intensity was higher but nowhere near high enough. I hope they played really well so we have been toughened up by the game. 2. 50/50 calls going 80% St George's way and a few horrible calls by the refs that led to the golden time. NRL are...

1. Damien Cook! We are in great hands - my goodness he's awesome! And there's room plenty of room for improvement! 2. Rona is an aircraft disguised as a football winger. 3. Kasiano is a half back hidden in a michelin man suite on a reasonable diet. 4. We are playing with confidence...

Watching the game again I thought I would share 6 things that stuck out to me... 1. Mybe is faster than BMoz - You can see that from the 2nd tackle kick and chase. Even Des knows that Mybe has to be in every game. 2. Klemmer, Kas and Pritchard routinely make an extra 5-10 extra metres after...

I think the call may have been correct in the broad sense of you are not allowed to attack the legs of a player, intentionally or recklessly. However, that is a stupid rule because you cannot control where you land when you are diving at a ball! I feel sorry for the refs because they are being...

Just fixed it - I like the look of this picture :)

How awesome was Lafai with shutting down the plays on the right side defence? He was in their face with perfect timing. Idris was trying his best to get the better of him and Lafai was never going to back down. To think that Lafai's attack and defense keep getting better, our future finals...

OMG!!! They're exhausted - I'm exhausted! I am still shaking typing this! What a game! Forced to face defeat on several occasions and given hope we would win on many others. It's sinking in though... Slowly. We won? We won. We won!! That's helping!!! Wooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooo...

Why would the commentators choose to be that biased and blind. It was so obvious that Reynolds pressured the Storm player so well that he knocked it into Reynolds. Instead of raving about that awesome try saving pressure defensive play, they whinge and moan that it should have been a try. It...

After more mistakes on Friday night, NRL video referee would be funny if it wasn’t so painful Paul Crawley The Daily Telegraph May 23, 2014 10:17PM IT’S official. Our billion dollar game is refereed by boofheads. Watching the big screen at ANZ Stadium on Friday night waiting for video...

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/bulldogs-run-riot-over-sorry-dragons-to-go-clear-at-the-top-of-the-nrl-ladder/story-fn2mcuj6-1226913366985 SOMEHOW, the Bulldogs have been able to hide six men weighing a combined 682kg in plain sight of everybody. Yes, they’ve done it again...

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/forward-domination-key-to-bulldogs-special-brand-of-success-20140511-zr9mf.html Forward domination key to Bulldogs' special brand of success. It might not be the perfect formula. It certainly is not the prettiest method of play. However, the...

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All our players seem to be firing at a higher level and playing for each other. However, without our forwards leading the NRL, those 1 point victories simply would be losses. We all know that if your forwards are not dominating, you are less likely to compete. I am not confident yet that our...

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/andrew-fifita-looks-set-to-sign-with-cronulla-sharks-and-sue-canterbury-bulldogs-20140411-zqto4.html Test prop Andrew Fifita may sue Canterbury for up to $3.4 million after his lawyers issued the club with legal documents over the failed...

I have been in Perth for 10 years and have a 7 year old daughter, Holly. Originally from Sydney and when I was a kid, I lived a stone throw away from Belmore oval - my backyard was on Edison Lane! :) So what does the Club do? They book a game in Perth on my 43rd birthday! :) So what do I...

Dear Des I wanted to write this open letter to share some insights that may help explain why the Dogs underperformed in 2013 with such a talented roster. I write this because I have been a fan all my life and have a peak performance coaching business in Perth. We know the injuries, suspensions...

ARTICLE: Ben Barba denials have placed Bulldogs and Todd Greenberg in firing line Comment Rejected: - I wonder what the Integrity Unit will conclude if it is true that Barba did assault his partner and she chose not to report it or want it to go any further. Its a messy situation because...

After 6 rounds, I think it is very obvious why we keep losing. 1. Trying to hard - there is no fun anymore and the comedy of errors is because there they are not in the zone at all. 2. Not off loading. They are entering tackles without positioning their body to maximise their chances of...

REGULAR SEASON Wins: 18 Losses: 6 Position: 1st Home Record: 9 wins, 3 losses (=1st) Away Record: 9 wins, 3 losses (1st) AFTER FINALS Wins: 2 Losses: 1 Position: 2nd Longest Winning Streak: 12 (Rounds 11-24) Longest Losing Streak: 3 (Rounds 6-8) Players Used: 27 Tries Scored...

The best article written in the past month - a level headed journalist who loves the truth more than the sensationalism her small minded colleagues are addicted to. Please click on the link at the end of the article and visit the article at SMH - we need to show them what kind of articles we...

by Greg Prichard Senior Sports Reporter THE most endearing thing about Des Hasler is also the most frustrating thing about him - he refuses to talk about himself. ''That's not going to change,'' the Canterbury coach told the Herald yesterday. ''It's all about the players. It's got nothing...

by Joe Barton AAP Sun, Sep 23, 2012 - 2:40 PM Frank Pritchard has a hard-learned message for his young teammates in their first grand final week - don't take anything for granted. Pritchard debuted for Penrith in 2003, the season they won the premiership, but had to watch that grand final...

Doug Conway AAP Sun, Sep 23, 2012 - 7:35 PM Former Bulldogs great Hazem El Masri has paid tribute to coach Des Hasler for bringing discipline and consistency to a Canterbury team he believes can reclaim the NRL premiership next weekend. El Masri, who helped the Bulldogs to the 2004...

by Chris Barrett, Sports Writer Peas in a pod … Canterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds celebrates with with Bulldogs skipper and fellow "grub" Michael Ennis. Photo: Getty Images JOSH REYNOLDS would have read the results of a players' poll a couple of months ago, rating him the NRL's second...

by Brad Walter Chief Rugby League Writer Loyal fans ... Ben Barba's dad Ken holding daughter Bronte, mother Kim, partner Ainslie and daughter Bodhi. Photo: Chris Lane AFTER choking back tears at the realisation that her son Ben was set to cap a remarkable season by playing in Sunday's...

Greenberg won't hold back lofty ambitions Date September 24, 2012 2 reading nowRead later Greg Prichard 1 Canterbury are making plans to parlay their success on the field this season into something huge off it. Chief executive Todd Greenberg told me that after a rise in membership from...

He's lit up the NRL this year like few before him, but Ben Barba may never have exploded at fullback had Bulldogs coach Des Hasler succeeded in luring Canberra star Josh Dugan to Belmore. The Bulldogs were one of the Raiders' biggest rivals in their quest to retain Dugan, who in March...

Canterbury-Bankstown halfback Kris Keating has agreed to a new two-year deal with the Bulldogs but his retention is unlikely to stop the club's anticipated pursuit of Sydney Roosters and NSW star Mitchell Pearce. Keating is understood to have agreed to a one-year deal with a one-year option...

Canterbury have developed into the best team in the competition and they deserve to be premiership favourites. However, the best team doesn't always win the grand final. Believe it or not, if the Dogs are to be premiers this season, a loss right now is just what they need. The Bulldogs are...

VETERAN Wests Tigers winger Matt Utai made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs one game into the club's record 17-game winning streak back in 2002. Tonight, more than a decade since the power-packed winger's remarkable opening to his career, he'll find himself on the opposite side of the coin...

JARRYD HAYNE produced arguably the most dominant individual streak in rugby league history to lead Parramatta to the 2009 grand final, but he has declared Ben Barba's form even better than his three years ago. While Canterbury coach Des Hasler has forbidden his players from talking up their...

IF YOU thought that the Bulldogs' links with Manly begin and end with Des Hasler, think again. One of the key men in shaping the career of the in-form player in the competition, fullback Ben Barba, is the father of Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans. Troy Evans was Barba's coach Mackay Brothers...

IF CANTERBURY do lose between now and the end of the regular season, it might be seen as the loss they had to have. If they keep winning, they may have to obliterate a long-standing record in order to claim the premiership on grand final day. The most consecutive wins ever recorded on the way...

1. Ben Barba can win games for the Bulldogs with his defence as well as attack. As the NRL's leading tryscorer, Barba is understandably best known for his brilliant attacking skills but he showed against Brisbane that he can stop tries as well as score them. With his side trailing 14-0, Barba...

Not to dismiss the performance of Ben Barba, whose brilliant feats are becoming so predictable he might as well be spinning for an opposition government, but this isn't the time or place to be waxing again about his efforts. Somehow, Barba makes entertaining rather boring. We've heard and read...

BULLDOGS coach Des Hasler is expected to unleash a Samoan beast against Brisbane today with rugged forward James Gavet on standby to replace Canterbury's star English import James Graham. Graham, whose work rate and skill has established him as an invaluable member of the Dogs pack, had...

Despite having plenty of big-match experience, Krisnan Inu was happy to be told there was room for improvement in his game, writes Daniel Lane. KRISNAN INU may have represented New Zealand in Test football and played in two grand finals, but when he was signed mid-season by Canterbury from...

Former Queensland representative David Stagg is considering retirement at the age of only 28 if he isn't re-signed by Canterbury. Stagg, off-contract at the end of the season, has been one of the unsung contributors in the Bulldogs' 10-match winning streak. While he would like to play on...

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/inu-is-good-luck-charm-for-dogs-20120808-23up3.html NOTE to Dessie: don't let go of Krisnan Inu. The Kiwis international has proved to be a good luck charm for the Bulldogs coach, who has not lost a game since Inu arrived. In fact...

Canterbury's top dog Steve Mortimer paid his old club's new excitement machine Ben Barba the ultimate compliment last night when he said he was the fullback's No.1 supporter. Barba stole centre stage in last night's 32-18 victory over North Queensland with three tries. He stamped his mark in...

Jarryd Hayne looks at fellow fullback Ben Barba and sees a lot of himself circa 2009 when he was at the forefront of Parramatta's dramatic charge to the grand final. ''I'm really enjoying watching Benny play,'' he said. ''It's obviously his standout year and he's doing some great things for the...

We win another one, its now 9 straight. I know I am not the only one that remembers the 17 straight in 2002, as they keep extending their streak! DEPTH I am so happy with our depth. Its like we have 13 5/8's out there. Kasiano is out, Graham immediately steps into the creative role. What is it...

MANLY coach Geoff Toovey last night launched a withering attack on the NRL officiating, calling for the two-referees system to be scrapped after his Sea Eagles were defeated by the Bulldogs at Brookvale Oval. Toovey also slammed the decision not to appoint the two highest-ranked referees to...

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/its-game-on-for-kasiano-20120718-22anu.html LESS than 48 hours before the kick-off of arguably the biggest game of the season, Canterbury prop Sam Kasiano was last night found not guilty of a careless high tackle and will take his place against...

What the hell is happening to these journalists? I posted one of the articles yesterday from Brad Walter; "Dodgy decoys aren't the only trick in Doggies' bag" (since has been changed to "Plenty in Doggies Trick Bag on SMH League HQ page) and Jason Taylor's brazen attempt to smear us with a...

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/dodgy-decoys-arent-the-only-trick-in-doggies-bag-20120713-221yc.html IF IT looked like boys against men for much of the match at ANZ Stadium last night, that's because it effectively was. After recording their seventh...

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/des-a-dogs-decade-man-in-the-making-20120622-20ths.html CANTERBURY's management are so impressed by the manner in which coach Des Hasler has adjusted to life at his new club that they can easily see him there for at least a decade. ''I...

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/a-few-hard-hasler-truths-spur-barba-on-to-make-his-mark-in-defence-20120603-1zq7l.html#ixzz1wkK9Gn5C WHEN Bulldogs fullback Ben Barba walked into the office of his new coach, Des Hasler, in the pre-season, he was entitled to feel quite...

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/trex-to-scale-new-heights-at-canterbury-20120603-1zq7u.html INJURED NSW Origin forward Tony Williams has become the first Manly star to join former coach Des Hasler at Canterbury after deciding to accept a four-year deal from the Bulldogs...

THE most infamous love pursuit in rugby league can finally be revealed as a fraud. Solomon Haumono's round-the-world dash for model Gabrielle ''the Pleasure Machine'' Richens in 1998 created global headlines and, while some admired the romanticism, the trip was merely an elaborate ploy to...

For the Bulldogs and the rest of the teams in the NRL, there has to be a lot of work in the offseason studying what makes the eels so good at offloading. Offloading creates so much second phase attack that it tires the opposition. The constant bonus extra tackle effect builds pressure and...

WOW, what a massive turn around! Its great when we walk much more than we talk! lol 2009 23 14 Aug 09 (a) 22 Win Cowboys 12 22 08 Aug 09 (h) 23 Win Raiders 20 21 02 Aug 09 (a) 26 Win Rabbitohs 18 20 25 Jul 09 (h) 8 Loss Eels 27 19 17 Jul 09 (h) 23 Win Titans...

This is what it should be right NOW! It looks like the video ref may have decided the minor premiership after all. I still find this very annoying. If we are only 2 points behind the Dragons at the end of the comp, then the Dragons will know it was not really there's to have. And we...

Dog day afternoon of sets, tries and video refs Greg Prichard | June 1, 2009 THE Bulldogs have decided it is a waste of time to complain about contentious video refereeing decisions that go against them. They were adamant video referee Paul Simpkins got it wrong with two crucial calls...

I am so grateful that our Doggies have moved from the doldrums to the top of the mountain in what feels like a breath! The challenges we all faced last year with so much drama, embarassing performances and betrayal. It felt like it would never end. And the wooden spoon bottomed it all off just...

Moore keeping a lid on Dogs title talk By Samantha Broun AAP Sun, 24 May 2009 15:57:14 Bulldogs coach Kevin Moore isn't about to let his high-flying side get carried away with their blossoming NRL premiership credentials. The Dogs proved their ability to overcome adversity, bouncing...

I cannot believe this: - An elbow to the throat to Idris goes un penalised by the two refs on the field and ends up with a charge against the culprit - cannot recall his name. Ennis is penalised by the refs on the field and gets cleared by the judiciary. This is pure evidence that...

Greg Prichard | March 16, 2009 SATURDAY ANALYSIS SO WHAT do we make of Manly, and where they stand, after the Bulldogs belted them? And when it comes to the Bulldogs, is the mistake to overrate or underrate their performance based on what the Sea Eagles had gone through leading up to the...

Teenage centre Jamal Idris and former Cronulla winger Bryson Goodwin bagged two tries each as the 2008 wooden-spooners completed a horror week for the premiers at ANZ Stadium. In just his fourth first grade game, Idris announced his arrival as a force in 2009 when he scored the Dogs' first...

August 15, 2008 DARREN Lockyer won't kick misguided renegade Sonny Bill Williams when he's down. At 31, Lockyer sees and hears a troubled boy in the 23-year-old runaway. But the Brisbane captain's disapproval at the skewed thinking of the Kiwi, and the lack of grounding on display not...

August 9, 2008 A DEFIANT Sonny Bill Williams has responded to the court order prohibiting him from playing for anyone other than the Bulldogs until 2013 by declaring he would go to prison to pursue his goal of switching codes. Williams, who was due to make his debut for the French rugby...