2017 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

The 2017 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the 83rd in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and captained by James Graham, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership after finishing the 2016 season in 7th place.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2017 season
CEORaelene Castle
Head coachDes Hasler
CaptainJames Graham
Top try scorerClub: Marcelo Montoya (12)
Top points scorerClub: Kerrod Holland (80)
Highest home attendance35,984
Lowest home attendance7,421
Average home attendance14,040

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Crowd
1   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 6-12 [1][2]   Melbourne Storm Fri 3 Mar, 6:00pm AEDT Belmore Sports Ground 8,712[3]
2   Sydney Roosters 28-24 [4][5]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Thu 9 Mar, 8:05pm AEDT Allianz Stadium 13,505
3   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24-12 [6][7]   New Zealand Warriors Fri 17 Mar, 8:0pm NZST Forsyth Barr Stadium[8] 10,238[9]
4   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 36-0 [10][11]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sat 25 Mar, 4:30pm AEDT Lottoland Stadium 9,610[12]
5   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 10-7 [13][14]   Brisbane Broncos Thu 30 Mar, 8:05pm AEDT ANZ Stadium 7,421
6   Newcastle Knights 12-22 [15][16]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 7 Apr, 6:00pm AEST McDonald Jones Stadium 16,929[17]
7   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24-9 [18][19]   South Sydney Rabbitohs Fri 14 Apr, 4:00pm AEST ANZ Stadium 35,984
8   Wests Tigers 18-12 [20][21]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 23 Apr, 4:00pm AEST ANZ Stadium 19,303
9   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10 [22][23]   Canberra Raiders Sat 29 Apr, 5:30pm AEST ANZ Stadium 13,390
10   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 14-30 [24][25]   North Queensland Cowboys Thu 11 May, 7:50pm AEST ANZ Stadium 8,122
11   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 18-24 [26][27]   Sydney Roosters Sun 21 May, 4:00pm AEST ANZ Stadium 15,090
12   Cronulla Sharks 9-8 [28][29]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sat 27 May, 7:30pm AEST Southern Cross Group Stadium 20,497 [30]
13   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 0-38 [31][32]   Penrith Panthers Sun 4 Jun, 7:00pm AEST ANZ Stadium 11,283
14   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 16-2 [33][34]   St. George Illawarra Dragons Mon 12 Jun, 4:00pm AEST ANZ Stadium 24,083[35]
15 BYE
16   New Zealand Warriors 21-14 [36]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Fri 23 Jun, 7:30pm NZST Mt Smart Stadium 13,476[37]
17   Parramatta Eels 13-12 [38]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Thu 29 Jun, 7:50pm AEST ANZ Stadium 14,061[39]
18   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20-18 [40]   Newcastle Knights Sun 9 Jul, 7:30pm AEST Belmore Sports Ground 13,103[41]
19 BYE
20   Brisbane Broncos 42-12 [42]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Thu 20 Jul, 7:50pm AEST Suncorp Stadium 24,267[43]
21   Penrith Panthers 16-8 [44]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Thu 27 Jul, 7:50pm AEST Pepper Stadium 8,727[45]
22   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 4-20 [46]   Parramatta Eels Thu 3 Aug, 7:50pm AEST ANZ Stadium 12,137[47]
23   South Sydney Rabbitohs 28-14 [48]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Thu 10 Aug, 7:50pm AEST ANZ Stadium 8,247[49]
24   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 30-16 [50]   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Sun 20 Aug, 4:00pm AEST ANZ Stadium 8,912[51]
25   Gold Coast Titans 14-26 [52]   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sat 26 Aug, 3:00pm AEST Cbus Super Stadium 10,887[53]
26   St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-26 [54]   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sun 3 Sep, 4:00pm AEST ANZ Stadium 21,582[55]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Melbourne Storm (P) 24 20 0 4 2 633 336 +297 44
2   Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 500 428 +72 38
3   Brisbane Broncos 24 16 0 8 2 597 433 +164 36
4   Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 496 457 +39 36
5   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 15 0 9 2 476 407 +69 34
6   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 2 552 512 +40 32
7   Penrith Panthers 24 13 0 11 2 504 459 +45 30
8   North Queensland Cowboys 24 13 0 11 2 467 443 +24 30
9   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 2 533 450 +83 28
10   Canberra Raiders 24 11 0 13 2 558 497 +61 26
11   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 10 0 14 2 360 455 −95 24
12   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 2 464 564 −100 22
13   New Zealand Warriors 24 7 0 17 2 444 575 −131 18
14   Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 413 571 −158 18
15   Gold Coast Titans 24 7 0 17 2 448 638 −190 18
16   Newcastle Knights 24 5 0 19 2 428 648 −220 14

Squad

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First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Medical professionals

  • Donny Singe (director of athletic performance)
  • Tony Grimaldi (head conditioner)
  • Rubin Ruzicka (strength and power coach)
  • Larry Britton (head trainer)
  • Tony Ayoub (physiotherapist)
  • Dr Joe Lombardo (club doctor)
  • Garry Carden (assistant strength & conditioning coach)
  • Steve McCullagh (assistant physiotherapist)
  • Dr Hugh Hazzard (medical consultant)

Managers

  • Fred Ciraldo (team manager)
  • Andy Patmore (pathways performance manager)
  • Steve Georgallis (NSW Cup coach)



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

Updated: 15 December 2016
Source(s): Bulldogs Squad 2016


See also

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References

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