2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

Season 2015
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
CEO	Raelene Castle
Head Coach	Des Hasler
Captain	James Graham
NRL
Top Try scorer	Curtis Rona (8)
Top Points scorer	Trent Hodkinson (35)
Toyota Cup
NSW Cup
Highest home attendance	40,523
Lowest home attendance	13,568
Average home attendance	27,656
← Previous season 2014	Next season → 2016

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 Micheal 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.

Regular season

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

The Club's 80th anniversary will be celebrated with a return to Belmore Sports Ground on July 26th in a match against the Cronulla Sharks.

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Round	Home	Score	Away	Date and Time	Venue	Crowd
1	Penrith Panthers	24-18	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 8 Mar 2015, 4:00pm AEDT	Pepper Stadium	18,814
2	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	32-12	Parramatta Eels	Fri 17 Mar 2015, 7:35pm AEDT	ANZ Stadium	28,876
3	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	12-16	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Fri 20 Mar 2015, 7:35pm AEDT	Brookvale Oval	10,498
4	Wests Tigers	24-25	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Fri 27 Mar 2015, 7:35pm AEDT	ANZ Stadium	20,121
5	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	17-18	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Fri 3 Apr 2015, 4:00pm AEDT	ANZ Stadium	40,523
6	St. George Illawarra Dragons	31-6	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 12 Apr 2015, 4:00pm AEST	ANZ Stadium	20,273
7	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	28-16	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Fri 17 Apr 2015, 7:35pm AEST	ANZ Stadium	13,568
8	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs		Wests Tigers	Fri 24 Apr 2015, 7:45pm AEST	ANZ Stadium
9	North Queensland Cowboys		Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Fri 9 May 2015, 7:30pm AEST	1300 Smiles Stadium
10	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs		Sydney Roosters	Fri 15 May 2015, 7:35pm AEST	ANZ Stadium
11	Canberra Raiders		Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 24 May 2015, 4:00pm AEST	GIO Stadium
12		BYE
13	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs		St. George Illawarra Dragons	Mon 8 Jun 2015, 4:00pm AEST	ANZ Stadium
14	Gold Coast Titans		Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 14 Jun 2015, 4:00pm AEST	Robina Stadium
15	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs		Penrith Panthers	Sat 20 Jun 2015, 7:30pm AEST	ANZ Stadium
16	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs		Melbourne Storm	Mon 29 Jun 2015, 7:00pm AEST	Belmore Sports Ground
17		BYE
18	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs		Brisbane Broncos	Sat 11 Jul 2015, 7:30pm AEST	ANZ Stadium
19	Parramatta Eels		Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Fri 17 Jul 2015, 7:35pm AEST	ANZ Stadium
20	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs		Cronulla Sharks	Sun 26 Jul 2015, 4:00pm AEST	Belmore Sports Ground
21	Sydney Roosters		Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	TBA	Sydney Football Stadium
22	Brisbane Broncos		Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	TBA	Suncorp Stadium
23	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs		Gold Coast Titans	TBA	TBA
24	South Sydney Rabbitohs		Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	TBA	ANZ Stadium
25	Newcastle Knights		Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	TBA	Hunter Stadium
26	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs		Warriors	TBA	ANZ Stadium

Ladder

2015 NRL season
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Brisbane Broncos	8	6	0	2	0	170	138	+32	12
2	St. George Illawarra Dragons	8	6	0	2	0	112	86	+26	12
3	Melbourne Storm	8	5	0	3	0	158	116	+42	10
4	North Queensland Cowboys	8	5	0	3	0	172	175	-3	10
5	Wests Tigers	8	4	0	4	0	175	149	+26	8
6	South Sydney Rabbitohs	8	4	0	4	0	168	162	+6	8
7	Gold Coast Titans	8	4	0	4	0	178	177	+1	8
8	Penrith Panthers	8	4	0	4	0	154	156	-2	8
9	Newcastle Knights	8	4	0	4	0	138	149	-11	8
10	Canberra Raiders	8	4	0	4	0	155	168	-13	8
11	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	8	4	0	4	0	156	175	-19	8
12	Sydney Roosters	8	3	0	5	0	166	129	+37	6
13	New Zealand Warriors	8	3	0	5	0	175	182	-7	6
14	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	8	3	0	5	0	140	148	-8	6
15	Parramatta Eels	8	3	0	5	0	165	199	-34	6
16	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	8	2	0	6	0	108	181	-73	4

Squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2015 Squad

First team squad

Coaching staff

Kayne Brennan - WG, CE
Tim Browne - PR, SR
Damien Cook - HK, FE
Greg Eastwood - LK, SR, PR
Adam Elliott - SR
Matt Frawley - HK, HB, FE, SR
Jaline Graham - HB, FE
James Graham (c) - PR
Trent Hodkinson - HB
Josh Jackson - SR, LK, CE, FE
Sam Kasiano - PR, LK
Antonio Kaufusi - PR, SR

David Klemmer - PR
Tim Lafai - CE, WG
Shaun Lane - SR
Michael Lichaa - HK
Jacob Loko - CE, WG, FB
Moses Mbye - FE, HB, CE, HK
Jarrod McInally - HB, FE
David Minute - SR, LK
Brett Morris - WG, FB, CE
Josh Morris - CE, WG, FB
Pat O'Hanlon - LK, SR, PR
Lloyd Perrett - PR

Sam Perrett - WG, FB
Tyrone Phillips - FB, CE, WG
Frank Pritchard(vc) - SR, LK, PR
Josh Reynolds - FE, HB, HK
Curtis Rona - CE, WG, SR
Chase Stanley - CE, WG, FE
Tautalatasi Tasi - CE, WG, FB
Corey Thompson - FB, WG, CE
Aiden Tolman(vc) - PR
Tony Williams - LK, SR, CE, WG, PR, HB

Head coach

Des Hasler

Assistant Coaches

Jim Dymock (Assistant Coach)
Kelly Egan (Assistant Coach)
Harry Harris (High Performance Coach)
Tony Grimaldi (Head Conditioner)
Tony Ayoub (Physiotherapist)
Dr Joe Lombardo (Club Doctor)
John Novak (Head of Mind Management)
Brett Kimmorley (Specialist Coach)
Fred Ciraldo (Team Manager)
Garry Carden (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach)
Steve McCullagh (Assistant Physiotherapist)
Larry Britton (Head Trainer)
Dr Hugh Hazzard (Medical Consultant)
Andy Patmore (NYC Coach & Manager Coaching and Development)
Barry Ward (NSW Cup Coach)

Legend:

(c) Captain
(vc) Vice captain
Injured

Updated: 1 October 2014
Source(s): Bulldogs Squad 2014

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Est. 1935 in Sydney, New South Wales

Club	History Records Players Honours Coaches

Home grounds	Belmore Sports Ground Sydney Showground ANZ Stadium

Culture	Club songs Bulldogs Hall of Fame Back to Belmore

Important figures	Moore family Mortimer brothers Chris Anderson Steve Folkes Hughes family Terry Lamb Hazem El Masri

League	NSWRL ARL SL NRL

Premierships (8)	1938 1942 1980 1984 1985 1988 1995 2004

Seasons (80)	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Other competitions	Current National Youth Competition New South Wales Cup S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Past Amco Cup Jersey Flegg Cup

Affiliations	Sydney Bulls