2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL Rank6th
Play-off resultEF
2024 recordWins: 14; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 551; against: 457
Team information
CEOAaron Warburton
Head CoachCameron Ciraldo
Captain
StadiumAccor Stadium
Belmore Sports Ground
Avg. attendance19,245 (at home)
High attendance50,714 (EF)
Low attendance6,146 (Rd 24)
Top scorers
TriesJacob Kiraz (12)
GoalsMatt Burton (74)
PointsMatt Burton (187)
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The 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the club's 90th season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

It is Cameron Ciraldo's second season as head coach of the club.

Pre-season challenge

The 2024 NRL pre-season was played in February, before the commencement of the regular season.

Round 1: 15 February 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24–12 Melbourne Storm Belmore
19:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Clark rugby ball 4'
Wilson rugby ball 23'
Skelton rugby ball 53'
Xerri rugby ball 65'
Sua rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Burton 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 6'
Sexton 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 67'
Field goals:
Sexton 0/1 (2 pt)
 Report
Tries:
Ieremia rugby ball 12'
Papenhuyzen rugby ball 39'
Goals:
Pezet 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 13', 39'
 Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 2: 23 February 2024 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 12–6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Belmore
20:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Wilton rugby ball 12'
Vea'ila rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Trindall 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 14', 74'
Sin bin:
Nikora yellow card 29' to 39'
 Report
Tries:
Preston rugby ball 32'
Goals:
Burton 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 33'
 Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Referee: Adam Gee

Regular season

Main article: 2024 NRL season

Ladder

Pos Team
 Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Storm 24 19 0 5 3 692 449 +243 44 Advance to finals series
2 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 17 0 7 3 580 394 +186 40
3 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 3 738 463 +275 38
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 0 8 3 653 431 +222 38
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 3 657 568 +89 36
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 3 529 433 +96 34
7 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 13 1 10 3 634 521 +113 33
8 Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 3 470 510 −40 30
9 Canberra Raiders 24 12 0 12 3 474 601 −127 30
10 Dolphins 24 11 0 13 3 577 578 −1 28
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 3 508 634 −126 28
12 Brisbane Broncos 24 10 0 14 3 537 607 −70 26
13 New Zealand Warriors 24 9 1 14 3 512 574 −62 25
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 3 488 656 −168 22
15 Parramatta Eels 24 7 0 17 3 561 716 −155 20
16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 7 0 17 3 494 682 −188 20
17 Wests Tigers 24 6 0 18 3 463 750 −287 18
Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAAHAHAH–HANHAH–AHH–AAHAHAHH
ResultLLWLWLWBWLLWWWBLWWBLWWWWWLL
Position151712141315128891110976655565555556
Points0022446810101012141618182022242426283032343434
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2024 NRL season results

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.[1]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 9 March 2024 Parramatta Eels 26–8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
17:30 AEDT
 Tries:
Harper rugby ball 12'
Cartwright rugby ball 36', 50'
Simonsson rugby ball 76'
Goals:
Moses 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 13'
Gutherson 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 26 pen', 37', 51', 77'
 Report
Tries:
Wilson rugby ball 65'
Crichton rugby ball 69'
Goals:
Burton 0/2
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 29,171
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 2: 15 March 2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 25–6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla
18:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Trindall rugby ball 23'
Katoa rugby ball 55'
Mulitalo rugby ball 64'
Wilton rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Hynes 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 24', 57', 69', 75'
Field goals:
Hynes rugby goalposts icon 79'
Sin bin:
Nikora yellow card 5' to 15'
 Report
Tries:
Wilson rugby ball 12'
Goals:
Burton 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 14'
 Stadium: PointsBet Stadium
Attendance: 12,928
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 3: 23 March 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32–0 Gold Coast Titans Belmore
15:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Preston rugby ball 17'
Kikau rugby ball 29'
Mahoney rugby ball 46'
Kiraz rugby ball 53'
Tracey rugby ball 60'
Taaffe rugby ball 62'
Goals:
Burton 4/6 rugby goalposts icon 19', 31', 47', 64'
 Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,037
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 4: 29 March 2024 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEDT
 Tries:
Burgess rugby ball 9'
Wighton rugby ball 13', 44'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 10', 45', 52 pen', 75 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Burton rugby ball 24'
Tracey rugby ball 33', 79'
Goals:
Burton 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 26', 35'
Sin bin:
Morrin yellow card 50' to 60'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 35,275
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 5: 5 April 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–26 Sydney Roosters Sydney Olympic Park
18:00 AEST
 Tries:
Taaffe rugby ball 0'
Burton rugby ball 8', 14', 64'
Hughes rugby ball 39'
Goals:
Burton 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 27 pen', 2', 9', 15', 39'
 Report
Tries:
E. Butcher rugby ball 46', 54'
Whyte rugby ball 50'
Manu rugby ball 57'
Tupou rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Sua'ali'i 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 47', 75'
Keary 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 51'
Sin bin:
Radley yellow card 72' to 80'
Sent off:
Young Red card 26'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 7,169
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 6: 12 April 2024 Melbourne Storm 16–14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne
18:00 AEST
 Tries:
Papenhuyzen rugby ball 2'
Smith rugby ball 22'
Blore rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Meaney 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 3', 75'
Sin bin:
Papenhuyzen yellow card 55' to 65'
 Report
Tries:
Addo-Carr rugby ball 47', 56', 61'
Goals:
Burton 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 49'
Sin bin:
Hughes yellow card 53' to 63'
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,065
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 7: 21 April 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 36–12 Newcastle Knights Sydney Olympic Park
14:00 AEST
 Tries:
Hughes rugby ball 4'
Kiraz rugby ball 21'
Xerri rugby ball 34'
Hayward rugby ball 48'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 58'
Crichton rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Burton 6/6 rugby goalposts icon 6', 23', 35', 50', 59', 73'
Sin bin:
Mahoney yellow card 76' to 80'
 Report
Tries:
Lucas rugby ball 30'
Best rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Ponga 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 32'
Hastings 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 79'
Sin bin:
Hetherington yellow card 76' to 80'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 17,784
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 8 (Bye for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Round 9: 4 May 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–14 Wests Tigers Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEST
 Tries:
Mann rugby ball 22'
Curran rugby ball 44'
Xerri rugby ball 56'
Goals:
Burton 5/5 rugby goalposts icon 24', 45', 49 pen', 53 pen', 57'
 Report
Tries:
Staines rugby ball 15'
Pole rugby ball 26'
Goals:
Sezer 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 13 pen', 16', 28'
Sin bin:
Klemmer yellow card 73' to 80'
Seyfarth yellow card 73' to 80'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 17,068
Referee: Kasey Badger
Round 10: 10 May 2024 Penrith Panthers 16–10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Penrith
18:00 AEST
 Tries:
Garner rugby ball 25'
To'o rugby ball 37'
Goals:
Cleary 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 26'
Edwards 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 38', 52 pen', 75 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Burton rugby ball 68'
Kiraz rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Burton 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 80'
 Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: 21,525
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 11: 17 May 2024 Canberra Raiders 24–20 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
18:00 AEST
 Tries:
Savage rugby ball 2'
Kris rugby ball 19'
Young rugby ball 51', 60'
Goals:
Rapana 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 4', 20', 52', 62'
Sin bin:
Rapana yellow card 35' to 45'
Papali'i yellow card 39' to 49'
 Report
Tries:
Preston rugby ball 30'
Crichton rugby ball 36'
Burton rugby ball 39'
Kiraz rugby ball 41'
Goals:
Burton 2/4 rugby goalposts icon 32', 42'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 50,971
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 12: 23 May 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 44–12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Burton rugby ball 8', 67'
Salmon rugby ball 46', 52'
Kiraz rugby ball 56', 78'
Preston rugby ball 60'
Crichton rugby ball 70'
Goals:
Burton 6/9 rugby goalposts icon 20', 46', 53', 58', 63 pen', 71'
 Report
Tries:
Suli rugby ball 12'
Liddle rugby ball 31'
Goals:
Lomax 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 14', 33'
Sin bin:
Lomax yellow card 63' to 73'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 15,442
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 13: 31 May 2024 Newcastle Knights 2–32 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle
20:00 AEST
 Goals:
Hastings 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 6 pen'
Sin bin:
J. Saifiti yellow card 78' to 80'
 Report
Tries:
Addo-Carr rugby ball 14', 27'
Preston rugby ball 47', 67'
Curran rugby ball 61'
Xerri rugby ball 73'
Goals:
Sexton 4/6 rugby goalposts icon 16', 68', 74', 79 pen'
Hayward 0/1
Sin bin:
Tracey yellow card 6' to 16'
Sexton yellow card 53' to 63'
 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 21,204
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 14: 10 June 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–18 Parramatta Eels Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST
 Tries:
Crichton rugby ball 12', 67'
Wilson rugby ball 17', 74'
Goals:
Burton 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 19', 67', 75'
Sin bin:
Mann yellow card 55' to 65'
 Report
Tries:
Talagi rugby ball 6'
Penisini rugby ball 33'
Tuilagi rugby ball 44'
Goals:
Moses 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 7', 34', 46'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 45,496
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 15 (Bye for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Round 16: 22 June 2024 Sydney Roosters 26–8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gosford
17:30 AEST
 Tries:
Young rugby ball 21'
N. Butcher rugby ball 33'
May rugby ball 41'
Steep rugby ball 65'
Goals:
Walker 5/5 rugby goalposts icon 5 pen', 23', 34', 43', 66'
Sin bin:
Walker yellow card 78' to 80'
Sent off:
Pauga Red card 72'
 Report
Tries:
Salmon rugby ball 17'
Skelton rugby ball 46'
Goals:
Burton 0/2
 Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 16,868
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 17: 28 June 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15–14 (g.p.) Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST
 Tries:
Kikau rugby ball 2'
Mahoney rugby ball 13'
Goals:
Burton 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 4', 14', 76 pen'
Field goals:
Burton rugby goalposts icon 83'
 Report
Tries:
Nikora rugby ball 21'
Katoa rugby ball 52'
Trindall rugby ball 61'
Goals:
Hynes 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 22'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 15,765
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 18: 6 July 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 13–12 (g.p.) New Zealand Warriors Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEST
 Tries:
Xerri rugby ball 19'
Kikau rugby ball 54'
Goals:
Burton 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 21', 55'
Field goals:
Burton rugby goalposts icon 87'
 Report
Tries:
Watene-Zelezniak rugby ball 22'
Montoya rugby ball 27'
Goals:
Pompey 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 29', 40 pen'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 27,223
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 19 (Bye for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Round 20: 21 July 2024 North Queensland Cowboys 20–18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Townsville
18:15 AEST
 Tries:
Luki rugby ball 5', 43'
Purdue rugby ball 70'
Goals:
Holmes 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 6', 25 pen', 45', 72'
 Report
Tries:
Curran rugby ball 13'
Xerri rugby ball 29'
Kiraz rugby ball 55'
Goals:
Burton 3/5 rugby goalposts icon 15', 21 pen', 63 pen'
Sin bin:
Wilson yellow card 42' to 52'
 Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 16,376
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 21: 27 July 2024 Brisbane Broncos 16–41 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
17:00 AEST
 Tries:
Walsh rugby ball 29'
Staggs rugby ball 39'
Taupau rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Reynolds 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 40', 75'
 Report
Tries:
Xerri rugby ball 9'
Tracey rugby ball 16', 57', 70'
Skelton rugby ball 24'
Kikau rugby ball 41'
Kiraz rugby ball 61'
Goals:
Burton 6/7 rugby goalposts icon 11', 17', 43', 59', 63', 71'
Field goals:
Burton rugby goalposts icon 79'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 42,213
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 22: 4 August 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–18 Canberra Raiders Belmore
16:05 AEST
 Tries:
Crichton rugby ball 16', 45'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 52', 68'
Goals:
Burton 3/5 rugby goalposts icon 26 pen', 53', 69'
 Report
Tries:
Mooney rugby ball 21'
Timoko rugby ball 58'
Rapana rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Fogarty 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 22', 60', 73'
 Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 18,110
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 23: 10 August 2024 St. George Illawarra Dragons 10–28 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Kogarah
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Lomax rugby ball 22'
Sloan rugby ball 36'
Goals:
Lomax 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 23'
 Report
Tries:
Burton rugby ball 3'
Xerri rugby ball 25', 29'
Mann rugby ball 58'
Goals:
Burton 6/6 rugby goalposts icon 4', 13 pen', 27', 30', 59', 74 pen'
 Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 18,416
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 24: 17 August 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–10 Dolphins Bundaberg
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Kiraz rugby ball 10', 27'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 35'
Xerri rugby ball 66'
Tracey rugby ball 68'
Goals:
Burton 5/7 rugby goalposts icon 15 pen', 36', 49 pen', 67', 69'
 Report
Tries:
Isaako rugby ball 24'
Averillo rugby ball 38'
Goals:
Isaako 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 39'
 Stadium: Salter Oval
Attendance: 6,148
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 25: 23 August 2024 New Zealand Warriors 18–34 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Auckland
20:00 NZST
 Tries:
Montoya rugby ball 9'
Capewell rugby ball 13'
Egan rugby ball 38'
Goals:
Johnson 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 10', 15', 40'
 Report
Tries:
Xerri rugby ball 26'
Crichton rugby ball 29'
Morrin rugby ball 34'
Hayes rugby ball 53'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 61'
Kiraz rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Burton 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 30', 35', 55', 63', 78'
 Stadium: Shaun Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 24,295
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 26: 30 August 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–34 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Olympic Park
18:00 AEST
 Tries:
Mahoney rugby ball 1', 79'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 25'
Preston rugby ball 68'
Goals:
Burton 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 2', 27'
Sexton 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 79'
 Report
Tries:
Saab rugby ball 8'
T. Trbojevic rugby ball 12'
Hopoate rugby ball 18', 48'
Lawton rugby ball 31'
Garrick rugby ball 51'
Goals:
Garrick 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 9', 13', 19', 33', 50'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 35,502
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 27: 7 September 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6–44 North Queensland Cowboys Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST
 Tries:
Sexton rugby ball 61'
Goals:
Crichton 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 62'
 Report
Tries:
Feldt rugby ball 18', 55'
Luki rugby ball 28'
Drinkwater rugby ball 39'
Holmes rugby ball 59'
Taulagi rugby ball 69', 73'
Goals:
Holmes 8/8 rugby goalposts icon 12 pen', 20', 30', 39', 56', 60', 70', 74'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 32,437
Referee: Gerard Sutton

Finals series

Main article: 2024 NRL finals series

Bracket

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

QEF: 15 September 2024 Cantebury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–24 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST
 Tries:
Kiraz rugby ball 6'
Kikau rugby ball 18'
Crichton rugby ball 23'
Skelton rugby ball 46'
Goals:
Burton 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 20', 25', 47'
 Report
Tries:
Talau rugby ball 14'
Bullemor rugby ball 36'
Cherry-Evans rugby ball 55'
Koula rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Garrick 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 15', 37', 57', 72'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 50,714
Referee: Grant Atkins

2024 squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2024 squad
Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Extended squad

 Manager

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Managers

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

Updated: 15 September 2024
Source(s): Bulldogs 2024


References

  1. ^ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.