2018 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

The 2018 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season was the 84th in the club's history. Coached by Dean Pay, they finished the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership in 12th place and did not qualify for the finals.[1]

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2018 season
CEOAndrew Hill
Head coachDean Pay
CaptainJosh Jackson
NRL12th
Top try scorerClub: Josh Morris 6
Top points scorerClub: Moses Mbye 74
Highest home attendance38,824
Lowest home attendance11,247
Average home attendance19,266

Player movements

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Signings

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Transfers/Leaving

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Fixtures

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Trial Matches

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Regular season

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RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueCrowd
1 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs18 – 36[7] Melbourne StormSat 10 Mar, 8PM AWSTPerth Stadium38,842[7]
2 Sydney Roosters30 – 12[8] Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 16 Mar 6PM AEDTAllianz Stadium12,226[9]
3 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs20 – 18[10] Penrith PanthersFri 23 Mar, 6PM AEDTANZ Stadium11,247[11]
4 South Sydney Rabbitohs20 – 16[12] Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 30 Mar, 4:10PM AEDTANZ Stadium32,471[12]
5 Canberra Raiders26 – 10[13] Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsThu 5 Apr, 7:50pm AESTGIO Stadium11,800
6 North Queensland Cowboys10 – 27[14] Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSat 14 Apr, 5:30pm AEST1300SMILES Stadium14,434
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs0 – 6[15] Sydney RoostersThu 19 Apr, 7:50pm AESTANZ Stadium11,309
8 Penrith Panthers22 – 14[16] Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsFri 27 Apr, 7:50pm AESTPanthers Stadium13,760
9 Brisbane Broncos22 – 20[17] Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsThur 3 May, 7:50pm AESTSuncorp Stadium22,225
10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs20–12[18] Parramatta EelsFri 11 May, 7:50pm AESTANZ Stadium15,683
11 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks22–16[19] Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSun 20 May, 4:10pm AESTSouthern Cross Group Stadium14,004
12 Wests Tigers14–10[20] Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSun 27 May, 4:10pm AESTANZ Stadium18,847
13BYE
14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs16–18[21] St George Illawarra DragonsMon 11 Jun, 4pm AESTANZ Stadium21,376
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs10-32 Gold Coast TitansSat 16 Jun, 3pm AESTBelmore Sports Ground6,874
16 Newcastle Knights16-36[22] Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSat 30 Jun, 5:30pm AESTMcDonald Jones Stadium17,755
17 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs28-32[23] Canberra RaidersSat 7 Jul, 7:30pm AESTBelmore Sports Ground10,145
18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs6-24[24] South Sydney RabbitohsSat 14 Jul, 3pm AESTANZ Stadium14,278
19 Parramatta Eels14-8[25] Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsThu 19 Jul, 7:50pm AESTANZ Stadium8,437
20 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs16-4[26] Wests TigersFri 27 Jul, 7:50pm AESTANZ Stadium9,865
21 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs36-22[27] Brisbane BroncosThu 2 Aug, 7:50pm AESTANZ Stadium6,434
22 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles18-6 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSat 11 Aug, 5:30pm AESTLottoland
23 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs27-26 New Zealand WarriorsSun 19 Aug, 2pm AESTANZ Stadium
24 St George Illawarra Dragons0-38 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSun 26 Aug, 4:10pm AESTUOW Jubilee Oval
25 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs18-30 Cronulla Sutherland SharksSun 2 Sep, 2pm AESTANZ Stadium
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Ladder

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PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Sydney Roosters2416081542361+18134
2 Melbourne Storm2416081536363+17334
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs2416081582437+14534
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2416081519423+9634
5 Penrith Panthers2415091517461+5632
6 Brisbane Broncos2415091556500+5632
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons2415091519472+4732
8 New Zealand Warriors2415091472447+2532
9 Wests Tigers24120121377460−8326
10 Canberra Raiders24100141563540+2322
11 Newcastle Knights2490151414607−19320
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2480161428474−4618
13 North Queensland Cowboys2480161449521−7218
14 Gold Coast Titans2480161472582−11018
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles2470171500622−12216
16 Parramatta Eels2460181374550−17614

See also

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References

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