2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL Rank	TBA
2026 record	Wins: 2; losses: 0
Points scored	For: 29; against: 24
Team information
CEO	Aaron Warburton
Head Coach	Cameron Ciraldo
Captain	Stephen Crichton;
Stadium	Accor Stadium ;
Avg. attendance	45,719
High attendance	45,719 (Rd 1)
Low attendance	45,719 (Rd 1)
Top scorers
Tries	Jacob Preston (2)
Goals	Stephen Crichton (6)
Points	Stephen Crichton (13)

The 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the club's 92nd season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

The club unveiled a new logo on October 16, 2025 which was officially adopted from November 1, 2025.^[1]

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

Pre-season challenge

The 2026 NRL pre-season will be played in February, before the commencement of the regular season.^[2]

Round 1: 7 February 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	30-34	North Queensland Cowboys	Kogarah
17:30 AEDT	Tries: Matamua 37' Fitzgibbon 46' Toy 57' Grossemy 63' Rauqe 66' Nassar 77' Goals: Sua 1/3 38' Fitzgibbon 2/3 67', 78'	[[1] Report]	Tries: Luki 5' Derby 15' Laybutt 17' Derby 21' O'Donnell 26' Barber 75' Goals: Clifford 4/5 7', 19', 23', 28' Sutton 1/1 75'	Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 3,926 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 2: 14 February 2026	Newcastle Knights	0-28	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Newcastle
18:00 AEDT		[[2] Report]	Tries: Sua 15' Burton 19' Salmon 33' Kikau 64' Toy 74' Goals: Crichton 2/3 21', 35' O'Sullivan 2/2 65', 75'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,358 Referee: Nick Pelgrave

Regular season

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	–	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	–	H	A	–	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	B	W												B			B
Position	7	6	3
Points	2	4	6

Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.^[3]

Bye Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Round 1: 1 March 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	15-14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Las Vegas, USA
15:30 AEDT	Tries: Preston 10' Kiraz 49' Goals: Crichton 3/4 12', 26 pen', 36 pen' Field goals: Crichton 89'	Report	Tries: Guler 14' Tu 58' Goals: Holmes 3/4 7 pen', 15', 73 pen'	Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 45,719 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 2 (Bye)

Round 3: 19 March 2026	Canberra Raiders	10-14	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Canberra
20:00 AEDT	Tries: Tamale 3', 73' Goals: Sanders 1/2 4' Sin bin: Papalii 16' to 26'	Report	Tries: Tracey 10' Preston 10' Goals: Crichton 3/4 15 pen', 19 pen', 71'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 13,723 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 4: 28 March 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Newcastle Knights	Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEDT				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 5: 3 April 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEDT				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 6: 9 April 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Penrith Panthers	Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 7: 19 April 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
16:05 AEDT				Stadium: CommBank Stadium

Round 8: 24 April 2026	Brisbane Broncos	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
20:00 AEST				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 9: 1 May 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	North Queensland Cowboys	Sydney Olympic Park
18:00 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 10: 7 May 2026	Dolphins	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 11: 15 May 2026	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
18:00 AEST				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 12: 22 May 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Melbourne Storm	Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 13: 30 May 2026	Wests Tigers	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
17:30 AEST				Stadium: CommBank Stadium

Round 14: 8 June 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Parramatta Eels	Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 15 (Bye)

Round 16: 20 June 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Sydney Olympic Park
19:30 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 17: 26 June 2026	Gold Coast Titans	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Gold Coast
18:00 AEST				Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

Round 18 (Bye)

Round 19: 11 July 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Canberra Raiders	Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 20: 18 July 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Wests Tigers	Sydney Olympic Park
19:30 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 21: 25 July 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	New Zealand Warriors	Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 22: 31 July 2026	Melbourne Storm	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Melbourne
20:00 AEST				Stadium: AAMI Park

Round 23: 7 August 2026	Sydney Roosters	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Moore Park
20:00 AEST				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Round 24: 14 August 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Round 25: 22 August 2026	St. George Illawarra Dragons	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Moore Park
19:30 AEST				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Round 26: 28 August 2026	Penrith Panthers	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
20:00 AEST				Stadium: CommBank Stadium

Round 27: 3 September 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Brisbane Broncos	Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Accor Stadium

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand Warriors	3	3	0	0	120	36	+84	6	Advance to finals series
2	Penrith Panthers	3	3	0	0	92	10	+82	6
3	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	2	2	0	1	29	24	+5	6
4	Melbourne Storm	3	2	1	0	112	42	+70	4
5	South Sydney Rabbitohs	3	2	1	0	98	88	+10	4
6	Dolphins	3	2	1	0	86	64	+22	4
7	Wests Tigers	2	1	1	1	76	56	+20	4
8	Newcastle Knights	3	2	1	0	76	72	+4	4
9	Parramatta Eels	3	2	1	0	74	104	−30	4
10	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	3	1	2	0	66	74	−8	2
11	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2	0	2	1	44	65	−21	2
12	North Queensland Cowboys	3	1	2	0	64	88	−24	2
13	Brisbane Broncos	3	1	2	0	50	80	−30	2
14	Canberra Raiders	3	1	2	0	45	82	−37	2
15	Sydney Roosters	3	1	2	0	48	100	−52	2
16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	3	0	3	0	54	91	−37	0
17	Gold Coast Titans	3	0	3	0	40	98	−58	0

Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: National Rugby League

2026 squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2026 squad
Top 30 squad - 2026 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Matt Burton – FE, CE Stephen Crichton (c) – CE Joshua Curran – PR, SR Kade Dykes – FB, FE Lachlan Galvin – HB, FE Harry Hayes – SR, PR Bailey Hayward – HK, LK, FE Lipoi Hopoi – PR, SR Sam Hughes – PR Viliame Kikau (vc) – SR		Max King – PR Jacob Kiraz – WG, FB, CE Finau Latu – LK Zyon Maiu'u – PR Kurt Mann – LK Marcelo Montoya – WG Sean O'Sullivan – HB, FE Jacob Preston – SR Jaeman Salmon – LK, SR Jonathan Sua – WG		Daniel Suluka-Fifita – PR Leo Thompson – PR Jack Todd – LK, PR Connor Tracey – FB Enari Tuala – WG, CE Sitili Tupouniua – PR, SR Mitchell Woods – HB Bronson Xerri – CE Patrick Young – HK		Sosaia Alatini – SR Fletcher Baker – PR, SR Gordon Chan Kum Tong – HK Jethro Rinakama – WG Logan Spinks – SR Jack Underhill – PR Extended squad Nick O'Meley – FB		Manager Phil Gould (General Manager of Football) Head coach Cameron Ciraldo Assistant coaches Adam O'Brien Chad Randall Luke Vella Jason Taylor (NSW Cup Coach) Mick Potter (Academy Coach) Josh Jackson (Jersey Flegg Coach) Trent Elkin (Athletic Performance & Rehabilitation Lead) Michael Kulen (Head Football Analyst) Travis Touma (High Performance Manager) Managers Adam Hartigan (Chief of Staff) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 23 March 2026 Source(s): Bulldogs 2025

References

^ https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2025/10/16/bulldogs-reveal-new-club-logo/
^ "2026 Draw Debrief: Witzer Pre-Season schedule revealed". National Rugby League. 14 November 2025.
^ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[1] ttps://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2025/10/16/bulldogs-reveal-new-club-logo/

[2] "2026 Draw Debrief: Witzer Pre-Season schedule revealed". National Rugby League. 14 November 2025.

[3] "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Est. 1935 in Sydney, New South Wales
Club	Coaches History Honours Players Records Women's team
Home grounds	Current Belmore Sports Ground Stadium Australia Past Sydney Showground Stadium
Culture	Bulldogs Hall of Fame Club songs Good Friday King's Birthday The Mighty Bulldogs
League	NSWRL ARL SL NRL NRL Women's
Premierships (8)	1938 1942 1980 1984 1985 1988 1995 2004
Seasons (92)	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 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Womens seasons (2)	2025 2026
Other competitions	Men's NRL Nines New South Wales Cup Jersey Flegg Cup S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Women's NSWRL Women's Premiership Tarsha Gale Cup Lisa Fiola Cup Past Amco Cup NRL Under-20s
Affiliations	Mount Pritchard Mounties Sydney Bulls