| 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 15th | |||
| Play-off result | Missed | |||
| 2023 record | Wins: 7; losses: 17 | |||
| Points scored | For: 438; against: 769 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Aaron Warburton | |||
| Head Coach | Cameron Ciraldo | |||
| Captain |
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| Stadium | Accor Stadium Belmore Sports Ground | |||
| Avg. attendance | 18,348 | |||
| High attendance | 41,462 | |||
| Low attendance | 5,130 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Jake Averillo (12) | |||
| Goals | Matt Burton (60) | |||
| Points | Matt Burton (138) | |||
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The 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the 89th in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. Cameron Ciraldo takes over as head coach of the team for his first season following the departure of Trent Barrett part way through the previous season.[1]
Fixtures
[edit]The club started 2023 with two pre-season trial matches against the Canberra Raiders and the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks in February before kicking off the regular season away to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in round one.[2]
Regular season
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Ladder
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Penrith Panthers (P)
|
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 |
| 2 |  Brisbane Broncos
|
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 |
| 3 |  Melbourne Storm
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 |
| 4 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 |
| 5 |  Newcastle Knights
|
24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 |
| 6 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 |
| 7 |  Sydney Roosters
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 |
| 8 |  Canberra Raiders
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 |
| 9 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 |
| 10 |  Parramatta Eels
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 |
| 11 |  North Queensland Cowboys
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 |
| 12 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 |
| 13 |  Dolphins
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 |
| 14 |  Gold Coast Titans
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 |
| 15 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 |
| 16 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
|
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 |
| 17 |  Wests Tigers
|
24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 |
2023 squad
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Awards
[edit]Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs awards night
[edit]Held at Doltone House, Darling Island, Tuesday 5 September.[3]
- Dr George Peponis Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Jacob Preston
- Coaches Award: Jacob Kiraz
- Steve Mortimer Medal (NRL Rookie of the Year): Jacob Preston
- Member's Player of the Year: Jacob Preston
- Peter Warren Award (Community Service): Viliame Kikau
- Terry Lamb Medal (Player of the Year New South Wales Cup): Jayden Tanner
- Hazem El Masri Medal (Player of the Year Jersey Flegg Cup): Lachlan Vale
- Ron Massey Cup Player of the Year: Josh Kalati
- Harold Matthews Cup Player of the Year: Mitchell Woods
- S.G. Ball Cup Player of the Year: AJ Jones
- Tarsha Gale Cup Player of the Year: Tarli Dennis
- NSWRL Women's Premiership Player of the Year: Holli Wheeler
- Les Johns Medal (Club Person of the Year): Melanie Riccio
- Employee of the Year: Caitlin Glanville
References
[edit]- ^ "Bulldogs and Ciraldo agree to terms". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 14 August 2022.
- ^ "2023 NRL Draw Released". 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Bulldogs Celebrate 2023 Dr George Peponis Medal". bulldogs.com.au. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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