2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

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NRL Rank10th
2026 recordWins: 3; losses: 3
Points scoredFor: 121; against: 134
CEOAaron Warburton
2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL Rank10th
2026 recordWins: 3; losses: 3
Points scoredFor: 121; against: 134
Team information
CEOAaron Warburton
Head CoachCameron Ciraldo
Captain
StadiumAccor Stadium
Avg. attendance30,092
High attendance45,719 (Rd 1)
Low attendance20,572 (Rd 4)
Top scorers
TriesJacob Kiraz (4)
GoalsStephen Crichton (11)
PointsMatt Burton (26)
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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.

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 rugby ball 37'
Fitzgibbon rugby ball 46'
Toy rugby ball 57'
Grossemy rugby ball 63'
Rauqe rugby ball 66'
Nassar rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Sua 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 38'
Fitzgibbon 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 67', 78'
 [ Report]
Tries:
Luki rugby ball 5'
Derby rugby ball 15'
Laybutt rugby ball 17'
Derby rugby ball 21'
O'Donnell rugby ball 26'
Barber rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Clifford 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 7', 19', 23', 28'
Sutton 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 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
 [ Report]
Tries:
Sua rugby ball 15'
Burton rugby ball 19'
Salmon rugby ball 33'
Kikau rugby ball 64'
Toy rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Crichton 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 21', 35'
O'Sullivan 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 65', 75'
 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,358
Referee: Nick Pelgrave

Regular season

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundH–AHAHAAHAAHAH–HA–HHHAAHAAH
ResultWBWLLWLLBB
Position7636971010
Points24666888
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 rugby ball 10'
Kiraz rugby ball 49'
Goals:
Crichton 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 12', 26 pen', 36 pen'
Field goals:
Crichton rugby goalposts icon 89'
 Report
Tries:
Guler rugby ball 14'
Tu rugby ball 58'
Goals:
Holmes 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 3', 73'
Goals:
Sanders 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 4'
Sin bin:
Papalii yellow card 16' to 26'
 Report
Tries:
Tracey rugby ball 10'
Preston rugby ball 10'
Goals:
Crichton 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 15 pen', 19 pen', 71'
 Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 13,723
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 4: 28 March 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-24 Newcastle Knights Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Burton rugby ball 48', 54'
Kiraz rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Crichton 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 50', 55'
 Report
Tries:
Young rugby ball 6', 60', 69'
Frizell rugby ball 33'
Lucas rugby ball 39'
Goals:
Smith 2/5 rugby goalposts icon 34', 40'
Sin bin:
Lucas yellow card 8' to 18'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 20,572
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 5: 3 April 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-24 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEDT
 Tries:
Montoya rugby ball 19'
Galvin rugby ball 30'
Tupouniua rugby ball 36'
Tracey rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Crichton 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 21', 32', 34 pen'
Burton 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 79'
 Report
Tries:
Johnston rugby ball 4'
Mitchell rugby ball 22', 65'
Duncan rugby ball 46'
Murray rugby ball 56'
Goals:
Mitchell 6/7 rugby goalposts icon 6', 27 pen', 47', 57', 67', 70 pen'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 49,813
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 6: 9 April 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-16 Penrith Panthers Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Kikau rugby ball 5'
Kiraz rugby ball 9'
Hughes rugby ball 20'
Preston rugby ball 47'
Tupouniua rugby ball 69'
Goals:
Burton 6/7 rugby goalposts icon 11', 22', 48', 70', 73 pen', 79 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Jenkins rugby ball 25', 42'
Edwards rugby ball 29'
Goals:
Cleary 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 27', 31'
Sin bin:
McLean yellow card 8' to 18'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 23,984
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 7: 19 April 2026 Parramatta Eels 38-20 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
16:05 AEDT
 Tries:
Addo-Carr rugby ball 13'
Volkman rugby ball 28'
Papalii rugby ball 34'
Walker rugby ball 57'
Da Silva rugby ball 70'
Penisini rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Volkman 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 15'
Moses 6/6 rugby goalposts icon 29', 35', 58', 69 pen', 72', 76'
 Report
Tries:
Kiraz rugby ball 10'
Galvin rugby ball 50'
Sua rugby ball 72'
Xerri rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Burton 2/4 rugby goalposts icon 52', 73'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 25,938
Referee: Liam Kennedy
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 D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Penrith Panthers 8 7 0 1 0 273 106 +167 14 Advance to finals series
2 New Zealand Warriors 8 6 0 2 0 242 156 +86 12
3 Wests Tigers 7 5 0 2 1 209 127 +82 12
4 South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 5 0 2 1 222 150 +72 12
5 Sydney Roosters 7 5 0 2 1 215 178 +37 12
6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 7 4 0 3 1 211 158 +53 10
7 Brisbane Broncos 8 5 0 3 0 186 171 +15 10
8 North Queensland Cowboys 8 5 0 3 0 211 215 −4 10
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 7 3 0 4 1 192 198 −6 8
10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 7 3 0 4 1 133 166 −33 8
11 Newcastle Knights 8 4 0 4 0 190 224 −34 8
12 Dolphins 7 2 0 5 1 156 185 −29 6
13 Gold Coast Titans 7 2 0 5 1 146 176 −30 6
14 Canberra Raiders 8 3 0 5 0 155 237 −82 6
15 Parramatta Eels 8 3 0 5 0 180 279 −99 6
16 Melbourne Storm 8 2 0 6 0 188 232 −44 4
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 0 0 8 0 114 265 −151 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: National Rugby League

2026 squad

See also

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