2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Women season

2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Women season
NRLW Rank9th
Play-off resultMissed
2025 recordWins: 3; draws: 1; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 162; against: 310
Team information
CEOAaron Warburton
Head CoachBrayden Wiliame
Captains
  • Tayla Preston
  • Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa
StadiumAccor Stadium
Belmore Sports Ground
Avg. attendance9,922
High attendance13,108 (Rd 6)
Low attendance9,577 (Rd 1)
Top scorers
TriesElizabeth MacGregor (7)
GoalsTayla Preston (21)
PointsTayla Preston (46)
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The 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NRLW season is the club's 1st season in the professional NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) football competition in Australia.

To mark 90 years since the club entered the then NSWRFL, the club unveiled a 90th anniversary logo on November 1, 2024 which will be worn on all playing jerseys in 2025.[1]

It is Brayden Wiliame's first season as head coach of the club.

Pre-season Trials

There was one Pre-season trial played in June, before the commencement of the regular season.[2]

Trial: 21 June 2025 Parramatta Eels 18-24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Kellyville
18:00 AEST
 Tries:
Owen  29'
Fay  32'
Mataele  53'
Middleton  70'
Goals:
Pearson 1/3  33'
Graham-Withell 0/1
 [[1] Report]
Tries:
Prior  4'
Dymock  7'
Mahakitau-Monschau  23'
Millard  66'
Goals:
Preston 4/4  5', 8', 24', 67'
 Stadium: Parramatta Eels Centre Of Excellence

Regular season

Main article: 2025 NRL Women's season

Results by round

Round1234567891011
GroundHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWWLLDLLLLWL
Position535768891189
Points24445555577
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2025 NRL Women's season

The league fixtures were announced on 21 November 2024.[3]


  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 4 July 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-12 Newcastle Knights Sydney Olympic Park
17:40 AEST
 Tries:
Courtenay  29', 51'
Quinlan  33', 63'
Teakaraanga-Katoa  48'
Goals:
Preston 3/5  34', 50', 52'
 [[2] Report]
Tries:
Roche  15'
Vette-Welsh  54'
Goals:
Southwell 2/2  17', 55'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 9,577
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adam
Round 2: 10 July 2025 Wests Tigers 8-12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Campbelltown
19:45 AEDT
 Tries:
Bass  55'
Apps  58'
Goals:
Lutu 0/2
 [[3] Report]
Tries:
Prior  24'
Tauaneai  27'
Goals:
Preston 2/2  25', 28'
Sin bin:
Teakaraanga-Katoa 65' to 70'
 Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Round 3: 19 July 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-18 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Olympic Park
15:15 AEST
 Tries:
Tagoai  11'
Buleki  22'
Robinson  49'
Goals:
Preston 1/3  24'
 [[4] Report]
Tries:
Bostock  3'
Browne  7'
Southwell  46'
Reh  69'
Goals:
McGregor 1/4  4'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 12,217
Referee: Matt Noyen
Round 4: 26 July 2025 Sydney Roosters 42-22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Moore Park
15:15 AEST
 Tries:
Strange  5'
Kelly  20', 22'
Carlile  27'
Baxter  31'
Butler  34', 55'
Wood  60'
Goals:
Kelleher 5/8  7', 24', 29', 34', 56'
 [[5] Report]
Tries:
MacGregor  46', 50'
Tagoai  65'
Quinlan  67'
Goals:
Preston 3/4  47', 66', 67'
 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Matt Noyen
Round 5: 2 August 2025 Gold Coast Titans 14-14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle
12:15 AEST
 Tries:
Grey  10'
Penitani  25'
Solia  32'
Goals:
Brown 1/3  26'
Sin bin:
Solia 49' to 59'
 [[6] Report]
Tries:
MacGregor  28', 47'
Tagoai  40'
Goals:
Preston 1/3  42'
 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,298
Referee: Dillan Wells
Round 6: 9 August 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-34 New Zealand Warriors Sydney Olympic Park
17:15 AEST
 Tries:
Hopoate  23'
Goals:
Preston 1/1  24'
 [[7] Report]
Tries:
Takimoana  2'
Maliepo  12', 47'
Ikenasio  43'
Wetere  55', 59'
Goals:
Maliepo 5/7  13', 32 pen', 45', 48', 59'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 13,108
Referee: Mitch Currie
Round 7: 17 August 2025 North Queensland Cowboys 22-6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Townsville
18:15 AEST
 Tries:
Dibb  14'
Peacock  17'
Whitfeld  44'
Peters  59'
Goals:
Dibb 3/4  15', 18', 45'
 [[8] Report]
Tries:
Courtenay  50'
Goals:
Preston 1/1  51'
 Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 3,360
Referee: Tori Wilkie
Round 8: 23 August 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24-56 Canberra Raiders Belmore
12:45 AEST
 Tries:
Teakaraanga-Katoa  17'
Tauaneai  33', 45'
Robinson  66'
Goals:
Preston 4/4  18', 34', 46', 66'
Sin bin:
Monschau 42' to 52'
 [[9] Report]
Tries:
Wiki  1'
Taufa  8', 26'
Saunders  13'
Simpson  23'
Preston  41', 59'
Waterman  51', 56'
Robins-Reti  59'
Goals:
Temara 8/10  10', 15', 24', 28', 42', 55', 57', 60'
 Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,535
Referee: Tori Wilkie
Round 9: 31 August 2025 Brisbane Broncos 44-0 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
13:45 AEST
 Tries:
Maddick  3'
Upton  24', 44', 49', 65'
Robinson  37'
Johnson  46'
Joseph  55'
Broughton  62'
Goals:
Temara 4/9  4', 26', 45', 56'
 [[10] Report]
Stadium: Totally Workwear Stadium
Attendance: 1,724
Referee: Luke Saldern
Round 10: 6 September 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24-14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Olympic Park
17:15 AEST
 Tries:
Lokotui  18'
MacGregor  36'
Muru  39'
Preston  53'
Goals:
Preston 4/5  19', 33 pen', 41', 55'
 [[11] Report]
Tries:
Johnston  21'
Taylor  49'
Hannaway  63'
Goals:
Hannaway 1/2  64'
Kiria-Ratu 0/1
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 12,174
Referee: Rochelle Tamarua
Round 11: 12 September 2025 Parramatta Eels 46-14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
18:00 AEST
 Tries:
Takairangi  10', 68'
Ginn  25'
Church  29', 51'
Albert  43'
Pearson  55'
Cherrington  59'
Mataele  68'
Goals:
Pearson 5/9  31', 44', 52', 57', 60'
 Report
Tries:
MacGregor  3', 19'
Robinson  48'
Goals:
Preston 1/3  49'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 803
Referee: Dillan Wells

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney Roosters 11 11 0 0 366 126 +240 22 Advance to second round of finals series (first-round bye)
2 Brisbane Broncos 11 10 0 1 404 116 +288 20
3 Newcastle Knights 11 7 0 4 258 203 +55 14 Advance to finals series
4 North Queensland Cowboys 11 7 0 4 186 176 +10 14
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11 6 0 5 217 194 +23 12
6 Gold Coast Titans 11 5 1 5 171 194 −23 11
7 Parramatta Eels 11 5 0 6 202 234 −32 10
8 New Zealand Warriors 11 4 0 7 194 198 −4 8
9 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 3 1 7 162 310 −148 7
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 3 0 8 164 242 −78 6
11 Canberra Raiders 11 3 0 8 183 325 −142 6
12 Wests Tigers 11 1 0 10 100 289 −189 2
Updated to match(es) played on 31 Aug 2025. Source: National Rugby League Women's

Inaugural squad

The Bulldogs first NRL match was against the Newcastle Knights on 4 July 2025 at Accor Stadium.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Inaugural NRL Women's team
Starting team Interchange Coaching staff
  •  1 Andie Robinson – FB
  •  2 Bridget Hoy – WG
  •  3 Simina Lokotui – CE
  •  4 Moana Courtenay – CE
  •  5 Adi Vani Buleki – WG
  •  6 Ashleigh Quinlan – FE
  •  7 Tayla Preston (c) – HB
  •  8 Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa (c) – PR
  • 14 Shaquaylah Mahakitau-Monschau – HK
  • 10 Tegan Dymock – PR
  • 11 Alexis Tauaneai – SR
  • 12 Latisha Smythe – SR
  • 13 Holli Wheeler – LK
  •  9 Ebony Prior – HK
  • 15 Shaniece Monschau – PR
  • 16 Shannon Muru – SR
  • 17 Kalosipani Hopoate – PR

Reserve

  • 18 Hope Millard – PR

Head coach


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

Updated: 4 July 2025
Source(s): [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2024/11/01/coming-full-circle-bulldogs-launch-90-year-anniversary-logo/
  2. ^ https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2025/06/21/2025-nrlw-trial-match-bulldogs-vs-eels/
  3. ^ "More teams, more games, more action: The full 2025 NRLW draw unveiled". Fox Sports. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Round 1 Team News: NRLW Final Squad". bulldogs.com.au. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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