2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL Rank3rd
Play-off resultSF
2025 recordWins: 16; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 578; against: 486
Team information
CEOAaron Warburton
Head CoachCameron Ciraldo
Captain
StadiumAccor Stadium
Belmore Sports Ground
Avg. attendance30,688
High attendance65,305 (Rd 5)
Low attendance10,412 (Rd 12)
Top scorers
TriesJacob Preston (12)
GoalsStephen Crichton (57)
PointsStephen Crichton (126)
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The 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the club's 91st season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) 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 Cameron Ciraldo's third season as head coach of the club.

Pre-season challenge

The 2025 NRL pre-season was played in February, before the commencement of the regular season.[2]

Round 1: 16 February 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20–14 Wests Tigers Kogarah
17:30 AEDT
 Tries:
Todd  23'
Rinakama  38', 56'
Sua  64'
Goals:
Taaffe 1/2  24'
Tia 1/25  66'
 [Report Report]
Tries:
Mason  32'
Faataape  42', 45'
Goals:
Lobb 1/3  33'
 Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 2: 22 February 2025 Brisbane Broncos 30–14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Moreton Bay
17:30 AEDT
 Tries:
Reynolds  22'
Arthars  32'
Cobbo  39'
Hoeter  46'
Mariner  70'
Te Kura  75'
Goals:
Reynolds 1/1  23'
Walsh 0/1
Madden 0/1
Smoothy 2/2  71', 75'
 [Report Report]
Tries:
Preston  58'
Rinakama  65'
Wilson  68'
Goals:
Burton 1/3  59'
Sin bin:
Curran 77' to 80'
 Stadium: KAYO Stadium
Referee: Todd Smith

Regular season

Main article: 2025 NRL season

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAAH–HAAAHH–HA–AHAHHAHAAHH
ResultWWWWWBWLWWWLBWWBLLWWWLWLLWL
Position532111111111111123322333333
Points24681012141416182020222426282828303234343636363838
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2025 NRL season results

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

  Bye   Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 8 March 2025 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20–28 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Kogarah
17:30 AEDT
 Tries:
Tuipulotu  16', 55', 72'
Liddle  67'
Goals:
Holmes 2/4  18', 69'
 Report
Tries:
Montoya  13'
Wilson  30'
Tracey  34'
Tupouniua  45', 51'
Goals:
Burton 4/5  32', 35', 46', 52'
 Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 16,211
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 2: 16 March 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 40–24 Gold Coast Titans Belmore
18:15 AEDT
 Tries:
Montoya  1'
Salmon  10'
Mahoney  14'
Curran  19'
Preston  40'
Mann  46'
Tracey  77'
Goals:
Burton 3/4  12', 16', 21'
Crichton 3/3  42', 47', 77'
 Report
Tries:
Khan-Pereira  29', 37'
Fa'asuamaleaui  52'
S. Fifita  62'
Goals:
Campbell 4/4  30', 38', 52', 63'
 Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 17,892
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 3: 23 March 2025 Parramatta Eels 8–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
16:05 AEDT
 Tries:
Penisini  18'
Addo-Carr  46'
Goals:
Lomax 0/2
 Report
Tries:
Suluka-Fifita  4'
Xerri  25'
Wilson  33'
Goals:
Crichton 2/4  6', 80 pen'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 24,059
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 4: 29 March 2025 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6–20 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla
19:35 AEDT
 Tries:
Iro  31'
Goals:
Hynes 1/1  32'
 Report
Tries:
Preston  10'
Xerri  37', 62'
Crichton  45'
Goals:
Crichton 2/4  46', 63'
Sin bin:
Tupouniua 80' to 80'
 Stadium: Sharks Stadium
Attendance: 11,703
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 5: 6 April 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20–0 Newcastle Knights Sydney Olympic Park
18:15 AEST
 Tries:
Curran  41'
Todd  45'
Mann  70'
Goals:
Crichton 4/4  3 pen', 43', 47', 71'
 Report
Sin bin:
Crossland 45' to 55'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 24,113
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 6 (Bye)
Round 7: 18 April 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32–0 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST
 Tries:
Curran  10'
King  25'
Tupouniua  33'
Preston  42'
Xerri  70'
Goals:
Crichton 6/6  12', 18 pen', 27', 34', 44', 70'
Sin bin:
Montoya 71' to 80'
 Report
Sin bin:
Aitken 17' to 27'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 65,305
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 8: 24 April 2025 Brisbane Broncos 42–18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Willison  1'
Reynolds  8'
Mariner  11', 27'
Shibasaki  17'
Arthars  31'
Walters  79'
Goals:
Reynolds 4/5  2', 13', 18', 32'
Cobbo 3/3  9', 79 pen', 79'
Sin bin:
Mariner 72' to 80'
 Report
Tries:
Montoya  45'
Preston  56'
Xerri  71'
Goals:
Crichton 3/3  47', 58', 72'
Sin bin:
Curran 10' to 20'
Tupouniua 33' to 43'
Montoya 52' to 62'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 40,233
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 9: 4 May 2025 Gold Coast Titans 18–38 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
13:50 AEST
 Tries:
Fermor  19', 59'
Sami  30'
Khan-Pereira  65'
Goals:
Kelly 1/4  65'
Sin bin:
Kelly 33' to 43'
Randall 69' to 79'
 Report
Tries:
Kiraz  4', 44', 54'
Tracey  11'
Preston  48'
Mahoney  78'
Goals:
Crichton 7/7  5', 13', 35 pen', 45', 50', 56', 79'
Sin bin:
Preston 75' to 80'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 50,309
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 10: 10 May 2025 Canberra Raiders 20–32 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canberra
15:00 AEST
 Tries:
Hosking  3'
Weekes  17'
Savage  22'
Young  37'
Goals:
Fogarty 2/4  4', 23'
 Report
Tries:
Crichton  44'
Salmon  46'
Montoya  50'
King  57'
Kikau  63'
Kiraz  71'
Goals:
Crichton 4/6  45', 48', 58', 73'
 Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 11: 16 May 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24–20 Sydney Roosters Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST
 Tries:
Kikau  49'
Sexton  56'
Xerri  62'
Burton  73'
Goals:
Burton 4/4  50', 58', 64', 75'
 Report
Tries:
Nawaqanitawase  5', 67'
Collins  67'
Goals:
Smith 4/4  7', 15 pen', 33', 68'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 30,166
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 12: 22 May 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 8–44 Dolphins Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Hopoi  31'
Goals:
Burton 2/2  pen 9', 32'
 Report
Tries:
Isaako  11'
Bostock  38'
Graham  46'
Farnworth  63'
Molo  73'
Averillo  76'
Donoghoe  78'
Goals:
Isaako 8/9  13', pen 27', 39', 47', 65', 74', 77', 79'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 10,412
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 13 (Bye)
Round 14: 9 June 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–12 Parramatta Eels Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST
 Tries:
Burton  7'
Montoya  19'
Kikau  60'
Hayes  68'
Galvin  73'
Goals:
Crichton 5/6  8', 21', 50 pen', 69', 74'
Sin bin:
Kikau 35' to 45'
 Report
Tries:
Moses  11'
Walker  35'
Goals:
Lomax 2/2  12', 36'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 59,878
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 15: 15 June 2025 South Sydney Rabbitohs 18–24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST
 Tries:
Johnston  38'
Duncan  56'
Wighton  71'
Munro  78'
Goals:
Humphreys 1/4  58'
 Report
Tries:
Sexton  6'
Montoya  12', 60'
Tracey  15'
Goals:
Sexton 4/5  8', 14', 16', 77 pen'
Sin bin:
Turpin 62' to 72'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 23,871
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 16 (Bye)
Round 17: 26 June 2025 Penrith Panthers 8–6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
19:50 AEDT
 Tries:
Cleary  53'
Goals:
Edwards 2/3  27 pen', 55'
 Report
Tries:
Preston  32'
Goals:
Crichton 1/1  34'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 16,738
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 18: 4 July 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18–22 Brisbane Broncos Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST
 Tries:
Montoya  13'
Burton  20'
Kikau  32'
Goals:
Burton 3/4  14', 33', 44 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Karapani  60'
Hoeter  65'
Walters  70'
Piakura  73'
Goals:
Reynolds 3/4  61', 72', 75'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 25,234
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 19: 12 July 2025 North Queensland Cowboys 8–12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Townsville
19:35 AEDT
 Tries:
Laybutt  15'
Goals:
Drinkwater 2/2  16', 22 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Preston  35'
Rinakama  39'
Goals:
Burton 2/2  37', 39'
 Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 18,778
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 20: 19 July 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20–18 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST
 Tries:
Kiraz  6'
Galvin  22'
Mahoney  32'
Rinakama  77'
Goals:
Crichton 2/4  23', 33'
 Report
Tries:
Sloan  16'
Suli  50'
Finau  54'
Goals:
Flanagan 3/4  17', 40 pen', 55'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 30,115
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 21: 27 July 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 42–4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Moore Park
16:05 AEST
 Tries:
Hughes  13', 75'
Kiraz  29', 54'
Xerri  58', 64'
Tuala  72'
Goals:
Crichton 7/7  14', 31', 55', 59', 65', 73', 76'
 Report
Tries:
Saab  37'
Goals:
Garrick 0/1
 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 25,801
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 22: 3 August 2025 Wests Tigers 28–14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
14:00 AEST
 Tries:
Skelton  13', 29'
Bula  18'
Doueihi  32'
Fainu  70'
Goals:
Doueihi 4/6  14', 34', 64 pen', 71'
Sin bin:
Seyfarth 59' to 69'
 Report
Tries:
Preston  36'
Kiraz  51'
Curran  78'
Goals:
Crichton 1/3  78'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 17,432
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 23: 9 August 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32–14 New Zealand Warriors Sydney Olympic Park
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Kikau  21'
Rinakama  31'
Tuala  38', 67'
Crichton  67'
Goals:
Crichton 6/7  6 pen', 16 pen', 32', 39', 57 pen', 69'
Burton 0/1
 Report
Tries:
Healey  54'
Tuivasa-Sheck  77'
Goals:
Pompey 3/3  2 pen', 55', 78'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 25,377
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 24: 15 August 2025 Sydney Roosters 32–12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Moore Park
20:00 AEST
 Tries:
Tupou  15', 54', 77'
Whyte  36', 45'
Goals:
Walker 6/6  16', 26 pen', 38', 47', 55', 78'
 Report
Tries:
Tuala  10'
Burton  62'
Goals:
Crichton 2/2  12', 63'
 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 31,399
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 25: 22 August 2025 Melbourne Storm 20–14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne
20:00 AEST
 Tries:
Katoa  15'
Papenhuyzen  24'
Coates  50'
Goals:
Meaney 4/4  17', 26', 52', 64 pen'
Sin bin:
Grant 45' to 55'
 Report
Tries:
Hayward  43'
Kikau  56'
Kiraz  70'
Goals:
Crichton 1/3  44'
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 25,693
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 26: 28 August 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28–4 Penrith Panthers Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Galvin  16'
Preston  33', 47', 67'
Burton  54'
Goals:
Crichton 1/2  55'
Burton 3/3  34', 48', 68'
 Report
Tries:
Alamoti  57'
Goals:
Alamoti 0/1
Sin bin:
Lipowicz 22' to 32'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 25,597
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 27: 6 September 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-24 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Olympic Park
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Tuala  45'
Goals:
Burton 1/1  47'
 Report
Tries:
Burns  25'
Ramien  31'
Brailey  37'
Atkinson  57'
Goals:
Hynes 4/4  26', 32', 39', 59'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 30,368
Referee: Ashley Klein

Finals series

Main article: 2025 NRL finals series

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

QEF: 12 September 2025 Melbourne Storm 26–18 Melbourne
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Katoa  3'
Lisati  34'
Wishart  65'
Warbrick  76'
Goals:
Meaney 3/3  4', 35', 23 pen'
Pezet 2/2  67', 77'
 Report
Tries:
Sexton  20'
Kiraz  29'
Burton  57'
Goals:
Burton 3/3  21', 31', 59'
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,117
Referee: Adam Gee
SF: 21 September 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-46 Penrith Panthers Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEST
 Tries:
Galvin  16'
Preston  56'
Xerri  61'
Kiraz  77'
Goals:
Burton 5/5  2 pen', 17', 57', 62', 77'
 Report
Tries:
To'o  7', 28'
Alamoti  11', 53', 69'
Cleary  21'
Henry  32'
Papali'i  38'
Goals:
Cleary 7/8  8', 13', 22', 30', 34', 39', 71'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 56,872
Referee: Ashley Klein

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra Raiders 24 19 0 5 3 654 506 +148 44 Advance to finals series
2 Melbourne Storm 24 17 0 7 3 671 459 +212 40
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 3 534 414 +120 38
4 Brisbane Broncos (P) 24 15 0 9 3 680 508 +172 36
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 15 0 9 3 599 490 +109 36
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 14 0 10 3 517 496 +21 34
7 Penrith Panthers 24 13 1 10 3 576 469 +107 33
8 Sydney Roosters 24 13 0 11 3 653 521 +132 32
9 Dolphins 24 12 0 12 3 721 596 +125 30
10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 3 555 534 +21 30
11 Parramatta Eels 24 10 0 14 3 502 578 −76 26
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 1 14 3 538 684 −146 25
13 Wests Tigers 24 9 0 15 3 477 612 −135 24
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 3 427 608 −181 24
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 3 498 628 −130 22
16 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 3 520 719 −199 18
17 Newcastle Knights 24 6 0 18 3 338 638 −300 18
Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

2025 squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2025 squad
Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Extended squad

  • Danny Gabrael – CE
  • AJ Jones – LK
  • Reuben Moyle – HK
  • Luke Smith – SR
  • Cassius Tia – HB
  • Jack Underhill – PR
Manager

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Managers

  • Fred Ciraldo (team manager)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 10 October 2025
Source(s): Bulldogs 2023

See also

References

  1. ^ "Coming Full Circle: Bulldogs Launch 90-Year Anniversary Logo". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "2025 Witzer Pre-Season Challenge: Everything you need to know". National Rugby League. 1 February 2025.
  3. ^ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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