2021 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

2021 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
2021 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL Rank	16th
2021 record	Wins: 3; Draws: 0; Losses: 21
Points scored	For: 296; Against: 628
Team information
CEO	Aaron Warburton
Coach	Trent Barrett
Captain	Josh Jackson;
Stadium	Stadium Australia ; Bankwest Stadium ; Belmore Sports Ground
Avg. attendance	12,812
High attendance	23,240
Top scorers
Tries	Nick Meaney (6)
Goals	Jake Averillo (26)
Points	Jake Averillo (68)

The 2021 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the 87th in the club's history. They are competing in the National Rugby League's 2021 Telstra Premiership, under head coach Trent Barrett who has his first season in charge of the team.^[1]

Fixtures[]

Regular season[]

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Round	Home	Score	Away	Date and Time	Venue	Crowd
1	Newcastle Knights	32 - 16	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Fri 12 Mar, 6:00pm AEDT	McDonald Jones Stadium	19,555 ^[2]
2	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	0 - 28	Penrith Panthers	Sat 20 Mar 3:00pm AEDT	Bankwest Stadium	5,062
3	Brisbane Broncos	24 - 0	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sat 27 Mar 5:30pm AEDT	Suncorp Stadium	22,509
4	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	0 - 38	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Fri 02 Apr 4:05pm AEDT	Stadium Australia	23,340
5	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	18 - 52	Melbourne Storm	Sat 10 Apr 5:30pm AEST	Stadium Australia	5,104
6	North Queensland Cowboys	30 - 18	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 18 Apr 4:05pm AEST	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	11,965
7	Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	12 - 18	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sat 24 Apr 5:30pm AEST	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium	7,420
8	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	10 - 32	Parramatta Eels	Sat 01 May 5:30pm AEST	Stadium Australia	13,273
9	St George Illawarra Dragons	32 - 12	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 09 May 4:05pm AEST	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium	7,253
10	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	18 - 20	Canberra Raiders	Sat 15 May 3:00pm AEST	Suncorp Stadium	30,214
11	Gold Coast Titans	30 - 20	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sat 22 May 3:00pm AEST	Cbus Super Stadium	11,315
12	Penrith Panthers	30 - 4	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sat 29 May 3:00pm AEST	Panthers Stadium	16,110
13		BYE
14	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	28-6	St George Illawarra Dragons	Mon 14 Jun 4:00pm AEST	Stadium Australia	17,382
15	Parramatta Eels	36-10	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 20 Jun 2:00pm AEST	Bankwest Stadium	17,276
16	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	0-66	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Sat 03 Jul 3:00pm AEST	Stadium Australia	0
17	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	16-22	Sydney Roosters	Sat 10 Jul 7:35pm AEST	Bankwest Stadium	0
18	South Sydney Rabbitohs	32-24	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 18 Jul 6:15pm AEST	Cbus Super Stadium	2,979
19	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	44-24	Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	Sun 25 Jul 4:05pm AEST	Cbus Super Stadium	4,424
20	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	6-34	Gold Coast Titans	Sun 01 Aug 2:00pm AEST	Suncorp Stadium	0
21	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	16-28	Wests Tigers	Sun 08 Aug 2:00pm AEST	Cbus Super Stadium	0
22	New Zealand Warriors	24-10	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 15 Aug 2:00pm AEST	Moreton Daily Stadium	3,332
23	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	16-22	Newcastle Knights	Sat 21 Aug 5:30pm AEST	Cbus Super Stadium	2,343
24	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	36-18	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 29 Aug 2:00pm AEST	Moreton Daily Stadium	4,910
25	Wests Tigers	0-38	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 05 Sep 4:05pm AEST	Moreton Daily Stadium	3,104
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye

Ladder[]

2021 NRL season v t
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne Storm	24	21	0	3	1	815	316	+499	44
2	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	21	0	3	1	676	286	+390	44
3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	20	0	4	1	775	453	+322	42
4	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	16	0	8	1	744	492	+252	34
5	Sydney Roosters	24	16	0	8	1	630	489	+141	34
6	Parramatta Eels	24	15	0	9	1	566	457	+109	32
7	Newcastle Knights	24	12	0	12	1	428	571	−143	26
8	Gold Coast Titans	24	10	0	14	1	580	583	−3	22
9	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	10	0	14	1	520	556	−36	22
10	Canberra Raiders	24	10	0	14	1	481	578	−97	22
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	8	0	16	1	474	616	−142	18
12	New Zealand Warriors	24	8	0	16	1	453	624	−171	18
13	Wests Tigers	24	8	0	16	1	500	714	−214	18
14	Brisbane Broncos	24	7	0	17	1	446	695	−249	16
15	North Queensland Cowboys	24	7	0	17	1	460	748	−288	16
16	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	3	0	21	1	340	710	−370	8

2021 squad[]

**Canterbury Bulldogs 2022 Squad**
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Top 30 Squad - 2022 Season						Development Players		Coaching Staff
Josh Addo-Carr – WG – CE Corey Allan – FB, CE, WG Jake Averillo – HB, FE, FB Bailey Biondi-Odo – FE, HK, HB Braidon Burns – CE, WG Matt Burton – FE, HB Josh Cook – HK Matt Doorey – SR Matthew Dufty – FB		Raymond Faitala-Mariner – SR Kyle Flanagan – HB Jack Hetherington – PR, SR Reece Hoffman – CE, SR Josh Jackson (c) – LK, SR Tui Katoa – WG Max King – PR, LK Jeremy Marshall-King – HK Brent Naden – CE, WG Jayden Okunbor – WG		Tevita Pangai Junior – SR, PR, LK Chris Patolo – SR, LK Aaron Schoupp – CE Ava Seumanufagai – PR Joe Stimson – LK, PR Luke Thompson – PR, LK Jackson Topine – SR, LK Paul Vaughan – PR Corey Waddell – SR, LK Brandon Wakeham – HB, FE		– SR Jacob Kiraz – WG, CE – SR, CE Extended squad – HK – FB – CE – CE, WG Zach Dockar-Clay – HB, HK – SR – HK – LK – FB, FE Isaac Lumelume – WG – PR – LK – PR Josh Ralph – HB – PR – HK – SR		Head coach Trent Barrett (Head Coach) Assistant Coach/es David Furner (Assistant) Craig Sandercock (Assistant) David Tangata-Toa (Transition Coach) Other Coach/es Mick Potter (Mounties Head Coach) Medical Professionals Dan Ferris (Head of High Performance) Luke Portese (Strength and Conditioning Coach) Luke Inman (Chief Medical Officer) Managers Fred Ciraldo (Team Manager) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) Updated: 28 January 2021 Source(s): Bulldogs Team Profiles

Awards[]

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Awards Night[]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales, the club was unable to hold a formal awards night, but awarded the following awards via social media.^[3]

Dr George Peponis Player of the Year: Josh Jackson
Coaches Award: Jake Averillo
Steve Mortimer Rookie of the Year: Bailey Biondi-Odo
Peter Warren Medal (Community Service): Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Les Johns Clubperson of the Year: Adrian Low

References[]

^ "Canterbury Bulldogs name Trent Barrett as NRL coach from 2021". abc.net.au. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ Keeble, Brett. "Saifiti marks milestone with five-star performance". Nrl.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ "Jackson named the 2021 Dr George Peponis Player of the Year". bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[1] "Canterbury Bulldogs name Trent Barrett as NRL coach from 2021". abc.net.au. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

[2] Keeble, Brett. "Saifiti marks milestone with five-star performance". Nrl.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

[3] "Jackson named the 2021 Dr George Peponis Player of the Year". bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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Est. 1935 in Sydney, New South Wales
Club	History Records Players Honours Coaches
Home grounds	Belmore Sports Ground Sydney Showground Stadium Stadium Australia
Culture	Club songs Bulldogs Hall of Fame Good Friday Queen's Birthday
League	NSWRL ARL SL NRL
Premierships (8)	1938 1942 1980 1984 1985 1988 1995 2004
Seasons (82)	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1995 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Other competitions	Current NRL Nines Jersey Flegg Cup S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Tarsha Gale Cup Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup NSWRL Women's Premiership National Youth Competition
Affiliations	Mount Pritchard Mounties Sydney Bulls