List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs records

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The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are a professional rugby league club in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australasia.

Based in Belmore, a suburb of Sydney, the Bulldogs in 1935 were admitted to the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition, a predecessor of the current NRL competition.

The Bulldogs won their first premiership in just their fourth season (1938). At the time it made them the quickest club (barring the founding clubs) to win a premiership after admission to the competition, a record which was only recently beaten in 1999 by the Melbourne Storm. They won a second premiership in 1942 but then had to wait another 38 years before breaking through for a third title in 1980. During the 80s, the Bulldogs were a dominant force in the competition appearing in five Grand Finals, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1988, winning four of them which was 1980 (18-4 against Eastern Suburbs), 1984 (6-4 against Parramatta Eels), 1985 (7-6 against St. George Dragons) and 1988 (24-12 against Balmain Tigers), only to lose in 1986 (4-2 against Parramatta Eels). In the 90s they featured in the 1994, 1995 and 1998 Grand Finals, winning in 1995 (17-4 against Manly Sea Eagles), but losing in 1994 (36-12 against Canberra Raiders) and in 1998 (38-12 against Brisbane Broncos). Their most recent success was in 2004 when they beat the Sydney Roosters 16-13. The tryscorers were Hazem El Masri and Matt Utai, and the Clive Churchill Medal winner was Willie Mason.

Club Records[]

Biggest Wins[]

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
62 66-4 North Queensland Cowboys Belmore Sports Ground 27 August 1995
52 52-0 Western Suburbs Magpies Lidcombe Oval 2 June 1985
50 54-4 Western Suburbs Magpies Sydney Cricket Ground 23 June 1986
50 62-12 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Football Stadium 3 August 2003
48 52-4 Canberra Raiders Telstra Stadium 5 August 2007
46 56-10 Gold Coast Chargers Belmore Sports Ground 19 April 1998
46 52-6 Newcastle Knights Telstra Stadium 27 August 2004
46 60-14 Sydney Roosters ANZ Stadium 28 March 2010

Biggest Losses[]

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
85 6-91 St. George Dragons Earl Park 11 May 1935
80 7-87 Eastern Suburbs Sydney Sports Ground 18 May 1935
66 0-66 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta 3 July 2021
55 10-65 Eastern Suburbs Pratten Park 10 August 1935
52 4-56 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 12 August 2005
52 2-54 Wests Tigers ANZ Stadium 19 August 2005
52 4-56 Wests Tigers ANZ Stadium 3 August 2008

Biggest Comeback[]

Recovered from a 20-point deficit.

Worst Collapse[]

Surrendered a 20-point lead.

  • Led Parramatta Eels 20-0 after 45 minutes to lose 28-20 at ANZ Stadium on 15 March 2008.

Scoring Records[]

Most Points in a Match

  • 66 Points, Canterbury beat North Queensland 66-4 (27 August 1995)+

Most Points in a Match (Lose)

  • 36 Points, Wests Tigers beat Canterbury 37-36 (27 March 2005)

Highest Score Conceded

  • 91 Points, St George beat Canterbury 91-6 (11 May 1935)^

Most Points in a Season

  • 342 (16 tries, 139 goals) Hazem El Masri in 2004

Most Tries in a Match

  • 5, Edgar Newham against Balmain (15 August 1942), Canterbury won 26-20 - NRL
  • 5, Nigel Vagana against Souths (19 April 2002), Canterbury won 32-6 - NRL

Most Goals in a Match

  • 11, Hazem El Masri against Souths (3 August 2003), Canterbury Won 62-12

^ denotes premiership record

+ denotes club record for biggest win and most points in a match

Streak Records[]

Longest Winning Streak

  • 17 Matches, 31 March – 3 August 2002

Longest Losing Streak

  • 11 Matches, 25 June 1955 – 14 April 1956
  • 11 Matches, 6 July 1965 – 17 April 1966

Player Records[]

Current to Round 25, 2021

Most First Grade Games[]

Most Tries For Club[]

Most Goals For Club[]

Most Field Goals For Club[]

Most Points For Club[]

  • 2,418 (159 tries, 891 goals), Hazem El Masri (1996–2009)
  • 1,490 (57 tries, 630 goals, 2 field goals), Daryl Halligan (1994–2000)
  • 1,279 (123 tries, 375 goals, 37 field goals), Terry Lamb (1984–1996)
  • 1,006 (63 tries, 405 goals), Steve Gearin (1976–1982, 1985)
  • 545 (14 tries, 233 goals, 19 field goals), Les Johns (1963–1971)
  • 417 (12 tries, 179 goals, 11 field goals), Trent Hodkinson (2011–2015)

Rothmans Medal winners[]

Dally M Medal winners[]

References[]

Footnotes[]

  • Woods B (2007). El Magic - The Life of Hazem El Masri. Harper Collins Publishing. ISBN 0-7322-8402-3
  • Andrews M (2006). The ABC of Rugby League. ABC Publishing. ISBN 0-7333-1946-7
  • Whiticker A & Hudson G (2005). Canterbury Bulldogs - The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Bas Publishing. ISBN 1-920910-50-6
  • Whittaker A & Collis I (2004). The History of Rugby League Clubs. ISBN 978-1-74110-470-7
  • Lane D (1996). A Family Betrayal - One Man's Super League War - Jarred McCracken. Ironbark Publishing. ISBN 0-330-35839-1
  • Chesterton R (1996). Good as Gould - Phil Gould's Stormy Life in Football. Ironbark Publishing. ISBN 0-330-35873-1
  • Lester G (1991). The Bulldog Story. Playright Publishing. ISBN 0-646-04447-8
  • Whiticker A (1992). The Terry Lamb Story. Gary Allen Publishing. ISBN 1-875169-14-8
  • Tasker N (1988). Top-Dog - The Steve Mortimer Story. Century Hutchinson Publishing. ISBN 0-09-169231-8
  • Lester G (1985). Berries to Bulldogs. Lester - Townsend Publishing. ISBN 0-949853-06-2
  • NRL Official Information Handbook (2001–2007). Season Guide.
  • Middleton D (1987–2006). The Official NSWRL, ARL, NRL Yearbook / Annual.
  • Christensen EE (1946–1977). NSWRL Yearbook.
  • Rugby League Review (2003–2007).
  • Big League (1974–2007).
  • Rugby League Week (1970–2007).
  • The Rugby League News.

External links[]

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