2015_Canterbury-Bankstown_Bulldogs_season
2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2015 rugby season
The 2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the 81st in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and captained by James Graham, who replaces Michael Ennis after his departure from the club. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2015 Telstra Premiership. After finishing the 2014 season as the runners up, the team will be aiming to go one step further and win the premiership this year.
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| 2015 season | |||
| CEO | Raelene Castle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Des Hasler | ||
| Captain | James Graham | ||
| NRL | 5th (Semi- Finalists) | ||
| Holden Cup | 10th | ||
| NSW Cup | 5th | ||
| Top try scorer | Club: Curtis Rona (23) | ||
| Top points scorer | Club: Trent Hodkinson (99) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 40,523 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,021 | ||
| Average home attendance | 20,126 | ||
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Regular season
The Bulldogs will begin the regular season with an away match against the Penrith Panthers on March 8. They will host their first home game against the Parramatta Eels the following week on March 13.
The Club's 80th anniversary will be celebrated with a return to Belmore Sports Ground on July 26 in a match against the Cronulla Sharks.
Finals
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Crowd | ||||||||
| Finals Wk 1 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
11-10 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Sat 12 Sep 2015, 5:50 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 33,854 | ||||
| Finals Wk 2 |  Sydney Roosters |
36 - 12 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
Fri 18 Sep 2015, 7:55 pm AEST | Sydney Football Stadium | 35,711 | ||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye | ||||||||||
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Melbourne | 20 | 18 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Roosters | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Sept, Stadium Australia | Canterbury | 12 | 26 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Canterbury | 11 | Melbourne | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 |  St. George Illawarra | 10 |  North Queensland | 32 | 4 Oct, Stadium Australia | ||||||||||||||
 Brisbane | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 25 Sept, Lang Park | North Queensland | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Cronulla | 28 | Brisbane | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Souths | 12 | 19 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | Sydney Roosters | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| North Queensland | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Sept, Lang Park | Cronulla | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brisbane | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Queensland | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Roosters |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 300 | +291 | 40 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 379 | +195 | 38 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys (P) |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 587 | 454 | +133 | 38 |
| 4 | Melbourne Storm |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 467 | 348 | +119 | 32 |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 522 | 480 | +42 | 32 |
| 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 469 | 476 | −7 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 465 | 467 | −2 | 30 |
| 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 435 | 408 | +27 | 28 |
| 9 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 458 | 492 | −34 | 26 |
| 10 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 577 | 569 | +8 | 24 |
| 11 |  Penrith Panthers |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | −78 | 22 |
| 12 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 448 | 573 | −125 | 22 |
| 13 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 445 | 588 | −143 | 22 |
| 14 |  Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 636 | −197 | 22 |
| 15 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 487 | 562 | −75 | 20 |
| 16 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 458 | 612 | −154 | 20 |
- "Panthers v Bulldogs". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- "Sea Eagles v Bulldogs". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- "Bulldogs v Broncos". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- "Eels v Bulldogs". Retrieved 19 July 2015.