# 2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 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.

## Fixtures
### 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.
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Crowd |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | 24-18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 8 Mar 2015, 4:00 pm AEDT | Pepper Stadium | 18,814 |
| 2 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 32-12 | Parramatta Eels | Fri 17 Mar 2015, 7:35 pm AEDT | ANZ Stadium | 28,876 |
| 3 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 12-16 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Fri 20 Mar 2015, 7:35 pm AEDT | Brookvale Oval | 10,498 |
| 4 | Wests Tigers | 24-25 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Fri 27 Mar 2015, 7:35 pm AEDT | ANZ Stadium | 20,121 |
| 5 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 17-18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Fri 3 Apr 2015, 4:00 pm AEDT | ANZ Stadium | 40,523 |
| 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 31-6 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 12 Apr 2015, 4:00 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 20,273 |
| 7 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 28-16 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Fri 17 Apr 2015, 7:35 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 13,568 |
| 8 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 14-38 | Wests Tigers | Fri 24 Apr 2015, 7:45 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 18,521 |
| 9 | North Queensland Cowboys | 23-16 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Fri 9 May 2015, 7:30 pm AEST | 1300 Smiles Stadium | 15,794 |
| 10 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 10-24 | Sydney Roosters | Fri 15 May 2015, 7:35 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 17,093 |
| 11 | Canberra Raiders | 34-41 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 24 May 2015, 4:00 pm AEST | GIO Stadium | 12,221 |
| 12 | | BYE | | | | |
| 13 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 29-16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Mon 8 Jun 2015, 4:00 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 27, 291 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 28-14 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 14 Jun 2015, 4:00 pm AEST | Robina Stadium | 10,645 |
| 15 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 24-12 | Penrith Panthers | Sat 20 Jun 2015, 7:30 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 12,476 |
| 16 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 20-4 | Melbourne Storm | Mon 29 Jun 2015, 7:00 pm AEST | Belmore Sports Ground | 16,764 |
| 17 | | BYE | | | | |
| 18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 8-16 | Brisbane Broncos | Sat 11 Jul 2015, 7:30 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 16,253 |
| 19 | Parramatta Eels | 4-28 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Fri 17 Jul 2015, 7:35 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 17,082 |
| 20 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 16-18 | Cronulla Sharks | Sun 26 Jul 2015, 4:00 pm AEST | Belmore Sports Ground | 19,005 |
| 21 | Sydney Roosters | 38-28 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Fri 31 Jul 2015, 7:45 pm AEST | Sydney Football Stadium | 13,589 |
| 22 | Brisbane Broncos | 16-18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Fri 7 Aug 2015, 7:45 pm AEST | Suncorp Stadium | 34,082 |
| 23 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 36-14 | Gold Coast Titans | Sun 16 Aug 2015, 4:00 pm AEST | Central Coast Stadium | 11,021 |
| 24 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 18-32 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Fri 21 Aug 2015, 7:45 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 26,503 |
| 25 | Newcastle Knights | 18-20 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sat 29 Aug 2015, 5:30 pm AEST | Hunter Stadium | 23,604 |
| 26 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 26-22 | Warriors | Sun 6 Sep 2015, 6:30 pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 14,821 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye ||||||||||

### Finals

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | 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 | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Melbourne | 20 | 18 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 18 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 18 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | | | | |
| | | | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Roosters | 38 | | | | |
| 12 Sept, Stadium Australia | 12 Sept, Stadium Australia | 12 Sept, Stadium Australia | Canterbury | Canterbury | 12 | 26 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 26 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 26 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | | | |
| 5 | Canterbury | 11 | | | | Melbourne | Melbourne | 12 | |
| 8 | St. George Illawarra | 10 | | | | North Queensland | North Queensland | 32 | 4 Oct, Stadium Australia | 4 Oct, Stadium Australia | 4 Oct, Stadium Australia |
| | | | | | | | | | Brisbane | Brisbane | 16 |
| 13 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 13 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 13 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | | | | 25 Sept, Lang Park | 25 Sept, Lang Park | 25 Sept, Lang Park | North Queensland | North Queensland | 17 |
| 6 | Cronulla | 28 | | | | Brisbane | Brisbane | 31 | | |
| 7 | Souths | 12 | 19 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | 19 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | 19 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Roosters | 12 | | |
| | | | North Queensland | North Queensland | 39 | | | | | | |
| 12 Sept, Lang Park | 12 Sept, Lang Park | 12 Sept, Lang Park | Cronulla | Cronulla | 0 | | | | | |
| 2 | Brisbane | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | North Queensland | 12 | | | | | | | | |

## Ladder

2015 NRL seasonvte :
| 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 |