# 2010 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

The 2010 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season was the 76th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Cup Premiership under coach Kevin Moore. They finished the regular season 13th (out of 16), failing to make the finals.

## Telstra Premiership

The club welcomed a new logo and the re-instatement of the "Canterbury-Bankstown" prefix after spending the previous 11 seasons as simply the "Bulldogs". Club record-holder and pointscorer Hazem El Masri had retired at the end of the 2009 season and did not play in 2010.
Former Australian swimming team coach Alan Thompson, a long-time supporter of the Bulldogs, was appointed general manager of the club's football operations on 15 April 2010.

### Draw and results

*From Sunday 5 April at 2am, Australia and NZ daylight saving time ends; all games are in AEST.
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue |
| MC | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 16–14 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sat 20 Feb 2010, 7:30pm AEDT | Wollongong Showground |
| Trial | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 22–12 | Canberra Raiders | Sat 27 Feb 2010, 7:15pm AEDT | Apex Oval, Dubbo |
| 1 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 16–20 | Newcastle Knights | Sat 13 March 2010, 5:30pm AEDT | Stadium Australia |
| 2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 26–6 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Fri 19 March 2010, 7:35pm AEDT | Wollongong Showground |
| 3 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 60–14 | Sydney Roosters | Sun 28 Mar 2010, 3:00pm AEDT | Stadium Australia |
| 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 38–16 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Mon 5 Apr 2010, 7:00pm AEST | Stadium Australia |
| 5 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 24–30 | New Zealand Warriors | Sat 10 Apr 2010, 7:30pm AEST | Stadium Australia |
| 6 | Wests Tigers | 4–24 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | April 2010 | Sydney Football Stadium |
| 7 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 36–18 | Brisbane Broncos | April 2010 | Stadium Australia |
| 8 | Parramatta Eels | 26–10 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | April 2010 | Stadium Australia |
| 9 | | BYE | | |
| 10 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 6–19 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | May 2010 | Stadium Australia |
| 11 | Penrith Panthers | 31–16 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | May 2010 | Penrith Football Stadium |
| 12 | Melbourne Storm | 23–12 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | May 2010 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
| 13 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 12–19 | Wests Tigers | June 2010 | Stadium Australia |
| 14 | | BYE | | |
| 15 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 24–25 | Gold Coast Titans | June 2010 | Lang Park |
| 16 | Canberra Raiders | 10–18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | June 2010 | Canberra Stadium |
| 17 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12–24 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | July 2010 | Central Coast Stadium |
| 18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 20–18 | Melbourne Storm | July 2010 | Adelaide Oval |
| 19 | Sydney Roosters | 36–32 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | July 2010 | Sydney Football Stadium |
| 20 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 16–32 | Parramatta Eels | July 2010 | Stadium Australia |
| 21 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 32–12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | July 2010 | Stadium Australia |
| 22 | Newcastle Knights | 30–6 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | August 2010 | Newcastle International Sports Centre |
| 23 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 14–28 | Canberra Raiders | August 2010 | Stadium Australia |
| 24 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20–22 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | August 2010 | The Willows |
| 25 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 18–24 | Penrith Panthers | August 2010 | Stadium Australia |
| 26 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24–30 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | September 2010 | Brookvale Oval |

### Ladder

2010 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
| 3 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
| 5 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
| 7 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
| 8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
| 9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
| 10 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 508 | 535 | −27 | 26 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | −70 | 24 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | −78 | 24 |
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | −45 | 22 |
| 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | −255 | 18 |
| 15 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | −242 | 14 |
| 16 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 0$^1$ |
$^1$ Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.

### Player movements

Gains
| Player | Previous club |
| Steve Turner | Melbourne Storm |
| Blake Green | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Junior Tia-Kilifi | Penrith Panthers |
| Dene Halatau | Wests Tigers |
| Corey Payne | Wests Tigers |
| Mickey Paea | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Trent Hodkinson | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Aiden Tolman | Melbourne Storm |
| Kris Keating | Parramatta Eels |
Losses
| Player | Joined Club |
| Greg Eastwood | Leeds Rhinos |
| John Kite | Melbourne Storm |
| Daryl Millard | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Hazem El Masri | Retirement |
| Ben Hannant | Brisbane Broncos |

### Squad

The Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs have signed the below players in first grade to play in the main competition.
| No. | Position | Player Chris Armit – PR Ben Barba – FE Michael Ennis – HK Bryson Goodwin – WG Yileen Gordon – SR Blake Green – HB Dene Halatau – LK Ben Hannant – PR Jarrad Hickey – PR Michael Hodgson – PR Jamal Idris – CE Brett Kimmorley – HB Brad Morrin – SR |
| No. | Position | Player Josh Morris – CE Heka Nanai – WG Mickey Paea – SR Luke Patten – FB Ben Roberts – FE Andrew Ryan (Captain) – SR David Stagg – LK Lee Te Maari – SR Junior Tia-Kilifi – WG Steve Turner – WG Gary Warburton – SR Danny Williams – PR Tim Winitana – CE |