# 2020 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

The 2020 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season was the 86th in the club's history. They were competing in the National Rugby League's 2020 Telstra Premiership. Dean Pay was the coach from Round 1 to Round 9. He formally resigned from this position on 14 July 2020 was replaced by Steve Georgallis, who was named as Pay's interim replacement. It was reported that, following Pay's resignation and Georgallis's appointment, the clubs other Assistant Coach, Steve Antonelli also resigned from his position. In Round 2 the NRL announced a shortened Season from 26 rounds to 20.

## Fixtures
### Regular season

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Crowd |
| 1 | Parramatta Eels | 8 - 2 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Thur 12 Mar, 8:05pm AEDT | Bankwest Stadium | 21,363 |
| 2 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 16 - 24 | North Queensland Cowboys | Thur 19 Mar 8:05pm AEDT | ANZ Stadium | 0* |
| | | | COMPETITION SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC | | | |
| 3 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 32 - 6 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 31 May, 6:30pm AEST | Central Coast Stadium | 0* |
| 4 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 22 - 2 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Mon 8 Jun, 4:05pm AEST | Bankwest Stadium | 0* |
| 5 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 6 - 42 | Sydney Roosters | Mon 15 Jun, 7:00pm AEST | Bankwest Stadium | 366** |
| 6 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 20 - 18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 21 Jun, 6:30pm AEST | Bankwest Stadium | 410** |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 6 - 34 | Wests Tigers | Sun 28 Jun, 6:30pm AEST | Bankwest Stadium | 519** |
| 8 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 10 - 26 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sun 5 Jul, 6:30pm AEST | Bankwest Stadium | 3,585** |
| 9 | Brisbane Broncos | 8 - 26 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sat 11 Jul, 5:30pm AEST | Suncorp Stadium | 7,134** |
| 10 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 28 - 22 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sat 18 Jul, 3:00pm AEST | WIN Stadium | 1,619** |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 12-18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 26 Jul, 2:00pm AEST | McDonald Jones Stadium | 3,521** |
| 12 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 16-18 | Parramatta Eels | Sun 2 Aug, 2:00pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 5,775** |
| 13 | Melbourne Storm | 41-10 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 8 Aug, 3:00pm AEST | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 3,432** |
| 14 | Wests Tigers | 29-28 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 16 Aug, 4:05pm AEST | Bankwest Stadium | 2,758** |
| 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 14-20 | New Zealand Warriors | Sun 23 Aug, 2:00pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 2,631** |
| 16 | Canberra Raiders | 34-20 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Sun 30 Aug, 6:30pm AEST | Gio Stadium | 2,685** |
| 17 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 14-18 | Gold Coast Titans | Sat 5 Sep, 3:00pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 2,048** |
| 18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 20-32 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Fri 11 Sep, 6:00pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 2,151** |
| 19 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 16-26 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Thur 17 Sep, 7:50pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 4,859** |
| 20 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 0-42 | Penrith Panthers | Sat 26 Sep, 3:00pm AEST | ANZ Stadium | 6,755** |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||||
* Matches from round 2 - 4 were played without crowds as part of the Australian Government's efforts to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
* Limited crowd attendance on matches from round 5 were allowed after the Australian government eased its COVID-19 restrictions.

## Ladder

2020 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 537 | 238 | +299 | 37 |
| 2 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 534 | 276 | +258 | 32 |
| 3 | Parramatta Eels | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 288 | +104 | 30 |
| 4 | Sydney Roosters | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 552 | 322 | +230 | 28 |
| 5 | Canberra Raiders | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 317 | +128 | 28 |
| 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 521 | 352 | +169 | 24 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 421 | 374 | +47 | 23 |
| 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 480 | 480 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Gold Coast Titans | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 346 | 463 | −117 | 18 |
| 10 | New Zealand Warriors | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 343 | 458 | −115 | 16 |
| 11 | Wests Tigers | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 440 | 505 | −65 | 14 |
| 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 378 | 452 | −74 | 14 |
| 13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 375 | 509 | −134 | 14 |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 368 | 520 | −152 | 10 |
| 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 504 | −222 | 6 |
| 16 | Brisbane Broncos | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 268 | 624 | −356 | 6 |