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2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
NRL RankTBA
Team information
CEOAaron Warburton
Head CoachCameron Ciraldo
Captain
StadiumAccor Stadium
Belmore Sports Ground
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The 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the club's 92nd season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

The club unveiled a new logo on October 16, 2025 which was officially adopted from November 1, 2025.[1]

It is Cameron Ciraldo's fourth season as head coach of the club.

Pre-season challenge

The 2026 NRL pre-season will be played in February, before the commencement of the regular season.[2]

Round 1: 7 February 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30-34 North Queensland Cowboys Kogarah
17:30 AEDT
 Tries:
Matamua rugby ball 37'
Fitzgibbon rugby ball 46'
Toy rugby ball 57'
Grossemy rugby ball 63'
Rauqe rugby ball 66'
Nassar rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Sua 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 38'
Fitzgibbon 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 67', 78'
 [[1] Report]
Tries:
Luki rugby ball 5'
Derby rugby ball 15'
Laybutt rugby ball 17'
Derby rugby ball 21'
O'Donnell rugby ball 26'
Barber rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Clifford 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 7', 19', 23', 28'
Sutton 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 75'
 Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,926
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 2: 14 February 2026 Newcastle Knights 0-28 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle
18:00 AEDT
 [[2] Report]
Tries:
Sua rugby ball 15'
Burton rugby ball 19'
Salmon rugby ball 33'
Kikau rugby ball 64'
Toy rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Crichton 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 21', 35'
O'Sullivan 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 65', 75'
 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,358
Referee: Nick Pelgrave

Regular season

Main article: 2025 NRL season

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Ground–––
ResultBBB
Position
Points
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2026 NRL season results

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.[3]

  Bye   Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 1 March 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v St. George Illawarra Dragons Las Vegas, USA
15:30 AEDT
 Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Round 2 (Bye)
Round 3: 19 March 2026 Canberra Raiders v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canberra
20:00 AEDT
 Stadium: GIO Stadium
Round 4: 28 March 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Newcastle Knights Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEDT
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 5: 3 April 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Olympic Park
16:05 AEDT
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 6: 9 April 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Penrith Panthers Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 7: 19 April 2026 Parramatta Eels v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
16:05 AEDT
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Round 8: 24 April 2026 Brisbane Broncos v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
20:00 AEST
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 9: 1 May 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v North Queensland Cowboys Sydney Olympic Park
18:00 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 10: 7 May 2026 Dolphins v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
19:50 AEST
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 11: 15 May 2026 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane
18:00 AEST
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 12: 22 May 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Melbourne Storm Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 13: 30 May 2026 Wests Tigers v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
17:30 AEST
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Round 14: 8 June 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Parramatta Eels Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 15 (Bye)
Round 16: 20 June 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Olympic Park
19:30 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 17: 26 June 2026 Gold Coast Titans v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gold Coast
18:00 AEST
 Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Round 18 (Bye)
Round 19: 11 July 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Canberra Raiders Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 20: 18 July 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Wests Tigers Sydney Olympic Park
19:30 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 21: 25 July 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v New Zealand Warriors Sydney Olympic Park
17:30 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 22: 31 July 2026 Melbourne Storm v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne
20:00 AEST
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Round 23: 7 August 2026 Sydney Roosters v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Moore Park
20:00 AEST
 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Round 24: 14 August 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Olympic Park
20:00 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 25: 22 August 2026 St. George Illawarra Dragons v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Moore Park
19:30 AEST
 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Round 26: 28 August 2026 Penrith Panthers v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
20:00 AEST
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Round 27: 3 September 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST
 Stadium: Accor Stadium

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to finals series
2 Canberra Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gold Coast Titans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Melbourne Storm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 New Zealand Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 North Queensland Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Parramatta Eels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Penrith Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2026. Source: National Rugby League

2026 squad

Canterbury Bulldogs 2026 squad
Top 30 squad - 2026 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Extended squad

  • Nick O'Meley – FB
Manager

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Managers

  • Adam Hartigan (Chief of Staff)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 15 February 2026
Source(s): Bulldogs 2025

See also

  • 2026 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Women season

References

  1. ^ https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2025/10/16/bulldogs-reveal-new-club-logo/
  2. ^ "2026 Draw Debrief: Witzer Pre-Season schedule revealed". National Rugby League. 14 November 2025.
  3. ^ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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