Ahead of one of the most anticipated clashes of the season between the Dragons and Bulldogs, a St George Illawarra enforcer has raised the stakes by putting a target on the back of Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton.
The wild scenes in Belmore on Sunday will stick with Bulldogs players for the rest of their lives, but things are set to be very different this weekend.
More than 18,000 crammed Belmore to watch the Bulldogs beat the Raiders, with the popularity of the match and venue prompting club officials to change attendance protocols for future matches.
Some of the scenes at Belmore Oval on Sunday night represent the greatest things about rugby league. The drums are beating, the Bulldogs are back and its scalp hunting season, writes PAMELA WHALEY.
The fallout from the return of the Bulldogs to Belmore has turned ugly after footage emerged of a Raiders cult hero being targeted by rival fans.
The streets around Belmore Sports Ground were engulfed in a sea of blue and white as Bulldogs fans celebrated passionately following their win over the Raiders. Watch the footage.
The very first thing Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo did when he arrived at Belmore was the most significant. DEAN RITCHIE sits down with the mentor in a wide-ranging interview.
Bronson Xerri is in the process of signing a new deal to stay with the Bulldogs, but there could be ink of a different kind at the end of the year.
After round six this season, bookmakers pushed the Bulldogs out to $81 to win the NRL premiership. Now after six wins from their last eight, their odds have been slashed as the high-flying Canterbury have suddenly become the Dogs of Soar.
The Broncos are in serious danger of missing the finals following a worrying 41-16 belting against the rampant Bulldogs.
The Broncos hopes of avenging last year’s grand final defeat is all but over, with their finals dream in tatters after being stunned by the Bulldogs in a Suncorp Stadium slaughter.
Canterbury’s forwards have punched above their weight all season, but signing a powerhouse prop could make them genuine premiership contenders in 2025, with coach Cameron Ciraldo says he’s “monitoring the situation” with Stefano Utoikamanu.
Canterbury’s forwards have punched above their weight all season, but signing a powerhouse prop could make them genuine premiership contenders in 2025.
The Cowboys edged out the Bulldogs to pick up a crucial victory at home and remain narrowly inside the top eight with a number of sides breathing down their neck.
Brisbane will need a miracle to resurrect their season now as the heat turns up on the last eight rounds before NRL finals. See which teams can and can’t make the finals.
Ahead of a tough road trip to North Queensland on Sunday, Dogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has been forced to dig deep into his roster with eight players from the club’s top 30 unavailable due to injury.
Fresh from a pre-Olympics rugby camp in France, rising New Zealand Black Ferns star Rosie Kelly has signed a one-year deal with the Parramatta Eels. SEE FINALISED NRLW SQUADS AND CONTRACT LENGTHS FOR 2024
The Bulldogs epic golden-point victory over the Warriors may have come at a massive cost, with a key forward suffering a suspected broken jaw.
Rugby league fans have been treated to a truly outrageous contest with commentators left in disbelief over the wild scenes that unfolded.
He was fearless in his Bulldogs rugby league career, but could not sleep for fear of not waking up. Hardman Geoff Robinson opened up to Dean Ritchie on his toughest battle in this final poignant interview.
Phil Gould has got a lot wrong in rugby league over 50-odd years, but is it time to start exalting ‘Gus’ as Canterbury-Bankstown’s great saviour? DEAN RITCHIE asks in Bulldog’s Bite.
His impact on the team has gone under the radar, but Toby Sexton has been the Bulldogs’ lucky charm in 2024 and is working towards a new deal with the club.
Steve Folkes had a reputation as a hard-hitting defender for the Canterbury Bulldogs. That’s nothing compared to the shot he once put on Chris Gayle and the West Indies cricket team, writes BEN HORNE.
The Bulldogs have continued their remarkable climb up the NRL ladder, as the boot of Matt Burton delivered a golden point victory over a Sharks side who blew their opportunity.
The NRL has a new superstar on its hands, and Stephen Crichton was all class to a rival after Friday night’s golden point thriller.
Melbourne Storm winger Xavier Coates is making a habit of absurd highlight reel moments, adding to it on Friday night.
Melbourne have secured yet another last-minute victory, denying the Bulldogs one of the upsets of the season, after a stunning Josh Addo-Carr hat-trick threatened to steal the game away.
The NRL’s newest referee will honour the late mentor who predicted he would go all the way in rugby league, before his tragic passing at 25, during his debut on Friday.
Many of Queensland rugby league’s leading under-17 players can be revealed here following the announcement of the City-Country boys and girls teams. Story here.
The Canterbury Bulldogs have come off second best to the wild Sydney weather with their home ground under a mountain of water.
Canterbury-Bankstown’s first grade team is on the hunt for a temporary new training home after the wet and wild Sydney weather flooded parts of Belmore Sports Ground, while lower grade kick-off times have been moved.
Bronson Xerri spent more than four years out of the NRL wondering if he’d get a second chance, but he’s back in first grade now with a crazy connection to where it all began.
Roosters coach Trent Robinson was far from happy with the referees after his side ended the clash with the Bulldogs with 11 men.
Roosters coach Trent Robinson has deemed the sending off of star winger Dom Young to be “a bit over the top”, believing it’s opened up a new level for more send offs in the game.
The NRL world has been left utterly stunned after everything went wrong for the Roosters in a horror show against the Bulldogs.
As the Bulldogs and Roosters prepare to meet tonight, 20 years after their unforgettable grand final battle, we have tracked down the 2004 premiership-winning team.
Rumours are circulating Phil Gould is trying to gain control of team selections from Cameron Ciraldo at Canterbury – and it wouldn’t be the first time he has pulled rank over an NRL coach, writes PAUL KENT.
Cameron Ciraldo says chatting with Phil Gould is like talking with his dad, denying the Bulldogs supremo has too much power and influence at the club.
The Wests Tigers will replace one suspended playmaking phenom with another exciting young rookie, while the Knights are set for yet another halves reshuffle. READ THE LATEST TEAM NEWS
The NRL’s zealous policing of the obstruction rule could see more players take a dive but Viliame Kikau has declared the Bulldogs won’t be the kind of side to milk penalties.
The Bulldogs are averaging fewer points per game than last year when they ran 15th. PHIL ROTHFIELD reveals what the side needs in order to get the best out of their big money recruits.
Dolphins rookie Max Plath could be wiped out for three games after being charged with a grade three hip-drop tackle on Gold Coast’s Phillip Sami. NRL judiciary news.
A Jack Wighton double and a busy day at the back from an under-fire Latrell Mitchell steered the Rabbitohs towards their first points of the season and ease some pressure on coach Jason Demetriou.
The final tackle before halftime in the Good Friday clash with Souths and Canterbury has left fans divided after Josh Addo-Carr was knocked out cold.
NRLW players will get to join the Las Vegas party in 2025 while two new teams will join the competition next year also. Full details.
Harmony Crichton has always been able to see what she could be just by looking round the family dinner table. Now she’s hoping to put her special toughness to the test in the NRLW.
Canterbury are winless to start the NRL season but will head into their clash with the Gold Coast as favourites for just the 11th time in 95 matches.
A Bulldogs young gun has opened up on a difficult few months which saw him have major neck surgery and calls for him to retire from the NRL.
The Sharks ran riot in the second half against a competitive Bulldogs outfit, but the game wasn’t without controversy, with one player lucky not to be sent-off.
The Bulldogs looked to build an early lead against the Sharks on Friday but the rub of the green is not going their way yet in 2024.
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