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Another year, another shocker for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Only the unmitigated disaster that was the Brisbane Broncos prevented the Dogs from claiming the wooden spoon in 2020, so new coach Trent Barrett has a big job on his hands.
How will Canterbury fare in NRL 2022? Let’s check in with the bookies.
Established: | 1934 |
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Home grounds: | Belmore Oval, ANZ Stadium |
Coach: | Trent Barrett |
Captain: | Josh Jackson |
Premierships: | Eight – 1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004 |
2021 ladder finish: | 16th (3-21) |
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2022 Premiership | Make Finals | Wooden Spoon | |
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Mar | $101 | $11 | $2.75 |
Apr | $251 | $17 | $2 |
May | $151 | $10 | $3.30 |
There are dozens of NRL betting markets for Canterbury-Bankstown, but where are they likely to return some real value?
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Round | Opponent | Venue | Date | Time (AEST) |
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1 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium | Friday, March 12 | 5:00pm |
2 | Penrith Panthers | Bankwest Stadium | Saturday, March 20 | 2:05pm |
3 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | Saturday, March 27 | 4:30pm |
4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium | Friday, April 2 | 3:05pm |
5 | Melbourne Storm | HBF Park | Saturday, April 10 | 5:30pm |
6 | North Queensland Cowboys | QLD Country Bank Stadium | Sunday, April 18 | 4:05pm |
7 | Cronulla Sharks | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Saturday, April 24 | 5:30pm |
8 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium | Saturday, May 1 | 5:30pm |
9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Sunday, May 9 | 4:05pm |
10 | Canberra Raiders | Suncorp Stadium | Saturday, May 15 | 3:00pm |
11 | Gold Coast Titans | CBUS Super Stadium | Saturday, May 22 | 3:500pm |
12 | Penrith Panthers | Panthers Stadium | Saturday, May 29 | 3:00pm |
13 | BYE | – | – | – |
14 | St George Illawarra Dragons | ANZ Stadium | Monday, June 14 | 4:00pm |
15 | Parramatta Eels | Bankwest Stadium | Sunday, June 20 | 2:00pm |
16 | Manly Sea Eagles | ANZ Stadium | Saturday, July, 3 | 3:00pm |
17 | Sydney Roosters | Bankwest Stadium | Saturday, July 10 | 7:35pm |
18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium | Sunday, July 18 | 6:15pm |
19 | Cronulla Sharks | Bankwest Stadium | Sunday, July 25 | 4:05pm |
20 | Gold Coast Titans | Bankwest Stadium | Sunday, August 1 | 2:00pm |
21 | West Tigers | Belmore Sports Ground | Sunday, August 8 | 2:00pm |
22 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium | Sunday, August 15 | 2:00pm |
23 | Newcastle Knights | ANZ Stadium | Saturday, August 21 | 5:30pm |
24 | Manly Sea Eagles | Lottoland Oval | Sunday, August 29 | 2:00pm |
25 | West Tigers | Campbelltown Stadium | Sunday, September 5 | 4:05pm |
Josh Addo-Carr
Born: 28/7/1995
Games: 127
Tries: 102
Position: Winger
The Bulldogs have been criticised in recent years for investing too heavily in outside backs, but Josh Addo-Carr isn’t just any old winger. Besides his immense skill as a footballer, the former Storm superstar also brings a wealth of knowledge from his time with one of the strongest sporting organisations in the country. That’s exactly what the Doggies need.
Matt Burton
Born: 14/3/2000
Games: 32
Tries: 20
Position: Five-eighth
It is a testament to the depth of Penrith’s squad that most of Matt Burton’s 32 appearances there came in the centres. He was a big contributor to the Panthers’ premiership win last year, but now he has an opportunity to properly showcase his skills in his preferred position at five-eighth. This is one of the guys that can take the Dogs forward in a big way.
Kyle Flanagan
Born: 15/9/1998
Games: 42
Tries: 6
Position: Halfback
It’s been a strange few years for Kyle Flanagan. He looked set to be Sydney’s long-term halfback, but that adventure lasted only a single season. The Bulldogs picked him up off the scrap heap last year and gave him another go, but he was in and out of the side in the back half of a wooden-spoon campaign. If the Flanagan-Burton pairing doesn’t work, it could be curtains for Kyle in the NRL.
It took Canterbury only four years to win their first flag, and only four more to repeat the feat. However, things got much tougher after World War II. The Berries, as they were once known, were nowhere near it in the 1950s and did not reach the grand final again until 1967, when they ended St George’s 11-year premiership streak with a one-point win in the prelim. They lost the decider to South Sydney, who would go on to win four titles between ’67 and ’71.
That year was something of a watershed for Canterbury. The club grew stronger as the ’70s progressed and developed an exciting, free-flowing brand of footy that took them to the GF in 1974 and 1979. They lost both of those encounters, but the drought broke at last in 1980 when the Dogs exacted revenge for ’74 with an 18-4 demolition of Eastern Suburbs.
The floodgates were open. Canterbury added back-to-back flags in 1984 and 1985, then another in ’88. They finished the decade as one of the strongest teams in the division, which put them in a position of rare security while other clubs battled for survival during the Super League wars of the 1990s.