2010 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season
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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.
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.
Losses
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
's 2010 Telstra Cup Premiership
2010 NRL season
The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the Grand Final, played on 3 October at ANZ Stadium...
under coach Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore (rugby league)
Kevin Moore is an Australian rugby league football coach and former player.-Playing Career:As a player he played as a scrum-half. He played for the Halifax RLFC team in the Super League...
. They finished the regular season 13th (out of 16), failing to make the finals.
Telstra Premiership
The club welcomes 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 retired at the end of the 2009 season and will not play in 2010.Former Australian swimming team coach Alan Thompson
Alan Thompson (swimming coach)
Alan Thompson is a former Australian swimming coach, who was once the head coach of the Australian swimming team. He was appointed to the role in January 2005 following the resignation of Leigh Nugent after the 2004 Athens Olympics. He took a redundancy package from Swimming Australia in January...
, 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 Savings ends; all games are in AEST.| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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| 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 RaidersCanberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
Sat 27 Feb 2010, 7:15pm AEDT | Apex Oval, Dubbo | ||||
| 1 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
16-20 |  Newcastle KnightsNewcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
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 RoostersSydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
Sun 28 Mar 2010, 3:00pm AEDT | Stadium Australia | ||||
| 4 |  South Sydney RabbitohsSouth Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
38-16 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
Mon 5 Apr 2010, 7:00pm AEST | Stadium Australia | ||||
| 5 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
24-30 |  New Zealand WarriorsNew Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia... |
Sat 10 Apr 2010, 7:30pm AEST | Stadium Australia | ||||
| 6 |  Wests TigersWests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs... |
4-24 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
April 2010 | Sydney Football Stadium | ||||
| 7 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
36-18 |  Brisbane BroncosBrisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two... |
April 2010 | Stadium Australia | ||||
| 8 |  Parramatta EelsParramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
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 PanthersPenrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... |
31-16 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
May 2010 | Penrith Football Stadium | ||||
| 12 |  Melbourne StormMelbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
23-12 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
May 2010 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne Rectangular Stadium The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the site of Edwin Flack Field on Olympic Boulevard in the Sports and Entertainment Precinct, in inner Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.... |
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| 13 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
12-19 | Wests Tigers Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs... |
June 2010 | Stadium Australia | ||||
| 14 | BYE | ||||||||
| 15 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
24-25 |  Gold Coast TitansGold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its... |
June 2010 | Lang Park | ||||
| 16 | Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
10-18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
June 2010 | Canberra Stadium Canberra Stadium Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia... |
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| 17 |  Cronulla Sutherland Sharks |
12-24 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
July 2010 | Central Coast Stadium | ||||
| 18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
20-18 | Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
July 2010 | Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide... |
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| 19 | Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
36-32 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
July 2010 | Sydney Football Stadium | ||||
| 20 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
16-32 | Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
July 2010 | Stadium Australia | ||||
| 21 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
32-12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
July 2010 | Stadium Australia | ||||
| 22 | Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
30-6 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
August 2010 | Newcastle International Sports Centre | ||||
| 23 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
14-28 | Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
August 2010 | Stadium Australia | ||||
| 24 |  North Queensland CowboysNorth Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
20-22 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
August 2010 | The Willows Dairy Farmers Stadium The Willows Sports Complex, currently known as Dairy Farmers Stadium due to sponsorship rights, is a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has historically been used mainly for rugby league, and is the home ground of the National Rugby League club the North... |
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| 25 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
18-24 | Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... |
August 2010 | Stadium Australia | ||||
| 26 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24-30 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs |
September 2010 | Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval is a sporting ground located within Brookvale Park at Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia. The ground is owned by Warringah Council and is primarily used by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles rugby league team... |
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Player movements
Gains| Player | Previous Club |
|---|---|
| Steve Turner | Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
| Blake Green Blake Green Blake Green is a rugby league player for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.Blake Green's position of choice is as a half-back.... |
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks |
| Junior Tia-Kilifi Junior Tia-Kilifi Junior Tia-Kilifi is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League, and previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He is a Samoan international. Tia-Kilifi usually plays on the wing or as a centre... |
Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... |
| Dene Halatau Dene Halatau Dene Halatau is a professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League . A New Zealand international representative forward, he previously played club football for the Wests Tigers, with whom he won the 2005 NRL Premiership.-Bipgraphy:Halatau is... |
Wests Tigers Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs... |
| Corey Payne Corey Payne Corey Payne is an Australian professional rugby league player in the National Rugby League competition. Payne plays for the Bulldogs and previously played for St George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers. Payne primarily plays at lock.Payne made his NRL debut in the first game of the 2005 season,... |
Wests Tigers Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs... |
| Mickey Paea Mickey Paea Mickey Paea is an Australian rugby league player of Tongan descent who currently plays for the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League competition.-Playing career:... |
St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Trent Hodkinson Trent Hodkinson Trent Hodkinson is an Australian rugby league player who currently plays at halfback for the Canterbury Bulldogs. He previously played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles... |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
| Aiden Tolman Aiden Tolman Aiden Tolman is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm... |
Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
| Kris Keating Kris Keating Kristopher Keating , is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the NRL... |
Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
Losses
| Player | Joined Club |
|---|---|
| Greg Eastwood Greg Eastwood Greg Eastwood is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the NRL. A New Zealand international representative lock or second row forward, he previously for the Brisbane Broncos, Bulldogs in the NRL and Leeds Rhinos in the European Super League... |
Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
| John Kite | Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
| Daryl Millard Daryl Millard Daryl Millard is an Australian rugby league player of Fijian descent who currently plays for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the European Super League... |
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
| Hazem El Masri Hazem El Masri Hazem El Masri is a Lebanese-Australian retired professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. An Australia and Lebanon international, and New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he played his entire club football career with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs with... |
Retirement |
| Ben Hannant Ben Hannant Benjamin Hannant is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL... |
Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its... |