Two years after being excluded from the premiership due to salary cap breaches the Canterbury Bulldogs found themselves rebuilt and facing off the with Minor Premiers in the 2004 NRL Grand Final. The animosity between these two teams was palpable, with the Roosters constantly being linked to Bulldogs players over the previous few seasons. A…
There is a big difference between a club having a tough few years and what we are currently seeing the Century Bulldogs going through. The Bulldogs, because of terrible administration, poor coaching and the repercussions of salary cap breaches, hit a point where they had no good juniors coming through the club, their first grade…
There are reports by various News Ltd journalists suggesting that Tevita Pangai Jr will retire from Rugby League at seasons end to take up boxing, this dispute having a season remaining on his deal at the Bulldogs. This feels like a very strange decision , and call me a cynic, but this feels like a…
In the last few years on the Fergo and The Freak podcast we have had the pleasure of chatting with Ben Darwin of Mainline Analytics on the important of cohesion in sport and how it affects winning. Very basically, the statistics suggest that the longer a lineup is stable and plays games together, the better…
In this episode Daddy talks about the latest huge recruit that the Canterbury Bulldogs game signed! A 4 year contract for Parramatta Eels hooker Reed Mahoney! Twitter AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Patreon Rugby League Project Patreon and the League Freak Patreon! Websites The Rugby League Project The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak Rugby League Podcasting Network NRL…
In huge news that is sure to please Doggies fans, the club has signed Reed Mahoney to a 4 year contract starting from 2023. The deal is rumoured to be worth around $900,000 a season. This is a huge move for the Bulldogs and one that continues their massive recruitment drive. To be honest, I…
Bulldogs supporters have been through some shit in recent years… From the slow erosion of their clubs lineup under Des Hasler, the mismanagement of the clubs under previous administrators, then some very lean years as the club was forced into salary cap hell because of that mismanagement, Bulldogs fans have done it tough for a…
A lot of player movement news today as Brisbane Broncos forward Tevita Pangai Junior has switched to the Penrith Panthers for the remainder of the 2021 NRL season before he moves on to join the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2022. The Bulldogs are also close to signing sacked St George/Illawarra Dragons forward Paul Vaughan. Those are…
James Hooper is reporting on Fox Sports that Matt Dufty has singed a one year deal with the Bulldogs starting in 2022. It will only be a one year deal, which is a little strange, but he will be a handy signing for the Bulldogs who continue to try to buy their way out of…
Some good news for the Bulldogs today as they officially announce the signing of Canberra Raiders centre Nick Cotric on a 3 year deal. Cotric is really the first big name signing the club has made as it looks to rebuild after a very lean few years. There has been some conjecture about how much…
On Saturday May the 11th in 1935 Canterbury suffered a 91-6 loss to the St George Dragons at Earl Park in Sydney. The 19 tries to 0 thrashing is the biggest losing margin in NSWRL/ARL/NRL first grade history. The following week Canterbury lost 87-7 against Eastern Suburbs at the Sydney Sportsground. Not a good fortnight…
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Canterbury Bulldogs are trying to negotiate an early release for St Helens forward Luke Thompson for the remainder of the 2020 NRL season. Thompson has already agreed to a 3 year deal with the Bulldogs starting in 2021, but with the Super League season now closer to…
There was good and bad news for the Canterbury Bulldogs today with the announcement that Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has re-signed with the club through to the end of the 2022 season, while Kieran Foran could sadly miss the entire 2020 season. The news of Foran looks grim with the halfback set for exploratory surge on his…
James Hooper of Fox Sports is reporting that the Canterbury Bulldogs are considering making a 10 year, $11 million offer to Sydney Roosters center Latrell Mitchell. The deal would be the single largest in Rugby League history. Poor old Latrell can’t stay out of the news cycle for more than a few hours, but my…
The 2004 season was one full of turmoil for the National Rugby League. With off field scandals, rule changes and talk of big name players going to Rugby Union, it seemed like 2004 was a whirlwind of media noise that in many ways the game still feels the repercussions of to this very day. In…
The Canterbury Bulldogs have had to deal with a lot of media bias against the club over the years. Whether it be due to falling out with the media by denying access to coaches or players, or just the fact that the large supporter base of the club gives the media a big potential readership…
AS a Bulldogs fan I know just what it’s like to feel frustrated. Our brand of footy for much of last year and this year has been boring, predictable and down right annoying. Fans have asked for change because of just that – our style. They want to see some fluid attack. They want to…
If you support a club in Sydney the chances are even you feel like there are too many NRL clubs based in Sydney. Sydney is the most saturated sporting market in Australia, and for good reason. It is the economic powerhouse of the nation, with the biggest corporate base to draw upon along with having…
Talk is cheap, promises mean nothing, and the only team who will claim to have got the job done in season 2017 will be the one that lifts the premiership trophy over their heads on Grand Final day. A few teams should be looking at this season as being a bit of a turning point….
After having domestic violence charges against him dropped, and providing recorded evidence to police that proved he was innocent, Hazem El Masri has been reinstated as a Canterbury Bulldogs club ambassador once again. After going through a year in which he was dropped by every organisation he worked for an an ambassador based on unsubstantiated…
I’m really looking forward to tonight’s match between the Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bulldogs. After a disappointing start to the season I think we are going to see how good the Panthers really are this year in tonight’s match. They are at home, they need a big turn around if they don’t want to start…
Seven News is reporting that domestic violence charges against former Bulldogs player Hazem El Masri have been dropped ahead of a hearing on Monday. El Masri was charged with common assault, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, in 2015 after an alleged altercation with his estranged ex wife. El Masri pleased not guilty to the…
It is one of the most worn out phrases in the game. You don’t read about the good things that players and club do, you only hear about the bad things. Today is not one of those days. Let me share with you my story and maybe you’ll understand why Canterbury are not only my…
When I was in high school I had a friend that supported the South Sydney Rabbitohs. It was something he didn’t mention too much though. This was when George Piggins was running the club and they looked like they did not belong anywhere near the top level of the game. After high school I remember…
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that St George/Illawarra Dragons winger Brett Morris has asked the club for a release so that he can join his brother at the Canterbury Bulldogs. Incredibly the Herald suggests that the Dragons told Morris to look around for a new contract at other clubs, feeling that his current contract…
The Canterbury Bulldogs did it again. They came into the NRL Finals Series looking busted. No one gave them a chance. No one was mentioning them at all when they spoke of the Premiership favourites. They were supposed to be one and done. What followed was an old fashioned ambush!!! The Melbourne Storm didn’t know…
Josh Reynolds had a strange night last night in the Canterbury Bulldogs 41-10 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. Over the course of the second half Reynolds basically started digging a hole for himself that eventually led to him being sent to the sin bin late in the game. Take a look at the video: I…
Seven News is reporting that Canterbury Bulldogs coach Des Hasler has no interest in signing Manly Sea Eagles fullback Brett Stewart. Stewart is one of a number of Manly players who have asked for an early release from their contract due to unrest at the club. The Bulldogs have been looking for a top class…
The Canterbury Bulldogs have confirmed that Tim Browne suffered a depressed skull fracture in the clubs loss to the Wests Tigers on the weekend. Browne was seen pulling out of a tackle and grabbing at his forehead during the match with word trickling out after the match of the suspected fracture. Browne is likely to…
News Limited is reporting that the Canterbury Bulldogs are chasing Australian Rugby Union player Kurtley Beale. Beale is off contract and has been pushing for a better deal from the ARU for a while. This could very well be a toss up by his management to get the ARU to lock him into a deal…