The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Women are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. From mid-2025 they will compete in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership.[1] Currently, the club fields women’s teams in the pathway competitions facilitated by the New South Wales Rugby League, including the open-age Harvey Norman Women's Premiership, Under 19 Tarsha Gale Cup, and Under 17 Lisa Fiaola Cup.
The club’s entry into the NRLW for the 2025 season was confirmed by an NRL announcement on 28 March 2024. [1] The Bulldogs were named as one of two additional clubs for the 2025 season, along with the re-entry of the New Zealand Warriors.
Coach
On 30 May 2024, the Bulldogs announced the appointment of Blake Cavallaro as their NRLW coach for their entry into the competition in 2025.[2] As part of preparations for 2025, Cavallaro was appointed to coach the Bulldogs team in the 2024 season of the NSWRL Women's Premiership. [3]
Players
From 19 July 2024 the Bulldogs began to announce player signings for the 2025 NRLW season.
| Player | Position(s) | Announcement Date | 2024 Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayla Preston | Halfback, Five-eighth | 19 Jul 2024 | Cronulla Sharks | [4] |
| Ashleigh Quinlan | Five-eighth, Halfback | 19 July 2024 | Canberra Raiders | [5] |
| Ebony Prior | Hooker | 20 Jul 2024 | Wests Tigers | [6] |
| Andie Robinson | Wing, Centre | 24 Jul 2024 | Cronulla Sharks | [7] |
| Pauline Suli-Ruka | Lock | 24 Jul 2024 | Bulldogs Tarsha Gale Cup | [8] |
Feeder team seasons
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs run women's pathways teams in the NSWRL Women's Premiership, the Tarsha Gale Cup, and the Lisa Fiaola Cup.
NSWRL Women's Premiership
| Season | Regular Season | Finals | Ref | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts | Pos | Top | Placing | ||
| 2018 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 234 | 210 | 24 | 7th | 5 | — | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 144 | -76 | 9th | 8 | — | |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 88 | 7 | 5th | 6 | Elimination Finalist | [9][10] |
| 2021 | Did not enter | 6 | — | |||||||||
| 2022 | Did not enter | 4 | — | |||||||||
| 2023 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 212 | 177 | 35 | 3rd | 4 | Grand Finalist | [11][12] |
Tarsha Gale Cup
For Under 18 players from 2017 to 2020. Since 2021, the Cup is for Under 19 players.
| Season | Regular Season | Finals | Ref | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts | Pos | Top | Placing | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 78 | 14 | 1st | 8 | Grand Finalist | [13][14][15] |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 158 | 444 | 2 | 11th | 8 | — | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 382 | 0 | 10th | 8 | — | |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 4 | 6th | 8 | — | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 208 | 4 | 9th | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 140 | 8 | 7th | 6 | — | |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 284 | 52 | 18 | 1st | 6 | Grand Finalist | [16] |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 50 | 16 | 2nd | 6 | Semi-Finalist | [17] |
Lisa Fiaola Cup
For Under 17 players.
| Season | Regular Season | Finals | Ref | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts | Pos | Top | Placing | ||
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 468 | 48 | 18 | 1st | 6 | Premiers | [18] |
References
- ^ a b "New NRLW teams announced for 2025 competition". NRL. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Glanville, Caitlin (30 May 2024). "Canterbury appoints Cavallaro as inaugural NRLW Head Coach". Bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Teuma, Scott (4 July 2024). "Making the grade - New faces are dreaming big". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Glanville, Caitlin (19 July 2024). "Preston becomes our inaugural NRLW player". Bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Bulldogs Secure Second NRLW Signing with Ashleigh Quinlan". Bulldogs.com.au. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Glanville, Caitlin (20 July 2024). "Bulldogs Sign Rising Star Ebony Prior for Inaugural NRLW Season". Bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Glanville, Caitlin (24 July 2024). "Andie Robinson Joins Bulldogs' NRLW Lineup for 2025 Season Kick-off". Bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Glanville, Caitlin (24 July 2024). "Bulldogs Academy Star Pauline Suli-Ruka Secures Spot in NRLW Squad". Bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2020 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Results: 2020 NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership Finals Week 1". League Unlimited. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2023 - Ladder". League Unlimited. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ McDonald, Margie (29 April 2023). "Mounties win epic decider with historic scoreline". NSWRL. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "NSWRL Tarsha Gale Cup 2017 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Highlights - Tarsha Gale Cup Grand Final". NSWRL. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Teuma, Sean (6 May 2017). "Panthers claw their way to inaugural Tarsha Gale Cup Premiership". League Unlimited. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Roosters make history with back-to-back Tarsha Gale Cups". NSWRL. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Gibbs, Tom (20 April 2024). "Junior Reps 2024: Semi-finals wrap". NSWRL. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ McDonald, Margie (27 April 2024). "Bulldogs complete the perfect season in Lisa Fiaola Cup". NSWRL. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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