2014 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

March 2026 February 2014 February 2014 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2014 Raelene Castle Des Hasler Michael Ennis Frank Pritchard NRL Runners Up Tim Lafai (14) Trent Hodkinson (158) Toyota Cup NSW Cup 24,012 9,873 15,387 2013 2015 The 2014 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season was the 80th in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and co-captained by Michael Ennis and Frank Pritchard, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2014 Telstra Premiership. Finishing the regular season 7th (out of 16), the team reached the finals for the third consecutive year. In the 2014 NRL Grand final, the Bulldogs were defeated by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/05/south-sydney-rabbitohs-take-nrl-grand-final-to-end-43-years-of-hurt South Sydney Rabbitohs take NRL grand final to end 43 years of hurt Steve Mascord The Guardian 5 October 2014 2 March 2026 Pre-season In the pre-season theBulldogs competed in the 2014 NRL Auckland Nines, the first ever staging of the nine-a-side knockout tournament. Regular season The Bulldogs started the regular season with a narrow loss to the Brisbane Broncos before accounting for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the second week of the competition. They would then go on to get beaten by the Penrith Panthers after the siren in round 3. Following this loss the Bulldogs went on a season high 7 game winning streak, during which they made history by becoming the only team to ever win 3 consecutive games by a single point, victories they earned over the Sydney Roosters, the New Zealand Warriors and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Due to the impressive form of the team, several players were called up to play State Of Origin for New South Wales, which triggered a mid-season slump, during which the Bulldogs did not register a win for over a month. The team managed to regain some form towards the end of the origin period, claiming victories over the Canberra Raiders in round 16 and heavy favourites Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in round 17. The Bulldogs played arguably their best defensive game of the year in round 18, when they kept the Melbourne Storm to just 4 points and ran out winners by 2. What followed was an unpredictable collapse over the following four matches. Injuries and suspensions played havoc during the end of the regular season and after having such good defence all year, the bulldogs let in 123 points in just four games against the Wests Tigers, the North Queensland Cowboys, the Penrith Panthers and the Brisbane Broncos, only managing 56 in return. The Bulldogs next win came in round 23 when they accounted for the Parramatta Eels by 2 points. In round 24 the Bulldogs were able to reverse the result against the Tigers, winning 30-10 and all but assuring themselves a place in the finals. The final 2 rounds of the regular season came as losses to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, who ran away victors after trailing the Bulldogs for most of the match, and the Gold Coast Titans, who came back from an 18-0 half time deficit to win 19-18 in golden point extra time. The Bulldogs finished the regular season in Seventh place. RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueCrowd1 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs12-18 23x23px Brisbane BroncosFri 7 Mar 2014, 8:05pm AEDTANZ Stadium18,0402 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs42-4 23x23px Cronulla SharksMon 17 Mar 2014, 7:00pm AEDTANZ Stadium12,0573 23x23px Penrith Panthers18-16 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSat 22 Mar 2014, 4:30pm AEDTCenterbet Stadium13,2914 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs40-12 23x23px Melbourne StormSat 29 Mar 2014, 4:30pm AEDTNIB Stadium12,0145 23x23px Sydney Roosters8-9 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 4 Apr 2014, 7:40pm AEDTSydney Football Stadium12,8546 23x23px New Zealand Warriors20-21 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 13 Apr 2014, 4:00pm NZSTEden Park22,1657 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs14-15 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 18 Apr 2014, 4:00pm AESTANZ Stadium43,2558 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs16-12 23x23px Newcastle KnightsSat 26 Apr 2014, 7:30pm AESTANZ Stadium15,286923x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons6-3823x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 11 May 2014, 3:00pm AESTANZ Stadium21,07710 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs16-12 23x23px New Zealand WarriorsSun 18 May 2014, 2:00pm NZSTWaikato Stadium17,67311 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs12-32 23x23px Sydney RoostersFri 23 May 2014, 7:45pm AESTANZ Stadium19,08812BYE13 23x23px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles32-10 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 6 Jun 2014, 7:40pm AESTBrookvale Oval9,23514 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs12-22 23x23px Parramatta EelsSun 15 Jun 2014, 3:00pm AESTANZ Stadium24,01215 23x23px Canberra Raiders14-22 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 20 Jun 2014, 7:45pm AESTGIO Stadium10,87316BYE 17 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs23-16 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea EaglesFri 4 Jul 2014, 7:45pm AESTANZ Stadium14,9211823x23px Melbourne Storm4-623x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSat 12 Jul 2014, 7:30pm AESTAAMI Stadium13,1491923x23px Wests Tigers46-1823x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 20 Jul 2014, 3:00pm AESTANZ Stadium22,22520 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs12-20 23x23px North Queensland CowboysSat 26 Jul 2014, 7:30pm AESTANZ Stadium9,87321 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs16-22 23x23px Penrith PanthersFri 1 Aug 2014, 7:45pm AESTANZ Stadium11,38222 23x23px Brisbane Broncos41-10 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 8 Aug 2014, 7:45pm AESTSuncorp Stadium28,33423 23x23px Parramatta Eels16-18 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 15 Aug 2014, 7:45pm AESTANZ Stadium30,39424 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs30-1023x23px Wests TigersThu 21 Aug 2014, 7:45pmANZ Stadium9,87725 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs14-21 23x23px South Sydney RabbitohsThu 28 Aug 2014, 7:45pm AESTANZ Stadium20,42426 23x23px Gold Coast Titans19-18 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSun 7 Sep 2014,3:00pm AESTRobina Stadium12,563 Finals In week one of the finals the Bulldogs travelled to Melbourne to face the Melbourne Storm in an elimination final. For the second time in one year the Bulldogs were able to account for the Storm in their own backyard. The Bulldogs started with a bang and ran up a 24-0 half time lead, the Storm managed to stop the flow of points in the second half, but were ultimately eliminated, losing 28-4. The following week they faced the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in a semi-final that went into golden point extra time. In a fiery affair that saw one player from each team spend 10 minutes in the sin bin at different times of the game, the Bulldogs raced out to an early 16-0 lead before conceding a try on halftime, leaving the half time score at 16-6. In the second half, Manly managed to draw level at 16-16 and looked to have the momentum to win the game. With less than 10 minutes remaining in normal time, Trent Hodkinson kicked a field goal to give the Bulldogs a 17-16 lead. However Manly hit back with a field goal of their own and the scores were locked at 17-17 after 80 minutes. Each team had one shot at field goal in the opening minutes of extra time with no success, until 4 minutes in Hodkinson nailed his second field goal of the night to win the match 18-17, eliminating Manly and securing a Preliminary Final against the Penrith Panthers. In week three of the finals the Bulldogs and the Panthers met in a Grand Final qualifier to see who would face the South Sydney Rabbitohs the following week. The Bulldogs entered the game as favourites and scored twice in the opening half an hour to set up an early 12-0 lead. The Panthers hit back on half time and the teams headed into the break at 12-6. Moments before half time Michael Ennis the Bulldogs on field captain suffered what was later found out to be a double fracture in his foot and he did not return in the second half. With the captain and hooker off the field the Bulldog's attack was hampered in the second half, but their desperation in defence remained. Defying the odds the Bulldogs, without the direction of their captain, were next to score in the 57th minute to extend their lead to 18-6. The Panthers fought bravely and were able to score in the 72nd minute, reducing the deficit to one converted try. The game went down to the wire with the Bulldogs penalised as the full-time siren sounded, handing Penrith one final opportunity to level the scores. The play did not work however and in eerily similar circumstances to 2004 the Bulldogs defeated the Panthers without the services of their captain in the second half to secure a grand final birth. The Bulldogs faced the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 2014 NRL Grand Final on 5 October and were defeated 30-6. RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueCrowdELIM FINAL 23x23px Melbourne Storm4-28 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSun 14 Sep 2014, 4:10pm AESTAAMI Stadium19,230SEMI FINAL 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles17-18 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSat 20 Sep 2014, 7:45pm AESTSydney Football Stadium28,186PRELIM FINAL 23x23px Penrith Panthers12-18 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSat 27 Sep 2014, 7:55pm AESTANZ Stadium46,168GRAND FINAL 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs30-6 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 5 Oct 2014, 7:20pm AEDTANZ Stadium83,833 References See also List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs seasons 2014 Category:2014 NRL season by club Category:2014 in sport in Sydney