2012 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season

May 2014 May 2014 February 2012 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2012 Todd Greenberg Des Hasler Michael Ennis NRL Runners Up Ben Barba (22) Krisnan Inu 148 Toyota Cup NSW Cup 2011 2013 The 2012 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season was the 78th in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and captained by Michael Ennis, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 1st place to take the minor premiership. They then won both of their finals matches to reach the 2012 NRL Grand final but were defeated by the Melbourne Storm. Season summary Having just won the 2011 NRL Grand final with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, coach Des Hasler left the club to be head coach of the Bulldogs. Under the NRL's revised final eight system, the Bulldogs only played two home finals matches, winning both of them to reach the grand final. The club were the first in almost 50 years to win all three minor premierships, however none of the three teams were able to win a grand final. Draw and results RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueTRIAL 1 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons18–28 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSat 4 Feb 2012, 6:00pm AEDTWollongong ShowgroundTRIAL 2 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs16–28 23x23px Sydney RoostersSun 12 Feb 2012, 5:00pm AEDTBelmore Sports GroundTRIAL 3 23x23px Canberra Raiders16–14 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSat 18 Feb 2012, 7:00pm AEDTMcDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga1 23x23px Penrith Panthers14–22 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSat 3 Mar 2012, 7:30pm AEDTPenrith Stadium2 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs30–4 23x23px St. George Illawarra DragonsSat 10 Mar 2012, 7:30pm AEDTStadium Australia3 23x23px New Zealand Warriors18–32 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 18 Mar 2012, 2:00pm NZSTMount Smart Stadium4 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs6–20 23x23px Newcastle KnightsSun 25 Mar 2012, 3:00pm AEDTStadium Australia5 23x23px Gold Coast Titans20–30 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 1 Apr 2012, 2:00pm AESTRobina Stadium6 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs20–10 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 6 Apr 2012, 4:00pm AESTStadium Australia7 23x23px Melbourne Storm12–6 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSat 14 Apr 2012, 5:30pm AESTMelbourne Rectangular Stadium8 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs10–12 23x23px Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesFri 27 Apr 2012, 7:35pm AESTStadium Australia923x23px Parramatta Eels12–4623x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 4 May 2012, 7:35pm AESTStadium Australia10 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs14–25 23x23px Gold Coast TitansFri 11 May 2012, 8:30pm AESTSuncorp Stadium11 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs26–6 23x23px Cronulla-Sutherland SharksMon 21 May 2012, 7:00pm AESTStadium Australia12 23x23px Sydney Roosters12–30 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsMon 28 May 2012, 7:00pm AESTSydney Football Stadium13 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs23–18 23x23px South Sydney RabbitohsSat 2 Jun 2012, 7:35pm AESTStadium Australia14BYE15 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons20–28 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 15 Jun 2012, 7:35pm AESTWollongong Showground16 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs20–4 23x23px Melbourne StormSun 24 Jun 2012, 2:00pm AESTVirgin Australia Stadium17BYE1823x23px Wests Tigers20–32 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 6 Jul 2012, 7:45pm AESTSydney Football Stadium19 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs32–12 23x23px Parramatta EelsFri 13 Jul 2012, 7:35 AESTStadium Australia20 23x23px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles12–20 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 20 Jul 2012, 7:35pm AESTBrookvale Oval21 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs32–18 23x23px North Queensland CowboysSat 28 Jul 2012, 5:30pm AESTStadium Australia22 23x23px Newcastle Knights10–26 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSat 4 Aug 2012, 5:30pm AESTNewcastle International Sports Centre23 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs22–14 23x23px Brisbane BroncosSun 12 Aug 2012, 3:00pm AESTStadium Australia24 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs23–22 23x23px Wests TigersFri 17 Aug 2012, 7:35pm AESTStadium Australia25 23x23px Canberra Raiders34–6 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsFri 24 Aug 2012, 7:35pm AESTCanberra Stadium26 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs42–10 23x23px Sydney RoostersSat 1 Sep 2012, 7:30pm AESTStadium AustraliaFinals Week 1 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs16–10 23x23px Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesFri 7 Sep 2012, 7:35pm AESTStadium AustraliaFinals Week 3 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs32–8 23x23px South Sydney RabbitohsSat 22 Sep 2012, 7:35pm AESTStadium AustraliaGRAND FINAL 23x23px Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs4–14 23x23px Melbourne StormSun 30 Sep 2012, 5:00pm AESTStadium Australia 2012 squad 2012 Canterbury Bulldogs Season blue white white blue Bulldogs NRL Squad, Bulldogs Coaching Staff 25 May 2011 AUS FB FE Ben Barba AUS FB WG CE Mitch Brown AUS SR PR Tim Browne NZL SR LK Greg Eastwood AUS HK Michael Ennis AUS LK Dale Finucane AUS LK FE SR Jake Foster NZL PR James Gavet NZL WG FB CE Bryson Goodwin ENG PR James Graham NZL LK HK CE SR Dene Halatau AUS HB Trent Hodkinson NZ CE WG Krisnan Inu AUS SR Josh Jackson NZL PR Sam Kasiano AUS FE HB Kris Keating AUS CE Tim Lafai AUS WG CE FB Michael Lett AUS WG Luke MacDougall AUS WG CE FB Josh Morris AUS SR Corey Payne NZ WG Sam Perrett NZL SR Frank Pritchard AUS HB Josh Reynolds AUS HK Joel Romelo AUS LK SR David Stagg AUS LK SR Tony Williams NZL PR Martin Taupau AUS PR SR Aiden Tolman AUS WG Steve Turner AUS CE WG Jonathan Wright Des Hasler Jim Dymock – Assistant Coach Harry Harris – High Performance Coach Tony Grimaldi – Head Conditioner Tony Ayoub – Physiotherapist Dr Joe Lombardo – Club Doctor John Novak – Head of Mind Management Brett Kimmorley – Specialist Coach Fred Ciraldo – Team Manager Garry Carden – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Steve McCullagh – Assistant Physiotherapist Larry Britton – Head Trainer Dr Hugh Hazzard – Medical Consultant Andy Patmore – NYC Coach & Manager Coaching and Development Barry Ward – NSW Cup Coach 8px Injured *Flags mean countries that players represent. 2012 Signings/transfers Signings Des Hasler Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles – Head Coach Noel Cleal Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles – Recruitment Manager James Graham ESL – St. Helens James Gavet – Vulcans NSW Cup Luke MacDougall – Saracens Sione Kite – Melbourne Storm Re-signed David Stagg till 2012 Jake Foster till 2013 Corey Payne till 2013 Josh Morris till 2014 Michael Ennis till 2014 Ben Barba till 2015 Steve Turner till 2012 Bryson Goodwin till 2012 Tim Browne till 2013 Joel Romelo till 2012 Michael Lett till 2012 Transfers/leaving Jarrad Hickey – Mid-Season – Wakefield Trinity Wildcats ESL Jamal Idris – Gold Coast Titans Ben Roberts – Parramatta Eels Michael Hodgson – Retired Andrew Ryan – Retired Chris Armit – Penrith Panthers Brad Morrin – Retired Junior Tia-Kilifi – Penrith Panthers Mickey Paea – Hull Kingston Rovers See also List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs seasons References 2012 Category:2012 NRL season by club Category:2012 in sport in Sydney