The 2020 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season was the 86th in the club's history. They were competing in the National Rugby League's 2020 Telstra Premiership. Dean Pay was the coach from Round 1 to Round 9. He formally resigned from this position on 14 July 2020 was replaced by Steve Georgallis, who was named as Pay's interim replacement. It was reported that, following Pay's resignation and Georgallis's appointment, the clubs other Assistant Coach, Steve Antonelli also resigned from his position. In Round 2 the NRL announced a shortened Season from 26 rounds to 20.
Fixtures
Regular season
RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueCrowd1 Parramatta Eels8 - 2 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsThur 12 Mar, 8:05pm AEDTBankwest Stadium21,3632 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs16 - 24 North Queensland CowboysThur 19 Mar 8:05pm AEDTANZ Stadium0*COMPETITION SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC3 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles32 - 6 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 31 May, 6:30pm AESTCentral Coast Stadium0*4 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs22 - 2 St George Illawarra DragonsMon 8 Jun, 4:05pm AESTBankwest Stadium0*5 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs6 - 42 Sydney RoostersMon 15 Jun, 7:00pm AESTBankwest Stadium366**6 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks20 - 18 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 21 Jun, 6:30pm AESTBankwest Stadium410**7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs6 - 34 Wests TigersSun 28 Jun, 6:30pm AESTBankwest Stadium519**8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs10 - 26 South Sydney RabbitohsSun 5 Jul, 6:30pm AESTBankwest Stadium3,585**9 Brisbane Broncos8 - 26 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSat 11 Jul, 5:30pm AESTSuncorp Stadium7,134**10 St George Illawarra Dragons28 - 22 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSat 18 Jul, 3:00pm AESTWIN Stadium1,619**11 Newcastle Knights12-18 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 26 Jul, 2:00pm AESTMcDonald Jones Stadium3,521**12 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs16-18 Parramatta EelsSun 2 Aug, 2:00pm AESTANZ Stadium5,775**13 Melbourne Storm41-10 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 8 Aug, 3:00pm AESTSunshine Coast Stadium3,432**14 Wests Tigers29-28 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 16 Aug, 4:05pm AESTBankwest Stadium2,758**15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs14-20 New Zealand WarriorsSun 23 Aug, 2:00pm AESTANZ Stadium2,631**16 Canberra Raiders34-20 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsSun 30 Aug, 6:30pm AESTGio Stadium2,685**17 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs14-18 Gold Coast TitansSat 5 Sep, 3:00pm AESTANZ Stadium2,048**18 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs20-32 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesFri 11 Sep, 6:00pm AESTANZ Stadium2,151**19 South Sydney Rabbitohs16-26 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsThur 17 Sep, 7:50pm AESTANZ Stadium4,859**20 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs0-42 Penrith PanthersSat 26 Sep, 3:00pm AESTANZ Stadium6,755** Legend:
Matches from round 2 - 4 were played without crowds as part of the Australian Government's efforts to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Limited crowd attendance on matches from round 5 were allowed after the Australian government eased its COVID-19 restrictions.
Ladder
See also List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs seasons
References