Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Women

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. 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. The Bulldogs were named as one of two additional clubs for the 2025 season, along with the re-entry of the New Zealand Warriors.

Seasons

2026 Draw

The draw for the 2026 season was announced on 14 November 2025.

Head-to-head records

Notes

• Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
• Clubs listed in the order than the Bulldogs Women first played them.
• Last updated: 13 September 2025

History

First Team

The first ever Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs who played the Newcastle Knights on the 4th July 2025 at Accor Stadium. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs won the match 26-12.

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. As part of preparations for 2025, Cavallaro was appointed to coach the Bulldogs team in the 2024 season of the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Cavallaro resigned in January 2025.

On 7 April 2025 Brayden Wiliame was announced as head-coach.

<small> Table last updated: 12 September 2025. </small>

Captains

All players that have captained the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Women NRLW team.

Players

2026 Gains and Losses

Club records

Win Loss Record since entering the NRLW in 2025

First Try and Last Try

Who scored the first try and most recent try for the Bulldogs.

Player records

Most Games for the Bulldogs

Most Tries for the Bulldogs

Most Goals for the Bulldogs

Most points for the Bulldogs (12+)

Most tries in a game

Most points in a game (8+)

Most Goals in a game

Most Tries in a Season for the Bulldogs

Most points in a season (12+)

Oldest and youngest players

The oldest and youngest players to represent the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs women's NRLW team.

Players of the Year

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs player of the year award winners since 2025.

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

Biggest losing margins

Most consecutive wins

• 2 (4 July 2025 10 July 2025)

Most consecutive losses

• 4 (9 August 2025 31 August 2025)

Biggest Comeback

• Recovered from 6 point defecit. Trailed Newcastle Knights 6-0 after 29 minutes at Accor Stadium on July 4 2025 and won 26-12.

Worst Collapse

• Surrendered 4 point lead. Led Parramatta Eels 8-4 after 25 minutes at CommBank Stadium on September 12 2025 and lost 14-46.

First game

Representative honours

National team representatives

Notes:

• International Debut dates in bold indicate that the player made her first international appearance prior to playing for the Canterbury Bulldogs NRLW team.

Māori All Stars

Prime Minister's XIII representatives

Past and current players that have been selected to play in the Prime Minister's XIII.

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

Tarsha Gale Cup

For Under 18 players from 2017 to 2020. Since 2021, the Cup is for Under 19 players.

Lisa Fiaola Cup

For Under 17 players.

Inaugural season signings

From 19 July 2024 the Bulldogs began to announce player signings for the 2025 NRLW season.

References