2020 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season explained

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

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
width=15%	Date and Time	width=15%	Venue	width=9%	Crowd
1	Parramatta Eels	8 - 2	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Thur 12 Mar, 8:05pm AEDT	Bankwest Stadium	21,363
2	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	16 - 24	North Queensland Cowboys	Thur 19 Mar 8:05pm AEDT	ANZ Stadium	0*
			COMPETITION SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
3	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	32 - 6	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 31 May, 6:30pm AEST	Central Coast Stadium	0*
4	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	22 - 2	St George Illawarra Dragons	Mon 8 Jun, 4:05pm AEST	Bankwest Stadium	0*
5	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	6 - 42	align=left	Sydney Roosters	Mon 15 Jun, 7:00pm AEST	Bankwest Stadium	366**
6	Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	20 - 18	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 21 Jun, 6:30pm AEST	Bankwest Stadium	410**
7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	6 - 34	Wests Tigers	Sun 28 Jun, 6:30pm AEST	Bankwest Stadium	519**
8	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	10 - 26	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sun 5 Jul, 6:30pm AEST	Bankwest Stadium	3,585**
9	Brisbane Broncos	8 - 26	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sat 11 Jul, 5:30pm AEST	Suncorp Stadium	7,134**
10	St George Illawarra Dragons	28 - 22	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sat 18 Jul, 3:00pm AEST	WIN Stadium	1,619**
11	Newcastle Knights	12-18	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 26 Jul, 2:00pm AEST	McDonald Jones Stadium	3,521**
12	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	16-18	Parramatta Eels	Sun 2 Aug, 2:00pm AEST	ANZ Stadium	5,775**
13	align=left	Melbourne Storm	41-10	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 8 Aug, 3:00pm AEST	Sunshine Coast Stadium	3,432**
14	Wests Tigers	29-28	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 16 Aug, 4:05pm AEST	Bankwest Stadium	2,758**
15	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	14-20	New Zealand Warriors	Sun 23 Aug, 2:00pm AEST	ANZ Stadium	2,631**
16	align=left	Canberra Raiders	34-20	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Sun 30 Aug, 6:30pm AEST	Gio Stadium	2,685**
17	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	14-18	Gold Coast Titans	Sat 5 Sep, 3:00pm AEST	ANZ Stadium	2,048**
18	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	20-32	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Fri 11 Sep, 6:00pm AEST	ANZ Stadium	2,151**
19	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	16-26	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Thur 17 Sep, 7:50pm AEST	ANZ Stadium	4,859**
20	align=left	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	0-42	align=left	Penrith Panthers	Sat 26 Sep, 3:00pm AEST	ANZ Stadium	6,755**
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.^[1]
• Limited crowd attendance on matches from round 5 were allowed after the Australian government eased its COVID-19 restrictions.^[2]

See also

• List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs seasons

Notes and References

1. News: NRL looking at bigger picture with move to closed stadiums. 13 March 2020. 13 March 2020. National Rugby League. Brad Walter.
2. Web site: 2020-06-12. PM opens door for large crowds to return in July. 2020-11-13. National Rugby League. en.