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2023 NRL Season
The 2023 NRL season was the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League. The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series contested by the top eight teams on the competition table. The Penrith Panthers were the 2023 minor and major premiers. Teams For the 2023 season, the number of teams in the NRL increased from sixteen to seventeen with the inclusion of a fourth Queensland-based club, the Dolphins, based at Redcliffe. It is the first time the number of Premiership teams has changed since 2007 when the Gold Coast Titans joined the competition. Collective bargaining agreement issues The start of the season was overshadowed by ongoing issues between the NRL and the Rugby League Players Association (RLPA). By February 2023, the RLPA and the NRL were at a stalemate following the expiration of the previous collective bargaining agreement in November 2022. ...
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Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains. Penrith are the current reigning 2024 NRL season, NRL Premiers, having won the title six times, including the last four times consecutively. Penrith were admitted to the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition in 1967. Penrith struggled for almost twenty years before finally reaching their first finals series. The club achieved its first New South Wales Rugby League season 1990#Grand final, grand final appearance in 1990 but were beaten by the Canberra Raiders 18–14. The following year, Penrith met Canberra again in the New South Wales Rugby League season 1991#Grand final, 1991 Grand Final, this time winning the game 19–12. Penrith won their s ...
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Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership since 1982. Over this period the club has won three premierships out of six Grand Finals, the last one played being the 2019 NRL Grand Final, resulting in a 14-8 loss to the Sydney Roosters. Canberra currently have the second longest active premiership drought in the NRL totalling 30 years. The Raiders' current home ground is Canberra Stadium in Bruce. Previously, the team played home matches at Seiffert Oval in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, with the move to the Canberra Stadium in Bruce taking place in 1990. The official symbol for the Canberra Raiders is the Viking. The Viking, also a mascot at Raiders' games, is known as Victor the Viking. As part of the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership's ...
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Reed Mahoney
Reed Mahoney (born 22 April 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for the Prime Minister's XIII. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. Early life Mahoney was born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia and played junior rugby league for Beerwah Bulldogs and Kawana Dolphins. Playing career Mahoney started his football in Queensland, playing for the Kawana Dolphins and Beerwah Bulldogs as junior. Before being scouted by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for their SG ball team. After playing for Canterbury's Under 20's side, Mahoney was released by the club midway through the year after Canterbury declared he would never play first grade and rejected the offer of $1500 to keep him. In 2017, he was signed by the Parramatta Eels until the end of 2018 on a $6000 contract. He played in 28 games in 2017 NYC tournament, primarily playing off the ...
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Matt Burton
Matt Burton (born 14 March 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. Burton represents Australia at international level and previously played for the Penrith Panthers with whom he won the 2021 NRL Grand Final as a , and has represented the NSW Blues in State of Origin. Background Burton was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for St Johns, Dubbo and Dubbo CYMS in the Group 11 Rugby League before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Playing career 2019 Burton made his first grade debut for Penrith against Cronulla in round 21 of the 2019 NRL season which ended in a 26–20 victory for Penrith at Panthers Stadium. 2020 In round 3 of the 2020 NRL season, Burton missed five field goal attempts including one which struck the post as Penrith played out a 14-14 draw with the Newcastle Knights at an empty Campbelltown Sports Ground. O ...
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Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Raymond Faitala-Mariner (born 26 July 1993) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. Early years Faitala-Mariner was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Tuvaluan and Samoan descent. Faitala-Mariner attended Edgewater College and played his junior rugby league for Otahuhu Leopards before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors. Playing career Faitala-Mariner played in the Warriors' Holden Cup team in 2012 and 2013, as well as in the New South Wales Cup with the Auckland Vulcans in late 2013. Faitala-Mariner played at second-row in the Junior Warriors 2013 Holden Cup Grand Final against the Penrith Panthers, scoring a try in the 30–42 loss. On 13 October 2013, Faitala-Mariner played for the Junior Kiwis agai ...
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Cameron Ciraldo
Cameron Ciraldo (born 30 October 1984) is a professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL), and a former professional rugby league footballer. He is known as the defensive coach behind the Penrith Panthers back-to-back premierships in 2021 and 2022. He was previously the head coach of the Italy national team and an assistant coach of the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. During his playing career, Ciraldo played for Cronulla, Newcastle Knights and the Penrith Panthers, all in the NRL, and was selected to represent Italy. He primarily played as a or . Early life Ciraldo was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to parents Nick and Kelly Ciraldo. He is of Italian descent through his paternal grandparents, who migrated from Italy as a child. He completed his schooling at Menai High School class of 2002. Playing career Ciraldo made his NRL debut for Cronulla on 5 August 2005 in their round 2 ...
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Western Sydney Stadium
Western Sydney Stadium, currently known as CommBank Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It replaced the demolished Parramatta Stadium (1986) which in turn was built on the site of the old Cumberland Oval, home ground to the Parramatta Eels since 1947. The current stadium opened in April 2019 and has a 30,000-seat capacity. The stadium is owned by the NSW Government and built at a cost of $300 million. The stadium hosts games across the major rectangular field sports in Sydney. The primary uses of the stadium are to host rugby league, association football, rugby union as well as concerts and special events. The foundation teams are National Rugby League club Parramatta Eels and A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. Other tenants include NRL team Wests Tigers who have used the stadium as an alternate venue between 2019 and 2023 and again for the 2025 NRL season onwards. Location history T ...
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Stadium Australia
Stadium Australia, currently known as Accor Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The stadium, which is sometimes referred to as Sydney Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium or simply the Olympic Stadium, was completed in March 1999 at a cost of Australian dollar, A$690 million to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Stadium was leased by a private company, the Stadium Australia Group, until the Stadium was sold back to the NSW Government on 1 June 2016 after NSW Premier Mike Baird, Michael Baird announced the Stadium was to be redeveloped as a world-class rectangular stadium. The Stadium is owned by Venues NSW on behalf of the NSW Government. The stadium was originally built to hold circa 115,000 spectators, making it the largest Olympic Stadium ever built and the second largest stadium in Australia after the Melbourne Cricket Ground which held more than 120,000 before its re-des ...
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2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Season
The 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season is the 89th in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. Cameron Ciraldo takes over as head coach of the team for his first season following the departure of Trent Barrett part way through the previous season. Fixtures The club started 2023 with two pre-season trial matches against the Canberra Raiders and the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks in February before kicking off the regular season away to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in round one. Regular season Ladder 2023 squad Awards Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs awards night Held at Doltone House, Darling Island, Tuesday 5 September. * Dr George Peponis Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Jacob Preston * Coaches Award: Jacob Kiraz * Steve Mortimer Medal (NRL Rookie of the Year): Jacob Preston * Member's Player of the Year: Jacob Preston * Peter Warren Award (Community Service): Viliame Kikau * Terry Lamb Medal (Play ...
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilitated by the New South Wales Rugby League, including the NSW Cup, the Jersey Flegg Cup, NSWRL Women's Premiership, Tarsha Gale Cup, S. G. Ball Cup and the Harold Matthews Cup. The club was admitted to the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, predecessor of the current NRL competition, in 1935. They won their first premiership in their fourth year of competition with another soon after, and after spending the 1950s and most of the 1960s on the lower rungs went through a very strong period in the 1980s, winning four premierships in that decade. The club won the first National premiership in 1995, but would defect to Super League in 1997 during the Super League war. They would return in 1998 for the first NRL season, where they ...
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Elliott Whitehead
Elliott Whitehead (born 4 September 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, and England national rugby league team, England and Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain at international level. He previously played for the Bradford Bulls and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. Background Whitehead was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Club career Bradford Whitehead played junior rugby league for West Bowling A.R.L.F.C., West Bowling before being signed by his hometown professional club Bradford Bulls in 2005. Whitehead made his Super League début in June 2009 against Wakefield Trinity, and went on to make seven appearances in the final ten games of the season. He scored his first try for Bradford in July 2009 against Crusaders Rugby League, Crusaders, and was rewarded with an improved contract with the club. In the 2010 season, Whitehead featured in 26 consecu ...
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Jarrod Croker
Jarrod Keith Croker (born 11 September 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and captained the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. Croker spent his entire career with Canberra, with whom he became the 2012 NRL season, 2012, 2015 NRL season, 2015 and 2016 NRL season, 2016 top point-scorer in the NRL. Croker is a Country New South Wales rugby league team, Country Origin, Prime Minister's XIII, NRL All Stars team, NRL All Stars and NRL All Stars team, World All Stars representative. In 2016, Croker won the Dally M Captain of the year award. Croker is the top try scorer and highest point-scorer in Canberra Raiders history. With 2374 career points, he is also the fourth highest points-scorer of all time behind only Adam Reynolds, Hazem El Masri and Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983), Cameron Smith . Background Croker was born in Goulburn, New South Wales Australia. Croker played his junior football for the Goulburn Stoc ...
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