2025 R2 Sun - Canterbury v Gold Coast @ Belmore

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 2
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Gold Coast Titans
Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore / Bidjigal (TICKETS)

Sunday 16 March 2025
Kickoff 6:15pm AEDT
Live on Fox, Kayo

1. Connor Tracey 2. Blake Wilson 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Matt Burton 7. Toby Sexton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Kurt Mann
14. Bailey Hayward 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Josh Curran 17. Jaeman Salmon
19. Harry Hayes 20. Kurtis Morrin 21. Blake Taaffe 22. Luke Smith 23. Jonathan Sua

Changes from last match:
In: Josh Curran (bench), Kurtis Morrin (reserve), Blake Taaffe (reserve), Luke Smith (reserve), Jonathan Sua (reserve)
Changes: Jaeman Salmon (lock to bench), Kurt Mann (bench to lock)

1. Keano Kini 2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3. Brian Kelly 4. Phillip Sami 5. Jojo Fifita 6. AJ Brimson 7. Jayden Campbell 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Sam Verrills 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11. Klese Haas 12. Beau Fermor 13. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
14. Chris Randall 15. David Fifita 16. Jaimin Jolliffe 17. Brock Gray
18. Jaylan De Groot 19. Arama Hau 20. Iszac Fa'asumaleaui 21. Tom Weaver 22. Tony Francis

Referee: Peter Gough Sideline Officials: Jon Stone, Damian Brady Video Referee: Chris Butler

HEAD TO HEAD - 2007 - 2024​

	TOTAL	CBY	GLD	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	24	12	12	0
BELMORE	2	1	1	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 20	GLD 34-6	Cbus Super	0
2022	Round 19	CBY 36-26	CommBank	11726
2023	Round 12	CBY 20-18	Accor	10815
2023	Round 27	GLD 34-30	Cbus Super	14942
2024	Round 3	CBY 32-0	Belmore	12037

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 20	GLD 34-6	Cbus Super	0
2024	Round 3	CBY 32-0	Belmore	12037

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6
CANTERBURY	PAR (A)	CRO (A)	NEW (H)	(BYE)
GOLD COAST	NEW (H)	SYD (A)	DOL (H)	SGI (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 1
CANTERBURY	SGI	W 28-20
GOLD COAST	BYE	-

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
CANTERBURY	5th	1	0	1-0-0	28	20
GOLD COAST	9th	0	1	0-0-0	0	0

 

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[Trifili13]

Dogs by a couple of meat pies

 

[This Year?]

Dogs by a couple of meat pies

 

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Titans moved to Sydney as their training facility is underwater with water up to the goal posts lol

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Dogs by 18

 

[Valheru]

Always difficult to predict the round 2 performance of the team that started with the bye.

Dogs should get this though.

 

[Fangs]

Titans with disrupted prep. Dogs will win comfortably.

 

[Titanic]

Just count yourselves lucky it's not a swimming competition ... Tits by a smidgeon.

 

[Belza1]

Mangy Mutts by 10

 

[JamesRustle]

Titans are specials. Desmond wont allow them to start like they did last season... and Dogs are sniffing their own farts.

 

[Someone2]

Titans by 8

 

[Warrimoo3]

It’s ten years ago almost to the day since Des’ famous “Voldemort” press conference where he took a swipe at the NRL hierarchy by referring to referees as “Voldemorts” to escape sanction by actually mentioning their names . The standard of refereeing is still dire(except when SOO and the grand final arrive where Dua Lipa’s equally dire “New Rules” applies.)

Des has had a year to get to know his players and was looking exasperated in his last few pressers. Same mistakes and concentration lapses. This year will tell whether Des has still got it or whether the game has passed him by.

The Titans have speed to burn and some good prospects like Payne Haas’ brother. Jayden Campbell has some serious footwork and Kini was one of the finds of last year.

The Bulldogs’ defence looks very strong again this year but Montoya is a big weakness. The Titans will kick to him all day and shift to his edge. Just like Jason Saab his hands can turn to feet in the blink of an eye.

Des will still be stinging from the flogging they received by his old club at Belmore . Des is capable of evolving. He just about pioneered the short goal line dropout and he likes to go the wide shift from the kick off.

Many questions surround this match. Will the Titans’ fans bring their Mrs Mac’s or Garlo’s pies ? Will Blocker refer to Beau Firman as Beau Bridges? Will Crichton lead with his nose or knees this week? Will David Fifita eat the pies that miss the Bulldogs supporters?

Bulldogs by 16