The 2003 Bulldogs RLFC season was the 69th in the club's history. Coached by Steve Folkes and captained by Steve Price, they competed in the NRL's 2003 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd (out of 15), and making the finals after finishing the previous season with the wooden spoon due to salary cap breaches. The Bulldogs went on to come within one game of the 2003 NRL Grand final but were knocked out by the Sydney Roosters.
Kevin Stewart was the Bulldogs Leagues Club President in 2003.
Players The Bulldogs' status for the 2003 season:
Departing players: Darren Smith (retired), Paul Rauhihi (North Queensland).
On contract: Braith Anasta, Roy Asotasi, Hazem El Masri, Jamie Feeney, Tony Grimaldi, Glenn Hall, Ben Harris, Corey Hughes, Glen Hughes, Shane Marteene, Willie Mason, Travis Norton, Mark O'Meley, Luke Patten, Adam Perry, Steve Price, Steve Reardon, Andrew Ryan, Brent Sherwin, Willie Talau, Johnathan Thurston, Matt Utai, Nigel Vagana (two to be added).
Off contract: Gavin Lester, Brett Howland, Dennis Scott, Nathan Sologinkin.
Results 2003 Season Results Round Opponent Result Bulldogs Opposition Date Venue CrowdSource 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 34 26 15 March Telstra Stadium 42,017 2 New Zealand Warriors Loss 20 24 23 March Ericsson Stadium 16,229 3 Wests Tigers Win 38 6 29 March Campbelltown Stadium 15,774 4 Parramatta Eels Win 30 10 4 April Telstra Stadium 24,907 5 Newcastle Knights Loss 6 12 11 April EnergyAustralia Stadium 22,212 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 14 24 19 April Telstra Stadium 33,379 7 Canberra Raiders Loss 22 28 26 April Canberra Stadium 19,372 8 New Zealand Warriors Win 18 12 2 May WestPacTrust Stadium 21,989 9 Sydney Roosters Win 32 26 9 May Telstra Stadium 27,132 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Win 18 16 17 May WIN Stadium 11,555
Ladder
See also List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs seasons
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