That's the game! Bulldogs win by 12.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-20
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Sio Siua Taukeiaho unsuccessful.
SST finished with two from four.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-20
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Ryan Matterson. Kick to come.
A break followed by numbers down the left has the Roosters in for their fourth out wide to Matterson.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-20
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.
The flawless display continues from Holland as the Dogs look to extend the margin.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-16
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Tyrone Phillips. Kick to come.
Phillips grabs his third for the day and the Dogs are going home with the two points.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30-16
Another bloody Bunker. Tyrone Phillips has a hat trick, this will be a one-replay look.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-16
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Isaac Liu makes an unforced error.
Liu spills it inside his own half. Bulldogs now can wrap the game up here and snuff out any Roosters' comeback.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Sio Siua Taukeiaho successful.
SST converts and the margin comes back to just ten points!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-16
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Latrell Mitchell. Kick to come.
Green lights for Latrell Mitchell! Tense finish ahead!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-14
BUNKER again. Roosters are over, Maxwell sends it up as a try. Mitchell is over... checking grounding.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
Roosters now with a decent chance to get back into the contest with time ticking away.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
Silly kick by Craig Garvey early in the set by the Dogs, Roosters come away with it.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Blake Ferguson makes an unforced error.
Fergo spills it for the Roosters which will give Canterbury a chance to close the game out...
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
NO TRY. Obstruction by Sio Siua Taukeiaho, Eastwood denied the opportunity.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
BUNKER. Checking what could be the Roosters third try.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Curtis Rona makes an unforced error.
Curtis Rona grabs a Ryan Matterson chip and loses it back into the in-goal. Drop-out Bulldogs.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
Twenty minutes left here, the Roosters just trying to wrestle back some momentum. They'll need to move quickly to save this game.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
Bulldogs with a set inside the Roosters' half, leading by sixteen.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
NO TRY. Ferguson's pushed a player over in the lead-up. Bulldogs penalty.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
BUNKER for a possible Roosters try. Checking some interference.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
Last tackle kick from Matterson finds Josh Reynolds straight in the breadbasket.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
Roosters force a drop-out.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.
Perfect record today for Holland. Wonderful kick.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Curtis Rona. Kick to come.
Green lights! Rona gets fingertips to it and the margin is 14!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24-10
Bunker for a possible Dogs try to Rona, coming after a JWH error mid-field. Looks good!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20-10
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Penalty goal attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.
22m out to the left of the posts by about 15m... Holland nails it. Lead goes to ten.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20-10
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is ON REPORT for a tackle which was deemed dangerous contact. Canterbury penalty.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-10
Game on second half. Dogs ball first up.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-10
That's halftime. And you wouldn't wanna be a Bulldogs player in those sheds right now...
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Sio Siua Taukeiaho successful.
Only 8 the difference at halftime!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-10
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Latrell Mitchell. Kick to come.
GAME CHANGER! The Roosters bolt through the middle, lazy Dogs defence again from a penalty quick tap and that will do it! Mitchell over!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-8
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Sio Siua Taukeiaho unsuccessful.
No dice for SST from out wide. Margin remains 14.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-4
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.
The Roosters throw it around, the Dogs a bit lazy in defence and they score out wide through Tupou!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-4
Red lights, Roosters ball, 20m restart.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
BUNKER. Tyrone Phillips claiming a hat trick. But it's no try.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
Penalty Dogs and they could put the game beyond all doubt by halftime here...
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.
Much easier this time for young Kerrod.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Josh Reynolds. Kick to come.
GO YOURSELF! Reynolds receives the ball off a deflected kick of his own - gets up off the deck and then runs 40m, dodging and weaving to score the 'Dogs third.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.
The only Kerrod currently plying his trade in the NRL - converts again from the far touchline.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-0
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Tyrone Phillips. Kick to come.
Try time for Canterbury, Phillips with the overlap scores again.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0
BUNKER. Checking whether we have a knock on in the lead up for what should be Tyrone Phillips' and the Bulldogs' second.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Kane Evans makes an unforced error.
Evans spills it and the Dogs go back on the attack. The Roosters then back it up with a silly penalty.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
Further review of that one proves there was no knock on whatsoever. Awful officiating from Maxwell.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Sam Perrett makes an unforced error.
Perrett loses it at the play the ball. Big let off for the Roosters.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Mitchell Aubusson makes an unforced error.
Aubusson ruled to have knocked it on after the Bulldogs make a break down the left edge through Rona. He tries finding Morris inside when Aubo knocks it down. Questionable call though.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Sio Siua Taukeiaho makes an unforced error.
Errors aplenty. 8/14 completions thus far from the visitors. Dogs 12/14. That tells the story.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Daniel Tupou makes an unforced error.
Tupou knocks the drop-out on... at the halfway line. Ouch.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
Roosters get themselves some field position - and force a repeat set. Great work by Pearce.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Kerrod Holland makes an unforced error.
Bulldogs over in the corner again through Phillips but the last pass is forward from Holland.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
SIN BIN: Latrell Mitchell is sent to the sin bin.
Reynolds makes a break for the Dogs and he's away, Mitchell drags him down and holds on and THEN strips it after held! Ten minutes out, Latrell.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
SIN BIN: Latrell Mitchell is sent to the sin bin.
Reynolds makes a break for the Dogs and he's away, Mitchell drags him down and holds on and THEN strips it after held! Ten minutes out, Latrell.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
Mbye lofts it high on the last but Ferguson takes it unchallenged.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Sio Siua Taukeiaho makes an unforced error.
Big SST spills it in a hit-up. Dogs scrum near halfway.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
NO TRY for Josh Morris. Rona got it back in field but J Moz's grounding wasn't clean. Roosters 20m restart.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
BUNKER BUNKER. Checking a no try for Curtis Rona in the corner.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
That penalty touchfinder went from the Dogs' own 30m to the Roosters 30m - the home side go on the attack!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
Penalty Canterbury. Sam Moa has his Aiden Tolman high.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
Roosters ruled to obtain a scrum feed after what looked to be a Roosters knock on... then the Bunker intervenes. Bulldogs feed now.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
ICYMI - team changes were confirmed an hour before kickoff. Canterbury are 1-17 as per program, while the Roosters are without Joe Burgess and Jackson Hastings from the side named Tuesday. Aidan Guerra comes into the backline while Ryan Matterson will play five-eighth. Connor Watson and Eloni Vunakece are the new bench players while Sio Siua Taukeiaho started in the second row.
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.
Nice boot from Kerrod there. Six points the margin early.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Tyrone Phillips. Kick to come.
BOOM. The Dogs use numbers to the right and Phillips exploits the overlap!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
Penalty goes Canterbury's way - full set from the Roosters' 20m.
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UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Ryan Matterson makes an unforced error.
Ooh dear. Matterson spills it on the second. Bulldogs scrum mid field. Frenetic start!
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Roosters put it up - Ferguson taps it back but Greg Eastwood finds it, offloads to Josh Morris - who's then draggged into touch!
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Blake Ferguson stops the tide of blue and white early by letting an Mbye grubber roll dead. 20m restart.
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GAME ON AND AIDAN GUERRA IS BUNDLED INTO TOUCH! What a start! Bulldogs scrum 20m out!
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Both teams on... ready for a start at ANZ...
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Jared Maxwell, Gavin Reynolds
Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Chris Butler
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Bryan Norrie, Steve Chiddy
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (32)
Tries: Tyrone Phillips (3), Josh Reynolds, Curtis Rona
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kerrod Holland (5/5)
Penalty Goals: Kerrod Holland (1/1)
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (20)
Tries: Latrell Mitchell (2), Daniel Tupou, Ryan Matterson
Field Goals:
Conversions: Sio Siua Taukeiaho (2/4)
Penalty Goals: