NRL Highlights: Bulldogs v Eels
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs take on the Paramatta Eels in Round 14 of the 2025 NRL Premiership at Accor Stadium, Sydney.
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The Advertiser
20 minutes ago
- The Advertiser
Dogs show they see Galvin as half after joyous arrival
Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo has given the strongest indication yet he sees Lachlan Galvin as a long-term half, after the teen celebrated his Bulldogs arrival by scoring a try in a 30-12 win over Parramatta. After a fortnight of speculation around his playing position at the Bulldogs, Galvin was forced to wait 57 minutes before entering the field against the Eels on Monday. But when the teenage recruit entered with the Bulldogs leading 14-12, he did so at half, with off-contract No.7 Toby Sexton shifting to hooker. Galvin responded by being heavily involved in Canterbury's attack, linking with five-eighth Matt Burton in the lead up to a Viliame Kikau try. And, after Harry Hayes crossed to make it 24-12, Galvin sealed the win by putting Connor Tracey into space on the right edge and staying alive in the play to score. "He plays in the halves, that's his preferred position," Ciraldo said. "When we looked at bringing him in immediately we probably thought he could fill a number of positions and he might be able to do that. "But he is predominantly a half and I thought he did a great job tonight. "The learning is not over, he has been here a week. He still has a lot to learn. "But today has been a great start for him, we're really proud of him and he has fitted in great." Galvin had been one of the most divisive figures in rugby league for the past two months, such was the nature of his highly-publicised exit from Wests Tigers. But there was nothing but love from Bulldogs fans, with a crowd of 59,878 in Accor Stadium on Monday watching Canterbury stay top of the ladder. The 19-year-old's name was chanted before he even entered the field, while he earned a standing ovation as he ran on, and again with each of his first touches. The roar was enormous when he crossed late in the match, 10 days after officially putting pen to paper on a three-and-a-half year deal with the Bulldogs. Ciraldo admitted afterwards he had not initially planned on playing Galvin earlier in the week. "I thought he would play NSW Cup," Ciraldo said. "But every training session he did he got better, he understood our systems better. "And by the end of the week it was clear we needed to have him in the team and he could help us win the game." Notable too was how impressive Sexton's kicking game was for Canterbury before moving to hooker. Sexton is seemingly unlikely to be re-signed, but showed he could spend more time at dummy-half on Monday. "We had a little crack at it at training and it's something we thought we needed to win the game at the back end there," Ciraldo said. "I thought our attack functioned really well with him at hooker and that allowed Lachy to play his natural role. "We talk a lot about putting the team before yourself, and Toby did that tonight as he does all the time." Canterbury's starting hooker Reed Mahoney cut a dejected figure in the sheds afterwards, and did not speak to media as he left the stadium. It came after a game where Canterbury dominated field position for the majority of the match, only for Parramatta's resolute defence to keep them in the contest. Burton picked off a Ryley Smith pass from a scrum to go 60 metres and score the Bulldogs' first in the seventh minute. The Eels quickly responded in kind when Zac Lomax intercepted one of Burton's and Mitch Moses completed a 90-metre effort. The teams were then again level at 12-12, before Parramatta's 10 second-half errors told and the blue-and-gold wall eventually broke to leave them 16th on the ladder. "We're our own worst enemy at the moment," Moses said. "The last few weeks we have beaten ourselves a bit and not nailed opportunities." Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo has given the strongest indication yet he sees Lachlan Galvin as a long-term half, after the teen celebrated his Bulldogs arrival by scoring a try in a 30-12 win over Parramatta. After a fortnight of speculation around his playing position at the Bulldogs, Galvin was forced to wait 57 minutes before entering the field against the Eels on Monday. But when the teenage recruit entered with the Bulldogs leading 14-12, he did so at half, with off-contract No.7 Toby Sexton shifting to hooker. Galvin responded by being heavily involved in Canterbury's attack, linking with five-eighth Matt Burton in the lead up to a Viliame Kikau try. And, after Harry Hayes crossed to make it 24-12, Galvin sealed the win by putting Connor Tracey into space on the right edge and staying alive in the play to score. "He plays in the halves, that's his preferred position," Ciraldo said. "When we looked at bringing him in immediately we probably thought he could fill a number of positions and he might be able to do that. "But he is predominantly a half and I thought he did a great job tonight. "The learning is not over, he has been here a week. He still has a lot to learn. "But today has been a great start for him, we're really proud of him and he has fitted in great." Galvin had been one of the most divisive figures in rugby league for the past two months, such was the nature of his highly-publicised exit from Wests Tigers. But there was nothing but love from Bulldogs fans, with a crowd of 59,878 in Accor Stadium on Monday watching Canterbury stay top of the ladder. The 19-year-old's name was chanted before he even entered the field, while he earned a standing ovation as he ran on, and again with each of his first touches. The roar was enormous when he crossed late in the match, 10 days after officially putting pen to paper on a three-and-a-half year deal with the Bulldogs. Ciraldo admitted afterwards he had not initially planned on playing Galvin earlier in the week. "I thought he would play NSW Cup," Ciraldo said. "But every training session he did he got better, he understood our systems better. "And by the end of the week it was clear we needed to have him in the team and he could help us win the game." Notable too was how impressive Sexton's kicking game was for Canterbury before moving to hooker. Sexton is seemingly unlikely to be re-signed, but showed he could spend more time at dummy-half on Monday. "We had a little crack at it at training and it's something we thought we needed to win the game at the back end there," Ciraldo said. "I thought our attack functioned really well with him at hooker and that allowed Lachy to play his natural role. "We talk a lot about putting the team before yourself, and Toby did that tonight as he does all the time." Canterbury's starting hooker Reed Mahoney cut a dejected figure in the sheds afterwards, and did not speak to media as he left the stadium. It came after a game where Canterbury dominated field position for the majority of the match, only for Parramatta's resolute defence to keep them in the contest. Burton picked off a Ryley Smith pass from a scrum to go 60 metres and score the Bulldogs' first in the seventh minute. The Eels quickly responded in kind when Zac Lomax intercepted one of Burton's and Mitch Moses completed a 90-metre effort. The teams were then again level at 12-12, before Parramatta's 10 second-half errors told and the blue-and-gold wall eventually broke to leave them 16th on the ladder. "We're our own worst enemy at the moment," Moses said. "The last few weeks we have beaten ourselves a bit and not nailed opportunities." Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo has given the strongest indication yet he sees Lachlan Galvin as a long-term half, after the teen celebrated his Bulldogs arrival by scoring a try in a 30-12 win over Parramatta. After a fortnight of speculation around his playing position at the Bulldogs, Galvin was forced to wait 57 minutes before entering the field against the Eels on Monday. But when the teenage recruit entered with the Bulldogs leading 14-12, he did so at half, with off-contract No.7 Toby Sexton shifting to hooker. Galvin responded by being heavily involved in Canterbury's attack, linking with five-eighth Matt Burton in the lead up to a Viliame Kikau try. And, after Harry Hayes crossed to make it 24-12, Galvin sealed the win by putting Connor Tracey into space on the right edge and staying alive in the play to score. "He plays in the halves, that's his preferred position," Ciraldo said. "When we looked at bringing him in immediately we probably thought he could fill a number of positions and he might be able to do that. "But he is predominantly a half and I thought he did a great job tonight. "The learning is not over, he has been here a week. He still has a lot to learn. "But today has been a great start for him, we're really proud of him and he has fitted in great." Galvin had been one of the most divisive figures in rugby league for the past two months, such was the nature of his highly-publicised exit from Wests Tigers. But there was nothing but love from Bulldogs fans, with a crowd of 59,878 in Accor Stadium on Monday watching Canterbury stay top of the ladder. The 19-year-old's name was chanted before he even entered the field, while he earned a standing ovation as he ran on, and again with each of his first touches. The roar was enormous when he crossed late in the match, 10 days after officially putting pen to paper on a three-and-a-half year deal with the Bulldogs. Ciraldo admitted afterwards he had not initially planned on playing Galvin earlier in the week. "I thought he would play NSW Cup," Ciraldo said. "But every training session he did he got better, he understood our systems better. "And by the end of the week it was clear we needed to have him in the team and he could help us win the game." Notable too was how impressive Sexton's kicking game was for Canterbury before moving to hooker. Sexton is seemingly unlikely to be re-signed, but showed he could spend more time at dummy-half on Monday. "We had a little crack at it at training and it's something we thought we needed to win the game at the back end there," Ciraldo said. "I thought our attack functioned really well with him at hooker and that allowed Lachy to play his natural role. "We talk a lot about putting the team before yourself, and Toby did that tonight as he does all the time." Canterbury's starting hooker Reed Mahoney cut a dejected figure in the sheds afterwards, and did not speak to media as he left the stadium. It came after a game where Canterbury dominated field position for the majority of the match, only for Parramatta's resolute defence to keep them in the contest. Burton picked off a Ryley Smith pass from a scrum to go 60 metres and score the Bulldogs' first in the seventh minute. The Eels quickly responded in kind when Zac Lomax intercepted one of Burton's and Mitch Moses completed a 90-metre effort. The teams were then again level at 12-12, before Parramatta's 10 second-half errors told and the blue-and-gold wall eventually broke to leave them 16th on the ladder. "We're our own worst enemy at the moment," Moses said. "The last few weeks we have beaten ourselves a bit and not nailed opportunities."
Sydney Morning Herald
an hour ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘The job isn't finished': Daley sticks with Blues winners
'We added Keaon and Lindsay, which gives us the flexibility of having a front-rower and a back-rower, while 'Burto' gives us cover in the outside backs. 'With Haumole, we decided it was best for him to miss camp. He's got a little one on the way, and it would have been no good having him in Perth if something happened.' Victory in Perth would be the perfect redemption story for Daley who spent five years coaching against the finest Queensland teams ever assembled for just the one series triumph. The Blues defeated the Maroons 18-6 in their own backyard in game one, and just as the home side and Slater said they would improve, so, too, will the Blues. Daley won game one at Suncorp Stadium in 2017 before the Maroons fought back to win the series, which would be Daley's last. The Blues' record in Perth is excellent, winning both games in 2019 and 2022 by a combined 82-18 margin. NSW Blues squad for Origin II in Perth on June 18 1. Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers) 2. Brian To'o (Penrith Panthers) 3. Stephen Crichton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) 4. Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney Rabbitohs) 5. Zac Lomax (Parramatta Eels) 6. Mitchell Moses (Parramatta Eels) 7. Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers) 8. Max King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) 9. Reece Robson (North Queensland Cowboys) 10. Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos) 11. Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers) 12. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters) 13. Isaah Yeo (c) (Penrith Panthers) 14. Connor Watson (Sydney Roosters) 15. Spencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters) 16. Hudson Young (Canberra Raiders) 17. Stefano Utoikamanu (Melbourne Storm) 18. Matt Burton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) 19. Keaon Koloamatangi (South Sydney Rabbitohs) 20. Lindsay Smith (Penrith Panthers) Coach: Laurie Daley Up to 14 NSW players were involved in NRL games on Sunday and Monday, compared to the Maroons' two. Daley will need to go easy with most of his squad in the early half of the week to allow them to get sufficient rest and recovery. Crichton went into Origin I with a quad strain, then revealed after the win over Parramatta that he had 'strained my neck' while practising goalkicking at Sunday's captain's run, 'which is a first'. The coach would have loved what he saw in the space of three minutes in the first half at a wet Accor Stadium involving three of his Blues. Lomax did well to pluck a Burton pass out of the air, stayed in the field of play, ran a few metres before sending Moses racing 80 metres down field. Moses never took the foot off the gas and beat off three Bulldogs' defenders, including Josh Curran who refused to give up. Then Crichton popped up on the other side of the field and man-handled Isaiah Iongi when he tried to get on his outside. Crichton was having none of it and wrestled him into touch. Moses was placed on report for a high shot on Daniel Suluka-Fifita late in the game, but should escape with a fine if charged. The Eels and Dogs contingent will join their teammates in the Blue Mountains early Tuesday. Meanwhile, Slater said of his decision to axe Cherry-Evans: 'We just feel Tom is the right person for the No.7 jersey right now ... you won't hear a negative word from me about Daly Cherry-Evans. Loading 'What he has given this jersey and what he has done for this footy team and this group, that will be with all Queenslanders and with Daly for the rest of his life. 'No-one can take that away from him. We just feel that you earn every opportunity to play in this jersey, and we feel that Tom Dearden has earned the opportunity to play in the No.7 jersey. 'We feel it is the right thing for the footy team. We just want Tom Dearden to do his job and be the best version of Tommy Dearden that he can be. He will get a bit of support around him.'
The Age
an hour ago
- The Age
‘The job isn't finished': Daley sticks with Blues winners
'We added Keaon and Lindsay, which gives us the flexibility of having a front-rower and a back-rower, while 'Burto' gives us cover in the outside backs. 'With Haumole, we decided it was best for him to miss camp. He's got a little one on the way, and it would have been no good having him in Perth if something happened.' Victory in Perth would be the perfect redemption story for Daley who spent five years coaching against the finest Queensland teams ever assembled for just the one series triumph. The Blues defeated the Maroons 18-6 in their own backyard in game one, and just as the home side and Slater said they would improve, so, too, will the Blues. Daley won game one at Suncorp Stadium in 2017 before the Maroons fought back to win the series, which would be Daley's last. The Blues' record in Perth is excellent, winning both games in 2019 and 2022 by a combined 82-18 margin. NSW Blues squad for Origin II in Perth on June 18 1. Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers) 2. Brian To'o (Penrith Panthers) 3. Stephen Crichton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) 4. Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney Rabbitohs) 5. Zac Lomax (Parramatta Eels) 6. Mitchell Moses (Parramatta Eels) 7. Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers) 8. Max King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) 9. Reece Robson (North Queensland Cowboys) 10. Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos) 11. Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers) 12. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters) 13. Isaah Yeo (c) (Penrith Panthers) 14. Connor Watson (Sydney Roosters) 15. Spencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters) 16. Hudson Young (Canberra Raiders) 17. Stefano Utoikamanu (Melbourne Storm) 18. Matt Burton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) 19. Keaon Koloamatangi (South Sydney Rabbitohs) 20. Lindsay Smith (Penrith Panthers) Coach: Laurie Daley Up to 14 NSW players were involved in NRL games on Sunday and Monday, compared to the Maroons' two. Daley will need to go easy with most of his squad in the early half of the week to allow them to get sufficient rest and recovery. Crichton went into Origin I with a quad strain, then revealed after the win over Parramatta that he had 'strained my neck' while practising goalkicking at Sunday's captain's run, 'which is a first'. The coach would have loved what he saw in the space of three minutes in the first half at a wet Accor Stadium involving three of his Blues. Lomax did well to pluck a Burton pass out of the air, stayed in the field of play, ran a few metres before sending Moses racing 80 metres down field. Moses never took the foot off the gas and beat off three Bulldogs' defenders, including Josh Curran who refused to give up. Then Crichton popped up on the other side of the field and man-handled Isaiah Iongi when he tried to get on his outside. Crichton was having none of it and wrestled him into touch. Moses was placed on report for a high shot on Daniel Suluka-Fifita late in the game, but should escape with a fine if charged. The Eels and Dogs contingent will join their teammates in the Blue Mountains early Tuesday. Meanwhile, Slater said of his decision to axe Cherry-Evans: 'We just feel Tom is the right person for the No.7 jersey right now ... you won't hear a negative word from me about Daly Cherry-Evans. Loading 'What he has given this jersey and what he has done for this footy team and this group, that will be with all Queenslanders and with Daly for the rest of his life. 'No-one can take that away from him. We just feel that you earn every opportunity to play in this jersey, and we feel that Tom Dearden has earned the opportunity to play in the No.7 jersey. 'We feel it is the right thing for the footy team. We just want Tom Dearden to do his job and be the best version of Tommy Dearden that he can be. He will get a bit of support around him.'
