Sydney Roosters v Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

NRLRound 23

Full time

Sydney Roosters

20–18

Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

Match events

Sydney RoostersCanterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

8Half time2

Team stats

49%Possession51%

72%32/44Completion Rate66%28/42

1396All Run Metres1457

2Line Breaks5

319Tackles Made330

12Errors17

6Penalties Conceded4

Tries: Roosters: Billy Smith 13', Siua Wong 25', Billy Smith 66', Salesi Foketi 69' | Bulldogs: Jacob Kiraz 44', Lachlan Galvin 51', Jacob Kiraz 55'
Conversions: Roosters: Sam Walker 68', Sam Walker 70' (2/4) | Bulldogs: Stephen Crichton 46', Stephen Crichton 52' (2/3)
Penalty goals: Bulldogs: Stephen Crichton 6' (1/1)
Most Tackles: Reece Robson (Roosters) 36 | Leo Thompson (Bulldogs) 45
Most Run Metres: Billy Smith (Roosters) 211 | Jacob Kiraz (Bulldogs) 148
Most Line Breaks: Billy Smith (Roosters) 2 | Jacob Kiraz (Bulldogs) 1
Most Fantasy Points: Billy Smith (Roosters) 67 | Lachlan Galvin (Bulldogs) 63
Try scorers: Billy Smith (Roosters) 2, Jacob Kiraz (Bulldogs) 2, Salesi Foketi (Roosters) 1, Siua Wong (Roosters) 1, (Bulldogs) 1

1st half

Kick off
6'0–2
Penalty goalStephen Crichton
TryBilly Smith
13'4–2
TrySiua Wong
25'8–2
HIAVictor Radley
37'
Half time8–2

2nd half

On reportVictor Radley placed
40'
HIASiua Wong HIA Cleared
40'
44'8–6
TryJacob Kiraz
46'8–8
ConversionStephen Crichton
51'8–12
TryLachlan Galvin

Scoring progression

Roosters aheadBulldogs ahead

Biggest lead: Roosters 6Bulldogs 10
Lead changes: 3
Final margin: Roosters by 2

Team stats

RoostersBulldogs

49%Possession %51%
72% (32/44)Completion rate66% (28/42)
1396All run metres1457
452Post contact metres462
2Line breaks5
31Tackle breaks25
720Kicking metres614

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
2Billy SmithWinger	80	211	8	0	2	4	0	2	8	67	25	70	0	0	28	0	80	31	0	0	0
8Naufahu WhyteProp	51	182	15	0	0	2	4	0	0	55	20	72	0	0	0	0	100	23	0	0	1
16Nat ButcherProp	47	164	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	42	17	48	0	0	51	0	90	17	0	0	0
5Mark NawaqanitawaseWinger	80	116	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	19	17	61	0	0	18	0	67	20	0	1	1
18Cody RamseyFullback	80	99	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	12	16	1	1	30	0	86	22	0	2	0
4Robert ToiaCentre	80	92	20	1	0	8	2	0	0	42	14	20	0	0	2	0	80	20	0	4	1
12Siua Wong2nd Row	78	79	32	3	0	2	1	1	4	51	11	22	0	0	0	0	89	13	0	1	0
13Victor RadleyLock	60	75	34	5	0	0	0	0	0	31	11	23	0	0	0	0	83	17	0	0	0
9Reece RobsonHooker	80	67	36	4	0	2	0	0	0	40	4	27	0	0	0	0	86	101	0	1	0
10Spencer LeniuInterchange	25	64	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	6	27	0	0	19	0	88	6	0	0	0
11Salesi Foketi2nd Row	80	52	32	1	0	2	2	1	4	53	8	19	0	0	0	0	94	10	0	0	0
7Sam WalkerHalfback	80	51	18	3	0	1	0	0	4	32	8	10	1	0	0	232	82	43	2/4	2	0
6Daly Cherry-EvansFive-Eighth	80	49	13	3	0	2	0	0	0	32	6	3	1	0	0	488	76	56	0	1	1
14Connor WatsonInterchange	30	32	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	6	10	0	0	0	0	95	8	0	0	0
3Hugo SavalaCentre	80	30	24	1	0	3	0	0	0	38	5	8	1	1	0	0	86	16	0	0	0
15Lindsay CollinsInterchange	29	26	19	2	0	1	0	0	0	15	4	11	0	0	0	0	90	4	0	0	2
17Egan ButcherReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19Tommy TalauReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Rex BassingthwaighteReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tap a column to sort. Bold is the team's best. Mins minutes played · Run m all run metres · Tkl tackles made · Miss missed tackles · LB line breaks · TB tackle breaks · Off offloads · Tries tries · Pts points · Fan nrl fantasy points · Runs all runs · PCM post-contact metres

Highlights

0:15Siua Wong Trynrl.com0:14Jacob Kiraz Trynrl.com0:12Lachlan Galvin Trynrl.com0:14Jacob Kiraz 2nd Trynrl.com0:13Billy Smith 2nd Trynrl.com0:15Salesi Foketi Trynrl.com

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News and reaction

Match reportTwist as agent takes lowballed Bulldogs star to marketNine.com.au11 Aug Match reportRoosters Dig Deep to Beat Bulldogs and Keep Finals Hopes AliveNew South Wales Rugby League9 Aug

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Friday 7 August 2026
Started: 8:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Competition: NRL, Round 23

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