1996 Optus Cup
       Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

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• Round 1 - Mar 22-24
  Sun Sep 29: Canterbury v Cowboys abandoned/cancelled
  Date: Sunday September 29, 1996
  Table Position: 15
  
  
  
• Round 2 - Mar 29-31
  Sun Mar 31: Balmain 20 d. Canterbury 16
  Date: Sunday March 31, 1996
  Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 4,021
  Table Position: 15
  
  
  
• Round 3 - Apr 4-8
  Fri Apr 5: Roosters 10 d. Canterbury 4
  Date: Friday April 5, 1996
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 16,416
  Table Position: 18
  
  
  
• Round 4 - Apr 12-14
  Sun Apr 14: Canterbury 6 l. St George 26
  Date: Sunday April 14, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 14,924
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 5 - Apr 19-21
  Fri Apr 19: Western Reds 14 l. Canterbury 18
  Date: Friday April 19, 1996
  Venue: W.A. Cricket Association Ground, East Perth (WA)
  Crowd: 6,403
  Table Position: 17
  
  
  
• Round 6 - Apr 25-28
  Fri Apr 26: Raiders 34 d. Canterbury 4
  Date: Friday April 26, 1996
  Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
  Crowd: 12,458
  Table Position: 18
  
  
  
• Round 7 - May 4-5
  Sat May 4: Canterbury 8 l. Broncos 30
  Date: Saturday May 4, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,246
  Table Position: 18
  
  
  
• Round 8 - May 10-12
  Sun May 12: Norths 22 d. Canterbury 14
  Date: Sunday May 12, 1996
  Venue: North Sydney Oval, Miller Street, North Sydney, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,212
  Table Position: 18
  
  
  
• Round 9 - May 17-26
  Fri May 24: Sea Eagles 24 d. Canterbury 4
  Date: Friday May 24, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 14,591
  Table Position: 18
  
  
  
• Round 10 - May 31-Jun 9
  Fri May 31: Canterbury 12 d. Illawarra 0
  Date: Friday May 31, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 6,022
  Table Position: 16
  
  
  
• Round 11 - Jun 14-16
  Sun Jun 16: Canterbury 22 d. Eels 4
  Date: Sunday June 16, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,056
  Table Position: 16
  
  
  
• Round 12 - Jun 21-23
  Sun Jun 23: Canterbury 28 d. Roosters 16
  Date: Sunday June 23, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,203
  Table Position: 15
  
  
  
• Round 13 - Jun 28-30
  Sun Jun 30: Canterbury 24 d. Knights 14
  Date: Sunday June 30, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,628
  Table Position: 14
  
  
  
• Round 14 - Jul 5-8
  Sat Jul 6: Sharks 16 d. Canterbury 6
  Date: Saturday July 6, 1996
  Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 13,460
  Table Position: 15
  
  
  
• Round 15 - Jul 13-15
  Sat Jul 13: Canterbury 18 l. Balmain 20
  Date: Saturday July 13, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 11,658
  Table Position: 15
  
  
  
• Round 16 - Jul 19-22
  Sun Jul 21: Panthers 32 l. Canterbury 34
  Date: Sunday July 21, 1996
  Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,141
  Table Position: 13
  
  
  
• Round 17 - Jul 26-29
  Sun Jul 28: Canterbury 16 l. Wests 20
  Date: Sunday July 28, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,870
  Table Position: 13
  
  
  
• Round 18 - Aug 2-5
  Sun Aug 4: Souths 4 l. Canterbury 28
  Date: Sunday August 4, 1996
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 4,371
  Table Position: 13
  
  
  
• Round 19 - Aug 9-12
  Sun Aug 11: Canterbury 26 d. Gold Coast 16
  Date: Sunday August 11, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,760
  Table Position: 13
  
  
  
• Round 20 - Aug 16-19
  Fri Aug 16: Auckland 18 l. Canterbury 20
  Date: Friday August 16, 1996
  Venue: Ericsson Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
  Crowd: 23,300
  Table Position: 13
  
  
  
• Round 21 - Aug 23-26
  Sun Aug 25: Canterbury 17 d. South Queensland Crushers 16
  Date: Sunday August 25, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,025
  Table Position: 13
  
  
  
• Round 22 - Aug 30-Sep 1
  Sun Sep 1: Canterbury 50 d. Cowboys 22
  Date: Sunday September 1, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 6,595
  Table Position: 10
  
  
  

Position: 9
Played: 21 (Home 11, Away 10)
Won: 11, Drawn: 0, Lost: 10, Byes: 0
For: 375
Against: 378
Points: 22, Difference: -3

Round 1 [29 Sep 96] v Cowboys (H)
Round 2 [31 Mar 96] L 16-20 v Balmain (A)
Round 3 [05 Apr 96] L 4-10 v Roosters (A)
Round 4 [14 Apr 96] L 6-26 v St George (H)
Round 5 [19 Apr 96] W 18-14 v Western Reds (A)
Round 6 [26 Apr 96] L 4-34 v Raiders (A)
Round 7 [04 May 96] L 8-30 v Broncos (H)
Round 8 [12 May 96] L 14-22 v Norths (A)
Round 9 [24 May 96] L 4-24 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 10 [31 May 96] W 12-0 v Illawarra (H)
Round 11 [16 Jun 96] W 22-4 v Eels (H)
Round 12 [23 Jun 96] W 28-16 v Roosters (H)
Round 13 [30 Jun 96] W 24-14 v Knights (H)
Round 14 [06 Jul 96] L 6-16 v Sharks (A)
Round 15 [13 Jul 96] L 18-20 v Balmain (H)
Round 16 [21 Jul 96] W 34-32 v Panthers (A)
Round 17 [28 Jul 96] L 16-20 v Wests (H)
Round 18 [04 Aug 96] W 28-4 v Souths (A)
Round 19 [11 Aug 96] W 26-16 v Gold Coast (H)
Round 20 [16 Aug 96] W 20-18 v Auckland (A)
Round 21 [25 Aug 96] W 17-16 v South Queensland Crushers (H)
Round 22 [01 Sep 96] W 50-22 v Cowboys (H)