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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Bulldogs [Club Headlines]

Squad: Braith Anasta, Chris Armit, Roy Asotasi, Adam Brideson, Daniel Conn, Trent Cutler, Ben Czislowski, Hazem El Masri, Filinga Filiga, Tony Grimaldi, Ben Harris, Corey Hughes, Daniel Irvine, Jamaal Lolesi, Reni Maitua, Willie Mason, Dallas McIlwain, Brad Morrin, Nate Myles, Brett Oliver, Mark O'Meley, Luke Patten, Adam Perry, Cameron Phelps, Makasini Richter, Andrew Ryan, Brent Sherwin, Charlie Tonga, Willie Tonga, Matt Utai, Sonny Bill Williams, Luke Young
Gains Chris Armit (Parramatta), Ben Czislowski (Broncos), Nathan Armit (Parramatta), Marvin Karawana (NZ)
Losses: Steven Price (Warriors), Jonathan Thurston (Cowboys), Dennis Scott (Storm), Jamie Feeney (Storm), Hutch Maiava (Sharks), Glen Hughes, Steven Hughes (Retired)
Sponsors: Mitsubishi Electric (Major), Auto Group (Sleeve)
Coach: Steven Folkes
Club Season Index: Bulldogs [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 11-13
Fri: Bulldogs 46 d. Dragons 28
Date: Friday March 11, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 33,105
Table Position: 2
Tries (8): Andrew Ryan 2 (28th, 69th), Braith Anasta (12th), Matt Utai (17th), Jamaal Lolesi (37th), Tony Grimaldi (40th), Adam Perry (57th), Corey Hughes (75th)
Goals (7): Hazem El Masri (7 from 9)
Round 2 - Mar 18-20
Fri: Cowboys 24 d. Bulldogs 12
Date: Friday March 18, 2005
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 21,138
Table Position: 7
Tries (2): Sonny Bill Williams (31st), Hazem El Masri (79th)
Goals (2): Hazem El Masri (2 from 2)
Round 3 - Mar 25-27
Sun: Tigers 37 d. Bulldogs 36
Date: Sunday March 27, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 19,984
Table Position: 9
Tries (6): Braith Anasta 2 (71st, 78th), Andrew Ryan (23rd), Luke Patten (4th), Brent Sherwin (75th), Jamaal Lolesi (7th)
Goals (6): Hazem El Masri (6 from 6)
Round 4 - Apr 1-3
Sun: Sharks 26 d. Bulldogs 12
Date: Sunday April 3, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,053
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Andrew Ryan (58th), Willie Tonga (79th)
Goals (2): Hazem El Masri (2 from 2)
Round 5 - Apr 8-10
Bulldogs bye
Round 6 - Apr 15-17
Fri: Bulldogs 16 l. Roosters 29
Date: Friday April 15, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 27,111
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Willie Tonga (19th), Luke Patten (2nd), Matt Utai (4th)
Goals (2): Hazem El Masri (2 from 3)
Round 7 - Apr 23-25
Sun: Knights 20 l. Bulldogs 24
Date: Sunday April 24, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 18,387
Table Position: 12
Tries (4): Luke Patten 2 (48th, 57th), Hazem El Masri (17th), Brad Morrin (39th)
Goals (4): Hazem El Masri (4 from 4)
Round 8 - Apr 29-May 1
Sat: Bulldogs 30 d. Eels 16
Date: Saturday April 30, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 24,957
Table Position: 9
Tries (5): Hazem El Masri 3 (17th, 39th, 51st), Braith Anasta (47th), Reni Maitua (61st)
Goals (5): Hazem El Masri (5 from 6)
Round 9 - May 7-8
Sun: Broncos 35 d. Bulldogs 28
Date: Sunday May 8, 2005
Venue: Suncorp Metway Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 29,845
Table Position: 11
Tries (5): Hazem El Masri 2 (24th, 28th), Willie Tonga (31st), Braith Anasta (63rd), Nate Myles (71st)
Goals (4): Hazem El Masri (4 from 5)
Round 10 - May 13-15
Sat: Bulldogs 10 l. Sea Eagles 18
Date: Saturday May 14, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,768
Table Position: 13
Tries (2): Hazem El Masri 2 (20th, 32nd)
Goals (1): Hazem El Masri (1 from 2)
Round 11 - May 20-22
Sat: Storm 16 l. Bulldogs 26
Date: Saturday May 21, 2005
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 8,438
Table Position: 12
Tries (4): Luke Patten (1st), Matt Utai (26th), Jamaal Lolesi (41st), Hazem El Masri (6th)
Goals (5): Hazem El Masri (5 from 5)
Round 12 - May 27-29
Fri: Bulldogs 12 l. Cowboys 48
Date: Friday May 27, 2005
Venue: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 21,012
Table Position: 12
Tries (1): Roy Asotasi (5th)
Goals (4): Hazem El Masri (4 from 4)
Round 13 - Jun 3-5
Sat: Bulldogs 21 drew Souths 21
Date: Saturday June 4, 2005
Venue: Sydney Showground, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,911
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Jamaal Lolesi 2 (54th, 67th), Chris Armit (46th)
Goals (4): Hazem El Masri (4 from 4)
Field Goals (1): Brent Sherwin
Round 14 - Jun 10-12
Bulldogs bye
Round 15 - Jun 17-19
Sun: Bulldogs 28 d. Raiders 10
Date: Sunday June 19, 2005
Venue: Sydney Showground, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,496
Table Position: 10
Tries (5): Corey Hughes (23rd), Luke Patten (47th), Andrew Ryan (65th), Braith Anasta (78th), Matt Utai (9th)
Goals (4): Hazem El Masri (4 from 6)
Round 16 - Jun 24-26
Sun: Sea Eagles 12 l. Bulldogs 31
Date: Sunday June 26, 2005
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,429
Table Position: 10
Tries (5): Jamaal Lolesi (16th), Adam Brideson (31st), Andrew Ryan (45th), Dallas McIlwain (75th), Luke Patten (78th)
Goals (5): Hazem El Masri (5 from 7)
Field Goals (1): Braith Anasta
Round 17 - Jul 1-3
Sat: Bulldogs 6 l. Storm 33
Date: Saturday July 2, 2005
Venue: Sydney Showground, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,414
Table Position: 11
Tries (1): Cameron Phelps (15th)
Goals (1): Hazem El Masri (1 from 2)
Round 18 - Jul 8-10
Sun: Warriors 24 l. Bulldogs 26
Date: Sunday July 10, 2005
Venue: Ericsson Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 12,822
Table Position: 11
Tries (4): Braith Anasta 3 (9th, 39th, 43rd), Dallas McIlwain (72nd)
Goals (5): Hazem El Masri (5 from 5)
Round 19 - Jul 15-17
Fri: Panthers 16 l. Bulldogs 18
Date: Friday July 15, 2005
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,270
Table Position: 10
Tries (3): Reni Maitua 2 (19th, 32nd), Hazem El Masri (23rd)
Goals (3): Hazem El Masri (3 from 3)
Round 20 - Jul 22-24
Fri: Bulldogs 29 d. Broncos 22
Date: Friday July 22, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 29,112
Table Position: 9
Tries (5): Matt Utai (26th), Tony Grimaldi (30th), Jamaal Lolesi (38th), Mark O'Meley (51st), Brent Sherwin (69th)
Goals (4): Hazem El Masri (4 from 5)
Field Goals (1): Braith Anasta
Round 21 - Jul 29-31
Sun: Souths 37 d. Bulldogs 24
Date: Sunday July 31, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,062
Table Position: 9
Tries (4): Reni Maitua 2 (38th, 56th), Cameron Phelps (58th), Braith Anasta (8th)
Goals (4): Brent Sherwin (4 from 4)
Round 22 - Aug 5-7
Sat: Bulldogs 13 l. Knights 28
Date: Saturday August 6, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,962
Table Position: 9
Tries (2): Matt Utai (23rd), Adam Brideson (68th)
Goals (2): Braith Anasta (1 from 1), Brent Sherwin (1 from 1)
Field Goals (1): Braith Anasta
Round 23 - Aug 12-14
Fri: Eels 56 d. Bulldogs 4
Date: Friday August 12, 2005
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 20,289
Table Position: 9
Tries (1): Cameron Phelps (77th)
Goals (0): Braith Anasta (0 from 1)
Round 24 - Aug 19-21
Fri: Tigers 54 d. Bulldogs 2
Date: Friday August 19, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 29,542
Table Position: 9
Goals (1): Luke Young (1 from 1)
Round 25 - Aug 26-28
Sun: Bulldogs 6 l. Panthers 28
Date: Sunday August 28, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,599
Table Position: 11
Tries (1): Braith Anasta (35th)
Goals (1): Luke Young (1 from 1)
Round 26 - Sep 2-4
Sun: Roosters 32 d. Bulldogs 12
Date: Sunday September 4, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,903
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Corey Hughes (57th), Dallas McIlwain (77th)
Goals (2): Luke Young (2 from 2)

Position: 12
Played: 24 (Home 11, Away 13)
Won: 9, Drawn: 1, Lost: 14, Byes: 2
For: 472 (78 tries, 78 goals, 4 fgoals)
Against: 670 (113 tries, 106 goals, 6 fgoals)
Points: 23, Difference: -198

Round 1 [11 Mar 05] W 46-28 v Dragons (H)
Round 2 [18 Mar 05] L 12-24 v Cowboys (A)
Round 3 [27 Mar 05] L 36-37 v Tigers (A)
Round 4 [03 Apr 05] L 12-26 v Sharks (A)
Round 5 Bulldogs bye
Round 6 [15 Apr 05] L 16-29 v Roosters (H)
Round 7 [24 Apr 05] W 24-20 v Knights (A)
Round 8 [30 Apr 05] W 30-16 v Eels (H)
Round 9 [08 May 05] L 28-35 v Broncos (A)
Round 10 [14 May 05] L 10-18 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 11 [21 May 05] W 26-16 v Storm (A)
Round 12 [27 May 05] L 12-48 v Cowboys (H)
Round 13 [04 Jun 05] D 21-21 v Souths (H)
Round 14 Bulldogs bye
Round 15 [19 Jun 05] W 28-10 v Raiders (H)
Round 16 [26 Jun 05] W 31-12 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 17 [02 Jul 05] L 6-33 v Storm (H)
Round 18 [10 Jul 05] W 26-24 v Warriors (A)
Round 19 [15 Jul 05] W 18-16 v Panthers (A)
Round 20 [22 Jul 05] W 29-22 v Broncos (H)
Round 21 [31 Jul 05] L 24-37 v Souths (A)
Round 22 [06 Aug 05] L 13-28 v Knights (H)
Round 23 [12 Aug 05] L 4-56 v Eels (A)
Round 24 [19 Aug 05] L 2-54 v Tigers (A)
Round 25 [28 Aug 05] L 6-28 v Panthers (H)
Round 26 [04 Sep 05] L 12-32 v Roosters (A)

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Braith Anasta	23	11	1	3	49
Chris Armit	24 (19)	1	0	0	4
Roy Asotasi	24 (2)	1	0	0	4
Adam Brideson	16 (8)	2	0	0	8
Daniel Conn	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
Trent Cutler	5 (4)	0	0	0	0
Ben Czislowski	7 (6)	0	0	0	0
Hazem El Masri	18	11	68	0	180
Filinga Filiga	2	0	0	0	0
Tony Grimaldi	24	2	0	0	8
Ben Harris	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
Corey Hughes	21 (2)	3	0	0	12
Daniel Irvine	4 (4)	0	0	0	0
Jamaal Lolesi	24	7	0	0	28
Reni Maitua	11 (2)	5	0	0	20
Willie Mason	9 (2)	0	0	0	0
Dallas McIlwain	15 (9)	3	0	0	12
Brad Morrin	6 (4)	1	0	0	4
Nate Myles	19 (11)	1	0	0	4
Mark O'Meley	14	1	0	0	4
Brett Oliver	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Luke Patten	16	7	0	0	28
Adam Perry	13 (6)	1	0	0	4
Cameron Phelps	13 (1)	3	0	0	12
Makasini Richter	2	0	0	0	0
Andrew Ryan	22	6	0	0	24
Brent Sherwin	20 (1)	2	5	1	19
Charlie Tonga	10 (7)	0	0	0	0
Willie Tonga	8	3	0	0	12
Matt Utai	23	6	0	0	24
Sonny Bill Williams	5 (2)	1	0	0	4
Luke Young	4	0	4	0	8
32 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 429609 (Average: 17,900)
Home: Games 11 - 199447 (Average: 18,132)
Away: Games 13 - 230162 (Average: 17,705)

Leading Point Scorers:
180: Hazem El Masri (18)
49: Braith Anasta (23)
28: Jamaal Lolesi (24), Luke Patten (16)
24: Andrew Ryan (22)

Leading Try Scorers:
11: Braith Anasta (23), Hazem El Masri (18)
7: Jamaal Lolesi (24), Luke Patten (16)
6: Andrew Ryan (22), Matt Utai (23)
5: Reni Maitua (11)
3: Corey Hughes (21), Dallas McIlwain (15), Cameron Phelps (13), Willie Tonga (8)
2: Adam Brideson (16), Tony Grimaldi (24), Brent Sherwin (20)
1: Chris Armit (24), Roy Asotasi (24), Brad Morrin (6), Nate Myles (19), Mark O'Meley (14), Adam Perry (13), Sonny Bill Williams (5)

Leading Goal Scorers:
68: Hazem El Masri (18)
5: Brent Sherwin (20)
4: Luke Young (4)
1: Braith Anasta (23)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Bulldogs

Draw, results and other info.

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership Bulldogs

Draw, results and other info.

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Bulldogs