NRL Good Friday Game

The National Rugby League's Good Friday Game is held annually on the Good Friday holiday in Australia between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. It is traditionally played at Stadium Australia.[1]

NRL Good Friday Game
LocationStadium Australia, Sydney, New South Wales
Teams Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
First meeting6 April 2012
South Sydney 20 def. Canterbury-Bankstown 10
Latest meeting2 April 2021
South Sydney 38 def. Canterbury-Bankstown 0
Next meeting15 April 2022
BroadcastersFox League, Channel 9
Statistics
Most winsSouth Sydney
6 wins
Largest victorySouth-Sydney
38 points (2 April 2021)

In 2014, it took a Trent Hodkinson field goal in the 78th minute to gift the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs the win 15-14.[2] In 2015, a controversial finish to the match ended with a penalty being awarded against James Graham of Canterbury-Bankstown, allowing South Sydney to score a winning penalty goal. [3]

This led to arguments between Canterbury players and referee Gerard Sutton, with David Klemmer being sin binned for dissent. Canterbury-Bankstown supporters then threw objects at the referees as they were escorted swiftly of the field straight after full-time.[4] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the NRL season was postponed meaning the match did not go ahead.

In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, South Sydney recorded the biggest win in the fixture defeating Canterbury-Bankstown 38-0.[5]


Head to head
Team Played Games Won Draws Games Lost Points For Points Against Point Difference
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 9 3 0 6 142 162 -20
South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 6 0 3 162 142 +20

Results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Reference
6 April 2012 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 35,221 [6]
29 March 2013 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12–17 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 51,686 [7]
18 April 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs 14–15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 43,255 [8]
3 April 2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 17–18 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 40,523 [9]
25 March 2016 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12–42 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 38,192 [10]
14 April 2017 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24–9 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 35,984 [11]
30 March 2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 32,471 [12]
19 April 2019 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6–14 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 30,040 [13]
2 April 2021 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0–38 South Sydney Rabbitohs Stadium Australia, Sydney 23,240 [14]

References
  1. "Bulldogs and Rabbitohs Good Friday History". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Flash back Friday: Good Friday 2014". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "Good Friday Battle". www.bulldogs.com.au. 10 April 2019.
  4. Chammas, Michael (3 April 2015). "South Sydney Rabbitohs win by point over Canterbury Bulldogs in controversial Good Friday clash". The Age. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. "Rabbitohs shine, Dogs scoreless in third straight game". www.espn.com. 2 April 2021.
  6. "NRL 2012 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. "NRL 2013 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. "NRL 2014 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. "NRL 2015 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. "NRL 2016 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. "NRL 2017 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  12. "NRL 2018 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  13. "NRL 2019 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. "Bulldogs v Rabbitohs". National Rugby League. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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