Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Bulldogs vs Sea Eagles

Saturday 20 June 2026, Round 16 2026

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Sea Eagles by 5 is our pick

BulldogsSea Eagles

Bulldogs 13, Sea Eagles 12 ✗ Tip wrong.

Match details

Start time
Sat 20 Jun, 7: 35pm AEST.
Venue
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
Ladder going in
Bulldogs 12th, Sea Eagles 3rd
Referee
The name shown is Adam Gee.
Crowd
18,243
Weather
Conditions fine, ground good.

What the experts tipped

ExpertTipTip correct
Jordan BakerSea Eagles✗
Chris BarrettSea Eagles✗
Zoe SamiosSea Eagles✗
Zac BaileySea Eagles✗
Frances HoweSea Eagles✗
Christian NicolussiSea Eagles✗
Billie EderSea Eagles✗
Adrian ProszenkoSea Eagles✗
Dan WalshSea Eagles✗
Andrew JohnsSea Eagles✗
Emma KempSea Eagles✗
Neil BreenSea Eagles✗

Before the match

ClubLadder going inLast five, oldest firstModel rating
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Bulldogs12th LLWLW-4.2
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sea Eagles3rd WWWLW+5

The five most recent games

Bulldogs

RoundOpponentScore
Round 14v EelsW 14–12
Round 13at Wests TigersL 16–22
Round 12v StormW 30–20
Round 11at SharksL 16–38
Round 10at DolphinsL 12–44

Sea Eagles

RoundOpponentScore
Round 14v RabbitohsW 28–14
Round 13at SharksL 22–28
Round 12v TitansW 12–10
Round 11at Wests TigersW 46–18
Round 10v BroncosW 32–4

Meetings since 2024

SeasonRoundGameScoreVenue
2025Round 21Bulldogs v Sea Eagles42–4Allianz Stadium
2024Finals Week 1Bulldogs v Sea Eagles22–24Accor Stadium
2024Round 26Bulldogs v Sea Eagles22–34Accor Stadium

Team sheets

Bulldogs

  1. 1 Connor Tracey Fullback
  2. 2 Jacob Kiraz Winger
  3. 3 Bronson Xerri Reserve
  4. 4 Stephen Crichton (c) Centre
  5. 5 Enari Tuala Centre
  6. 6 Matt Burton Five-Eighth
  7. 7 Lachlan Galvin Halfback
  8. 8 Max King Prop
  9. 9 Kurt Mann Interchange
  10. 10 Leo Thompson Prop
  11. 11 Sitili Tupouniua 2nd Row
  12. 12 Jaeman Salmon 2nd Row
  13. 13 Harry Hayes Lock
  14. 14 Bailey Hayward Hooker
  15. 16 Jack Underhill Interchange
  16. 17 Josh Curran Interchange
  17. 19 Jethro Rinakama Winger
  18. 22 Alex Conti Reserve
  19. 23 Alekolasimi Jones Interchange

The coach is Cameron Ciraldo

Connor Tracey, Kurt Mann are in

Out: Jed Reardon, Jethro Rinakama

vs Round 14 v Eels

Sea Eagles

  1. 1 Tom Trbojevic (c) Fullback
  2. 2 Jason Saab Winger
  3. 3 Tolutau Koula Centre
  4. 4 Reuben Garrick Centre
  5. 5 Lehi Hopoate Winger
  6. 6 Luke Brooks Five-Eighth
  7. 7 Jamal Fogarty Halfback
  8. 8 Taniela Paseka Prop
  9. 9 Brandon Wakeham Hooker
  10. 10 Kobe Hetherington Prop
  11. 11 Haumole Olakau'atu 2nd Row
  12. 12 Ben Trbojevic 2nd Row
  13. 13 Jake Trbojevic (c) Lock
  14. 14 Jake Simpkin Interchange
  15. 15 Nathan Brown Interchange
  16. 16 Ethan Bullemor Interchange
  17. 17 Simione Laiafi Interchange
  18. 18 Josh Feledy Reserve
  19. 19 Joey Walsh Reserve

The coach is Kieran Foran

Ethan Bullemor, Tom Trbojevic are in

Out: Clayton Faulalo, Jackson Shereb

vs Round 14 v Rabbitohs

These are the numbers each club gave on nrl.com. Each change is measured against the club's previous game.

What drove the model's pick

Going in, our scale rated the Bulldogs -4.2 and the Sea Eagles +5, a 9.2 point gap, plus 4.5 points for playing at home.

Scoring

Bulldogs
Try scorers: Stephen Crichton 33', Lachlan Galvin 60''
Goals: 2/2
Field goals Stephen Crichton 82'
At half-time: 6
Sea Eagles
Try scorers: Lehi Hopoate 6', Reuben Garrick 19', Lehi Hopoate 67''
Goals 0/3
At half-time: 8

Teams, the draw and scoring details: nrl.com match centre. Tips came from The Sydney Morning Herald panel.