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NRL Good Friday Game
Location Stadium Australia, Sydney, New South Wales
Teams Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
First meeting6 April 2012
South Sydney 20 def. Canterbury-Bankstown 10
Latest meeting15 April 2024
South Sydney 20 def. Canterbury-Bankstown 16
Next meeting18 April 2025
Broadcasters Fox League, Channel 9
Statistics
Most winsSouth Sydney
9 wins
Largest victorySouth-Sydney
38 points (2 April 2021)

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]

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 the 2015 match, dubbed 'Bad Friday', [3] 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. [4]

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. [5] 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 winning margin in the fixture defeating Canterbury-Bankstown 38-0. [6] In round 6 of the 2023 NRL season, South Sydney recorded the most points scored by a winning team in the Good Friday game as they defeated Canterbury 50-16. [7]

Head to head

Team Played Games Won Draws Games Lost Points For Points Against Point Difference
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12 3 0 9 194 269 -75
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 9 0 3 269 194 +75

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 [8]
29 March 2013 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12–17 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 51,686 [9]
18 April 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs 14–15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 43,255 [10]
3 April 2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 17–18 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 40,523 [11]
25 March 2016 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12–42 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 38,192 [12]
14 April 2017 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24–9 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 35,984 [13]
30 March 2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 32,471 [14]
19 April 2019 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6–14 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 30,040 [15]
2 April 2021 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0–38 South Sydney Rabbitohs Stadium Australia, Sydney 23,240 [16]
15 April 2022 South Sydney Rabbitohs 36–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Accor Stadium, Sydney 30,194 [17]
7 April 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16–50 South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium, Sydney 35,211 [18]
29 March 2024 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Accor Stadium, Sydney 35,275 [19]

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. ^ "How 'Bad Friday' clash sparked a fire in NRL".
  4. ^ "Good Friday Battle". www.bulldogs.com.au. 10 April 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Rabbitohs shine, Dogs scoreless in third straight game". www.espn.com. 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Dolphins triumph over Cowboys 32-22 in Qld NRL derby, South Sydney thrashes Canterbury 50-16". ABC News. 7 April 2023.
  8. ^ "NRL 2012 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ^ "NRL 2013 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. ^ "NRL 2014 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. ^ "NRL 2015 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  12. ^ "NRL 2016 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  13. ^ "NRL 2017 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. ^ "NRL 2018 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  15. ^ "NRL 2019 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Bulldogs v Rabbitohs". National Rugby League. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Bulldogs v Rabbitohs-Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  18. ^ "NRL 2023 - Round 6 Bulldogs vs Rabbitohs". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  19. ^ "NRL 2024 - Round 4 Rabbitohs vs Bulldogs". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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