NRL Round 27 Team News: Final Round Showdown
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs side to take on the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Accor Stadium has been named.
On the final gameday of the 2025 regular season, both the Bulldogs NRL and NRLW sides will take the field at Accor Stadium to face fellow NRL finalists in Cronulla.
The NRLW side's Round 10 match will kick off at 5:15pm prior to Cameron Ciraldo's team taking the field for their all-important Round 27 clash at 7:35pm.
Match: Bulldogs v Sharks
Round 27 -
home Team
Bulldogs
3rd Position
away Team
Sharks
5th Position
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
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Head Coach Cameron Ciraldo has made a number of changes to the side, with Enari Tuala named on the wing in place of Jacob Kiraz and Viliame Kikau returning to the starting side after missing the Round 26 victory over Penrith.
Josh Curran moves to the interchange bench, alongside Kurt Mann, Sitili Tupouniua and Reed Mahoney.
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The Round 27 team is as follows:
| No. | Player | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Tracey | Penny’s Crispy Pork Crackling |
| 2 | Enari Tuala | Corellian |
| 3 | Bronson Xerri | Hy-Tec Concrete |
| 4 | Stephen Crichton (c) | Juice Lab & Co Bankstown |
| 5 | Marcelo Montoya | Chemistworks |
| 6 | Matt Burton | PPC Moulding Services |
| 7 | Lachlan Galvin | Sydney City Building Group |
| 8 | Max King | Intello IT Solutions |
| 9 | Bailey Hayward | Platinum Rehabilitation Group |
| 10 | Sam Hughes | Brushwood Engineering Group |
| 11 | Viliame Kikau | Allied X |
| 12 | Jacob Preston | Guardian Venue Management International |
| 13 | Jaeman Salmon | Dental on Evaline |
| Interchange | Recovery Partners | |
| 14 | Kurt Mann | Zoom Energy |
| 15 | Sitili Tupouniua | Lira Financial |
| 16 | Josh Curran | Khalil Lawyers |
| 17 | Reed Mahoney | Waterview |
| Reserves | ||
| 20 | Daniel Suluka-Fifita | |
| 22 | Jethro Rinakama |
| Coaching Staff | Name | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Cameron Ciraldo | Kumho Tyre |
