NRL Round 6 Team News: Thursday Night Thriller

Author: bulldogs.com.au
Timestamp: Tue 7 Apr 2026, 03:31 PM

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs side to face the Penrith Panthers at Accor Stadium has been named.

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Date: Thursday, April 9
Venue: Accor Stadium, Olympic Park, NSW
Gates Open: 7:00pm
Bulldogs vs Panthers Kick-Off: 7:50pm (AEST)

Round 6 - Round 6 - Thursday 9 Apr

9:50 am

Bulldogs

Panthers

Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney

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Head Coach Cameron Ciraldo has made a number of changes to the line up with Captain Stephen Crichton unavailable.

Bronson Xerri returns to the starting side for the first time since Round 1, replacing Crichton in the centres.

Meanwhile, Harry Hayes returns to the side, while Jethro Rinakama has been named on the extended bench for the first time in 2026.

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The Round 6 team is as follows:

No.	Player	Sponsor
1	Connor Tracey	PPC Moulding Services
2	Jacob Kiraz	Chemistworks
3	Enari Tuala	Platinum Rehabilitation Group
4	Bronson Xerri	Guardian Venue Management
5	Marcelo Montoya	Sydney City Building Group
6	Matt Burton	Waterview in Bicentennial Park
7	Lachlan Galvin	Leading Services Australia
8	Max King	Penny's Crispy Pork Crackling
9	Bailey Hayward	Brushwood Engineering Group
10	Sam Hughes	Kogan.com
11	Viliame Kikau (c)	Lending Hub
12	Jacob Preston	Intello IT Solutions
13	Jaeman Salmon	Allied X
Interchange		Ability Partners
14	Kurt Mann	Corellian
15	Sitili Tupouniua	G Class Luxury Car Hire
16	Harry Hayes	Khalil Lawyers
17	Sean O'Sullivan	Dental On Evaline
19	Jake Turpin
20	Lipoi Hopoi
Reserves
21	Alekolasimi Jones
22	Logan Spinks
23	Jethro Rinakama