/ Feb 15, 2026
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The Bulldogs will win a competition in the next two or three years, I have no doubt whatsoever.
Can they win the whole thing this year, though? We’re about to find out.
Bulldogs No.7 Toby Sexton.Credit: Getty Images
Canterbury’s signing of Lachlan Galvin adds real X-factor to a style of play that is modelled on Penrith’s champion teams, with former Panthers assistant coach Cameron Ciraldo now in charge of the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs obviously have a big chance of winning the premiership this year. The question mark I still have though is around their spine and their halves.
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Not just who plays in the No.6 and No.7, and how Toby Sexton, Matt Burton and Galvin all fit into the one side. That’s a big factor, too. But does this Bulldogs spine have the experience to go up another gear in the biggest games of the year?
When I look at Melbourne’s playmakers – Cameron Munster, Harry Grant, Jahrome Hughes and Ryan Papenhuyzen – you just know they’ve got another level on the biggest stage.
For the Bulldogs spine, Thursday night will be a great test of how they perform when the whips are really cracking.
Read Andrew Johns’ full column here.
The Bulldogs will win a competition in the next two or three years, I have no doubt whatsoever.
Can they win the whole thing this year, though? We’re about to find out.
Bulldogs No.7 Toby Sexton.Credit: Getty Images
Canterbury’s signing of Lachlan Galvin adds real X-factor to a style of play that is modelled on Penrith’s champion teams, with former Panthers assistant coach Cameron Ciraldo now in charge of the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs obviously have a big chance of winning the premiership this year. The question mark I still have though is around their spine and their halves.
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Not just who plays in the No.6 and No.7, and how Toby Sexton, Matt Burton and Galvin all fit into the one side. That’s a big factor, too. But does this Bulldogs spine have the experience to go up another gear in the biggest games of the year?
When I look at Melbourne’s playmakers – Cameron Munster, Harry Grant, Jahrome Hughes and Ryan Papenhuyzen – you just know they’ve got another level on the biggest stage.
For the Bulldogs spine, Thursday night will be a great test of how they perform when the whips are really cracking.
Read Andrew Johns’ full column here.
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