While the Bulldogs' win elevated them into eighth on the ladder by the completion of round five, the Cowboys - who finished third on the ladder in 2022 and reached the preliminary finals - are languishing in 14th. They held out the Cowboys and even managed to score themselves, Preston collecting the first of his two tries. The Bulldogs were also one man down for 10 minutes after forward Jayden Okunbor was reported and sin-binned for performing a hip-drop tackle on Jason Taumalolo in the 14th minute. Stream the NRL premiership 2023 live and free on 9NowĬanterbury lost forward Raymond Faitala-Mariner to a failed head injury assessment just two minutes into the game. "It wasn't easy tonight and we weren't perfect, but I thought we were the better team and deserved to win." "They're just such a tough group, they're just so gritty. "I've been proud of them every week but tonight, with the adversity they had to go through and how they just hung in there, (I'm) super proud," Ciraldo said. (Anthony Kourembanas/NRL Imagery)īulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo hailed the tenacity of his side in his press conference. Josh Reynolds celebrates the Bulldogs' incredible golden point win with his teammates. "Matt Burton with the golden left boot has absolutely come out with a clutch play here to win it for the Dogs," said Fox League's Cooper Cronk. It was the first time the Bulldogs led in the match.Īs the Canterbury fans braving the wet conditions at Stadium Australia went berserk, Burton took off on a celebratory run with his arms above his head.įittingly, the first player to embrace him was club legend Josh Reynolds, who was playing his first game for the Bulldogs since round 26, 2017. He kicked the field goal from behind the 30-metre line and from about 10 metres inside the left touchline. Kyle Flanagan tossed the footy to Burton from dummy-half and the New South Wales State of Origin representative nailed a field goal. (NRL Imagery)īut young Canterbury back-rower Jacob Preston, who bagged two tries in the game, pounced on the ball. Matt Burton (left) nailed a field goal from a difficult position to clinch a pulsating golden point win for the Bulldogs over the Cowboys on Sunday night.
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