NRL Notepad: 3 Things From Dolphins v Bulldogs

The Dolphins recaptured their attacking best to kick off Round 10 of the NRL season to earn an emphatic 44-12 victory. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, however, continued to struggle as their form on both sides of the ball from 2025 alludes them.

• The Bulldogs Halfback Situation

• Katoa’s Counting Stats

• This Isn’t It, Peter

3 Takeaways From Dolphins v Bulldogs

The Bulldogs Halfback Situation: If Cameron Ciraldo and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs had any intention of playing Lachlan Galvin as a five-eighth at all this season, we’d have seen it in this one.

While there might be some debate around Galvin’s best position, Sean O’Sullivan is a genuine halfback but played second-fiddle for the most part in good ball.

The Dolphins’ domination in the second half makes it difficult to get a read on the touches. Galvin and O’Sullivan finished with a relatively even split, but with so few coming inside their attack half after the break, the first 30 minutes is all we really have to go on.

I did sit up in my seat, pen at the ready when the Bulldogs were presented with an attacking scrum early on.

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