2003 Bulldogs RLFC season
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The 2003 Bulldogs RLFC season was the 69th in
2003 NRL Grand final but were knocked out by the Sydney Roosters
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Players
The Bulldogs' status for the 2003 season:
Departing players: Darren Smith (retired), Paul Rauhihi (North Queensland).
On contract:
(two to be added).Off contract: Gavin Lester, Brett Howland, Dennis Scott, Nathan Sologinkin.
Results
| 2003 Season Results | ||||||||||
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| Round | Opponent | Result | Bulldogs | Opposition | Date | Venue | Crowd | |||
| 1 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Win | 34 | 26 | 15 March | Telstra Stadium |
42,017 | |||
| 2 |  New Zealand Warriors |
Loss | 20 | 24 | 23 March | Ericsson Stadium |
16,229 | |||
| 3 |  Wests Tigers |
Win | 38 | 6 | 29 March | Campbelltown Stadium |
15,774 | |||
| 4 |  Parramatta Eels |
Win | 30 | 10 | 4 April | Telstra Stadium |
24,907 | |||
| 5 |  Newcastle Knights |
Loss | 6 | 12 | 11 April | EnergyAustralia Stadium |
22,212 | |||
| 6 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Loss | 14 | 24 | 19 April | Telstra Stadium |
33,379 | |||
| 7 |  Canberra Raiders |
Loss | 22 | 28 | 26 April | Canberra Stadium | 19,372 | |||
| 8 | New Zealand Warriors |
Win | 18 | 12 | 2 May | WestPacTrust Stadium | 21,989 | |||
| 9 |  Sydney Roosters |
Win | 32 | 26 | 9 May | Telstra Stadium |
27,132 | |||
| 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Win | 18 | 16 | 17 May | WIN Stadium |
11,555 | |||
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Penrith Panthers (P)
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24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 659 | 527 | +132 | 40 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters
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24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 680 | 445 | +235 | 38 |
| 3 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 702 | 419 | +283 | 36 |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 620 | 463 | +157 | 36 |
| 5 |  Melbourne Storm
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24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 564 | 486 | +78 | 34 |
| 6 | New Zealand Warriors
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24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 34 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights
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24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 632 | 635 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 |  Brisbane Broncos
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24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 497 | 464 | +33 | 28 |
| 9 | Parramatta Eels
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 570 | 582 | -12 | 26 |
| 10 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 548 | 593 | -45 | 26 |
| 11 |  North Queensland Cowboys
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 606 | 629 | -23 | 24 |
| 12 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 497 | 704 | -207 | 20 |
| 13 | Wests Tigers
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24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 470 | 598 | -128 | 18 |
| 14 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 557 | 791 | -234 | 18 |
| 15 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
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24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 457 | 758 | -301 | 10 |