The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have been tipped to make wholesale changes to their backline after a disappointing end to their 2025 NRL campaign — including a potential switch of Stephen Crichton to fullback.

After looking like genuine premiership candidates early in the season, leading the competition after 16 rounds, the Bulldogs lost five of their final six games and crashed out of finals in straight sets.

On Sunday, the Bulldogs suffered a 46-26 thrashing against four-time defending champions the Penrith Panthers in a must-win semi-final in Sydney.

Coach Cameron Ciraldo came under criticism for his selection shake-ups towards the back-end of the season, specifically injecting Lachlan Galvin into the starting line-up at the expense of Toby Sexton and replacing Reed Mahoney with

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