THE Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are pleased to announce Brayden Wiliame as NRLW Head Coach ahead of the 2025 season.
Wiliame joins the Club on a two-year deal from the New Zealand Warriors, where he has been working in pathways and wellbeing.
The 32-year-old also has extensive experience as a player, with over 125 games to his name across the NRL and Super League and nine Tests for the Fiji Bati.
General Manager of Football, Phil Gould was excited to welcome Wiliame to the Club.
“Brayden comes to the Bulldogs with valuable experience from his playing career. His understanding of the game at an elite level provides him with unique insights that will benefit our women’s program tremendously,” Gould said.
“The entire Bulldogs family welcomes Brayden to this role, and we look forward to seeing our NRLW team flourish under his guidance.”
The 33-year-old former Fiji Bati international ended his playing career in 2023 with another season to run on his two-year deal but made the decision to retire after an injury-troubled first season with the Warriors.
Wiliame also had NRL stints with Manly Warringah and St George Illawarra while a three-season stay with Les Catalans in the Super League was highlighted by a 20-14 victory over Warrington in the 2018 Challenge Cup final when he was a try scorer.
After playing the first two games of the 2023 NRL season, Wiliame had a long lay-off with a calf injury before making his comeback with the New South Wales Cup side. He went on to make nine appearances as the team made it to the preliminary final. Williame was in the Fiji Bati side that stunned the Kiwis 4-2 in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup quarter-final in Wellington. He also had a stint playing rugby union for Perpignan in France in 2022.
