points in front of rivals St. George and Parramatta. They beat the Eels in the major semi-final 16–8 before marking their fiftieth season by beating them again for the 1984 Premiership. However, it did not come without controversy. Ryan would drop long serving veterans Garry Hughes and club captain Chris Anderson to reserve grade. The Bulldogs success over the coming five seasons was achieved using a new aggressive, defensively oriented way of playing, later named by some as "Wozzaball". This brand of football worked with Canterbury nullifying the attacking skil of Parramatta to win the decider 6–4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Bulldogs started the next year patchily but won their last seven matches to lie third on the ladder at the end of the regular season behind minor premiers St George and Balmain. They accounted for Balmain 14–8 before being beaten by the Dragons 17–6. Then they comprehensively crushed Parramatta 26–0 before making it back-to-back titles when they defeated St. George 7–6 in the Grand Final. Led by captain Steve Mortimer, the Bulldogs constantly bombed St. George, which forced a rule change in the catching of the ball in the in goal area. Finishing third in the regular season behind Parramatta and a rejuvenated Souths, the Bulldogs could not follow up with a hat-trick of titles losing the 1986 Grand Final 4–2 to the Eels in a classic game of football. No tries were scored as both sides tackled as their lives depended on it. Ryan's era at Canterbury ended after the 1987 season when he left the club on bad terms after the Bulldogs narrowly missed the semi-finals for the first time since 1982 – despite Ryan's success from 1984 until 1986. He is the only Canterbury coach to win two Premierships and when the Bulldogs named their greatest side in 2004, no coach was named, which many believe should have been Ryan. Others believed that Ryan was simply a professional coach rather than a "true" Bulldog and the choice of Moore as Manager of the greatest ever side was more appropriate. Phil Gould succeeded Ryan as coach and in his first year was in charge as the Bulldogs won the 1988 Grand Final against the Ryan-coached Balmain Tigers 24–12, the first at the new Sydney Football Stadium. It was a great and consistent season following the disappointment in 1987. 1988 also marked the final season for