Crippled with injuries they fell to tenth in 1981 , and in 1982 stood ninth among 14 clubs in a newly expanded competition .
As premiers , the Bulldogs did not buy significantly in the following couple of years and paid the penalty .
Crippled with injuries Bulldogs fell to tenth in 1981 , and in 1982 stood ninth among 14 clubs in a newly expanded competition .
As premiers , the Bulldogs did not buy significantly in the following couple of years and paid the penalty .