2008 Bradford Bulls season
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2008 season. This is the 13th season of the Super League era.
2008 Bradford Bulls season | ||||
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Super League XIII Rank | 5th | |||
Play-off result | Elimination Play-Off | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter Final | |||
2008 record | Wins: 16; Draws: 0; Losses: 14 | |||
Points scored | For: 879; Against: 699 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Peter Hood | |||
Head Coach | Steve McNamara | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Odsal Stadium | |||
Avg. Attend. | 9,247 | |||
High. Attend. | 14,013 vs. Leeds Rhinos | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Semi Tadulala (23) | |||
Goals | Paul Deacon (89) | |||
Points | Paul Deacon (190) | |||
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Season Review
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
2008 Milestones
- Round 2: Simon Finnigan scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 4: Chris Feather and Wayne Godwin scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
- Round 6: Ben Jeffries scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 9: Semi Tadulala and Chris Nero scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
- Round 9: Semi Tadulala scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 10: Paul Deacon reached 2,300 points for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Dave Halley scored his 1st four-try haul and 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Glenn Morrison scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Semi Tadulala scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Iestyn Harris reached 300 points for the Bulls.
- Round 12: Paul Deacon kicked his 1,000th goal for the Bulls.
- CCR5: Semi Tadulala scored his 3rd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 20: Iestyn Harris kicked his 100th goal for the Bulls.
- Round 23: Andy Lynch scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 26: Paul Deacon reached 2,400 points for the Bulls.
- Round 27: Semi Tadulala scored his 4th hat-trick for the Bulls.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St. Helens | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 940 | 457 | +483 | 43 | Play-off Semi Final |
2 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 863 | 413 | +450 | 42 | |
3 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 694 | 625 | +69 | 34 | Play-off Elimination Finals |
4 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 648 | 698 | −50 | 29 | |
5 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 705 | 625 | +80 | 28 | |
6 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 690 | 713 | −23 | 28 | |
7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 564 | 713 | −149 | 23 | |
8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 574 | 760 | −186 | 22 | |
9 | Harlequins RL | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 569 | 763 | −194 | 22 | |
10 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 638 | 681 | −43 | 21 | |
11 | Hull | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 538 | 699 | −161 | 17 | |
12 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 593 | 869 | −276 | 15 |
Source: superleague.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
2008 Fixtures and results
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2008 Engage Super League
Challenge Cup
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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19 April 2008 | Cup | 4th | Toulouse Olympique | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 98-6 | Halley (4), Morrison (3), Tadulala (3), Finnigan (2), Jeffries (2), Burgess, Evans, Tupou | Harris 15/17 | 3,569 |
11 May 2008 | Cup | 5th | Catalans Dragons | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 46-16 | Tadulala (3), Burgess, Halley, Hape, Langley, Nero | Deacon 7/7, Harris 0/1 | 5,057 |
1 June 2008 | Cup | QF | Hull F.C. | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 16-22 | Sykes, Tupou | Harris 4/5 | 5,597 |
Playoffs
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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21 September 2007 | Play-offs | EPO | Wigan Warriors | N | Halton Stadium | L | 14-30 | Finnigan, Lynch | Deacon 2/2, Harris 1/1 | 6,806 |
2008 squad statistics
- Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2014.
No | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
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1 | Michael Platt | Fullback | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
2 | Dave Halley | Wing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
3 | James Evans | Centre | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
4 | Shontayne Hape | Centre | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
5 | Tame Tupou | Wing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
6 | Iestyn Harris | Stand-off | 3 | 49 | 0 | 110 |
7 | Paul Deacon | Scrum-half | 3 | 89 | 0 | 190 |
8 | Joe Vagana | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Terry Newton | Hooker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
10 | Andy Lynch | Prop | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
11 | David Solomona | Second-row | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
12 | Glenn Morrison | Second-row | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
13 | Jamie Langley | Loose forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
14 | Chris Feather | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
15 | Matt Cook | Second-row | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
16 | Sam Burgess | Prop | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
17 | Matt James | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Craig Kopczak | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Simon Finnigan | Second-row | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
20 | Wayne Godwin | Hooker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
22 | Ben Jeffries | Stand-off | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
23 | Chris Nero | Centre | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
24 | Paul Sykes | Centre | 16 | 3 | 0 | 70 |
25 | Semi Tadulala | Wing | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
26 | Jason Crookes | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Richard Johnson | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Keale Carlile | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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