2008 Bradford Bulls season
Rugby league team season
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The 2008 Bradford Bulls season saw the Bradford Bulls compete in the 2008 Super League season and 2008 Challenge Cup. Coached by Steve McNamara and captained by Paul Deacon, they finished the regular season 5th (out of 12), reaching the Elimination semi-finals but being knocked out by Wigan.
Super League XIII Rank5th
Play-off resultElimination Play-Off
Challenge CupQuarter-final
2008 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 14
| 2008 Bradford Bulls season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. attendance | 9,247 | |||
| High attendance | 14,013 vs. Leeds Rhinos | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Semi Tadulala (23) | |||
| Goals | Paul Deacon (89) | |||
| Points | Paul Deacon (190) | |||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. Helens (L) |
27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 940 | 457 | +483 | 43 | Semi-final |
| 2 |  Leeds Rhinos (C) |
27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 863 | 413 | +450 | 42 | |
| 3 |  Catalans Dragons |
27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 694 | 625 | +69 | 34 | Elimination semi-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 |
27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 569 | 763 | −194 | 22 | |
| 10 |  Huddersfield Giants |
27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 638 | 681 | −43 | 21 | |
| 11 |  Hull F.C. |
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.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Fixtures and results
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
2008 Engage Super League
Challenge Cup
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2007 | Play-offs | EPO | Wigan Warriors | N | Halton Stadium | L | 14-30 | Finnigan, Lynch | Deacon 2/2, Harris 1/1 | 6,806 |
Squad statistics
- Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2014.
| No | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
- Bradford Bulls Website
- Bradford Bulls in T&A
- Bradford Bulls on Sky Sports
- Bradford on Super League Site
- Red, Black and Amber Archived 22 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC Sport-Rugby League Deprecated link archived 5 December 2012 at archive.today