2008 Bradford Bulls season
| 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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This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2008 season. This is the 13th season of the Super League era.
Season Review
[edit]February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
2008 Milestones
[edit]- 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
[edit]| 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
2008 Fixtures and results
[edit]| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
2008 Engage Super League
Challenge Cup
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 |
2008 squad statistics
[edit]- 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 |