2007 Bradford Bulls season

This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2007 season. This is the 12th season of the Super League era.

2007 Bradford Bulls season
Super League XII Rank3rd
Play-off resultElimination Playoff
Challenge CupSemi Final
2007 recordWins: 20; Draws: 1; Losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 912; Against: 666
Team information
ChairmanPeter Hood
Head CoachSteve McNamara
Captain
StadiumOdsal Stadium
Avg. Attend.11,476
High. Attend.18,195 vs. Leeds Rhinos
Top scorers
TriesLesley Vainikolo (19)
GoalsPaul Deacon (112)
PointsPaul Deacon (244)
< 2006 List of seasons 2008 >

Season Review

February 2007

March 2007

April 2007

May 2007

2007 Milestones

Table
Super League XII
Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qual.
1 St. Helens 271908783422+36138Play-off Semi Final
2 Leeds Rhinos 271818747487+26037
3 Bradford Bulls 271719778560+21833[a]Play-off Elimination Finals
4 Hull F.C. 2714211573553+2030
5 Huddersfield Giants 2713113638543+9527
6 Wigan Warriors 2715111621527+9427[b]
7 Warrington Wolves 2713014693736−4326
8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2711115596714−11823
9 Harlequins RL 2710314495636−14123
10 Catalans Dragons 2710116570685−11521
11 Hull Kingston Rovers 2710017491723−23220
12 Salford City Reds 276120475874−39913Relegated to National League 1

Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Notes

^ a: Bradford deducted two points for breaching 2006 salary cap rules[1]
^ b: Wigan deducted four points for breaching 2006 salary cap rules[2]

2007 Fixtures and results
LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2007 Engage Super League

DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
11 February 2007Super League XII1Huddersfield GiantsHOdsal StadiumW18–14Hape, Morrison, SolomonaDeacon 3/412,130
18 February 2007Super League XII2Warrington WolvesAHalliwell Jones StadiumW36–20Platt (3), Evans, Morrison, VainikoloDeacon 6/712,607
24 February 2007Super League XII3Wigan WarriorsHOdsal StadiumW32–28Vainikolo (3), Morrison, NewtonDeacon 6/612,798
2 March 2007Super League XII4St. HelensAKnowsley RoadL22–34Hape (2), Langley, SolomonaDeacon 3/411,793
11 March 2007Super League XII5Salford City RedsHOdsal StadiumW56–18Platt (3), Hape (2), McKenna (2), Henderson, Solomona, St HilaireDeacon 8/1010,640
17 March 2007Super League XII6Harlequins RLATwickenham StoopW36–22Morrison (2), I.Harris, Langley, Platt, VainikoloDeacon 6/64,011
25 March 2007Super League XII7Catalans DragonsHOdsal StadiumL22–29Evans (2), Deacon, PlattDeacon 3/411,298
5 April 2007Super League XII8Leeds RhinosHOdsal StadiumL14–18St Hilaire, VainikoloDeacon 3/516,706
9 April 2007Super League XII9Wakefield Trinity WildcatsABelle VueW36–24Vainikolo (2), Henderson, McKenna, Platt, SolomonaDeacon 6/79,106
15 April 2007Super League XII10Hull Kingston RoversHOdsal StadiumW52–22I.Harris (2), Lynch (2), Halley, B.Harris, Langley, Platt, SolomonaDeacon 8/910,881
20 April 2007Super League XII11Hull F.C.AKC StadiumW32–22Evans (2), B.Harris, Lynch, Newton, VaganaDeacon 4/612,767
29 April 2007Super League XII12Warrington WolvesHOdsal StadiumW36–24Platt (2), Deacon, Evans, Langley, VainikoloDeacon 3/3, I.Harris 3/511,276
6 May 2007Magic Weekend13Leeds RhinosNMillennium StadiumL38–42Platt (2), B.Harris, Henderson, Lynch, VainikoloDeacon 7/726,447
18 May 2007Super League XII14Huddersfield GiantsAGalpharm StadiumL12–36B.Harris, VainikoloI.Harris 2/28,667
27 May 2007Super League XII15Harlequins RLHOdsal StadiumW44–18Vainikolo (3), Deacon, Hawkyard, Henderson, Morrison, VaganaDeacon 6/810,418
2 June 2007Super League XII16Catalans DragonsAStade Gilbert BrutusW28–20Deacon, Evans, Newton, Vagana, VainikoloDeacon 4/67,555
17 June 2007Super League XII17Hull F.C.HOdsal StadiumW34–8Newton (4), Deacon, TupouDeacon 4/5, Vainikolo 1/111,557
29 June 2007Super League XII18Leeds RhinosAHeadingley StadiumW38–14Evans, Lynch, Morrison, St Hilaire, Tupou, VainikoloDeacon 7/722,000
6 July 2007Super League XII19Wigan WarriorsAJJB StadiumL18–25Evans, B.HarrisDeacon 5/515,107
13 July 2007Super League XII20St. HelensHOdsal StadiumW10–4St HilaireDeacon 3/511,214
21 July 2007Super League XII21Salford City RedsAThe WillowsL10–14Tupou (2)Deacon 1/23,438
5 August 2007Super League XII22Wakefield Trinity WildcatsHOdsal StadiumW38–24Evans (2), Burgess, Halley, Morrison, Solomona, TupouBurgess 5/810,701
12 August 2007Super League XII23Hull Kingston RoversACraven ParkW28–10Burgess, Henderson, Morrison, Newton, St HilaireI.Harris 4/56,695
19 August 2007Super League XII24Huddersfield GiantsAGalpharm StadiumL22–26Henderson, McKenna, SolomonaI.Harris 5/56,824
2 September 2007Super League XII25Leeds RhinosHOdsal StadiumD16–16Evans, B.Harris, LynchDeacon 2/418,195
9 September 2007Super League XII26Catalans DragonsHOdsal StadiumW40–8Halley, I.Harris, Morrison, McAvoy, Newton, Solomona, VaganaI.Harris 6/79,350
14 September 2007Super League XII27Hull F.C.AKC StadiumL10–20Solomona, TupouI.Harris 1/214,402

Challenge Cup
LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
28 March 2007Cup4thCastleford TigersHOdsal StadiumW24–16Morrison, Solomona, St Hilaire, VainikoloDeacon 4/46,748
13 May 2007Cup5thWakefield Trinity WildcatsABelle VueW14–4Vainikolo (2), CookDeacon 1/33,700
10 June 2007CupQFHuddersfield GiantsHOdsal StadiumW52–20B.Harris (2), Tupou (2), Burgess, Henderson, Newton, Solomona, St HilaireDeacon 8/107,811
28 July 2007CupSFSt. HelensHGalpharm StadiumL14–35Evans, Tupou, VaganaDeacon 1/314,316

Playoffs
LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
21 September 2007Play-offsEPOWigan WarriorsHOdsal StadiumL30–31Solomona (3), I.Harris, TupouI.Harris 5/69,055

2007 squad statistics
Further information: Bradford Bulls
  • Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2012.
No Player Position Tries Goals DG Points
1 Marcus St Hilaire Fullback 7 0 0 28
2 Nathan McAvoy Wing 1 0 0 4
3 Ben Harris Centre 8 0 0 32
4 Shontayne Hape Centre 5 0 0 20
5 Lesley Vainikolo Wing 19 1 0 78
6 Iestyn Harris Stand-off 5 26 0 72
7 Paul Deacon Scrum-half 5 112 0 244
8 Joe Vagana Prop 5 0 0 20
9 Terry Newton Hooker 10 0 0 40
10 Andy Lynch Prop 6 0 0 24
11 Chris McKenna Second-row 4 0 0 16
12 Glenn Morrison Second-row 11 0 0 44
13 Jamie Langley Loose forward 11 0 0 44
14 Chris Feather Prop 0 0 0 0
15 Matt Cook Second-row 1 0 0 4
16 Ian Henderson Hooker 7 0 0 28
17 James Evans Centre 13 0 0 52
18 Sam Burgess Loose forward 3 5 0 22
19 Michael Platt Fullback 14 0 0 56
20 Tame Tupou Wing 10 0 0 40
22 Craig Kopczak Prop 0 0 0 0
23 Matt James Prop 0 0 0 0
24 Dave Halley Wing 3 0 0 12
25 Jason Crookes Centre 0 0 0 0
26 David Solomona Second-row 14 0 0 56
27 Richard Hawkyard Scrum-half 1 0 0 4

References
  1. Dave Hadfield (13 July 2007). "Bradford docked two points over salary cap breach". The Independent. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  2. BBC Sport (25 July 2007). "Wigan lose points over salary cap". BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
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