2007 Bradford Bulls season

2007 Bradford Bulls season
Super League XII Rank	3rd
Play-off result	Elimination Playoff
Challenge Cup	Semi-final
2007 record	Wins: 20; draws: 1; losses: 11
Points scored	For: 912; against: 666
Team information
Chairman	Peter Hood
Head Coach	Steve McNamara
Captain	Paul Deacon
Stadium	Odsal Stadium
Avg. attendance	11,476
High attendance	18,195 vs. Leeds Rhinos
Top scorers
Tries	Lesley Vainikolo (19)
Goals	Paul Deacon (112)
Points	Paul Deacon (244)
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This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2007 season. This is the 12th season of the Super League era.

Season Review

February 2007

March 2007

April 2007

May 2007

2007 Milestones

• Round 1: Shontayne Hape scored his 75th try and reached 300 points for the Bulls.
• Round 1: Glenn Morrison and David Solomona scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
• Round 2: Michael Platt and James Evans scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
• Round 2: Michael Platt scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
• Round 3: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 11th hat-trick for the Bulls.
• Round 3: Paul Deacon reached 2,000 points for the Bulls.
• Round 5: Michael Platt scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
• Round 10: Iestyn Harris reached 200 points for the Bulls.
• Round 10: Dave Halley scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
• Round 11: Paul Deacon kicked his 900th goal for the Bulls.
• Round 12: Paul Deacon reached 2,100 points for the Bulls.
• CCR5: Matt Cook scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
• Round 15: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 12th hat-trick for the Bulls.
• Round 15: Richard Hawkyard scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
• CCQF: Tame Tupou scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
• Round 17: Terry Newton scored his 1st four-try haul and 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
• Round 17: Lesley Vainikolo kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
• Round 19: Paul Deacon reached 2,200 points for the Bulls.
• Round 22: Sam Burgess kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
• Round 25: Ben Harris scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
• EPO: David Solomona scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	St Helens (L)	27	19	0	8	783	422	+361	38	Semifinal
2	Leeds Rhinos (C)	27	18	1	8	747	487	+260	37
3	Bradford Bulls	27	17	1	9	778	560	+218	33 [lower-alpha 1]	Elimination semifinal
4	Hull F.C.	27	14	2	11	573	553	+20	30
5	Huddersfield Giants	27	13	1	13	638	543	+95	27
6	Wigan Warriors	27	15	1	11	621	527	+94	27 [lower-alpha 2]
7	Warrington Wolves	27	13	0	14	693	736	−43	26
8	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	11	1	15	596	714	−118	23
9	Harlequins	27	10	3	14	495	636	−141	23
10	Catalans Dragons	27	10	1	16	570	685	−115	21
11	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	10	0	17	491	723	−232	20
12	Salford City Reds (R)	27	6	1	20	475	874	−399	13	Relegation to National League One

Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
2. Wigan deducted 4 points for salary cap breaches.

2007 Fixtures and results

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

2007 Engage Super League

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att
11 February 2007	Super League XII	1	Huddersfield Giants	H	Odsal Stadium	W	18–14	Hape, Morrison, Solomona	Deacon 3/4	12,130
18 February 2007	Super League XII	2	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	W	36–20	Platt (3), Evans, Morrison, Vainikolo	Deacon 6/7	12,607
24 February 2007	Super League XII	3	Wigan Warriors	H	Odsal Stadium	W	32–28	Vainikolo (3), Morrison, Newton	Deacon 6/6	12,798
2 March 2007	Super League XII	4	St. Helens	A	Knowsley Road	L	22–34	Hape (2), Langley, Solomona	Deacon 3/4	11,793
11 March 2007	Super League XII	5	Salford City Reds	H	Odsal Stadium	W	56–18	Platt (3), Hape (2), McKenna (2), Henderson, Solomona, St Hilaire	Deacon 8/10	10,640
17 March 2007	Super League XII	6	Harlequins RL	A	Twickenham Stoop	W	36–22	Morrison (2), I.Harris, Langley, Platt, Vainikolo	Deacon 6/6	4,011
25 March 2007	Super League XII	7	Catalans Dragons	H	Odsal Stadium	L	22–29	Evans (2), Deacon, Platt	Deacon 3/4	11,298
5 April 2007	Super League XII	8	Leeds Rhinos	H	Odsal Stadium	L	14–18	St Hilaire, Vainikolo	Deacon 3/5	16,706
9 April 2007	Super League XII	9	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	A	Belle Vue	W	36–24	Vainikolo (2), Henderson, McKenna, Platt, Solomona	Deacon 6/7	9,106
15 April 2007	Super League XII	10	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	Odsal Stadium	W	52–22	I.Harris (2), Lynch (2), Halley, B.Harris, Langley, Platt, Solomona	Deacon 8/9	10,881
20 April 2007	Super League XII	11	Hull F.C.	A	KC Stadium	W	32–22	Evans (2), B.Harris, Lynch, Newton, Vagana	Deacon 4/6	12,767
29 April 2007	Super League XII	12	Warrington Wolves	H	Odsal Stadium	W	36–24	Platt (2), Deacon, Evans, Langley, Vainikolo	Deacon 3/3, I.Harris 3/5	11,276
6 May 2007	Magic Weekend	13	Leeds Rhinos	N	Millennium Stadium	L	38–42	Platt (2), B.Harris, Henderson, Lynch, Vainikolo	Deacon 7/7	26,447
18 May 2007	Super League XII	14	Huddersfield Giants	A	Galpharm Stadium	L	12–36	B.Harris, Vainikolo	I.Harris 2/2	8,667
27 May 2007	Super League XII	15	Harlequins RL	H	Odsal Stadium	W	44–18	Vainikolo (3), Deacon, Hawkyard, Henderson, Morrison, Vagana	Deacon 6/8	10,418
2 June 2007	Super League XII	16	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	W	28–20	Deacon, Evans, Newton, Vagana, Vainikolo	Deacon 4/6	7,555
17 June 2007	Super League XII	17	Hull F.C.	H	Odsal Stadium	W	34–8	Newton (4), Deacon, Tupou	Deacon 4/5, Vainikolo 1/1	11,557
29 June 2007	Super League XII	18	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Stadium	W	38–14	Evans, Lynch, Morrison, St Hilaire, Tupou, Vainikolo	Deacon 7/7	22,000
6 July 2007	Super League XII	19	Wigan Warriors	A	JJB Stadium	L	18–25	Evans, B.Harris	Deacon 5/5	15,107
13 July 2007	Super League XII	20	St. Helens	H	Odsal Stadium	W	10–4	St Hilaire	Deacon 3/5	11,214
21 July 2007	Super League XII	21	Salford City Reds	A	The Willows	L	10–14	Tupou (2)	Deacon 1/2	3,438
5 August 2007	Super League XII	22	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	H	Odsal Stadium	W	38–24	Evans (2), Burgess, Halley, Morrison, Solomona, Tupou	Burgess 5/8	10,701
12 August 2007	Super League XII	23	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	Craven Park	W	28–10	Burgess, Henderson, Morrison, Newton, St Hilaire	I.Harris 4/5	6,695
19 August 2007	Super League XII	24	Huddersfield Giants	A	Galpharm Stadium	L	22–26	Henderson, McKenna, Solomona	I.Harris 5/5	6,824
2 September 2007	Super League XII	25	Leeds Rhinos	H	Odsal Stadium	D	16–16	Evans, B.Harris, Lynch	Deacon 2/4	18,195
9 September 2007	Super League XII	26	Catalans Dragons	H	Odsal Stadium	W	40–8	Halley, I.Harris, Morrison, McAvoy, Newton, Solomona, Vagana	I.Harris 6/7	9,350
14 September 2007	Super League XII	27	Hull F.C.	A	KC Stadium	L	10–20	Solomona, Tupou	I.Harris 1/2	14,402

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att
28 March 2007	Cup	4th	Castleford Tigers	H	Odsal Stadium	W	24–16	Morrison, Solomona, St Hilaire, Vainikolo	Deacon 4/4	6,748
13 May 2007	Cup	5th	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	A	Belle Vue	W	14–4	Vainikolo (2), Cook	Deacon 1/3	3,700
10 June 2007	Cup	QF	Huddersfield Giants	H	Odsal Stadium	W	52–20	B.Harris (2), Tupou (2), Burgess, Henderson, Newton, Solomona, St Hilaire	Deacon 8/10	7,811
28 July 2007	Cup	SF	St. Helens	H	Galpharm Stadium	L	14–35	Evans, Tupou, Vagana	Deacon 1/3	14,316

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	H	Odsal Stadium	L	30–31	Solomona (3), I.Harris, Tupou	I.Harris 5/6	9,055

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

External links

• Bradford Bulls Website
• Bradford Bulls in T&A
• Bradford Bulls on Sky Sports
• Bradford on Super League Site
• Red,Black And Amber
• BBC Sport-Rugby League Archived 5 December 2012 at archive.today