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.
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
Fixtures and results LEGEND Win Draw Loss
2008 Engage Super League DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt10 February 2008Super League XIII1Wakefield Trinity WildcatsABelle VueL24-26Newton (2), Platt, SykesDeacon 4/59,85116 February 2008Super League XIII2Huddersfield GiantsHOdsal StadiumW38-12Finnigan (2), Evans, Morrison, Newton, SykesDeacon 7/710,124 22 February 2008Super League XIII3St. HelensHOdsal StadiumL16-22Sykes (2), EvansDeacon 2/310,756 1 March 2008Super League XIII4Wigan WarriorsAJJB StadiumL14-28Feather, GodwinDeacon 3/315,444 8 March 2008Super League XIII5Catalans DragonsAStade Gilbert BrutusW20-18Finnigan, Hape, MorrisonDeacon 4/47,485 16 March 2008Super League XIII6Warrington WolvesHOdsal StadiumW23-10Burgess, Jeffries, SykesDeacon 5/611,83820 March 2008Super League XIII7Leeds RhinosAHeadingley StadiumL2-44-Deacon 1/119,296 24 March 2008Super League XIII8Harlequins RLHOdsal StadiumW32-24Burgess, Deacon, Evans, Halley, SolomonaDeacon 6/68,428 30 March 2008Super League XIII9Castleford TigersHOdsal StadiumW50-4Tadulala (3), Evans, Godwin, Hape, Jeffries, Nero, SykesDeacon 6/8, Harris 1/110,119 4 April 2008Super League XIII10Hull F.C.AKC StadiumW24-8Burgess, Cook, Nero, TadulalaDeacon 4/613,617 13 April 2008Super League XIII11Hull Kingston RoversACraven ParkL18-20Solomona, Sykes, TadulalaHarris 3/38,377 27 April 2008Super League XIII12Wigan WarriorsHOdsal StadiumW26-12Evans, Hape, Jeffries, TadulalaDeacon 5/711,894 3 May 2008Magic Weekend13Leeds RhinosNMillennium StadiumL26-40Tadulala (2), Burgess, HapeDeacon 5/730,628 18 May 2008Super League XIII14Castleford TigersAThe JungleW46-24Burgess, Finnigan, Jeffries, Langley, Morrison, Newton, Platt, SykesDeacon 7/87,855 23 May 2008Super League XIII15Leeds RhinosHOdsal StadiumL14-30Halley, Solomona, TupouSykes 1/314,013 8 June 2008Super League XIII16Catalans DragonsHOdsal StadiumL16-24Burgess, Jeffries, SykesHarris 2/38,346 13 June 2008Super League XIII17St. HelensAKnowsley RoadL20-58Halley, Harris, Sykes, TadulalaSykes 2/3, Harris 0/19,009 22 June 2008Super League XIII18Hull F.C.HOdsal StadiumW36-22Tadulala (2), Cook, Hape, Lynch, Newton, SykesHarris 4/79,511 29 June 2008Super League XIII19Hull Kingston RoversHOdsal StadiumW40-20Sykes (2), Finnigan, Hape, Harris, Platt, SolomonaHarris 6/79,741 6 July 2008Super League XIII20Huddersfield GiantsAGalpharm StadiumL24-25Finnigan, Lynch, Newton, PlattHarris 4/510,78611 July 2008Super League XIII21Warrington WolvesAHalliwell Jones StadiumL28-32Jeffries, Lynch, Nero, Platt, TadulalaDeacon 4/58,158 20 July 2008Super League XIII22Wakefield Trinity WildcatsHOdsal StadiumW24-10Deacon, Harris, Jeffries, NewtonDeacon 4/49,429 3 August 2008Super League XIII23Harlequins RLATwickenham StoopL24-36Finnigan, Jeffries, Lynch, TadulalaHarris 4/42,534 8 August 2008Super League XIII24Leeds RhinosAHeadingley StadiumL18-28Evans, Godwin, SykesHarris 3/317,508 17 August 2008Super League XIII25Hull F.C.HOdsal StadiumW42-14Cook, Deacon, Evans, Godwin, Jeffries, Newton, VaganaDeacon 7/79,181 25 August 2008Super League XIII26Hull Kingston RoversHOdsal StadiumW42-18Cook, Evans, Halley, Nero, Newton, Solomona, Sykes, TadulalaDeacon 5/7, Vagana 0/110,353 6 September 2008Super League XIII27Castleford TigersAThe JungleW18-16Tadulala (3)Deacon 1/2, Harris 2/28,067
Challenge Cup LEGEND Win Draw Loss
DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt19 April 2008Cup4thToulouse OlympiqueHOdsal StadiumW98-6Halley (4), Morrison (3), Tadulala (3), Finnigan (2), Jeffries (2), Burgess, Evans, TupouHarris 15/173,56911 May 2008Cup5thCatalans DragonsHOdsal StadiumW46-16Tadulala (3), Burgess, Halley, Hape, Langley, NeroDeacon 7/7, Harris 0/15,0571 June 2008CupQFHull F.C.HOdsal StadiumL16-22Sykes, TupouHarris 4/55,597
Playoffs LEGEND Win Draw Loss
DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt21 September 2007Play-offsEPOWigan WarriorsNHalton StadiumL14-30Finnigan, LynchDeacon 2/2, Harris 1/16,806
Squad statistics
Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2014.
NoPlayerPositionTriesGoalsDGPoints1Michael Platt500202Dave Halley900363James Evans900364Shontayne Hape700285Tame Tupou300126Iestyn Harris34901107Paul Deacon38901908Joe Vagana10049Terry Newton9003610Andy Lynch5002011David Solomona5002012Glenn Morrison6002413Jamie Langley200814Chris Feather100415Matt Cook4001616Sam Burgess8003217Matt James000018Craig Kopczak000019Simon Finnigan10004020Wayne Godwin4001622Ben Jeffries11004423Chris Nero5002024Paul Sykes16307025Semi Tadulala23009226Jason Crookes000027Richard Johnson000030Keale Carlile0000
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 BBC Sport-Rugby League