2010 Bradford Bulls season | ||||
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Super League XV Rank | 10th | |||
Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | |||
2010 record | Wins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 18 | |||
Points scored | For: 658; against: 770 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Peter Hood | |||
Head coach | Lee St Hilaire (was Steve McNamara) | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Odsal Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 7,982 | |||
High attendance | 11,995 vs. Leeds Rhinos | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Brett Kearney & Steve Menzies (14) | |||
Goals | Paul Sykes (48) | |||
Points | Paul Sykes (114) | |||
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This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2010 season, the fifteenth season of the Super League era.
2010 Milestones
- Round 1: Brett Kearney, Matt Orford, Heath L'Estrange and Glenn Hall made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 2: Matt Orford scored his 1st try and kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Round 3: Brett Kearney scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 3: Matt Orford kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
- Round 4: Paul Sykes kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
- Round 5: Glenn Hall scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 10: Michael Platt scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 11: Rikki Sheriffe scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Heath L'Estrange scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Danny Addy made his debut for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Danny Addy scored his 1st try and kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- CCR5: Chris Nero scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- CCR5: Glenn Hall kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Round 14: Chris Nero scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 14: Paul Sykes reached 200 points for the Bulls.
- CCQF: Joe Wardle made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 17: Steve Crossley made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 17: Dave Halley scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 18: Cain Southernwood made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 21: Steve Crossley scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 22: Vinny Finigan made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 22: Vinny Finigan scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 22: Steve Menzies scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 24: Tom Olbison scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
Pre Season Friendlies
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss |
Bulls score is first.
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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26 December 2009 | Pre Season | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | W | 26–16 | Halley, Whitehead, Straugheir, Horton (2) | Addy 1/3, Hyde 2/2 | 2,900 (Est.) |
17 January 2010 | Pre Season | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 10–12 | Sykes, Reardon | Sykes 1/2 | 5,800 (Est.) |
22 January 2010 | Pre Season | Dewsbury Rams | A | Rams Stadium | D | 24–24 | Hall, Kopczak, Godwin, Whitehead | Sykes 1/1, Donaldson 2/2, Hyde 1/1 | 1,000 (Est.) |
28 January 2010 | Pre Season | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | New Craven Park | W | 18–16 | Worrincy, Reardon, Whitehead | Sykes 3/3 | 1,100 (Est.) |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Wigan Warriors (L, C) | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 922 | 411 | +511 | 44 | Play-offs |
2 | St Helens | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 946 | 547 | +399 | 40 | |
3 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 885 | 488 | +397 | 40 | |
4 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 725 | 561 | +164 | 35 | |
5 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 758 | 439 | +319 | 33 | |
6 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 569 | 584 | −15 | 32 | |
7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 653 | 632 | +21 | 29 | |
8 | Celtic Crusaders | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 547 | 732 | −185 | 24 | |
9 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 648 | 766 | −118 | 22 | |
10 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 528 | 728 | −200 | 19 | |
11 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 539 | 741 | −202 | 18 | |
12 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 448 | 857 | −409 | 16 | |
13 | Harlequins | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 494 | 838 | −344 | 14 | |
14 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 409 | 747 | −338 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
2010 Fixtures and Results
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Draw | |
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2010 Engage Super League
Player Appearances
- Super League Only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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1 | Dave Halley | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | W | W | W | W | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | W | W | FB | FB | FB | FB | ||||
2 | Rikki Sheriffe | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||
3 | Paul Sykes | C | C | C | C | C | C | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SH | SH | C | C | ||
4 | Chris Nero | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||
5 | Stuart Reardon | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||
6 | Brett Kearney | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SH | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | SH | SH | FB | FB | FB | FB | SO | SO | SO | SO | ||||
7 | Matt Orford | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | |||||||||||||||
8 | Nick Scruton | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | P | P | ||||||
9 | Heath L'Estrange | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | SH | SH | H | H | H | SH | H | H | H | H | H | H | SH |
10 | Andy Lynch | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | ||
11 | Steve Menzies | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | C | L | L | L | L | SO | SO | C | L | C |
12 | Glenn Hall | SR | B | B | B | B | SR | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | SR | P | P | P | P | B | B | B | B | B | ||
13 | Jamie Langley | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | L | SR | L | SR | L | ||||||||
14 | Wayne Godwin | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | H | H | B | L | B | H | B | B | B | L | B | B | H |
15 | Michael Platt | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | FB | |||
16 | Michael Worrincy | B | B | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | SR | B | B | SR | SR | B | SR | B | B | SR | B | SR | SR | SR | ||||
17 | Danny Sculthorpe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Craig Kopczak | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | |
19 | Jason Crookes | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | x |
20 | Elliott Whitehead | x | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR |
22 | James Donaldson | B | x | x | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | SR | SR | B | SR | ||||||||||||
23 | Steve Crossley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | |||
24 | Tom Olbison | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | B |
29 | Joe Wardle | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
31 | Cain Southernwood | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SH | SH | ||||||||
32 | Danny Addy | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | SH | SH | SH | SH | B | ||
33 | Vinny Finigan | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | FB | W | W | B | x | W |
Challenge Cup
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
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18 April 2010 | Cup | 4th | Dewsbury Rams | A | Rams Stadium | W | 50-0 | Hall (2), Kearney (2), Addy, Godwin, L'Estrange, Scruton, Whitehead | Orford 5/7, Addy 2/2 | 3,995 | - | Report |
8 May 2010 | Cup | 5th | Leigh Centurions | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 58-16 | Nero (3), Menzies (2), Godwin, Hall, Kearney, Sykes, Worrincy | Sykes 8/9, Hall 1/1 | 4,250 | - | Report |
30 May 2010 | Cup | QF | Warrington Wolves | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 22-26 | Halley, Menzies, Nero, Sheriffe | Sykes 3/4 | 7,092 | BBC Sport | Report |
Player appearances
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 4th | 5th | QF |
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1 | Dave Halley | FB | FB | FB |
2 | Rikki Sheriffe | W | W | W |
3 | Paul Sykes | x | SO | SO |
4 | Chris Nero | x | C | C |
5 | Stuart Reardon | W | ||
6 | Brett Kearney | SO | SH | |
7 | Matt Orford | SH | SH | |
8 | Nick Scruton | P | P | P |
9 | Heath L'Estrange | B | H | H |
10 | Andy Lynch | P | P | |
11 | Steve Menzies | C | C | C |
12 | Glenn Hall | P | L | SR |
13 | Jamie Langley | L | ||
14 | Wayne Godwin | H | B | B |
15 | Michael Platt | C | B | W |
16 | Michael Worrincy | SR | SR | B |
17 | Danny Sculthorpe | |||
18 | Craig Kopczak | B | B | B |
19 | Jason Crookes | W | x | x |
20 | Elliott Whitehead | SR | SR | SR |
22 | James Donaldson | x | B | L |
23 | Steve Crossley | x | x | x |
24 | Tom Olbison | B | x | x |
29 | Joe Wardle | x | x | B |
31 | Cain Southernwood | x | x | x |
32 | Danny Addy | B | x | x |
33 | Vinny Finigan | x | x | x |
2010 squad statistics
Further information: Bradford Bulls- Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 3 September 2010.
No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
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1 | Dave Halley | fullback | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2 | Rikki Sheriffe | wing | N/A | Harlequins RL | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
3 | Paul Sykes | centre | N/A | Harlequins RL | 27 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 114 |
4 | Chris Nero | centre | N/A | Huddersfield Giants | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
5 | Stuart Reardon | wing | N/A | Warrington Wolves | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
6 | Brett Kearney | stand-off | N/A | Cronulla Sharks | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
7 | Matt Orford | scrum-half | N/A | Manly Sea Eagles | 14 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 86 |
8 | Nick Scruton | prop | N/A | Leeds Rhinos | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
9 | Heath L'Estrange | hooker | N/A | Manly Sea Eagles | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
10 | Andy Lynch | prop | N/A | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
11 | Steve Menzies | second-row | N/A | Manly Sea Eagles | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
12 | Glenn Hall | second-row | N/A | Manly Sea Eagles | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
13 | Jamie Langley | loose forward | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Wayne Godwin | hooker | N/A | Hull F.C. | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
15 | Michael Platt | fullback | N/A | Castleford Tigers | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
16 | Michael Worrincy | second-row | N/A | Harlequins RL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
17 | Danny Sculthorpe | prop | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Craig Kopczak | prop | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
19 | Jason Crookes | centre | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Elliott Whitehead | second-row | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
22 | James Donaldson | loose forward | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Steve Crossley | prop | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
24 | Tom Olbison | second-row | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
29 | Joe Wardle | centre | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Cain Southernwood | scrum-half | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Danny Addy | loose forward | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
33 | Vinny Finigan | wing | N/A | Bradford Bulls Academy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2010 transfers in/out
In
Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
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Glenn Hall | Second Row | Manly Sea Eagles | June 2009 |
Heath L'Estrange | hooker | Manly Sea Eagles | July 2009 |
Brett Kearney | Stand Off | Cronulla Sharks | October 2009 |
Stuart Reardon | Winger | Hull FC | October 2009 |
Danny Sculthorpe | prop | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | October 2009 |
Matt Orford | Scrum-half | Manly Sea Eagles | November 2009 |
Cain Southernwood | Scrum-half | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | April 2010 |
Out
Name | Position | Club Signed | Date |
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Terry Newton | hooker | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | July 2009 |
Glenn Morrison | Second Row | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | July 2009 |
Ben Jeffries | Stand Off | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | September 2009 |
David Solomona | Second Row | Warrington Wolves | September 2009 |
Matt Cook | Second Row | Hull Kingston Rovers | September 2009 |
Matt James | prop | Harlequins RL | September 2009 |
Semi Tadulala | wing | Rugby Union | September 2009 |
Sam Burgess | prop | South Sydney Rabbitohs | September 2009 |
Paul Deacon | Scrum-half | Wigan Warriors | November 2009 |
Kieran Hyde | Scrum-half | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | April 2010 |
References
- 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 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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