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. attendance11,476
High attendance18,195 vs. Leeds Rhinos
Top scorers
TriesLesley Vainikolo (19)
GoalsPaul Deacon (112)
PointsPaul Deacon (244)
← 2006 List of seasons 2008 →

Season Review

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February 2007

March 2007

April 2007

May 2007

2007 Milestones

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Table

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Pos Team 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[a] 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[b]
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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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