2009 Bradford Bulls season
Rugby league team season
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This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2009 season, the 14th season of the Super League era.
Season Review
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
2009 Milestones
- Round 4: Steve Menzies and Rikki Sheriffe scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
- Round 5: Semi Tadulala scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 6: Terry Newton scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 8: Michael Worrincy scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 9: Paul Sykes reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 11: Craig Kopczak scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 12: Paul Sykes scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 14: Paul Sykes scored his 25th try for the Bulls.
- Round 15: Julien Rinaldi scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 17: Paul Deacon reached 2,500 points for the Bulls.
- Round 19: Nick Scruton scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 21: James Donaldson scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 22: Elliott Whitehead scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 22: Paul Deacon kicked his 1,100th goal for the Bulls.
- Round 2: Dave Halley scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 25: Paul Deacon scored his 75th try for the Bulls.
- Round 26: Chris Nero scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 27: Paul Deacon reached 2,600 points for the Bulls.
Table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 453 | +352 | 42 | Play-offs |
2 | St Helens | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 466 | +267 | 38 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | +274 | 36 | |
4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 650 | 516 | +134 | 35 | |
5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 685 | 609 | +76 | 32 | |
6 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 659 | 551 | +108 | 30 | |
7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 645 | 702 | −57 | 28 | |
8 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 613 | 660 | −47 | 26 | |
9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 653 | 668 | −15 | 25 | |
10 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 649 | 705 | −56 | 24 | |
11 | Harlequins | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 591 | 691 | −100 | 22 | |
12 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 502 | 623 | −121 | 20 | |
13 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 754 | −298 | 14 | |
14 | Celtic Crusaders | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 357 | 874 | −517 | 6 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
2009 fixtures and results
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2009 Engage Super League
Challenge Cup
LEGEND | |
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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5 April 2009 | Cup | 4th | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 38-40 | Cook, Halley, Menzies, Nero, Sheriffe, Sykes, Tadulala | Deacon 5/7 | 6,450 |
2009 squad statistics
- Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2016.
No | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
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1 | Michael Platt | Fullback | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2 | Rikki Sheriffe | Wing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
3 | Paul Sykes | Centre | 10 | 17 | 0 | 74 |
4 | Chris Nero | Centre | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
5 | Semi Tadulala | Wing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
6 | Ben Jeffries | Stand off | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
7 | Paul Deacon | Scrum-half | 4 | 91 | 3 | 201 |
8 | Sam Burgess | Prop | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
9 | Terry Newton | Hooker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | Andy Lynch | Prop | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
11 | Steve Menzies | Second row | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
12 | Glenn Morrison | Second row | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
13 | Jamie Langley | Loose forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
14 | Wayne Godwin | Hooker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
15 | Matt Cook | Second row | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Michael Worrincy | Second row | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
17 | Nick Scruton | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
19 | Craig Kopczak | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
20 | Dave Halley | Wing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
22 | Matt James | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Jason Crookes | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Julien Rinaldi | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
25 | Steve Crossley | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | David Solomona | Second row | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
27 | Keiran Hyde | Scrum half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Elliott Whitehead | Second row | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
29 | Tom Olbison | Second row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | James Donaldson | Loose forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
31 | Andy Tate | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Duane Straugheir | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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