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2007 Bradford Bulls season

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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)
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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

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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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LEGEND
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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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LEGEND
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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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LEGEND
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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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