Bradford Bulls 2002
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This article details the Bradford Bulls
rugby league club's 2002 season.
World beaters- 2002
The Bulls were crowned World Club Champions on 1 February 2002 after defeating Australian Premiers Newcastle Knights
41-26 in front of a crowd of 21,113 at Huddersfield's McAlpine Stadium
. James Lowes was named as Man of the Match and Paul Deacon kicked eight goals from nine attempts plus a drop goal for a total of 17 points in the match, an individual scoring record for this competition. Bradford again controversially lost the Super League Grand Final to St Helens this time losing 19-18 in the last minute of the game.
A proposed takeover by of Wakefield RFC
in January 2002 came to nothing.
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
rugby league club's 2002 season.
World beaters- 2002
| Position | Pld | Won | Drew | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Differential | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd of (of 12) | 30 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 956 | 564 | 392 | 48 |
The Bulls were crowned World Club Champions on 1 February 2002 after defeating Australian Premiers Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
41-26 in front of a crowd of 21,113 at Huddersfield's McAlpine Stadium
Galpharm Stadium
The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...
. James Lowes was named as Man of the Match and Paul Deacon kicked eight goals from nine attempts plus a drop goal for a total of 17 points in the match, an individual scoring record for this competition. Bradford again controversially lost the Super League Grand Final to St Helens this time losing 19-18 in the last minute of the game.
A proposed takeover by of Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901, and which dropped out of the English leagues in 2004 as a result of the effects of professionalism...
in January 2002 came to nothing.
Fixtures
| Date | Round | Opponent | Result | Bulls. | Opp. | Venue | Crowd | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/02 | Newcastle Knights | Won | 41 | 26 | ||||
| 09/02/02 | Leeds Rhinos | 4 | 17 | Valley Parade | ||||
| 01/03/02 | Wigan Warriors | Won | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 10/03/02 | Warrington Wolves | Won | 38 | 12 | Valley Parade | |||
| 24/03/02 | Widnes Vikings | Won | 22 | 16 | ||||
| 28/03/02 | Hull FC | Won | 32 | 18 | Valley Parade | |||
| 01/04/02 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Won | 44 | 12 | ||||
| 07/04/02 | London | 14 | 15 | |||||
| 20/04/02 | St Helens | Won | 54 | 22 | Valley Parade | |||
| 29/04/02 | Salford City Reds | Won | 44 | 18 | Valley Parade | |||
| 03/05/02 | Castleford Tigers | Won | 32 | 8 | ||||
| 10/05/02 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | 28 | |||||
| 17/05/02 | Halifax RLFC | Won | 46 | 22 | Valley Parade | |||
| 24/05/02 | Wigan Warriors | Won | 28 | 26 | Valley Parade | |||
| 02/06/02 | Warrington Wolves | Won | 40 | 12 | ||||
| 07/06/02 | London Broncos | Won | 22 | 12 | Valley Parade | |||
| 23/06/02 | Salford City Reds | Won | 48 | 10 | ||||
| 28/06/02 | St Helens | 26 | 34 | |||||
| 04/07/02 | Widnes Vikings | Won | 44 | 6 | Valley Parade | |||
| 12/07/02 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Won | 36 | 18 | Valley Parade | |||
| 19/07/02 | Hull FC | Won | 25 | 24 | ||||
| 26/07/02 | Castleford Tigers | Won | 40 | 18 | Valley Parade | |||
| 02/08/02 | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 46 | 18 | Valley Parade | |||
| 09/08/02 | Halifax RLFC | Won | 25 | 8 | ||||
| 16/08/02 | St Helens | 22 | 22 | Valley Parade | ||||
| 25/08/02 | Castleford Tigers | 14 | 44 | |||||
| 01/09/02 | London Broncos | Won | 46 | 14 | Valley Parade | |||
| 06/09/02 | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 20 | 18 | ||||
| 14/09/02 | Wigan Warriors | Won | 32 | 14 | Valley Parade | |||
| 20/09/02 | Hull FC | Won | 18 | 32 | ||||
| 05/10/02 | Bradford Bulls | Won | 26 | 28 | ||||
| 19/10/02 | St Helens | 18 | 19 | |||||
2002 Player Statistics
2003 Player Statistics| No | Player | Pld | Tries | Goals | D Goal | YC | RC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Paul | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2 | Tevita Vaikona | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 3 | Leon Pryce | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Nathan McAvoy | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 5 | Lesley Vainikolo | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | Michael Withers | 21 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 7 | Paul Deacon | 26 | 5 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 301 |
| 8 | Joe Vagana | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | James Lowes | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Paul Anderson | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Daniel Gartner | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Jamie Peacock | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Mike Forshaw | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Lee Gilmour | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 15 | Brandon Costin | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Alex Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lee Radford | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Jamie Langley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Scott Naylor | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 22 | Brian McDermott | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 26 | Paul Sykes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | Rob Parker | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Stuart Fielden | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 30 | Richard Moore | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 151 | 152 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 910 |
Table
2002 Final Table| Team | PLD | W | L | D | F | A | PTS |
| St Helens | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 927 | 522 | 46 |
| Bradford | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 910 | 519 | 46 |
| Wigan | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 817 | 475 | 39 |
| Leeds | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 865 | 700 | 34 |
| Hull | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 742 | 674 | 32 |
| Castleford | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 736 | 615 | 30 |
| Widnes | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 590 | 716 | 29 |
| London | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 661 | 635 | 27 |
| Halifax | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 558 | 856 | 16 |
| Warrington | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 483 | 878 | 14 |
| Wakefield | 28 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 566 | 899 | 12 |
| Salford | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 490 | 856 | 11 |
See also
- 2002 Super League Grand Final2002 Super League Grand FinalThe 2002 Super League Grand Final was held on Saturday 19 October 2002, at Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. The game was played between St Helens and Bradford Bulls.Referee: Russell Smith Attendance: 61,138...