Bradford Bulls 2006
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New Era - 2006
| Position | Pld | Won | Drew | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Differential | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th of (of 12) | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 802 | 568 | 234 | 32 |
The Bulls started the 2006 season by beating Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
30-10 in the World Club Challenge Match at the Galpharm 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:...
. This was their third such win in four years. Coach Brian Noble left Bradford to coach relegation threatened Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
on 20 April 2006, Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coach of the England national team.-International honours:...
took over as head coach. Stuart Fielden followed Noble, moving to Wigan for a record fee of £450,000. McNamara's finest hour so far may have been the 20-18 defeat of St Helens at Odsal in June, which proved to be Fielden's last match for the Bulls.
Bradford Bulls didn't reach the Grand Final for the 1st time in 6 years, going out to Hull in the Final Eliminator.
Fixtures
| Date | Round | Opponent | Result | Bulls. | Opp. | Venue | Crowd | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02/06 | WCC | Wests Tigers | Won | 30 | 10 | Galpharm Stadium | ||
| 12/02/06 | 1 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Won | 20 | 14 | |||
| 18/02/06 | 2 | Harlequins RL | Draw | 18 | 18 | |||
| 24/02/06 | 3 | Salford City Reds | Won | 34 | 4 | |||
| 4/03/06 | 4 | Catalans Dragons | Won | 50 | 18 | |||
| 10/03/06 | 5 | Hull | Won | 18 | 12 | |||
| 17/03/06 | 6 | St Helens | 38 | 16 | ||||
| 24/03/06 | 7 | Wigan Warriors | Won | 34 | 12 | |||
| 01/04/06 | CCR4 | Hull | Won | 23 | 12 | |||
| 08/04/06 | 8 | Warrington Wolves | 18 | 22 | ||||
| 13/04/06 | 9 | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 20 | 18 | |||
| 18/04/06 | 10 | Huddersfield Giants | Won | 52 | 12 | |||
| 23/04/06 | 11 | Warrington Wolves | 4 | 27 | ||||
| 28/04/06 | 12 | Catalans Dragons | Won | 54 | 6 | |||
| 05/05/06 | 13 | Hull | 12 | 28 | ||||
| 13/05/06 | 14 | Harlequins RL | Won | 58 | 16 | |||
| 20/05/06 | CCR5 | St Helens | 18 | 42 | ||||
| 26/05/06 | 15 | Leeds Rhinos | 0 | 30 | ||||
| 11/06/06 | 16 | Castleford Tigers | Draw | 26 | 26 | |||
| 16/06/06 | 17 | St Helens | Won | 20 | 18 | |||
| 23/06/06 | 18 | Huddersfield Giants | Won | 42 | 16 | |||
| 30/06/06 | 19 | Salford City Reds | 16 | 17 | ||||
| 07/07/06 | 20 | Leeds Rhinos | 24 | 26 | ||||
| 14/07/06 | 21 | Catalans Dragons | Won | 30 | 16 | |||
| 21/07/06 | 22 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Won | 42 | 20 | |||
| 04/08/06 | 23 | Warrington Wolves | Won | 50 | 22 | |||
| 12/08/06 | 24 | Harlequins RL | 26 | 28 | ||||
| 18/08/06 | 25 | Castleford Tigers | Won | 48 | 10 | |||
| 01/09/06 | 26 | Wigan Warriors | 16 | 38 | ||||
| 08/09/06 | 27 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 12 | 20 | ||||
| 17/09/06 | 28 | Huddersfield Giants | Won | 42 | 30 | |||
| 23/09/06 | PO | Salford City Reds | Won | 52 | 6 | |||
| 30/09/06 | PO | Warrington Wolves | Won | 40 | 24 | |||
| 06/10/06 | PO | Hull | 12 | 19 | ||||
2006 Player Statistics
| No | Player | Pld | Tries | Goals | D Goal | YC | RC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Withers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Marcus Bai | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 3 | Ben Harris | 26 | 12 | 1 | |0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 4 | Shontayne Hape | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 5 | Lesley Vainikolo | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 6 | Iestyn Harris | 27 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Paul Deacon | 25 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
| 8 | Joe Vagana | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Ian Henderson | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Brad Meyers | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Chris McKenna | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Paul Johnson | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Terry Newton | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Andy Lynch | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 15 | Stanley Gene | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Jamie Langley | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | Karl Pryce | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 18 | Adam Watene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Brett Ferres | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| 20 | Matt Cook | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nicky Saxton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ryan Atkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Antony Tonks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Matty Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Matt James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Dave Halley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Craig Kopczak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Stuart Fielden | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 30 | Sam Burgess | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Marcus St Hilaire | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 32 | Andy Smith | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 144 | 113 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 802 | ||
Table
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Helens | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 939 | 430 | 509 | 48 |
| 2 | Hull | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 720 | 578 | 142 | 40 |
| 3 | Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
28 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 869 | 543 | 326 | 38 |
| 4 | Bradford Bulls 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.... †† |
28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 802 | 568 | 234 | 32 |
| 5 | Salford City Reds Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 600 | 539 | 61 | 26 |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003.... |
28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 743 | 721 | 22 | 26 |
| 7 | Harlequins RL | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 556 | 823 | -267 | 23 |
| 8 | Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... †† |
28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 664 | 715 | -71 | 22 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C.... |
28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 609 | 753 | -114 | 22 |
| 10 | Wakefield Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 591 | 717 | -126 | 20 |
| 11 | Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'... |
28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 575 | 968 | -393 | 19 |
| 12 | Catalans Dragons Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom... † |
28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 601 | 894 | -293 | 16 |
↑ Catalans Dragons were exempt form relegation in 2006 so if they finished bottom of the league the team in 11th place would be relegated.
†† Deducted 2 points for breach of the salary cap in 2005.