Bradford Bulls 2002
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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 1st 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.
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[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] See also
| Bradford Bulls |
|---|
| The Club Representatives • History • Statistics • Honours • Players |
| Seasons 1996 • 1997 •1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002• 2003 2004• 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 •2011 |
| Stadiums Greenfield Athletic Ground • Birth Lane • Grattan Stadium • Valley Parade |
| Captains Robbie Paul (1996-2004) • Jamie Peacock (2005) Iestyn Harris (2006) • Paul Deacon (2007 -present) |
| Coaches David Hobbs (1990 - 1993) • Peter Fox (1993-1995) Brian Smith (1995-1996) • Matthew Elliott (1996-2000) Brian Noble (2001-2006) • Steve McNamara (2006 - present) |
| Preceded by Bradford Bulls 2001 |
Season Bradford Bulls 2002 |
Succeeded by Bradford Bulls 2003 |
