Bradford Bulls 2006
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[edit] 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 30-10 in the World Club Challenge Match at the Galpharm Stadium. This was their third such win in four years. Coach Brian Noble left Bradford to coach relegation threatened Wigan Warriors on 20th April 2006, Steve McNamara 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 FC in the Final Eliminator.
[edit] 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 12 | 19 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 FC | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 720 | 578 | 142 | 40 |
| 3 | Leeds Rhinos | 28 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 869 | 543 | 326 | 38 |
| 4 | Bradford Bulls†† | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 802 | 568 | 234 | 32 |
| 5 | Salford City Reds | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 600 | 539 | 61 | 26 |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 743 | 721 | 22 | 26 |
| 7 | Harlequins RL | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 556 | 823 | -267 | 23 |
| 8 | Wigan Warriors†† | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 664 | 715 | -71 | 22 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Giants | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 609 | 753 | -114 | 22 |
| 10 | Wakefield Wildcats | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 591 | 717 | -126 | 20 |
| 11 | Castleford Tigers | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 575 | 968 | -393 | 19 |
| 12 | Catalans Dragons† | 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.
[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 2005 |
Season Bradford Bulls 2006 |
Succeeded by Bradford Bulls 2007 |
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