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This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2002 season, the 7th season of the Super League era.
2002 Bradford Bulls season | ||||
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Super League VII Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Runners Up | |||
Challenge Cup | 4th Round | |||
2002 record | Wins: 25; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
Points scored | For: 1001; against: 603 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Chris Caisley | |||
Head Coach | Brian Noble | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Valley Parade | |||
Avg. attendance | 11,542 | |||
High attendance | 14,271 vs. St. Helens | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Michael Withers (20) | |||
Goals | Paul Deacon (155) | |||
Points | Paul Deacon (336) | |||
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February 2002
As Bradford won the 2001 Super League Grand Final they had to play the winners of the 2001 NRL Grand Final. Newcastle Knights beat Parramatta Eels 30–24 and played the Bulls in the 2002 World Club Challenge. Bradford came away with a 41–22 victory over the Australian champions thanks to a Robbie Paul double and 2 tries from Michael Withers. Bradford were knocked out of the Challenge Cup by a Ben Walker inspired Leeds Rhinos. The Bulls succumbed to a 17–4 loss.
March 2002
The Bulls started off their Super League defence with a hard fought 18–4 win over last years runners up Wigan Warriors. Bradford backed this performance up with a 38–12 win over Warrington Wolves. The Bulls continued their good start to the season by beating Widnes Vikings 22–16. Once again the Bulls overcame the challenge set before them as they recorded 4 wins from 4 games by beating Hull F.C. 32–18.
April 2002
Bradford started April with a 44–12 win over Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. New signing Lesley Vainikolo scored 2 tries to help the Bulls to a victory. The Bulls suffered their first league defeat at the hands of London Broncos as they were beaten 15–14. Bradford soon got back to winning ways as they demolished St Helens R.F.C. 54–22 with Tevita Vaikona scoring a hat-trick. They backed up this fine form with a 44–18 win over Salford City Reds.
May 2002
The Bulls started May off with a hard fought 32–8 victory against Castleford Tigers. The good run came to an end at the hands of rivals Leeds Rhinos. The Rhinos beat Bradford 28–20 at Headingley Stadium. Bradford bounced back from this defeat to beat Halifax Blue Sox 46–22. The Bulls finished May with a hard fought 28–26 win against Wigan Warriors.
June 2002
Bradford started June with a great 40–12 victory over the Warrington Wolves. The Bulls continued their good run of form with a 22–12 win against London Broncos. Bradford then demolished Salford City Reds 48–10 to stay top of the league. Their good run came to an end as the Bulls went down 34–26 to St Helens R.F.C. at Knowsley Road.
July 2002
The Bulls got back to winning ways with a 44–6 win against Widnes Vikings. Bradford then followed this win with yet another victory as they beat Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 36–18. The Bulls continued this run of form with a hard fought 25–24 win at Hull F.C. with Michael Withers kicking the decisive drop goal. Bradford finished the month with a 40–18 win against Castleford Tigers.
August 2002
Bradford started August with a bang as they beat local rivals Leeds Rhinos for the first time this year, a Lesley Vainikolo double helped the Bulls to a 46–18 victory at Valley Parade. The Bulls continued this winning streak by beating Halifax Blue Sox 25–8. Bradford's 6 game winning run was brutally ended by St Helens R.F.C. as the Saints smashed the Bulls 50–22. For the first time this season the Bulls lost two games in a row as they went down 44–14 to Castleford Tigers.
September 2002
The Bulls got back to winning ways with a 46–14 win against London Broncos. Bradford backed this up with a 20–18 win against arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos. The Bulls also beat Wigan Warriors 32–14 however due to a lower points difference Bradford slipped down to 2nd in the table behind St Helens R.F.C. with one game to go. The Bulls finished the regular rounds with a 32–18 win over Hull F.C. however the margin of victory was not enough to claim top spot in the league and Bradford finished 2nd, they finished with 46 points (same as St Helens R.F.C.) but Saints had 14 points more in the points difference column.
October 2002
Bradford faced St Helens R.F.C. in the Qualifying Semi-final at Knowsley Road, the Bulls came out on top as they narrowly defeated the Saints 28–26 in a hard fought contest. In the Grand Final the Bulls lost 19–18 to St Helens R.F.C. however the final second of the game is subject to controversy as Saints captain Chris Joynt gave himself up in a voluntary tackle (a penalty should have gone to the Bulls for this action) in a kickable range which would have given Paul Deacon the chance to win the game 20–19.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 927 | 522 | +405 | 46 | Semi-final |
2 | ![]() |
28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 910 | 519 | +391 | 46 | |
3 | ![]() |
28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 817 | 475 | +342 | 39 | Elimination play-offs |
4 | ![]() |
28 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 865 | 700 | +165 | 34 | |
5 | ![]() |
28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 742 | 674 | +68 | 32 | |
6 | ![]() |
28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 736 | 615 | +121 | 30 | |
7 | ![]() |
28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 590 | 716 | −126 | 29 | |
8 | ![]() |
28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 661 | 635 | +26 | 27 | |
9 | ![]() |
28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 558 | 856 | −298 | 16 | |
10 | ![]() |
28 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 483 | 878 | −395 | 14 | |
11 | ![]() |
28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 566 | 899 | −333 | 12 | |
12 | ![]() |
28 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 490 | 856 | −366 | 11 | Relegation to National League One |
LEGEND | |
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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1 February 2002 | WCC | ![]() | N | McAlpine Stadium | W | 41–26 | Paul (2), Gartner, Withers (2), Vainikolo | Deacon 8/8, Deacon 1 DG | 21,113 |
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positions | ![]() |
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6. Michael Withers | Fullback | 1. Robbie O'Davis |
2. Tevita Vaikona | Winger | 2. Joshua Smith |
20. Scott Naylor | Centre | 3. Matthew Gidley |
14. Lee Gilmour | Centre | 4. Mark Hughes |
5. Lesley Vainikolo | Winger | 5. Kurt Gidley |
1. Robbie Paul | Stand off | 6. Sean Rudder |
7. Paul Deacon | Scrum half | 7. Andrew Johns |
8. Joe Vagana | Prop | 8. Josh Perry |
9. James Lowes | Hooker | 9. Danny Buderus |
22. Brian McDermott | Prop | 10. Matt Parsons |
11. Daniel Gartner | 2nd Row | 11. Steve Simpson |
12. Jamie Peacock | 2nd Row | 12. Daniel Abraham |
13. Mike Forshaw | Loose forward | 13. Bill Peden |
3. Leon Pryce | Interchange | 14. Matthew Jobson |
10. Paul Anderson | Interchange | 15. Clinton O'Brien |
15. Brandon Costin | Interchange | 16. John Morris |
29. Stuart Fielden | Interchange | 17. Clint Newton |
Brian Noble | Coach | Michael Hagan |
LEGEND | |
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
2002 Tetley's Super League
LEGEND | |
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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9 February 2002 | Cup | 4th | ![]() | H | Valley Parade | L | 4–17 | Gartner | Deacon 0/1 | 11,781 |
LEGEND | |
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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5 October 2002 | Play-offs | QSF | ![]() | A | Knowsley Road | W | 28–26 | Costin, Deacon, Forshaw, Gartner, Vainikolo | Deacon 4/5 | 15,100 |
19 October 2002 | Play-offs | GF | ![]() | N | Old Trafford | L | 18–19 | Naylor, Paul, Withers | Deacon 3/4 | 61,138 |
No | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
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1 | Robbie Paul | Fullback | 15 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
2 | Tevita Vaikona | Wing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
3 | Leon Pryce | Centre | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
4 | Nathan McAvoy | Centre | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
5 | Lesley Vainikolo | Wing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
6 | Michael Withers | Fullback | 20 | 8 | 1 | 97 |
7 | Paul Deacon | Scrum-half | 6 | 155 | 2 | 336 |
8 | Joe Vagana | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
9 | James Lowes | Hooker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
10 | Paul Anderson | Prop | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
11 | Daniel Gartner | Second row | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
12 | Jamie Peacock | Second row | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
13 | Mike Forshaw | Loose forward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
14 | Lee Gilmour | Centre | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
15 | Brandon Costin | Stand off | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
16 | Alex Wilkinson | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Lee Radford | Second row | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
19 | Jamie Langley | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Scott Naylor | Centre | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
22 | Brian McDermott | Prop | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
26 | Paul Sykes | Centre | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
27 | Rob Parker | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Stuart Fielden | Prop | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
30 | Richard Moore | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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