# 2007 Bradford Bulls season

This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2007 season. This is the 12th season of the Super League era.

## 2007 Milestones

* Round 1: Shontayne Hape scored his 75th try and reached 300 points for the Bulls.
* Round 1: Glenn Morrison and David Solomona scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
* Round 2: Michael Platt and James Evans scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
* Round 2: Michael Platt scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 3: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 11th hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 3: Paul Deacon reached 2,000 points for the Bulls.
* Round 5: Michael Platt scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 10: Iestyn Harris reached 200 points for the Bulls.
* Round 10: Dave Halley scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 11: Paul Deacon kicked his 900th goal for the Bulls.
* Round 12: Paul Deacon reached 2,100 points for the Bulls.
* CCR5: Matt Cook scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 15: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 12th hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 15: Richard Hawkyard scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* CCQF: Tame Tupou scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 17: Terry Newton scored his 1st four-try haul and 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 17: Lesley Vainikolo kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Round 19: Paul Deacon reached 2,200 points for the Bulls.
* Round 22: Sam Burgess kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Round 25: Ben Harris scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
* EPO: David Solomona scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St Helens (L) | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 783 | 422 | +361 | 38 | Semifinal |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 747 | 487 | +260 | 37 | Semifinal |
| 3 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 778 | 560 | +218 | 33 | Elimination semifinal |
| 4 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 573 | 553 | +20 | 30 | Elimination semifinal |
| 5 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 638 | 543 | +95 | 27 | Elimination semifinal |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 621 | 527 | +94 | 27 | Elimination semifinal |
| 7 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 693 | 736 | −43 | 26 | |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 596 | 714 | −118 | 23 | |
| 9 | Harlequins | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 495 | 636 | −141 | 23 | |
| 10 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 570 | 685 | −115 | 21 | |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 491 | 723 | −232 | 20 | |
| 12 | Salford City Reds (R) | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 475 | 874 | −399 | 13 | Relegation to National League One |
* ↑ Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
* ↑ Wigan deducted 4 points for salary cap breaches.

## 2007 Fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2007 Engage Super League
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
| 11 February 2007 | Super League XII | 1 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 18–14 | Hape, Morrison, Solomona | Deacon 3/4 | 12,130 |
| 18 February 2007 | Super League XII | 2 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 36–20 | Platt (3), Evans, Morrison, Vainikolo | Deacon 6/7 | 12,607 |
| 24 February 2007 | Super League XII | 3 | Wigan Warriors | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 32–28 | Vainikolo (3), Morrison, Newton | Deacon 6/6 | 12,798 |
| 2 March 2007 | Super League XII | 4 | St. Helens | A | Knowsley Road | L | 22–34 | Hape (2), Langley, Solomona | Deacon 3/4 | 11,793 |
| 11 March 2007 | Super League XII | 5 | Salford City Reds | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 56–18 | Platt (3), Hape (2), McKenna (2), Henderson, Solomona, St Hilaire | Deacon 8/10 | 10,640 |
| 17 March 2007 | Super League XII | 6 | Harlequins RL | A | Twickenham Stoop | W | 36–22 | Morrison (2), I.Harris, Langley, Platt, Vainikolo | Deacon 6/6 | 4,011 |
| 25 March 2007 | Super League XII | 7 | Catalans Dragons | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 22–29 | Evans (2), Deacon, Platt | Deacon 3/4 | 11,298 |
| 5 April 2007 | Super League XII | 8 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 14–18 | St Hilaire, Vainikolo | Deacon 3/5 | 16,706 |
| 9 April 2007 | Super League XII | 9 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Belle Vue | W | 36–24 | Vainikolo (2), Henderson, McKenna, Platt, Solomona | Deacon 6/7 | 9,106 |
| 15 April 2007 | Super League XII | 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 52–22 | I.Harris (2), Lynch (2), Halley, B.Harris, Langley, Platt, Solomona | Deacon 8/9 | 10,881 |
| 20 April 2007 | Super League XII | 11 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | W | 32–22 | Evans (2), B.Harris, Lynch, Newton, Vagana | Deacon 4/6 | 12,767 |
| 29 April 2007 | Super League XII | 12 | Warrington Wolves | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 36–24 | Platt (2), Deacon, Evans, Langley, Vainikolo | Deacon 3/3, I.Harris 3/5 | 11,276 |
| 6 May 2007 | Magic Weekend | 13 | Leeds Rhinos | N | Millennium Stadium | L | 38–42 | Platt (2), B.Harris, Henderson, Lynch, Vainikolo | Deacon 7/7 | 26,447 |
| 18 May 2007 | Super League XII | 14 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 12–36 | B.Harris, Vainikolo | I.Harris 2/2 | 8,667 |
| 27 May 2007 | Super League XII | 15 | Harlequins RL | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 44–18 | Vainikolo (3), Deacon, Hawkyard, Henderson, Morrison, Vagana | Deacon 6/8 | 10,418 |
| 2 June 2007 | Super League XII | 16 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 28–20 | Deacon, Evans, Newton, Vagana, Vainikolo | Deacon 4/6 | 7,555 |
| 17 June 2007 | Super League XII | 17 | Hull F.C. | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 34–8 | Newton (4), Deacon, Tupou | Deacon 4/5, Vainikolo 1/1 | 11,557 |
| 29 June 2007 | Super League XII | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | W | 38–14 | Evans, Lynch, Morrison, St Hilaire, Tupou, Vainikolo | Deacon 7/7 | 22,000 |
| 6 July 2007 | Super League XII | 19 | Wigan Warriors | A | JJB Stadium | L | 18–25 | Evans, B.Harris | Deacon 5/5 | 15,107 |
| 13 July 2007 | Super League XII | 20 | St. Helens | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 10–4 | St Hilaire | Deacon 3/5 | 11,214 |
| 21 July 2007 | Super League XII | 21 | Salford City Reds | A | The Willows | L | 10–14 | Tupou (2) | Deacon 1/2 | 3,438 |
| 5 August 2007 | Super League XII | 22 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 38–24 | Evans (2), Burgess, Halley, Morrison, Solomona, Tupou | Burgess 5/8 | 10,701 |
| 12 August 2007 | Super League XII | 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | W | 28–10 | Burgess, Henderson, Morrison, Newton, St Hilaire | I.Harris 4/5 | 6,695 |
| 19 August 2007 | Super League XII | 24 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 22–26 | Henderson, McKenna, Solomona | I.Harris 5/5 | 6,824 |
| 2 September 2007 | Super League XII | 25 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Odsal Stadium | D | 16–16 | Evans, B.Harris, Lynch | Deacon 2/4 | 18,195 |
| 9 September 2007 | Super League XII | 26 | Catalans Dragons | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 40–8 | Halley, I.Harris, Morrison, McAvoy, Newton, Solomona, Vagana | I.Harris 6/7 | 9,350 |
| 14 September 2007 | Super League XII | 27 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 10–20 | Solomona, Tupou | I.Harris 1/2 | 14,402 |

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
| 28 March 2007 | Cup | 4th | Castleford Tigers | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 24–16 | Morrison, Solomona, St Hilaire, Vainikolo | Deacon 4/4 | 6,748 |
| 13 May 2007 | Cup | 5th | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Belle Vue | W | 14–4 | Vainikolo (2), Cook | Deacon 1/3 | 3,700 |
| 10 June 2007 | Cup | QF | Huddersfield Giants | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 52–20 | B.Harris (2), Tupou (2), Burgess, Henderson, Newton, Solomona, St Hilaire | Deacon 8/10 | 7,811 |
| 28 July 2007 | Cup | SF | St. Helens | H | Galpharm Stadium | L | 14–35 | Evans, Tupou, Vagana | Deacon 1/3 | 14,316 |

## Playoffs

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
| 21 September 2007 | Play-offs | EPO | Wigan Warriors | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 30–31 | Solomona (3), I.Harris, Tupou | I.Harris 5/6 | 9,055 |

## 2007 squad statistics

* Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2012.
| No | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Marcus St Hilaire | Fullback | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Nathan McAvoy | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Ben Harris | Centre | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 | Shontayne Hape | Centre | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Lesley Vainikolo | Wing | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| 6 | Iestyn Harris | Stand-off | 5 | 26 | 0 | 72 |
| 7 | Paul Deacon | Scrum-half | 5 | 112 | 0 | 244 |
| 8 | Joe Vagana | Prop | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Terry Newton | Hooker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | Andy Lynch | Prop | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Chris McKenna | Second-row | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Glenn Morrison | Second-row | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 13 | Jamie Langley | Loose forward | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 14 | Chris Feather | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Matt Cook | Second-row | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Ian Henderson | Hooker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | James Evans | Centre | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 18 | Sam Burgess | Loose forward | 3 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| 19 | Michael Platt | Fullback | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 20 | Tame Tupou | Wing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 22 | Craig Kopczak | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Matt James | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Dave Halley | Wing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | Jason Crookes | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | David Solomona | Second-row | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 27 | Richard Hawkyard | Scrum-half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |