# 2008 Bradford Bulls season

This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2008 season. This is the 13th season of the Super League era.

## 2008 Milestones

* Round 2: Simon Finnigan scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 4: Chris Feather and Wayne Godwin scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
* Round 6: Ben Jeffries scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 9: Semi Tadulala and Chris Nero scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
* Round 9: Semi Tadulala scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 10: Paul Deacon reached 2,300 points for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Dave Halley scored his 1st four-try haul and 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Glenn Morrison scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Semi Tadulala scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Iestyn Harris reached 300 points for the Bulls.
* Round 12: Paul Deacon kicked his 1,000th goal for the Bulls.
* CCR5: Semi Tadulala scored his 3rd hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 20: Iestyn Harris kicked his 100th goal for the Bulls.
* Round 23: Andy Lynch scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
* Round 26: Paul Deacon reached 2,400 points for the Bulls.
* Round 27: Semi Tadulala scored his 4th hat-trick for the Bulls.

## Table

Super League XIII :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St. Helens (L) | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 940 | 457 | +483 | 43 | Semi-final |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 863 | 413 | +450 | 42 | Semi-final |
| 3 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 694 | 625 | +69 | 34 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 648 | 698 | −50 | 29 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 5 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 705 | 625 | +80 | 28 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 690 | 713 | −23 | 28 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 564 | 713 | −149 | 23 | |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 574 | 760 | −186 | 22 | |
| 9 | Harlequins | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 569 | 763 | −194 | 22 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 638 | 681 | −43 | 21 | |
| 11 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 538 | 699 | −161 | 17 | |
| 12 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 593 | 869 | −276 | 15 | |

## 2008 Fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2008 Engage Super League
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
| 10 February 2008 | Super League XIII | 1 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Belle Vue | L | 24-26 | Newton (2), Platt, Sykes | Deacon 4/5 | 9,851 |
| 16 February 2008 | Super League XIII | 2 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 38-12 | Finnigan (2), Evans, Morrison, Newton, Sykes | Deacon 7/7 | 10,124 |
| 22 February 2008 | Super League XIII | 3 | St. Helens | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 16-22 | Sykes (2), Evans | Deacon 2/3 | 10,756 |
| 1 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 4 | Wigan Warriors | A | JJB Stadium | L | 14-28 | Feather, Godwin | Deacon 3/3 | 15,444 |
| 8 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 5 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 20-18 | Finnigan, Hape, Morrison | Deacon 4/4 | 7,485 |
| 16 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 6 | Warrington Wolves | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 23-10 | Burgess, Jeffries, Sykes | Deacon 5/6 | 11,838 |
| 20 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 7 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 2-44 | - | Deacon 1/1 | 19,296 |
| 24 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 8 | Harlequins RL | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 32-24 | Burgess, Deacon, Evans, Halley, Solomona | Deacon 6/6 | 8,428 |
| 30 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 9 | Castleford Tigers | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 50-4 | Tadulala (3), Evans, Godwin, Hape, Jeffries, Nero, Sykes | Deacon 6/8, Harris 1/1 | 10,119 |
| 4 April 2008 | Super League XIII | 10 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | W | 24-8 | Burgess, Cook, Nero, Tadulala | Deacon 4/6 | 13,617 |
| 13 April 2008 | Super League XIII | 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 18-20 | Solomona, Sykes, Tadulala | Harris 3/3 | 8,377 |
| 27 April 2008 | Super League XIII | 12 | Wigan Warriors | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 26-12 | Evans, Hape, Jeffries, Tadulala | Deacon 5/7 | 11,894 |
| 3 May 2008 | Magic Weekend | 13 | Leeds Rhinos | N | Millennium Stadium | L | 26-40 | Tadulala (2), Burgess, Hape | Deacon 5/7 | 30,628 |
| 18 May 2008 | Super League XIII | 14 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | W | 46-24 | Burgess, Finnigan, Jeffries, Langley, Morrison, Newton, Platt, Sykes | Deacon 7/8 | 7,855 |
| 23 May 2008 | Super League XIII | 15 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 14-30 | Halley, Solomona, Tupou | Sykes 1/3 | 14,013 |
| 8 June 2008 | Super League XIII | 16 | Catalans Dragons | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 16-24 | Burgess, Jeffries, Sykes | Harris 2/3 | 8,346 |
| 13 June 2008 | Super League XIII | 17 | St. Helens | A | Knowsley Road | L | 20-58 | Halley, Harris, Sykes, Tadulala | Sykes 2/3, Harris 0/1 | 9,009 |
| 22 June 2008 | Super League XIII | 18 | Hull F.C. | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 36-22 | Tadulala (2), Cook, Hape, Lynch, Newton, Sykes | Harris 4/7 | 9,511 |
| 29 June 2008 | Super League XIII | 19 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 40-20 | Sykes (2), Finnigan, Hape, Harris, Platt, Solomona | Harris 6/7 | 9,741 |
| 6 July 2008 | Super League XIII | 20 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 24-25 | Finnigan, Lynch, Newton, Platt | Harris 4/5 | 10,786 |
| 11 July 2008 | Super League XIII | 21 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 28-32 | Jeffries, Lynch, Nero, Platt, Tadulala | Deacon 4/5 | 8,158 |
| 20 July 2008 | Super League XIII | 22 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 24-10 | Deacon, Harris, Jeffries, Newton | Deacon 4/4 | 9,429 |
| 3 August 2008 | Super League XIII | 23 | Harlequins RL | A | Twickenham Stoop | L | 24-36 | Finnigan, Jeffries, Lynch, Tadulala | Harris 4/4 | 2,534 |
| 8 August 2008 | Super League XIII | 24 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 18-28 | Evans, Godwin, Sykes | Harris 3/3 | 17,508 |
| 17 August 2008 | Super League XIII | 25 | Hull F.C. | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 42-14 | Cook, Deacon, Evans, Godwin, Jeffries, Newton, Vagana | Deacon 7/7 | 9,181 |
| 25 August 2008 | Super League XIII | 26 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 42-18 | Cook, Evans, Halley, Nero, Newton, Solomona, Sykes, Tadulala | Deacon 5/7, Vagana 0/1 | 10,353 |
| 6 September 2008 | Super League XIII | 27 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | W | 18-16 | Tadulala (3) | Deacon 1/2, Harris 2/2 | 8,067 |

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
| 19 April 2008 | Cup | 4th | Toulouse Olympique | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 98-6 | Halley (4), Morrison (3), Tadulala (3), Finnigan (2), Jeffries (2), Burgess, Evans, Tupou | Harris 15/17 | 3,569 |
| 11 May 2008 | Cup | 5th | Catalans Dragons | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 46-16 | Tadulala (3), Burgess, Halley, Hape, Langley, Nero | Deacon 7/7, Harris 0/1 | 5,057 |
| 1 June 2008 | Cup | QF | Hull F.C. | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 16-22 | Sykes, Tupou | Harris 4/5 | 5,597 |

## 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 | N | Halton Stadium | L | 14-30 | Finnigan, Lynch | Deacon 2/2, Harris 1/1 | 6,806 |

## 2008 squad statistics

* Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2014.
| No | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Michael Platt | Fullback | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Dave Halley | Wing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 3 | James Evans | Centre | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Shontayne Hape | Centre | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | Tame Tupou | Wing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Iestyn Harris | Stand-off | 3 | 49 | 0 | 110 |
| 7 | Paul Deacon | Scrum-half | 3 | 89 | 0 | 190 |
| 8 | Joe Vagana | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Terry Newton | Hooker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Andy Lynch | Prop | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | David Solomona | Second-row | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Glenn Morrison | Second-row | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Jamie Langley | Loose forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Chris Feather | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Matt Cook | Second-row | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Sam Burgess | Prop | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 17 | Matt James | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Craig Kopczak | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Simon Finnigan | Second-row | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 20 | Wayne Godwin | Hooker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 22 | Ben Jeffries | Stand-off | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 23 | Chris Nero | Centre | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Paul Sykes | Centre | 16 | 3 | 0 | 70 |
| 25 | Semi Tadulala | Wing | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 26 | Jason Crookes | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Richard Johnson | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Keale Carlile | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |