# 2016 Bradford Bulls season

This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2016 season. This was the Bulls' second season in the Championship, after narrowly missing out on promotion in the previous season's £1 Million Game which they lost 24-16 to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

## Season Review
### July 2015

Bradford started their preparations for the 2016 season by announcing several departures from the club. The first of these were youngster Sam Bates who left to search for another club. Young hooker Nathan Conroy also moved to Championship side Dewsbury Rams whilst scrum half Adam Brook made his loan move to Keighley Cougars, a permanent one. Due to injuries prop Karl Davies retired from the sport and Dave Petersen signed for Sheffield Eagles without even playing a game for the Bulls.

### August 2015

The first signing of the new season came in the form of fullback or halfback Oscar Thomas from RFL Championship side London Broncos on a two-year deal.

### September 2015

Veteran second-row Chev Walker announced his retirement and took up a position as assistant coach under James Lowes. Furthermore centre Adam Henry was released at the end of the 2015 season after he refused a new contract. Top point scorer Ryan Shaw also left the club after signing a deal with Super League side Hull Kingston Rovers.

### October 2015

Algerian prop Samir Tahraoui signed for League 1 side Rochdale Hornets.

### November 2015

Scrum half Harry Seijka was released from his contract at the end of the season following some poor performances. Centre Chris Ulugia also signed for RFL Championship side Batley Bulldogs on loan because he could not join permanently due to visa issues. Australian prop forward Mitch Clark followed in his fathers footsteps and joined the Bulls from Doncaster. Fullback Johnny Campbell signed a two-year deal from Batley Bulldogs whilst prop forward Jonathan Walker and second row Kurt Haggerty both signed from Leigh Centurions.

### December 2015

Due to the departure of Harry Seijka, injury prone fullback Jake Mullaney also left the Bulls by mutual consent. Following this Australian second row Matt Ryan who was brought in for the Super 8's was released without being offered a new contract. Prop forward Ben Kavanagh joined on a two-year deal from Super League side Widnes Vikings.

## Milestones

* Round 1: Richie Mathers, Kris Welham, Ben Kavanagh, Kurt Haggerty and Johnny Walker made their debuts for the Bulls.
* Round 1: Omari Caro scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 2: Mitch Clark and Rhys Lovegrove made their debuts for the Bulls.
* Round 2: Matty Blythe made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
* Round 2: Lee Gaskell scored his 5th hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 3: Oscar Thomas and Joe Lumb made their debuts for the Bulls.
* Round 3: Kris Welham scored his 1st try and his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Lee Gaskell made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Danny Addy scored his 25th try for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Joe Lumb scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 7: Ethan Ryan made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 7: Kurt Haggerty and Ethan Ryan scored their 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 8: Johnny Campbell made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 10: Ross Oakes made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 10: Kris Welham scored his 1st five-try haul, 1st four-try haul and 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 10: Alex Mellor scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 10: Omari Caro kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Round 11: Danny Addy kicked his 100th goal and reached 300 points for the Bulls.
* Round 11: Oscar Thomas and Mitch Clark scored their 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 13: Jacob Trueman made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 13: Oscar Thomas kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Round 14: Oscar Thomas kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
* Round 17: Kieren Moss and Lewis Charnock made their debuts for the Bulls.
* Round 17: Lewis Charnock scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 17: Danny Addy kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
* Round 5: Johnny Campbell scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 18: Kurt Haggerty kicked his 1st goal and 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
* Round 19: Joe Philbin and Stuart Howarth made their debuts for the Bulls.
* Round 19: Kieren Moss scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 21: Dane Chisholm made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 21: Dane Chisholm scored his 1st try and kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Round 21: Ethan Ryan scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 21: Joe Philbin scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 21: Lewis Charnock kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Round 22: Adam O'Brien made his 100th appearance for the Bulls.
* Round 22: Omari Caro scored his 1st five-try haul, 1st four-try haul and 3rd hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 22: Omari Caro scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 1: Alex Mellor scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 2: Danny Addy made his 150th appearance for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 3: Steve Crossley made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 3: Joe Keyes and James Bentley made their debuts for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 3: Kris Welham scored his 2nd five-try haul, 2nd four-try haul and 3rd hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 3: Kris Welham scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 3: Jay Pitts scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 3: Jay Pitts scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 3: Steve Crossley kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 3: Joe Keyes scored his 1st try and kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 4: Danny Addy reached 400 points for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 5: Ben Kavanagh scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 5: Ethan Ryan scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 6: Josh Rickett and Liam Kirk made their debuts for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 6: Ross Oakes scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 7: Adam Sidlow made his 100th appearance for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 7: Dale Ferguson made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 7: Ross Oakes scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 7: Kieren Moss scored his 1st four-try haul and 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield 7: Adam Sidlow kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield SF: Alex Mellor made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield F: Adam O'Brien scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
* Championship Shield F: Dane Chisholm kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.

## Pre-season friendlies

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
Bulls score is first.
| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
| 24 January 2016 | Pre Season | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 12-26 | Welham, O'Brien | Addy 2/2 | 5,896 | Report |
| 29 January 2016 | Pre Season | Castleford Tigers | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 26-8 | Clare, Caro, Mellor, Hooley, Kirk | Addy 3/5 | 1,366 | Report |

### Player appearances

* Friendly Games Only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | LF=Loose forward | B=Bench |
| No | Player | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Oscar Thomas | FB | FB |
| 2 | Omari Caro | W | W |
| 3 | Adrian Purtell | x | x |
| 4 | Kris Welham | C | x |
| 5 | Danny Williams | W | x |
| 6 | Lee Gaskell | SO | x |
| 8 | Paul Clough | x | x |
| 9 | Adam O'Brien | H | H |
| 10 | Adam Sidlow | P | x |
| 11 | Tom Olbison | SR | SR |
| 12 | Dale Ferguson | B | SR |
| 13 | Danny Addy | SH | SH |
| 14 | Jay Pitts | B | L |
| 15 | Matty Blythe | C | C |
| 16 | Dan Fleming | B | B |
| 17 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x | x |
| 19 | Steve Crossley | x | x |
| 20 | Mitch Clark | x | x |
| 21 | Epalahame Lauaki | B | B |
| 22 | James Clare | B | W |
| 23 | Alex Mellor | L | B |
| 24 | Lucas Walshaw | B | B |
| 25 | Ben Kavanagh | P | P |
| 26 | Vila Halafihi | B | B |
| 27 | Johnny Walker | B | B |
| 28 | Kurt Haggerty | SR | P |
| 29 | Ethan Ryan | B | C |
| 30 | Joe Lumb | B | B |
| 31 | James Mendeika | x | x |
| 32 | Johnny Campbell | x | x |
| 33 | Etu Uaisele | x | x |
| n/a | Rhys Jacks | B | SO |
| n/a | Brandon Pickersgill | x | B |
| n/a | Dan Caprice | x | B |
| n/a | Luke Hooley | x | B |
| n/a | James Bentley | x | B |
| n/a | Ollie Bartle | x | B |
| n/a | Liam Kirk | x | B |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Table
### Championship

| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | For | Agst | Diff | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Leigh Centurions (C) | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 881 | 410 | 471 | 43 | The Qualifiers |
| 2 | London Broncos (Q) | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 702 | 444 | 258 | 34 | The Qualifiers |
| 3 | Batley Bulldogs (Q) | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 589 | 485 | 104 | 31 | The Qualifiers |
| 4 | Featherstone Rovers (Q) | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 595 | 384 | 211 | 30 | The Qualifiers |
| 5 | Bradford Bulls (F) | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 717 | 446 | 271 | 28 | Championship Shield |
| 6 | Halifax (F) | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 615 | 484 | 131 | 27 | Championship Shield |
| 7 | Sheffield Eagles (F) | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 583 | 617 | -34 | 16 | Championship Shield |
| 8 | Dewsbury Rams (F) | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 486 | 603 | -117 | 16 | Championship Shield |
| 9 | Swinton Lions (F) | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 449 | 813 | -364 | 15 | Championship Shield |
| 10 | Oldham R.L.F.C. (F) | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 401 | 678 | -277 | 14 | Championship Shield |
| 11 | Workington Town (F) | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 455 | 756 | -301 | 11 | Championship Shield |
| 12 | Whitehaven (F) | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 367 | 720 | -335 | 11 | Championship Shield |
C = Champions
Q = Qualified for the qualifiers
F = Unable to qualify for the qualifiers

### Championship Shield

| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | For | Agst | Diff | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Bradford Bulls (Q) | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 997 | 570 | 507 | 40 | PlayOffs |
| 2 | Halifax (Q) | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 775 | 656 | 139 | 33 | PlayOffs |
| 3 | Sheffield Eagles (Q) | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 855 | 763 | 12 | 24 | PlayOffs |
| 4 | Dewsbury Rams (Q) | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 646 | 797 | -133 | 24 | PlayOffs |
| 5 | Swinton Lions (S) | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 596 | 1001 | -427 | 21 | Season Complete |
| 6 | Oldham R.L.F.C. (S) | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 523 | 888 | -383 | 20 | Season Complete |
| 7 | Whitehaven (R) | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 571 | 945 | -365 | 17 | Relegation to 2017 League 1 |
| 8 | Workington Town (R) | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 541 | 919 | -394 | 15 | Relegation to 2017 League 1 |
(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs
(S) = Secured spot in Championship
(R) = Relegated to League 1

## Fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss

### Championship fixtures

| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
| 7 February 2016 | Championship | 1 | Featherstone Rovers | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 22-12 | Caro (3), Gaskell | Addy 3/4 | 4,518 | - | Report |
| 13 February 2016 | Championship | 2 | Whitehaven RLFC | A | Recreation Ground | W | 46-10 | Gaskell (3), Pitts (2), Clare, Ferguson, O'Brien | Addy 7/8 | 878 | - | Report |
| 20 February 2016 | Championship | 3 | Swinton Lions | A | Sedgley Park | W | 48-16 | Welham (3), Olbison (2), Blythe, Caro, Clare, Gaskell | Addy 6/9 | 880 | - | Report |
| 28 February 2016 | Championship | 4 | Leigh Centurions | H | Odsal Stadium | D | 32-32 | Clare (2), Addy, Caro, Purtell, Welham | Addy 4/6 | 6,563 | - | Report |
| 13 March 2016 | Championship | 6 | Batley Bulldogs | A | Mount Pleasant | D | 24-24 | Pitts (2), Caro, Ferguson | Addy 4/4 | 2,742 | - | Report |
| 25 March 2016 | Championship | 7 | London Broncos | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 28-20 | Haggerty (2), Blythe, Clare, Ryan | Addy 4/7 | 4,163 | - | Report |
| 28 March 2016 | Championship | 8 | Halifax RLFC | A | The Shay | L | 10-14 | Clare, Uaisele | Addy 1/2 | 4,108 | - | Report |
| 3 April 2016 | Championship | 9 | Sheffield Eagles | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 28-46 | Addy, Caro, Clare, Gaskell, Welham | Addy 4/5 | 4,234 | - | Report |
| 10 April 2016 | Championship | 10 | Dewsbury Rams | A | Rams Stadium | W | 52-18 | Welham (5), Caro (2), Clare, Gaskell, Mellor | Addy 3/5, Caro 3/4, Gaskell 0/1 | 1,954 | - | Report |
| 24 April 2016 | Championship | 11 | Workington Town | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 52-16 | Caro (2), Williams (2), Clare, Clark, Ferguson, Purtell, Thomas, Welham | Addy 6/10 | 3,467 | - | Report |
| 1 May 2016 | Championship | 12 | London Broncos | A | Ealing Trailfinders | L | 16-30 | Welham (2), Addy | Addy 2/4 | 1,524 | - | Report |
| 15 May 2016 | Championship | 13 | Swinton Lions | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 54-8 | Caro (2), Clare (2), Addy, Gaskell, Olbison, Sidlow, Thomas, Welham | Addy 6/9, Thomas 1/1 | 4,152 | - | Report |
| 20 May 2016 | Championship | 14 | Sheffield Eagles | A | Sheffield Hallam University | W | 25-14 | Sidlow, Thomas, Welham, Williams | Addy 4/4, Thomas 1 DG | 995 | - | Report |
| 28 May 2016 | Summer Bash | 15 | Leigh Centurions | N | Bloomfield Road | L | 20-24 | Addy, Clark, O'Brien, Williams | Addy 1/3, Thomas 1/1 | 9,521 | - | Report |
| 5 June 2016 | Championship | 16 | Dewsbury Rams | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 14-16 | O'Brien, Pitts | Addy 3/4 | 4,303 | - | Report |
| 12 June 2016 | Championship | 17 | Workington Town | A | Derwent Park | W | 29-22 | Charnock, Clare, O'Brien, Ryan, Sidlow | Addy 4/5, Addy 1 DG | 723 | - | Report |
| 15 June 2016 | Championship | 5 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | A | Whitebank Stadium | W | 48-4 | Clare (2), Campbell, Charnock, Clark, Mellor, O'Brien, Pitts, Thomas | Thomas 6/8, Haggerty 0/1 | 1,051 | - | Report |
| 19 June 2016 | Championship | 18 | Batley Bulldogs | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 17-16 | Clare (2), Pitts | Haggerty 2/4, Haggerty 1 DG | 4,617 | - | Report |
| 26 June 2016 | Championship | 19 | Halifax RLFC | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 24-32 | Haggerty, Moss, Ryan, Welham | Addy 4/4 | 5,270 | - | Report |
| 3 July 2016 | Championship | 20 | Leigh Centurions | A | Leigh Sports Village | L | 20-22 | Caro, Clare, Mellor, Moss | Addy 2/4 | 5,111 | - | Report |
| 10 July 2016 | Championship | 21 | Whitehaven RLFC | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 64-18 | Ryan (3), Chisholm (2), Moss (2), Clare, Crossley, Philbin, Sidlow | Addy 5/5, Charnock 3/3, Chisholm 2/3 | 4,168 | - | Report |
| 17 July 2016 | Championship | 22 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 44-12 | Caro (5), Haggerty, Philbin, Ryan, Welham | Addy 1/3, Charnock 3/5, Chisholm 0/1 | 4,235 | - | Report |
| 24 July 2016 | Championship | 23 | Featherstone Rovers | A | Post Office Road | L | 0-20 | - | - | 5,454 | - | Report |

### Championship Shield

| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
| 7 August 2016 | Championship | S1 | Whitehaven RLFC | A | Recreation Ground | W | 46-18 | Mellor (3), Addy, Blythe, Haggerty, Moss, Welham, Williams | Addy 3/4, Charnock 2/5 | 675 | - | Report |
| 14 August 2016 | Championship | S2 | Halifax RLFC | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 44-22 | Moss (2), Welham (2), Mellor, Pitts, Purtell, Williams | Charnock 6/8 | 3,498 | - | Report |
| 21 August 2016 | Championship | S3 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 82-0 | Welham (5), Pitts (3), Chisholm (2), Keyes, Lauaki, Olbison, Ryan, Williams | Keyes 10/14, Crossley 1/1 | 3,022 | - | Report |
| 29 August 2016 | Championship | S4 | Dewsbury Rams | A | Rams Stadium | W | 36-26 | Williams (2), Chisholm, Clark, Pitts, Ryan, Welham | Keyes 2/5, Addy 2/2 | 1,807 | - | Report |
| 4 September 2016 | Championship | S5 | Swinton Lions | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 46-28 | Ryan (3), O'Brien (2), Chisholm, Kavanagh, Pitts | Keyes 7/8 | 4,030 | - | Report |
| 11 September 2016 | Championship | S6 | Workington Town | A | Derwent Park | L | 26-30 | Clark, Ferguson, Moss, Oakes, Ryan | Keyes 3/5 | 596 | - | Report |
| 18 September 2016 | Championship | S7 | Sheffield Eagles | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 80-0 | Moss (4), Oakes (3), Chisholm (2), Ryan (2), Charnock, Olbison, Pitts, Sidlow | Charnock 5/7, Chisholm 4/7, Sidlow 1/1 | 4,035 | - | Report |
| 25 September 2016 | Championship | SF | Dewsbury Rams | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 36-22 | Mellor (2), Chisholm, Moss, Ryan, Welham, Williams | Charnock 4/7 | 2,189 | - | Report |

## Player appearances

* Championship Only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
| No | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | - | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | SF |
| 1 | Oscar Thomas | x | x | FB | x | B | x | x | FB | x | FB | C | SH | SH | SO | SO | x | SO | x | x | SO | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2 | Omari Caro | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | | | | | W | | W | W | - | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Adrian Purtell | C | C | C | C | | | | SH | SH | SO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | C | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kris Welham | C | C | C | C | C | | | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | - | C | C | C | C | C | x | C | C |
| 5 | Danny Williams | | | | | | | | | | W | W | W | W | W | W | | | W | | | | | | - | W | W | W | W | W | x | W | W |
| 6 | Lee Gaskell | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | | | SO | SO | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dane Chisholm | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SH | SH | SH | - | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x | SH | SH |
| 8 | Paul Clough | | | | | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | B | | L | P | | | | | - | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Adam O'Brien | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | H | B | H | H | B | B | H | H | H | H | B | B | B | x | - | H | H | H | H | H | B | H | H |
| 10 | Adam Sidlow | P | P | P | P | | | | | | | B | P | P | P | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | - | P | P | P | P | P | B | P | P |
| 11 | Tom Olbison | SR | P | P | SR | | SR | SR | B | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | | L | B | | L | | B | B | - | B | B | L | B | B | L | L | B |
| 12 | Dale Ferguson | B | SR | SR | B | SR | | B | SR | SR | B | SR | | B | SR | SR | SR | | | | | | SR | L | - | | | | | B | B | B | L |
| 13 | Danny Addy | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | L | L | SH | SH | L | L | H | H | SH | | | SH | SH | L | L | H | - | L | L | SR | L | L | SH | SR | SR |
| 14 | Jay Pitts | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | B | SR | L | L | SR | SR | L | L | L | B | SR | L | B | B | | B | - | SR | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR |
| 15 | Matty Blythe | B | B | B | B | C | C | | | | | | C | C | C | | | | | C | C | C | | C | - | W | W | | | | | | |
| 16 | Dan Fleming | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 17 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 19 | Steve Crossley | x | x | x | x | B | P | B | P | | B | P | B | B | B | P | | P | B | B | | B | P | | - | B | P | B | x | x | x | x | x |
| 20 | Mitch Clark | x | B | B | B | B | B | P | B | B | B | B | | B | P | P | P | B | P | | | | | | - | | | B | B | B | P | B | B |
| 21 | Epalahame Lauaki | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B | B | | B | | B | | B | | - | B | | B | B | | | | |
| 22 | James Clare | W | W | W | W | W | C | C | C | FB | C | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | FB | W | W | W | W | C | x | - | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Alex Mellor | x | B | SR | x | B | B | x | x | B | B | B | B | | B | | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR | | SR | - | C | SR | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| 24 | Lucas Walshaw | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 25 | Ben Kavanagh | P | | | | | | | | | | | B | | | | | | | B | P | P | | P | - | P | B | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| 26 | Vila Halafihi | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 27 | Johnny Walker | B | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 28 | Kurt Haggerty | SR | SR | | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | | SR | SO | | | B | B | B | SR | SO | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | - | SR | SR | | SR | SR | SR | | |
| 29 | Ethan Ryan | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | x | W | x | W | W | W | - | | | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| 30 | Joe Lumb | x | x | B | x | x | B | x | x | H | x | H | x | B | x | x | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x |
| 31 | James Mendeika | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 32 | Johnny Campbell | | | | | | | W | W | | | | | | | | | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 33 | Etu Uaisele | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 34 | Richie Mathers | FB | FB | x | FB | FB | FB | FB | | | | | | | SH | SH | | | | | | | | | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 35 | Rhys Lovegrove | x | B | B | P | P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Ross Oakes | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | C | B | B |
| 38 | Jacob Trueman | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 39 | Kieren Moss | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | FB | | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | - | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB |
| 40 | Lewis Charnock | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SO | SH | SH | SO | | SO | SO | SO | - | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | SO | SO |
| 41 | Joe Philbin | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | SR | B | B | B | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 42 | Stuart Howarth | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | H | H | H | B | - | B | B | x | x | B | H | x | x |
| 43 | Joe Keyes | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | x |
| 44 | James Bentley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x |
| 45 | Josh Rickett | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x |
| 46 | Liam Kirk | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Championship Shield Final

After finishing 1st in the Middle 8's and beating Dewsbury Rams in the Semi Final the Bulls qualified for the Championship Shield Final, Sheffield Eagles finished 4th in the table and beat Halifax in the Semi Final meaning that the two teams would meet in a play-off match to determine who would win the Championship Shield.
LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
| 2 October 2016 | Championship Shield | Sheffield Eagles | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 27-16 | O'Brien (2), Welham (2), Purtell | Charnock 3/5, Chisholm 1 DG | 3,518 | - | Report |
2016 Championship Shield Final :
| Bradford Bulls | positions | Sheffield Eagles |
| 39. Kieren Moss | Fullback | 1. Quentin Laulu-Togagae |
| 5. Danny Williams | Winger | 19. Garry Lo |
| 23. Alex Mellor | Centre | 3. Menzie Yere |
| 4. Kris Welham | Centre | 4. George Tyson |
| 3. Adrian Purtell | Winger | 2. Rob Worrincy |
| 40. Lewis Charnock | Stand off | 6. Cory Aston |
| 7. Dane Chisholm | Scrum half | 24. Rhys Jacks |
| 10. Adam Sidlow | Prop | 15. Scott Wheeldon |
| 9. Adam O'Brien | Hooker | 9. Keale Carlile |
| 25. Ben Kavanagh | Prop | 16. Adam Neal |
| 13. Danny Addy | 2nd Row | 12. Duane Straughier |
| 28. Kurt Haggerty | 2nd Row | 13. Matt James |
| 14. Jay Pitts | Loose forward | 18. Elliot Minchella |
| 11. Tom Olbison | Interchange | 8. Steve Thorpe |
| 12. Dale Ferguson | Interchange | 14. Matty Fozard |
| 20. Mitch Clark | Interchange | 17. Mark Mexico |
| 37. Ross Oakes | Interchange | -. Thibault Margalet |
| Rohan Smith | Coach | Mark Aston |

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 18 March 2016 | Cup | 4th | Dewsbury Rams | A | Rams Stadium | L | 30-31 | Blythe (2), Addy, Caro, Lumb, Olbison | Addy 3/6 | 2,021 | - | Report |

### Player appearances

* Challenge Cup Games only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
| No | Player | 4 |
| 1 | Oscar Thomas | SH |
| 2 | Omari Caro | W |
| 3 | Adrian Purtell | |
| 4 | Kris Welham | C |
| 5 | Danny Williams | |
| 6 | Lee Gaskell | SO |
| 8 | Paul Clough | P |
| 9 | Adam O'Brien | x |
| 10 | Adam Sidlow | |
| 11 | Tom Olbison | SR |
| 12 | Dale Ferguson | SR |
| 13 | Danny Addy | H |
| 14 | Jay Pitts | L |
| 15 | Matty Blythe | C |
| 16 | Dan Fleming | x |
| 17 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x |
| 19 | Steve Crossley | B |
| 20 | Mitch Clark | B |
| 21 | Epalahame Lauaki | x |
| 22 | James Clare | FB |
| 23 | Alex Mellor | B |
| 24 | Lucas Walshaw | x |
| 25 | Ben Kavanagh | |
| 26 | Vila Halafihi | x |
| 27 | Johnny Walker | x |
| 28 | Kurt Haggerty | x |
| 29 | Ethan Ryan | x |
| 30 | Joe Lumb | B |
| 31 | James Mendeika | |
| 32 | Johnny Campbell | |
| 33 | Etu Uaisele | W |
| 34 | Richie Mathers | x |
| 35 | Rhys Lovegrove | P |

## Squad statistics

* Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2 October 2016.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Oscar Thomas | Fullback | 22 | London Broncos | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 33 |
| 2 | Omari Caro | Wing | 25 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 86 |
| 3 | Adrian Purtell | Centre | 31 | Penrith Panthers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Kris Welham | Centre | 29 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 5 | Danny Williams | Wing | 29 | Salford Red Devils | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 6 | Lee Gaskell | Stand-off | 25 | St Helens R.F.C. | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Dane Chisholm | Stand-off | 26 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 49 |
| 8 | Paul Clough | Prop | 28 | St Helens R.F.C. | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Adam O'Brien | Hooker | 22 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Adam Sidlow | Prop | 28 | Salford Red Devils | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Tom Olbison | Second-row | 24 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Dale Ferguson | Second-row | 27 | Huddersfield Giants | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Danny Addy | Loose forward | 25 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 31 | 7 | 82 | 1 | 193 |
| 14 | Jay Pitts | Second-row | 26 | Hull F.C. | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 15 | Matty Blythe | Centre | 27 | Warrington Wolves | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Dan Fleming | Prop | 23 | Castleford Tigers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jean-Philippe Baile | Centre | 28 | Catalans Dragons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Steve Crossley | Prop | 25 | Castleford Tigers | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Mitch Clark | Prop | N/A | Doncaster | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 | Epalahame Lauaki | Prop | 32 | Wigan Warriors | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | James Clare | Wing | 25 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 23 | Alex Mellor | Second-row | 21 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 24 | Lucas Walshaw | Second-row | 23 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Ben Kavanagh | Prop | 28 | Widnes Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Vila Halafihi | Hooker | 22 | Penrith Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Johnny Walker | Prop | 25 | Leigh Centurions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kurt Haggerty | Second-row | 27 | Leigh Centurions | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| 29 | Ethan Ryan | Centre | 20 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 30 | Joe Lumb | Hooker | 20 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | James Mendeika | Centre | 24 | Featherstone Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Johnny Campbell | Fullback | 24 | Batley Bulldogs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Etu Uaisele | Wing | 31 | Featherstone Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Richie Mathers | Fullback | 32 | Retirement | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Rhys Lovegrove | Prop | 33 | London Broncos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ross Oakes | Centre | 20 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 38 | Jacob Trueman | Scrum-half | 17 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kieren Moss | Fullback | 22 | Parramatta Eels | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 40 | Lewis Charnock | Scrum-half | 21 | St Helens R.F.C. (Loan) | 12 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 64 |
| 41 | Joe Philbin | Second-row | 21 | Warrington Wolves (Loan) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 42 | Stuart Howarth | Hooker | 26 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Loan) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Joe Keyes | Stand-off | 20 | London Broncos | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 48 |
| 44 | James Bentley | Loose forward | 18 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Josh Rickett | Wing | 18 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Liam Kirk | Prop | 18 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Injured = Suspended

## Transfers in/out
### In

| Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
| Oscar Thomas | Scrum-half | London Broncos | August 2015 |
| Mitch Clark | Prop | Doncaster | November 2015 |
| Johnny Campbell | Fullback | Batley Bulldogs | November 2015 |
| Jonathan Walker | Prop | Leigh Centurions | November 2015 |
| Kurt Haggerty | Prop | Leigh Centurions | November 2015 |
| Ben Kavanagh | Prop | Widnes Vikings | December 2015 |
| Richie Mathers | Fullback | Retirement | January 2016 |
| Kieren Moss | Fullback | Parramatta Eels | June 2016 |
| Lewis Charnock | Scrum-half | St Helens R.F.C. (Loan) | June 2016 |
| Joe Philbin | Second-row | Warrington Wolves (Loan) | June 2016 |
| Stuart Howarth | Hooker | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Loan) | June 2016 |
| Joe Keyes | Scrum-half | London Broncos | July 2016 |
| Dane Chisholm | Scrum-half | Canterbury Bulldogs | July 2016 |

### Out

| Name | Position | Club Signed | Date |
| Sam Bates | Prop | Dewsbury Rams | June 2015 |
| Nathan Conroy | Hooker | Dewsbury Rams | July 2015 |
| Adam Brook | Scrum-half | Keighley Cougars | July 2015 |
| Dave Petersen | Loose forward | Sheffield Eagles | July 2015 |
| Karl Davies | Prop | Retirement | July 2015 |
| Chev Walker | Loose forward | Retirement | September 2015 |
| Adam Henry | Centre | Released | September 2015 |
| Ryan Shaw | Fullback | Hull Kingston Rovers | September 2015 |
| Samir Tahraoui | Prop | Rochdale Hornets | October 2015 |
| Harry Siejka | Scrum-half | Released | November 2015 |
| Chris Ulugia | Centre | Batley Bulldogs | November 2015 |
| Jake Mullaney | Fullback | Released | December 2015 |
| Matt Ryan | Second-row | Released | December 2015 |
| Dane Neilsen | Centre | South Sydney Rabbitohs | January 2016 |