# 2022 Bradford Bulls season

This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2022 season. This is the Bulls' fourth consecutive season in the Championship.

## Season review
### August 2021

Academy graduate and hooker Thomas Doyle penned a one-year extension to stay with the Bulls.

### September 2021

Halfback Jordan Lilley signed a two-year extension to his contract. Widnes Vikings announced the signing of Bulls prop Levy Nzoungou for the 2022 season. Second-rower Brad England signed a one-year extension with the club after impressing John Kear last season. Prop forward Anthony Walker signed a one-year deal to stay at the Bulls. Bradford's first new signing came in the form of prolific try-scoring centre Kieran Gill who signed a two-year deal from fellow Championship side Newcastle Thunder. Captain and prop forward Steve Crossley signed a one-year extension to stay at the club. Young winger Joe Brown signed for Championship rivals York City Knights on a one-year deal. Former two time loan prop Jordan Baldwinson returned to the club on a two year permanent deal from York. Winger Jack Sanderson left the club after one season. Centre Reece Hamlett joined the Swinton Lions for the 2022 season following numerous loan spells there the previous year. In what was seen as a major coup for the club, the Bulls announced the signing of Super League halfback Declan Patton on a one-year deal from Salford Red Devils.

### October 2021

The Bulls announced the signing of powerhouse prop Samy Kibula on a one-year deal from Super League side Warrington Wolves. Bradford also signed fullback Elliot Hall on a two-year deal from Batley Bulldogs. Young second row academy product Brad Gallagher was released from his contract in order to pursue other playing opportunities, it was later announced that he had signed with Newcastle Thunder. Winger David Foggin-Johnston signed a one-year extension to his contract. Veteran hooker George Flanagan signed a one-year extension to stay with the Bulls for the 2022 season. Rivals Featherstone Rovers announced the signing of Bradford fullback Brandon Pickersgill. Winger Matty Dawson-Jones announced that he was staying at the club for another year after initially considering retirement due to injuries he sustained last season. The Bulls revealed that they had signed fast-paced winger Ryan Millar from Sheffield Eagles on a two-year deal. Young prop Ethan O'Hanlon and academy hooker Cameron Berry joined RFL League 1 side Hunslet R.L.F.C. for the 2022 season. Versatile youngster Billy Jowitt signed a two-year extension to stay at the club. The Bulls continued to strengthen their pack for 2022 as they announced the signing of York City Knights second row forward Sam Scott on a one-year deal.

### November 2021

Veteran halfback Danny Brough announced his retirement on medical advice due to injuries sustained throughout his career. Prop forward Daniel Fleming signed a two-year extension to stay at the club. Academy grown centre Ross Oakes signed a two-year deal with rival RFL Championship side Sheffield Eagles. Highly rated youngster Ebon Scurr re-signed with the Bulls for two more years following Super League interest from Hull F.C. and reigning champions St Helens R.F.C. Vice captain Sam Hallas joined Championship rivals Newcastle Thunder on a two-year deal. The Bulls signed young Leeds Rhinos academy players Coby Nichol and A.J. Wallace on one year deals. Young forward Bradley Ho signed a new two-year extension to his contract. The 2022 fixtures were released and it was revealed that the Bulls would kick off the season away at Dewsbury Rams on 30 January, before facing Sheffield Eagles at home the following week. The Bulls signed young forward Jamie Pye from St Helens R.F.C. on a three month trial basis. Bradford announced that their first pre-season friendly would take place on Boxing Day at Odsal Stadium against Halifax Panthers. Bradford also signed young halfback Charlie Harris from Castleford Tigers academy. The club released their home shirt for the upcoming season and in honor of the Super League win 25 years ago, the new shirt is modelled from the 1997 shirt. Another pre-season friendly was announced with the Bulls set to take on Batley Bulldogs in January at Odsal Stadium.

### December 2021

The Bulls announced three season long loans in the form of prop Muizz Mustapha, hooker Corey Johnson and loose forward Jarrod O'Connor all from local rivals Leeds Rhinos, it was also revealed that the Bulls will play the Rhinos in a pre-season friendly on 23 January. Trialist Jamie Pye left the club and signed a permanent deal with Oldham R.L.F.C. Super League side Hull F.C. revealed that they would once again partner the Bulls in a dual registration for the upcoming season, whilst also announcing they would face the Bulls in a friendly for Danny Brough's testimonial. The 2022 away kit and the squad numbers were released mid-month, with Elliot Kear taking the number 1 shirt. Other notable squad numbers were new signings Kieran Gill, Ryan Miller and Declan Patton took the 4,5 and 6 shirts, whilst Anthony Walker was promoted to number 8. The Boxing Day clash against Halifax was postponed due to adverse weather conditions.

### January 2022

Bradford announced another friendly, this time against RFL League 1 side Midlands Hurricanes at Odsal on 12 February. As this is during the RFL Championship season, the Bulls will have a mixture of players not selected for the league game and academy/reserve players. The Bulls fell short in their first pre-season friendly losing 28-22 to Batley Bulldogs. Bradford put on a strong showing against a youthful Hull F.C. side as the Bulls ran out 42-12 winners in the second pre-season friendly with the highlights coming from David Foggin-Johnston's two tries and Dec Patton kicking six goals for a 100% conversion rate. The fixtures for the 2022 Summer Bash were released and it was revealed that the Bulls would face local rivals Halifax Panthers on 30 July at Headingley Stadium. Bradford lost their last pre-season friendly 12-30 against historic rivals Leeds Rhinos in front of a huge 7,237 crowd. The Bulls got their 2022 RFL Championship season off to a great start with a comprehensive 46-16 win against Dewsbury Rams with Matty Dawson-Jones and new signing Keiran Gill both scoring two tries each.

### February 2022

Young prop forward Bradley Ho joined RFL League 1 side Keighley Cougars on a season long loan. The draw for the 3rd and 4th Rounds of the 2022 Challenge Cup were made with the Bulls being drawn away to RFL Championship side London Broncos. New halfback Dec Patton signed a one-year extension to his contract to keep him at the Bulls until the end of 2023. The Bulls came crashing back down to earth as they suffered a shock 28-14 loss to Sheffield Eagles in wet conditions, new centre Kieran Gill scored for the second consecutive game whilst centre Rhys Evans scored Bradford's other try. Forward Chester Butler joined the Bulls on loan from Super League side Huddersfield Giants on a season long loan. Bradford suffered a heavy 38-4 defeat at the hands of high flying Leigh Centurions with Gill scoring the only try for the Bulls. The game against Barrow Raiders was postponed due to a water logged pitch caused by Storm Eunice.

## Milestones

* Round 1: Kieran Gill, Dec Patton, A.J. Wallace, Corey Johnson and Muizz Mustapha made their debuts for the Bulls.
* Round 1: Kieran Gill, Dec Patton and A.J. Wallace all scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
* Round 1: Dec Patton kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Round 2: Ryan Millar made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 3: Sam Scott and Chester Butler made their debuts for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Elliot Hall and Samy Kibula made their debuts for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Ryan Millar scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Sam Scott scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* CCR4: Kieran Gill scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
* Round 5: Jarrod O'Connor and Liam Tindall made their debuts for the Bulls.
* Round 5: Liam Tindall scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 4: Chester Butler and Elliot Hall scored their 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 9: Sam Walters made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 12: Tom Holroyd made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 12: Dec Patton reached 100 points for the Bulls.
* Round 13: Jordan Baldwinson scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 14: Michael Hoyle made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 15: Ben Evans made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
* Round 15: Corey Johnson scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 16: Samy Kibula scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 18: Thomas Doyle made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
* Round 19: George Flanagan Jr made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 19: George Flanagan Jr scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 19: Elliot Kear scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
* Round 20: Jacob Gannon made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 21: Steve Crossley made his 150th appearance for the Bulls.
* Round 22: Myles Lawford made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 23: Myles Lawford scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
* Round 23: Elliot Kear kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
* Round 24: Jacob Hookem made his debut for the Bulls.
* Round 24: Rhys Evans made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
* Round 25: David Gibbons and Marcus Green made their debuts for the Bulls.

## Pre-season friendlies

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
| 26 December 2021 | Pre Season | Halifax Panthers | H | Odsal Stadium | N/A | P-P | | | | Report |
| 9 January 2022 | Pre Season | Batley Bulldogs | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 22-28 | Crossley, Fleming, Kear, Scott | Patton 3/4 | | Report |
| 16 January 2022 | Pre Season | Hull F.C. | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 42-18 | Foggin-Johnston (2), Doyle, B. Evans, Gill, Kear, Nichol | Patton 6/6, Jowitt 1/1 | | Report |
| 23 January 2022 | Pre Season | Leeds Rhinos | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 12-30 | R. Evans, Gill | Patton 2/2 | 7,237 | Report |
| 12 February 2022 | Pre Season | Midlands Hurricanes | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 14-16 | Briggs, Burton, Harris | Camden 1/2, Lawford 0/1 | 876 | 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 | 3 |
| 1 | Elliot Kear | W | FB | FB |
| 2 | Matty Dawson-Jones | W | W | W |
| 3 | Rhys Evans | C | C | C |
| 4 | Kieran Gill | C | C | C |
| 5 | Ryan Millar | | | |
| 6 | Declan Patton | SO | SO | SH |
| 7 | Jordan Lilley | | | |
| 8 | Anthony Walker | P | B | P |
| 9 | Thomas Doyle | B | H | |
| 10 | Steve Crossley | P | B | P |
| 11 | Aaron Murphy | | SR | SR |
| 12 | Sam Scott | SR | B | SR |
| 13 | Ben Evans | L | B | |
| 14 | George Flanagan | H | x | H |
| 15 | Jordan Baldwinson | B | L | L |
| 16 | Ebon Scurr | B | P | B |
| 17 | Brad England | | | |
| 18 | Samy Kibula | | | |
| 19 | David Foggin-Johnston | B | W | W |
| 20 | Billy Jowitt | SH | SH | SO |
| 21 | Elliot Hall | x | | |
| 22 | Joe Burton | FB | B | B |
| 23 | Bradley Ho | x | B | B |
| 24 | A.J. Wallace | SR | SR | B |
| 27 | Eldon Myers | x | x | B |
| 29 | Dan Fleming | B | P | |
| n/a | Coby Nichol | x | B | B |
| n/a | Sam Arundel | B | B | B |
| n/a | Lewis Camden | B | B | B |
| n/a | Ryan Forshaw | B | B | B |
| n/a | Adam Horner | B | B | x |
| n/a | Taylor Mail | x | x | B |
= Injured
= Suspended

## RFL Championship
### Matches

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
* Postponed
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
| 30 January 2022 | Championship | 1 | Dewsbury Rams | A | Crown Flatt | W | 46-16 | Dawson-Jones (2), Gill (2), Foggin-Johnston, Kear, Patton, Wallace | Patton 7/8 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 6 February 2022 | Championship | 2 | Sheffield Eagles | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 14-28 | R. Evans, Gill | Patton 3/3 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 14 February 2022 | Championship | 3 | Leigh Centurions | A | Leigh Sports Village | L | 4-38 | Gill | Patton 0/1 | Attendance | Premier Sports | Report |
| 20 February 2022 | Championship | 4 | Barrow Raiders | H | Odsal Stadium | N/A | P-P | Postponed due to Storm Eunice | - | - | - | Report |
| 6 March 2022 | Championship | 5 | Batley Bulldogs | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 21-20 | Doyle, Murphy, Tindall | Patton 4/4, Lilley 1 DG | Attendance | - | Report |
| 20 March 2022 | Championship | 6 | Workington Town | A | Derwent Park | W | 26-12 | Doyle, Gill, Murphy, Tindall | Patton 5/5 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 3 April 2022 | Championship | 7 | London Broncos | A | Plough Lane | W | 8-6 | Dawson-Jones | Patton 2/3 | Not Announced | | Report |
| 10 April 2022 | Championship | 4 | Barrow Raiders | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 22-23 | Butler, Dawson-Jones, Doyle, Hall | Patton 3/4 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 15 April 2022 | Championship | 8 | Halifax Panthers | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 17-20 | Crossley, Scott | Patton 4/4, Lilley 1 DG | Attendance | - | Report |
| 25 April 2022 | Championship | 9 | Featherstone Rovers | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 18-32 | Foggin-Johnston, Hall, Wallace | Patton 3/3 | Attendance | Premier Sports | Report |
| 1 May 2022 | Championship | 10 | Whitehaven R.L.F.C. | A | Recreation Ground | W | 34-22 | Burton (2), Doyle, Kear, Lilley, Scurr | Patton 5/6 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 15 May 2022 | Championship | 11 | York City Knights | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 6-20 | Hall | Patton 1/1 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 21 May 2022 | Championship | 12 | Newcastle Thunder | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 36-20 | Doyle (2), Gill (2), Patton, Wallace | Patton 6/6 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 2 June 2022 | Championship | 13 | Widnes Vikings | A | Halton Stadium | W | 31-6 | Millar (2), Baldwinson, Burton, Gill | Patton 5/6, Flanagan 1 DG | - | - | Report |
| 6 June 2022 | Championship | 14 | Featherstone Rovers | A | Post Office Road | L | 12-58 | Doyle, Flanagan | Patton 2/2 | Attendance | Premier Sports | Report |
| 12 June 2022 | Championship | 15 | Sheffield Eagles | A | Olympic Legacy Park | W | 30-10 | Millar (2), Foggin-Johnston, Johnson, Pickersgill | Patton 5/6 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 26 June 2022 | Championship | 16 | Dewsbury Rams | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 48-6 | Butler (2), Crossley, Gill, Kear, Kibula, Lilley, Millar | Patton 8/8 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 3 July 2022 | Championship | 17 | Leigh Centurions | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 6-56 | Gill | Patton 1/1 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 8 July 2022 | Championship | 18 | Newcastle Thunder | A | Kingston Park | L | 10-53 | Foggin-Johnston, Millar | Patton 1/2 | Attendance | Premier Sports | Report |
| 16 July 2022 | Championship | 19 | London Broncos | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 12-30 | Flanagan Jr, Kear | Patton 2/2 | 2,762 | - | Report |
| 24 July 2022 | Championship | 20 | Barrow Raiders | A | Craven Park | L | 4-30 | Gill | Patton 0/1 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 30 July 2022 | Summer Bash | 21 | Halifax Panthers | N | Headingley Stadium | L | 6-22 | Gill | Patton 1/1 | Attendance | Premier Sports | Report |
| 7 August 2022 | Championship | 22 | Workington Town | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 48-18 | Flanagan (2), Burton, Butler, Gill, Hallas, Millar, Wallace | Patton 8/8 | 2,691 | - | Report |
| 15 August 2022 | Championship | 23 | York City Knights | A | LNER Community Stadium | W | 20-16 | Flanagan, Lawford, Wallace | Kear 4/4 | Attendance | Premier Sports | Report |
| 21 August 2022 | Championship | 24 | Whitehaven R.L.F.C. | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 4-12 | Gill | Kear 0/1 | 2,670 | - | Report |
| 28 August 2022 | Championship | 25 | Halifax Panthers | A | Shay Stadium | L | 18-40 | Butler, Flanagan, Kibula | Kear 3/3 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 4 September 2022 | Championship | 26 | Batley Bulldogs | A | Mount Pleasant | L | 12-40 | Butler, Hallas | Kear 2/2 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 11 September 2022 | Championship | 27 | Widnes Vikings | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 10-23 | Crossley, Dawson-Jones | Kear 1/2 | Attendance | - | Report |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leigh Centurions | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1306 | 208 | +1098 | 52 | Championship Leaders' Shield & advance to play-off semi-final |
| 2 | Featherstone Rovers | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1060 | 468 | +592 | 47 | Advance to play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Halifax Panthers | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 837 | 442 | +395 | 40 | Advance to play-off eliminators |
| 4 | Barrow Raiders | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 757 | 587 | +170 | 37 | Advance to play-off eliminators |
| 5 | Batley Bulldogs | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 738 | 551 | +187 | 36 | Advance to play-off eliminators |
| 6 | York City Knights | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 677 | 596 | +81 | 36 | Advance to play-off eliminators |
| 7 | Sheffield Eagles | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 701 | 660 | +41 | 24 | |
| 8 | Widnes Vikings | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 567 | 679 | −112 | 24 | |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 523 | 677 | −154 | 22 | |
| 10 | Whitehaven | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 488 | 854 | −366 | 19 | |
| 11 | London Broncos | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 548 | 740 | −192 | 17 | |
| 12 | Newcastle Thunder | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 559 | 877 | −318 | 15 | |
| 13 | Dewsbury Rams | 27 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 385 | 964 | −579 | 7 | Relegated to League 1 |
| 14 | Workington Town | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 296 | 1139 | −843 | 2 | Relegated to League 1 |

### Player appearances

| 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 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 1 | Elliot Kear | FB | | | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | C | W | FB | | FB | | C | FB | FB | FB | W | W | SO | | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB |
| 2 | Matty Dawson-Jones | W | FB | W | | C | W | W | W | W | C | C | C | C | C | | C | | | W | | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| 3 | Rhys Evans | C | C | C | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | C | C | x | C | C | C | C | |
| 4 | Kieran Gill | 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 | C |
| 5 | Ryan Millar | x | W | FB | W | W | W | W | W | | | | | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | W | W | W | W | W | W | | |
| 6 | Declan Patton | SH | SH | SH | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SH | SO | | | | | |
| 7 | Jordan Lilley | | | | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Anthony Walker | P | P | P | P | P | | | | | B | B | B | | | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | P | |
| 9 | Thomas Doyle | L | L | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | | | B | H |
| 10 | Steve Crossley | P | P | P | P | B | | P | P | P | P | P | x | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| 11 | Aaron Murphy | | | | C | SR | C | C | C | SR | | | | | | | | C | C | SR | B | B | SR | L | L | | SR | SR |
| 12 | Sam Scott | x | x | SR | SR | | | | SR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ben Evans | | B | L | | P | B | B | B | B | B | | B | L | L | B | | | B | P | P | P | | | | | | |
| 14 | George Flanagan | H | H | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | H | H | H | H | |
| 15 | Jordan Baldwinson | B | B | B | x | B | P | L | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | B | P | B | | | | | | | | B |
| 16 | Ebon Scurr | | | | B | | P | P | B | | B | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | | | | | | P | P | | | P |
| 17 | Brad England | SR | SR | SR | x | x | SR | SR | | SR | | B | SR | SR | | | | | | B | SR | SR | | B | B | SR | | SR |
| 18 | Samy Kibula | | | x | x | x | B | x | B | B | B | x | – | B | SR | | B | SR | SR | x | x | x | B | x | x | B | B | x |
| 19 | David Foggin-Johnston | W | W | W | | | | – | – | W | | x | W | x | x | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W |
| 20 | Billy Jowitt | SO | SO | SO | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Elliot Hall | | | | x | x | B | B | B | FB | FB | W | FB | | FB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Joe Burton | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | – | – | W | W | W | W | W | x | x | B | x | x | x | FB | FB | x | x | x | x | C |
| 23 | Bradley Ho | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 24 | A.J. Wallace | SR | SR | B | x | x | L | x | x | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | | SR | SR | SR | x | x | x | SR | SR | SR | B | B | B |
| 25 | Muizz Mustapha | B | – | – | – | B | – | B | – | – | – | B | P | P | P | | | | | – | – | – | P | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | Corey Johnson | B | B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SH | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | Eldon Myers | 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 |
| 28 | Jarrod O'Connor | – | – | – | L | L | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | Dan Fleming | B | B | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | Chester Butler | – | – | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | | | SR | | | | SR | SR | | | SR | SR | SR | C | SR | SR | SR | SR | |
| 31 | Liam Tindall | – | – | – | W | W | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | Sam Hallas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | L | L | L | L | L | | | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | SO | SO | SO | L | L |
| 33 | Sam Walters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | B | SR | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | Tom Holroyd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Michael Hoyle | x | 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 | B |
| 36 | Brandon Pickersgill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | FB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | Alex Mellor | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | Myles Lawford | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SH | SH | SH | x | SH | |
| 40 | George Flanagan Jr | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | FB | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 41 | Jacob Gannon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | B | B | B | B | B | L | | |
| 43 | Marcus Green | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B |
| 44 | David Gibbons | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SH | – | SH |
| 45 | Jacob Hookem | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | B | B | SO | SO |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 27 February 2022 | Challenge Cup | 4th | London Broncos | A | Plough Lane | W | 34-8 | Gill (3), Flanagan, Millar, Scott | Patton 5/6 | Attendance | - | Report |
| 14 March 2022 | Challenge Cup | 5th | Leigh Centurions | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 16-20 | Dawson-Jones, Gill | Patton 4/4 | Not Announced | Premier Sports | Report |

### Player appearances

| 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 | 4th | 5th |
| 1 | Elliot Kear | SO | FB |
| 2 | Matty Dawson-Jones | W | W |
| 3 | Rhys Evans | C | B |
| 4 | Kieran Gill | C | C |
| 5 | Ryan Millar | W | W |
| 6 | Declan Patton | SH | SO |
| 7 | Jordan Lilley | | SH |
| 8 | Anthony Walker | P | P |
| 9 | Thomas Doyle | H | H |
| 10 | Steve Crossley | P | |
| 11 | Aaron Murphy | | C |
| 12 | Sam Scott | SR | SR |
| 13 | Ben Evans | L | P |
| 14 | George Flanagan | B | B |
| 15 | Jordan Baldwinson | x | L |
| 16 | Ebon Scurr | B | B |
| 17 | Brad England | x | |
| 18 | Samy Kibula | B | B |
| 19 | David Foggin-Johnston | | |
| 20 | Billy Jowitt | | |
| 21 | Elliot Hall | FB | x |
| 22 | Joe Burton | x | x |
| 23 | Bradley Ho | – | – |
| 24 | A.J. Wallace | x | x |
| 25 | Muizz Mustapha | – | – |
| 26 | Corey Johnson | – | – |
| 27 | Eldon Myers | x | x |
| 28 | Jarrod O'Connor | – | – |
| 29 | Dan Fleming | B | |
| 30 | Chester Butler | SR | SR |

## Club vs Country

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 8 October, 15:00 | Greece | H | Odsal Stadium | D | 34–34 | | | | | |

## Squad statistics

* Appearances and points include (Championship, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 11 September 2022.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Elliot Kear | Fullback | 33 | Salford Red Devils | 24 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 36 |
| 2 | Matty Dawson-Jones | Wing | 31 | Hull F.C. | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Rhys Evans | Centre | 29 | Leeds Rhinos | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Kieran Gill | Centre | 26 | Newcastle Thunder | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 5 | Ryan Millar | Wing | 28 | Sheffield Eagles | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Declan Patton | Scrum half | 26 | Salford Red Devils | 24 | 2 | 85 | 0 | 178 |
| 7 | Jordan Lilley | Scrum half | 25 | Leeds Rhinos | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Anthony Walker | Prop | 30 | Retirement | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Thomas Doyle | Hooker | 23 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Steve Crossley | Prop | 32 | Toronto Wolfpack | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Aaron Murphy | Second row | 33 | Huddersfield Giants | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Sam Scott | Second row | 31 | York City Knights | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Ben Evans | Prop | 29 | Toulouse Olympique | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | George Flanagan | Hooker | 35 | Hunslet R.L.F.C. | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Jordan Baldwinson | Prop | 27 | York City Knights | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Ebon Scurr | Prop | 21 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Brad England | Second row | 26 | Doncaster R.L.F.C. | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Samy Kibula | Prop | 22 | Warrington Wolves | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | David Foggin-Johnston | Wing | 25 | Hunslet R.L.F.C. | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 20 | Billy Jowitt | Stand off | 20 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Elliot Hall | Fullback | 24 | Batley Bulldogs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | Joe Burton | Centre | 19 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 23 | Bradley Ho | Prop | 20 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | A.J. Wallace | Prop | n/a | Leeds Rhinos | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | Muizz Mustapha | Prop | 21 | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Corey Johnson | Hooker | 21 | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Eldon Myers | Centre | 25 | Unattached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jarrod O'Connor | Loose forward | 21 | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Dan Fleming | Prop | 29 | Castleford Tigers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Chester Butler | Second row | 26 | Huddersfield Giants (Loan) | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 31 | Liam Tindall | Wing | 20 | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 32 | Sam Hallas | Loose forward | 25 | Newcastle Thunder | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 33 | Sam Walters | Second row | 21 | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tom Holroyd | Prop | 21 | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Michael Hoyle | Prop | n/a | Army | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Brandon Pickersgill | Fullback | 25 | Featherstone Rovers (Loan) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Alex Mellor | Second row | 27 | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Myles Lawford | Scrum half | 17 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | George Flanagan Jr | Fullback | 17 | Bradford Bulls Academy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | Jacob Gannon | Prop | n/a | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Marcus Green | Prop | n/a | Bradford Bulls Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | David Gibbons | Scrum half | n/a | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jacob Hookem | Hooker | n/a | Hull F.C. (Loan) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
| Kieran Gill | Centre | Newcastle Thunder | September 2021 |
| Jordan Baldwinson | Prop | York City Knights | September 2021 |
| Declan Patton | Scrum half | Salford Red Devils | September 2021 |
| Samy Kibula | Prop | Warrington Wolves | October 2021 |
| Elliot Hall | Fullback | Batley Bulldogs | October 2021 |
| Ryan Millar | Wing | Sheffield Eagles | October 2021 |
| Sam Scott | Second row | York City Knights | October 2021 |
| Coby Nichol | Centre | Leeds Rhinos | November 2021 |
| AJ Wallace | Prop | Leeds Rhinos | November 2021 |
| Jamie Pye | Prop | St Helens R.F.C. | November 2021 |
| Jarrod O'Connor | Loose forward | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | December 2021 |
| Corey Johnson | Hooker | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | December 2021 |
| Muizz Mustapha | Prop | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | December 2021 |
| Chester Butler | Second row | Huddersfield Giants (Loan) | February 2022 |
| Sam Hallas | Loose forward | Newcastle Thunder | April 2022 |
| Sam Walters | Second row | Leeds Rhinos (Loan) | April 2022 |

### Out

| Name | Position | Club Signed | Date |
| Levy Nzoungou | Prop | Widnes Vikings | September 2021 |
| Joe Brown | Wing | York City Knights | September 2021 |
| Reece Hamlett | Centre | Swinton Lions | September 2021 |
| Jack Sanderson | Wing | Doncaster R.L.F.C. | September 2021 |
| Brad Gallagher | Second row | Newcastle Thunder | October 2021 |
| Brandon Pickersgill | Fullback | Featherstone Rovers | October 2021 |
| Ethan O'Hanlon | Prop | Hunslet R.L.F.C. | October 2021 |
| Cameron Berry | Hooker | Hunslet R.L.F.C. | October 2021 |
| Danny Brough | Scrum half | Retirement | November 2021 |
| Ross Oakes | Centre | Sheffield Eagles | November 2021 |
| Sam Hallas | Loose forward | Newcastle Thunder | November 2021 |
| Jamie Pye | Prop | Oldham R.L.F.C. | December 2021 |
| Adam Rooks | Second row | Released | December 2021 |
| Matthew Race | Stand off | Released | December 2021 |
| Murphy Smith | Wing | Released | December 2021 |
| Sam Smith | Centre | Released | December 2021 |
| Bradley Ho | Prop | Keighley Cougars (Loan) | February 2022 |