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2009 Bradford Bulls season

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2009 Bradford Bulls season
Super League XIV Rank9th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge Cup4th round
2009 recordWins: 12; draws: 1; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 691; against: 708
Team information
ChairmanPeter Hood
Head CoachSteve McNamara
Captain
StadiumOdsal Stadium
Avg. attendance9,677
High attendance14,554 vs. Leeds Rhinos
Top scorers
TriesSemi Tadulala (14)
GoalsPaul Deacon (91)
PointsPaul Deacon (201)
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This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2009 season, the 14th season of the Super League era.

Season Review

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February 2009

March 2009

April 2009

May 2009

2009 Milestones

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos (L, C) 27 21 0 6 805 453 +352 42 Play-offs
2 St Helens 27 19 0 8 733 466 +267 38
3 Huddersfield Giants 27 18 0 9 690 416 +274 36
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 17 1 9 650 516 +134 35
5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 16 0 11 685 609 +76 32
6 Wigan Warriors 27 15 0 12 659 551 +108 30
7 Castleford Tigers 27 14 0 13 645 702 −57 28
8 Catalans Dragons 27 13 0 14 613 660 −47 26
9 Bradford Bulls 27 12 1 14 653 668 −15 25
10 Warrington Wolves 27 12 0 15 649 705 −56 24
11 Harlequins 27 11 0 16 591 691 −100 22
12 Hull F.C. 27 10 0 17 502 623 −121 20
13 Salford City Reds 27 7 0 20 456 754 −298 14
14 Celtic Crusaders 27 3 0 24 357 874 −517 6
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

2009 fixtures and results

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LEGEND
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2009 Engage Super League

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att
15 February 2009 Super League XIV 1 Hull Kingston Rovers H Odsal Stadium D 13-13 Nero, Tadulala Deacon 2/2, Deacon 1 DG 12,141
27 February 2009 Super League XIV 3 Huddersfield Giants H Odsal Stadium L 12-16 Morrison Deacon 4/4 10,186
7 March 2009 Super League XIV 4 Wigan Warriors A JJB Stadium L 10-44 Menzies, Sheriffe Deacon 1/2 12,588
15 March 2009 Super League XIV 5 Hull F.C. H Odsal Stadium L 24-36 Jeffries, Menzies, Sheriffe, Tadulala Deacon 4/4 11,327
21 March 2009 Super League XIV 6 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 30-24 Halley, Menzies, Newton, Sheriffe, Tadulala Deacon 3/3, Sykes 2/2 7,620
29 March 2009 Super League XIV 7 Castleford Tigers A The Jungle L 26-28 Deacon, Lynch, Morrison, Platt, Tadulala Deacon 2/4, Sykes 1/2 9,185
10 April 2009 Super League XIV 8 Leeds Rhinos H Odsal Stadium W 10-6 Sheriffe, Worrincy Sykes 1/4 14,554
13 April 2009 Super League XIV 9 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue L 22-24 Menzies (2), Platt, Worrincy Sykes 3/4 6,516
17 April 2009 Super League XIV 10 Warrington Wolves H Odsal Stadium L 22-58 Solomona (2), Jeffries, Platt Sykes 3/4 8,643
24 April 2009 Super League XIV 11 St. Helens A Knowsley Road W 34-30 Tadulala (2), Worrincy (2), Burgess, Kopczak Sykes 5/6 14,000
2 May 2009 Super League XIV 12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats N Murrayfield Stadium W 32-16 Sykes (3), Menzies, Newton, Worrincy Deacon 4/6 29,627
17 May 2009 Super League XIV 13 Celtic Crusaders H Odsal Stadium L 24-30 Lynch, Menzies, Sykes, Worrincy Deacon 4/4 7,602
22 May 2009 Super League XIV 14 Salford City Reds A The Willows L 10-18 Sykes (2) Deacon 1/2 4,383
7 June 2009 Super League XIV 15 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Odsal Stadium W 36-22 Menzies (2), Nero (2), Rinaldi Deacon 8/8 8,387
14 June 2009 Super League XIV 16 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 21-10 Morrison, Nero, Newton Deacon 4/4, Deacon 1 DG 9,606
21 June 2009 Super League XIV 17 St. Helens H Odsal Stadium L 18-44 Morrison, Sheriffe, Tadulala Deacon 3/4 10,599
26 June 2009 Super League XIV 18 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 20-33 Deacon, Menzies, Tadulala Deacon 4/5 17,824
5 July 2009 Super League XIV 19 Castleford Tigers H Odsal Stadium L 38-40 Jeffries (2), Burgess, Halley, Scruton, Tadulala, Worrincy Deacon 4/6, Sykes 1/1 8,971
12 July 2009 Super League XIV 20 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 12-32 Halley, Worrincy Deacon 1/1, Sykes 1/1 8,206
19 July 2009 Super League XIV 21 Wigan Warriors H Odsal Stadium L 14-20 Donaldson, Nero Deacon 3/3 9,487
25 July 2009 Super League XIV 22 Celtic Crusaders A Brewery Field W 34-12 Lynch (2), Halley, Morrison, Tadulala, Whitehead Deacon 5/6 3,089
2 August 2009 Super League XIV 23 Harlequins RL H Odsal Stadium L 14-22 Nero, Sykes, Tadulala Deacon 1/3 7,813
8 August 2009 Super League XIV 2 Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop W 42-18 Halley (3), Burgess, Godwin, Menzies, Worrincy Deacon 7/7 3,112
16 August 2009 Super League XIV 24 Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium W 28-18 Nero (2), Platt, Sykes Deacon 6/6 7,982
23 August 2009 Super League XIV 25 Catalans Dragons H Odsal Stadium W 42-18 Burgess, Deacon, Godwin, Menzies, Morrison, Nero, Sheriffe, Sykes Deacon 5/8 7,919
6 September 2009 Super League XIV 26 Salford City Reds H Odsal Stadium W 44-18 Nero (3), Langley (2), Tadulala (2), Lynch Deacon 6/8 8,167
11 September 2009 Super League XIV 27 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium W 21-18 Deacon, Donaldson, Worrincy Deacon 4/4, Deacon 1 DG 10,412

Challenge Cup

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LEGEND
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Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att
5 April 2009 Cup 4th Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 38-40 Cook, Halley, Menzies, Nero, Sheriffe, Sykes, Tadulala Deacon 5/7 6,450

2009 squad statistics

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  • Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2016.
No Player Position Tries Goals DG Points
1 Michael Platt Fullback 4 0 0 16
2 Rikki Sheriffe Wing 7 0 0 28
3 Paul Sykes Centre 10 17 0 74
4 Chris Nero Centre 13 0 0 52
5 Semi Tadulala Wing 14 0 0 56
6 Ben Jeffries Stand off 4 0 0 16
7 Paul Deacon Scrum-half 4 91 3 201
8 Sam Burgess Prop 4 0 0 16
9 Terry Newton Hooker 3 0 0 12
10 Andy Lynch Prop 5 0 0 20
11 Steve Menzies Second row 13 0 0 52
12 Glenn Morrison Second row 6 0 0 24
13 Jamie Langley Loose forward 2 0 0 8
14 Wayne Godwin Hooker 2 0 0 8
15 Matt Cook Second row 1 0 0 4
16 Michael Worrincy Second row 10 0 0 40
17 Nick Scruton Prop 1 0 0 4
19 Craig Kopczak Prop 1 0 0 4
20 Dave Halley Wing 8 0 0 32
22 Matt James Loose forward 0 0 0 0
23 Jason Crookes Centre 0 0 0 0
24 Julien Rinaldi Hooker 1 0 0 4
25 Steve Crossley Prop 0 0 0 0
26 David Solomona Second row 2 0 0 8
27 Keiran Hyde Scrum half 0 0 0 0
28 Elliott Whitehead Second row 1 0 0 4
29 Tom Olbison Second row 0 0 0 0
30 James Donaldson Loose forward 2 0 0 8
31 Andy Tate Prop 0 0 0 0
32 Duane Straugheir Centre 0 0 0 0

References

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