2004 Bradford Bulls season

December 2024 May 2014 May 2014 2004 #ffffff #f32824 Super League Super League IX 2nd 22 1 8 984 627 Runners Up Challenge Cup 4th Round 0 1 Chairman Chris Caisley Head Coach Brian Noble Robbie Paul Odsal Stadium 11,459 23,375 vs. Leeds Rhinos Lesley Vainikolo (39) Paul Deacon (124) Paul Deacon (282) 2003 2005 yes List of Bradford Bulls seasons This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2004 season, the ninth season of the Super League era. Season review February 2004 Bradford started the 2004 season off by beating Penrith Panthers 22–4 in the World Club Challenge to become World Champions for the second time. The Bulls start to the regular season rounds could not have been better as Lesley Vainikolo set a Super League record with the most tries in a match scoring five in Bradford's 34–6 win against Wigan Warriors. The Bulls could not retain their Challenge Cup title as they were knocked out in Round 4 as St Helens R.F.C. beat them 30–10. March 2004 Bradford continued their run of form with a comprehensive 40–6 win against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. The Bulls kept their league winning streak going with a hard fought 20–6 win against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Giants. April 2004 The Bulls started April by grinding out a 25–18 win against Salford City Reds. Bradford's first league loss of the season came in Round 5 against arch rivals Leeds Rhinos who came out 26–18 winners. The Bulls picked themselves up after this defeat and hammered St Helens R.F.C. 54–8 with Shontayne Hape scoring a hat-trick. Bradford lost for the second time this season as Hull F.C. beat them 26–18 with Shaun Briscoe scoring four tries for the Hull side. The Bulls finished the month with a 22–22 draw at Warrington Wolves. May 2004 Bradford started May with a much needed 24–12 win against London Broncos. The Bulls then beat Castleford Tigers 44–18 with Stuart Reardon scoring four tries. Bradford kept their winning run on track with a 30–20 win against Widnes Vikings. The month finished badly for the Bulls as their winning streak was broken in a 35–30 loss to St Helens R.F.C. June 2004 The start of June was a poor one for Bradford as they lost 26–12 to arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos. Bradford soon got back on track as they beat Salford City Reds 35–28 in a hard fought match. The Bulls also posted an impressive 40–12 win against Huddersfield Giants with Paul Deacon kicking them to victory with 10 goals. Bradford finished the month with a 38–30 win against Widnes Vikings. July 2004 The Bulls started July well as they smashed Castleford Tigers 60–12 with Lesley Vainikolo stealing the spotlight with four tries, he then scored another two the following week in a 36–26 win against the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. The good start to the month came to an end as the Bulls lost 32–16 to Wigan Warriors. Bradford recovered from this defeat and beat London Broncos 44–16. August 2004 Bradford's month got off to a bad start as they lost 25–14 to Hull F.C. keeping the Bulls fifth in the table. The Bulls got their season back on track with a hard fought 36–22 win against Warrington Wolves thanks to a Lesley Vainikolo hat-trick. Bradford backed this win up with an outstanding 38–12 win against Wigan Warriors with Iestyn Harris leading the way with two tries and a goal. The Bulls were brought crashing back to earth as league leaders and arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos beat them 40–12, the Bulls were down to 12 men for at least 20 minutes of the match as Leon Pryce received two sin-bins. Bradford finished the month strong as they beat Hull F.C. 26–12, Lesley Vainikolo scored his fourth hat-trick of the year to help the Bulls get the much needed win. September 2004 The Bulls continued their charge to second in the league as they beat woeful London Broncos 60–18, Shontayne Hape scored a hat-trick, Logan Swann and Rob Parker also scored two tries each to help the Bulls get the win. Bradford continued their winning end to the season with a nail biting 28–27 win against Warrington Wolves where Paul Deacon's two late drop-goals secured the points for the Yorkshire side. The Bulls finished the regular season by thumping St Helens R.F.C. 64–24, both Stuart Reardon and Lesley Vainikolo grabbed hat-tricks whilst Hape scored two tries to help the Bradford team finish the 2004 season second in the league. October 2004 Bradford qualified for the 2004 Grand Final by defeating arch rivals Leeds Rhinos in the Qualifying Semi-final. The Bulls came out as 26–12 winner thanks to tries from Robbie Paul, Lee Radford, Lesley Vainikolo and a double from Shontayne Hape. However Leeds soon got revenge as they defeated the Bulls 16–8 in the Grand Final. 2004 milestones WCC: Logan Swann scored his 1st try for the Bulls. Round 1: Aaron Smith scored his 1st try for the Bulls. Round 1: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 1st five-try haul, 1st four-try haul and 3rd hat-trick for the Bulls. Round 2: Chris Bridge and Paul Johnson scored their 1st tries for the Bulls. Round 2: Tevita Vaikona scored his 100th try and reached 400 points for the Bulls. Round 6: Shontayne Hape scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls. Round 6: Michael Withers reached 400 points for the Bulls. Round 7: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 50th try and reached 200 points for the Bulls. Round 10: Stuart Reardon scored his 1st four-try haul and 1st hat-trick for the Bulls. Round 10: Paul Deacon reached 1,100 points for the Bulls. Round 11: Leon Pryce scored his 75th try and reached 300 points for the Bulls. Round 12: Karl Pratt scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls. Round 14: Chris Bridge kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls. Round 15: Shontayne Hape scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls. Round 16: Andy Smith scored his 1st try for the Bulls. Round 17: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 2nd four-try haul and 4th hat-trick for the Bulls. Round 19: Paul Deacon kicked his 500th goal and reached 1,200 points for the Bulls. Round 20: Iestyn Harris kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls. Round 22: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 5th hat-trick for the Bulls. Round 23: Iestyn Harris scored his 1st try for the Bulls. Round 25: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 6th hat-trick for the Bulls. Round 26: Shontayne Hape scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls. Round 28: Stuart Reardon scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls. Round 28: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 7th hat-trick for the Bulls. Qualifying Semi-final: Lesley Vainikolo scored his 75th try and reached 300 points for the Bulls. Qualifying Semi-final: Paul Deacon reached 1,300 points for the Bulls. Table World Club Challenge LEGEND Win Draw Loss DateCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt13 February 2004WCCPenrith 12Penrith PanthersNMcAlpine StadiumW22–4Vainikolo, L.Pryce, Swann, ParkerWithers 3/5, Radford 0/118,962 + 2004 World Club Challenge TeamsBradford 16 Bradford BullsmainPenrith 16 Penrith Panthers6. Michael WithersFullback1. Rhys Wesser2. Tevita VaikonaWinger2. Brett Howland16. Paul JohnsonCentre3. Luke Lewis4. Shontayne HapeCentre4. Paul Whatuira5. Lesley VainikoloWinger5. Luke Rooney3. Leon PryceStand off6. Preston Campbell15. Karl PrattScrum half7. Craig Gower29. Stuart FieldenProp8. Joel Clinton24. Aaron SmithHooker9. Luke Priddis10. Paul AndersonProp10. Martin Lang11. Lee Radford2nd Row11. Joe Galuvao12. Jamie Peacock2nd Row12. Tony Puletua13. Logan Swann Loose forward13. Trent Waterhouse8. Joe VaganaInterchange14. Ben Ross17. Stuart ReardonInterchange15. Colin Ward19. Jamie LangleyInterchange16. Shane Rodney27. Rob ParkerInterchange17. Luke SwainBrian NobleCoachJohn Lang 2004 fixtures and results LEGEND Win Draw Loss 2004 Tetley's Super League DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt20 February 2004Super League IX112pxWigan WarriorsHOdsal StadiumW34–6Vainikolo (5), Smith, WithersWithers 3/717,267 7 March 2004Super League IX212pxWakefield Trinity WildcatsABelle VueW40–6Bridge (2), Vaikona (2), Vainikolo (2), Johnson, Reardon Deacon 4/86,472 21 March 2004Super League IX312pxHuddersfield GiantsAMcAlpine StadiumW20–6Johnson (2), DeaconDeacon 4/48,039 2 April 2004Super League IX412pxSalford City RedsHOdsal StadiumW25–18Deacon, Johnson, L.Pryce, VainikoloDeacon 4/4, Withers 1 DG11,790 8 April 2004Super League IX512pxLeeds RhinosAHeadingley StadiumL18–26Hape, Vaikona, VainikoloDeacon 3/321,22512 April 2004Super League IX612pxSt. HelensHOdsal StadiumW54–8Hape (3), Vaikona (2), Vainikolo (2), Withers (2), Langley, RadfordDeacon 1/5, Withers 3/4, Paul 1/215,623 23 April 2004Super League IX812pxHull F.C.HOdsal StadiumL18–26Deacon, HapeDeacon 5/512,684 27 April 2004Super League IX712pxWarrington WolvesAHalliwell Jones StadiumD22–22Withers (2), Smith, VainikoloDeacon 3/48,111 3 May 2004Super League IX9Cronulla 12London BroncosAGriffin ParkW24–12Reardon (2), Deacon, Langley, L.PryceDeacon 2/53,987 9 May 2004Super League IX1012pxCastleford TigersHOdsal StadiumW44–18Reardon (4), Langley (2), Vainikolo (2)Deacon 6/812,877 23 May 2004Super League IX11Widnes Vikings 12Widnes VikingsAHalton StadiumW30–20L.Pryce (2), Hape, Johnson, SmithDeacon 5/56,61529 May 2004Super League IX1212pxSt. HelensAKnowsley RoadL30–35Pratt (3), Anderson, ParkerDeacon 5/510,993 5 June 2004Super League IX1312pxLeeds RhinosHOdsal StadiumL12–26Reardon, VainikoloDeacon 2/223,375 13 June 2004Super League IX1412pxSalford City RedsAThe WillowsW35–28Johnson (2), Vainikolo (2), Bridge, HapeBridge 4/4, Withers 1/2, Withers 1 DG5,00320 June 2004Super League IX1512pxHuddersfield GiantsHOdsal StadiumW40–12Hape (2), Fielden, Reardon, SwannDeacon 10/1011,069 27 June 2004Super League IX16Widnes Vikings 12Widnes VikingsHOdsal StadiumW38–30Paul (2), Pratt (2), Johnson, L.Pryce, SmithDeacon 3/5, Bridge 2/211,137 4 July 2004Super League IX1712pxCastleford TigersAThe JungleW60–12Vainikolo (4), Hape (2), Deacon, Parker, Peacock, L.PryceDeacon 10/106,606 11 July 2004Super League IX1812pxWakefield Trinity WildcatsHOdsal StadiumW36–26Vainikolo (2), Deacon, Parker, Peacock, ReardonDeacon 6/612,670 16 July 2004Super League IX1912pxWigan WarriorsAJJB StadiumL16–32Hape, Peacock, SwannDeacon 2/315,102 25 July 2004Super League IX20Cronulla 12London BroncosHOdsal StadiumW44–16Vainikolo (2), Fielden, Langley, Paul, Reardon, Smith, SwannDeacon 4/5, Harris 2/310,283 1 August 2004Super League IX2112pxHull F.C.AKC StadiumL14–25Hape, PaulDeacon 3/314,124 8 August 2004Super League IX2212pxWarrington WolvesHOdsal StadiumW36–22Vainikolo (3), Bridge, Hape, ReardonDeacon 6/612,891 13 August 2004Super League IX2312pxWigan WarriorsHOdsal StadiumW38–12Harris (2), Hape, Langley, Paul, L.Pryce, VainikoloDeacon 4/5, Harris 1/212,610 20 August 2004Super League IX2412pxLeeds RhinosAHeadingley StadiumL12–40Harris, SwannDeacon 2/221,225 30 August 2004Super League IX2512pxHull F.C.AKC StadiumW26–12Vainikolo (3), Harris, LangleyDeacon 3/513,593 5 September 2004Super League IX26Cronulla 12London BroncosHOdsal StadiumW60–18Hape (3), Parker (2), Swann (2), Fielden, Vagana, WithersDeacon 10/1011,319 12 September 2004Super League IX2712pxWarrington WolvesAHalliwell Jones StadiumW28–27Harris (2), Hape, Langley, VainikoloDeacon 3/5, Deacon 2 DG10,00819 September 2004Super League IX2812pxSt. HelensHOdsal StadiumW64–24Reardon (3), Vainikolo (3), Hape (2), Deacon, Peacock, WithersDeacon 10/1113,127 Challenge Cup LEGEND Win Draw Loss DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt29 February 2004Cup4th12pxSt. HelensHOdsal StadiumL10–30Deacon, RadfordDeacon 1/212,215 Playoffs LEGEND Win Draw Loss DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt2 October 2004Play-offsQSF12pxLeeds RhinosAHeadingley StadiumW26–12Hape (2), Paul, Radford, VainikoloDeacon 3/521,22516 October 2004Play-offsGF12pxLeeds RhinosNOld TraffordL8–16Hape, VainikoloDeacon 0/265,537 2004 squad statistics Bradford Bulls Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2012. NoPlayerPositionTriesGoalsDGPoints1Robbie PaulFullback610262Tevita VaikonaWing500203Leon PryceCentre800324Shontayne HapeCentre2400965Lesley VainikoloWing39001566Michael WithersFullback7102507Paul DeaconScrum-half812422828Joe VaganaProp100410Paul AndersonProp100411Lee RadfordSecond row3001212Jamie PeacockSecond row4001613Logan SwannLoose forward7002814Toa Kohe-LoveCentre000015Karl PrattStand off5002016Paul JohnsonCentre8003217Stuart ReardonFullback15006018Iestyn HarrisStand off6303019Jamie LangleyLoose forward8003220Matt CookProp000022Karl PryceWing000023Vinny MylerProp000024Aaron SmithHooker3001225Brett FerresSecond row000026Chris BridgeCentre4602827Rob ParkerProp6002428Nicky SaxtonFullback000029Stuart FieldenProp3001230Richard MooreWing000031Richard ColleyScrum-half000032Andy SmithWing2008 References External links Bradford Bulls Website Bradford Bulls in T&A Bradford Bulls on Sky Sports Bradford on Super League Site Red, Black and Amber BBC Sport-Rugby League https://archive.today/20121205063523/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/bradford/ 5 December 2012 Category:Bradford Bulls seasons Bradford Bulls