2010 Bradford Bulls season

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2010 Bradford Bulls season
Super League XV 10th
Play-off result Did Not Qualify
Challenge Cup quarter-final
2010 record Wins: 11; Draws: 1; Losses: 18
Points scored For: 528; Against: 728
Team information
Chairman Peter Hood
Head coach Lee St Hilaire (caretaker)
Captain
Stadium Grattan Stadium
Avg. Attend. 8,209
High. Attend. 11,995
Top scorers
Tries Steve Menzies & Brett Kearney – 14
Goals Paul Sykes – 48
Points Paul Sykes – 114
2009 List of seasons 2011 >

This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2010 season. This is the fifteenth season of the Super League era.

Season review

December 2009

The pre season kicks off with a game against Castleford Tigers.

February

Super League Season starts Bradford's first game is against Huddersfield.

Pre season friendlies

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Bulls score is first.

Date Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Report
26 December 2009 Pre Season 12px Tigers A The Jungle W 26–16 Halley, Whitehead, Straugheir, Horton (2) Addy, Hyde (2) 2,900 (Est.) Report
17 January 2010 Pre Season 12px Rhinos A Headingley L 10–12 Sykes, Reardon Sykes 5,800 (Est.) Report
22 January 2010 Pre Season Ramscolours.svg Rams A Rams Stadium D 24–24 Hall, Kopczak, Godwin, Whitehead Sykes, Donaldson (2), Hyde 1,000 (Est.) Report
28 January 2010 Pre Season HKRcolours.svg Hull KR A New Craven Park W 18–16 Worrincy, Reardon, Whitehead Sykes (3) 1,100 (Est.) Report

Player appearances

  • Friendly Games Only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger FE=Five-Eighth HB=Half-back FR=Front Row H=Hooker 2R=Back Row L=Lock B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3 4
1 Dave Halley FB FB FB
2 Rikki Sheriffe W W W
3 Paul Sykes C HB C
4 Chris Nero C C
5 Stuart Reardon W W W W
6 Brett Kearney HB HB HB
7 Matt Orford SH
8 Nick Scruton FR FR FR
9 Heath L'Estrange HK HK HK
10 Andy Lynch FR FR FR
11 Steve Menzies SR L
12 Glenn Hall SR SR SR SR
13 Jamie Langley L SR
14 Wayne Godwin HK HK S
15 Michael Platt C
16 Michael Worrincy SR SR S
17 Danny Sculthorpe
18 Craig Kopczak FR FR FR
19 Jason Crookes C S C S
20 Elliott Whitehead SR SR
22 James Donaldson L SR S
23 Steve Crossley S
24 Tom Olbison S
25 Kieran Hyde
26 Andy Tate S
27 George Burgess S
28 Tom Burgess S
29 Joe Wardle S
30 Adam O'Brien S

Table

# Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 27 22 0 5 922 411 +511 44
2 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 27 20 0 7 946 547 +399 40
3 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 27 20 0 7 885 488 +397 40
4 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 27 17 1 9 725 561 +164 35
5 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 27 16 1 10 758 439 +319 33
6 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC 27 16 0 11 569 584 −15 32
7 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 27 14 1 12 653 632 +21 29
8 Cruscolours.svg Crusaders RL 27 12 0 15 547 732 −185 24
9 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 27 11 0 16 648 766 −118 22
10 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 27 9 1 17 528 728 −200 19
11 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield 27 9 0 18 539 741 −202 18
12 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 27 8 0 19 448 857 −409 16
13 File:Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RL 27 7 0 20 494 838 −344 14
14 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 27 6 0 21 409 747 −338 12
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
  Bradford

Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

2010 fixtures and results

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2010 Engage Super League

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report
5 February 2010 League 1 12px Giants A Galpharm L 12–24 Reardon (2), Sheriffe Sykes 0/2, Orford 0/1 9,774 Sky Sports BBC Report
14 February 2010 League 2 12px Saints H Grattan Stadium L 6–38 Orford Orford 1/1 10,165 BBC Report
19 February 2010 League 3 12px Tigers H Grattan Stadium W 41–22 Scruton, Sheriffe, Whitehead, Kearney (2), Halley, Sykes Orford 6/7, Orford 1 DG 8,019 Sky Sports BBC Report
26 February 2010 League 4 Redscolours.svg Reds A The Willows W 7–0 Menzies Orford 1/2, Sykes 1 DG 3,806 BBC Report
5 March 2010 League 5 12px Warriors H Grattan Stadium W 22–20 Kearney, Orford (2), Hall Orford 3/4 9,284 Sky Sports BCC Report
13 March 2010 League 6 12px Wolves A Helliwell Jones L 8–33 Lynch, Sykes Orford 0/2, Sykes 0/1 7,384 Sky Sports BBC Report
19 March 2010 League 7 Hullcolours.svg Hull A KC Stadium L 6–18 Reardon Sykes 1/1, Godwin 0/1 14,446 - BBC Report
26 March 2010 League 8 12px Harlequins H Grattan Stadium W 19–12 Platt, Kearney, Menzies Orford 3/4, Orford 1 DG 7,153 BBC Report
1 April 2010 League 9 12px Rhinos A Headingley D 20–20 Nero (2), Halley, Menzies Orford 2/5 17,284 Sky Sports BBC Report
5 April 2010 League 10 Cruscolours.svg Crusaders H Grattan Stadium W 20–16 Hall, Nero, Halley, Platt Orford 2/4 7,853 BBC Report
10 April 2010 League 11 Catalanscolours.svg Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 36–14 Lynch, Kearney, Sheriffe (3), Menzies Orford 5/7, Sykes 1/1 8,884 BBC Report
25 April 2010 League 12 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR H Grattan Stadium W 40–4 Kearney (2), Sheriffe (2), Lynch, Whitehead Orford 8/8 9,234 BBC Report
1 May 2010 Magic Weekend 13 Cruscolours.svg Crusaders N Murrayfield L 0–19 - - 26,642 Sky Sports BBC Report
14 May 2010 League 14 12px Wildcats A Belle Vue W 29–10 Nero (2), Menzies, Godwin, L'Estrange Sykes 4/6, Sykes 1 DG 5,381 Sky Sports BBC Report
23 May 2010 League 15 12px Rhinos H Grattan Stadium L 12–26 Whitehead, Platt Sykes 2/3 11,995 Sky Sports BBC Report
6 June 2010 League 16 12px Giants H Grattan Stadium L 6–52 Menzies Sykes 1/1 8,156 BBC Report
13 June 2010 League 17 Cruscolours.svg Crusaders A Racecourse Gd L 20–44 Nero, Halley, Worrincy, Whitehead Sykes 2/4 2,979 Sky Sports BBC Report
19 June 2010 League 18 12px Wolves H Grattan Stadium L 28–40 L'Estrange, Nero, Menzies, Halley, Kearney Sykes 4/5 8,128 Sky Sports BBC Report
27 June 2010 League 19 12px Tigers A Jungle L 22–28 Whitehead, Menzies, Kearney, Platt Sykes 3/5 5,482 BBC Report
4 July 2010 League 20 Hullcolours.svg Hull H Grattan Stadium L 22–28 Nero (2), Kearney, Addy Sykes 3/4 8,411 BBC Report
9 July 2010 League 21 12px Harlequins A Stoop L 18–35 Whitehead, Sykes, Crossley Sykes 3/3 3,152 BBC Report
18 July 2010 League 22 Redscolours.svg Reds H Grattan Stadium L 26–30 Menzies, Finigan (2), Reardon, Whitehead Addy 3/5 6,382 BBC Report
24 July 2010 League 23 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR A Craven Park L 24–49 Reardon, Finigan (2), L'Estrange, Kopczak Addy 2/5 Sky Sports BBC Report
1 August 2010 League 24 Catalanscolours.svg Dragons H Grattan Stadium L 22–24 Lynch, Olbison, Menzies, Platt Sykes 3/4 6,217 BBC Report
13 August 2010 League 25 12px Saints A GPW Stadium L 12–60 Worrincy, Sheriffe Sykes 2/2 BBC Report
21 August 2010 League 26 12px Wildcats H Grattan Stadium W 38–28 Lynch, Menzies, Kearney, Godwin (2), Whitehead Sykes 7/7 BBC Report
3 September 2010 League 27 12px Warriors A DW Stadium L 12–34 Lynch, Kopczak Sykes 1/1, Menzies 1/1 Report

Player appearances

  • Super League Only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger FE=Five-Eighth HB=Half-back FR=Front Row H=Hooker 2R=Back Row L=Lock B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 Dave Halley FB FB FB FB FB FB FB 16px W W W W W FB FB FB FB W W 16px W x FB FB FB FB
2 Rikki Sheriffe W W W W 16px W W W 16px W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3 Paul Sykes C C C C C C FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE HB 16px 16px HB HB C C
4 Chris Nero 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 x
5 Stuart Reardon W W W W W W W W W x X x x W W W W 16px 16px W 16px W W X X x
6 Brett Kearney FE FE FE FE FE FE HB FB FB FB FB FB FB HB 16px 16px HB FB FB FB FB FE X X FE FE FE
7 Matt Orford HB HB HB HB HB HB 16px HB HB HB HB HB HB 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px
8 Nick Scruton FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px B FR FR
9 Heath L'Estrange H H H H H H H H H H H H H H HB HB H H H HB H H H H H H HB
10 Andy Lynch Captain sports.svg FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR 16px 16px FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
11 Steve Menzies SR SR SR L L L L L L L L L L L L L L C L L L L FE FE C L C
12 Glenn Hall SR B B B B SR B B B B B B B SR B SR FR FR FR FR B B B B X x B
13 Jamie Langley L L L SR SR x SR SR SR SR SR 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px SR SR SR SR L SR SR SR L
14 Wayne Godwin B B B B B B B B B B B B B B H H B L B H B B L| B B H
15 Michael Platt 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px C C C C C C 16px C C C 16px 16px C C C C C C C C FB
16 Michael Worrincy B B B x B B x X x x B B B B B B SR SR B SR B B SR B SR SR SE
17 Danny Sculthorpe 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px
18 Craig Kopczak B B B B B B B B B x B B B B B B B B B B FR FR FR FR FR B B
19 Jason Crookes x x x x W x x x x x x x C x x x x x x x x x x x W W
20 Elliott Whitehead x SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR B SR SR SR SR B SR
22 James Donaldson B x x B x B B B B B B SR SR B SR 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px 16px
23 Steve Crossley x x x x x x x x x X x x x x x x B B x B B B B B B X
24 Tom Olbison x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B x X x x B B B B B
26 Andy Tate 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 George Burgess 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 Tom Burgess 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
29 Joe Wardle x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B C x x x x x X X X X
30 Adam O'Brien 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
30 Cain Southernwood x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x HB HB x x x x x x x
31 Danny Addy x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B B B B B B HB HB HB x x HB B
31 Vinny Finigan x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x FB W W B X W

Captain sports.svg = Captain

16px = Injured

16px = Suspended

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
18 April 2010 Cup 4 Ramscolours.svg Rams A Rams Stadium W 50–0 L'Estrange, Kearney (2), Hall (2), Godwin, Scruton, Addy, Whitehead Orford 5/7, Addy 2/2 3,995 BBC Report
8 May 2010 Cup 5 Leigh colours.svg Centurions H Grattan Stadium W 58–16 Nero (3), Kearney, Hall, Menzies (2), Sykes, Godwin, Worrincy Sykes 8/9, Hall 1/1 4,250 BBC Report
30 May 2010 Cup QF 12px Wolves H Grattan Stadium L 22–26 Menzies, Nero, Sheriffe, Halley Sykes 3/4 7,092 BBC Sport BBC Report

Player appearances

FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger FE=Five-Eighth HB=Half-back FR=Front Row H=Hooker 2R=Back Row L=Lock B=Bench
No Player 4 5 Q
1 Dave Halley FB FB FB
2 Rikki Sheriffe W W W
3 Paul Sykes x FE FE
4 Chris Nero x C C
5 Stuart Reardon x W x
6 Brett Kearney FE HB x
7 Matt Orford HB x HB
8 Nick Scruton FR FR FR
9 Heath L'Estrange B H H
10 Andy Lynch x FR FR
11 Steve Menzies C C C
12 Glenn Hall FR B SR
13 Jamie Langley L x x
14 Wayne Godwin H B B
15 Michael Platt C B W
16 Michael Worrincy SR SR B
17 Danny Sculthorpe x x x
18 Craig Kopczak B B B
19 Jason Crookes W x x
20 Elliott Whitehead SR SR SR
22 James Donaldson x B L
23 Steve Crossley x x x
24 Tom Olbison B x x
27 George Burgess x x x
28 Tom Burgess x x x
29 Joe Wardle x x B
30 Adam O'Brien x x x
30 Cain Southernwood X x x
31 Danny Addy B x x

2010 squad statistics

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  • Appearances and Points include (Super League,Challenge Cup and Play-offs) As of 20 August 2010, Rd 26 Wakefield Trinity
No Player Position Weight & Height Age Previous Club Contracted Until Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Dave Halley Fullback/Wing 78 kg, 5 ft 9 23 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2011 26 6 0 0 24
2 Rikki Sheriffe Right Wing 93 kg, 6 ft 24 File:Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RL 2010 24 8 0 0 32
3 Paul Sykes 16px Stand Off 87 kg 5 ft 11 28 File:Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RL 2013 27 4 48 2 114
4 Chris Nero Left Centre 98 kg, 6 ft 1 28 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2010 25 13 0 0 52
5 Stuart Reardon Left Wing 93 kg,5 ft 11in 28 Hullcolours.svg Hull 2010 17 5 0 0 16
6 Brett Kearney Full-back 82 kg,5 ft 10in 26 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla 2011 23 12 0 0 44
7 Matt Orford 16px Scrum-half 92 kg 5 ft 9in 31 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles 2012 14 3 37/52 2 88
8 Nick Scruton 16px Prop 108 kg 6 ft 3in 24 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2011 23 2 0 0 8
9 Heath L'Estrange Hooker 83 kg, 5 ft 6 24 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles 2011 27 2 0 0 12
10 Andy Lynch Captain sports.svg Prop 108 kg, 6 ft 2 30 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 2012 24 3 0 0 12
11 Steve Menzies Lock 98 kg, 6 ft 3 36 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles 2010 27 12 0 0 48
12 Glenn Hall Front Row 102 kg,6 ft 1in 28 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles 2012 26 5 1/1 0 22
13 Jamie Langley 2nd Row 108 kg, 6 ft 2 25 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2010 18 0 0 0 0
14 Wayne Godwin Hooker 88 kg,5 ft 9in 27 Hullcolours.svg Hull 2011 28 2 0/1 0 8
15 Michael Platt Centre 93 kg, 6 ft 2 25 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 2011 20 4 0 0 16
16 Michael Worrincy Second Row 93 kg, 6 ft 23 File:Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RL 2010 22 2 0 0 8
17 Danny Sculthorpe 16px Prop 106 kg, 6 ft 30 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2011 0 0 0 0 0
18 Craig Kopczak Prop 98 kg, 6 ft 4 22 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2010 26 1 0 0 4
19 Jason Crookes Right Centre/Wing 83 kg, 5 ft 10 19 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2011 5 0 0 0 0
20 Elliott Whitehead Second Row 98 kg, 6 ft 1 19 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2011 27 7 0 0 28
22 James Donaldson 16px Loose forward 87 kg, 5 ft 10 18 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2012 14 0 0 0 0
23 Steve Crossley Prop 104 kg, 6 ft 2 19 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2010 6 0 0 0 0
24 Tom Olbison Centre 96 kg, 6 ft 1 18 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2010 6 0 0 0 0
26 Andy Tate Right Centre 85 kg, 6 ft 3 17 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2011 0 0 0 0 0
27 George Burgess Prop 90 kg, 6 ft 17 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2012 0 0 0 0 0
28 Tom Burgess Prop 93 kg, 6 ft 2 17 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2012 0 0 0 0 0
29 Joe Wardle Stand Off 87 kg,6 ft x3 18 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 0 3 0 0 0 0
30 Adam O'Brien Hooker 76 kg,5 ft 9 16 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2012 0 0 0 0 0
31 Cain Southernwood Scrum-half 83 kg,5 ft 10 17 12px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2013 2 0 0 0 0
32 Danny Addy Scrum Half/Loose Forward 83 kg,5 ft 11 19 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 0 9 3 6 0 24
33 Vinny Finigan Fullback/Wing 20 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 4 4 0 0 16
Tries Goals DG Points
89 71/93 4 535

Captain sports.svg = Captain

16px = Injured

16px = Suspended

Out of contract 2010

Rikki Sheriffe – Leaving

Chris Nero – Leaving

Stuart Reardon – Leaving

Steve Menzies – Leaving

Michael Worrincy – Leaving

Steve Crossley – New Contract

Tom Olbison – New Contract

Joe Wardle – Leaving

2010 squad career statistics

  • Appearances and Points include all matches for Bradford (26 March 2010)
No Player Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Dave Halley 54 15 0 0 60
2 Rikki Sheriffe 29 7 0 0 28
3 Paul Sykes 62 26 23 0 150
4 Chris Nero 47 16 0 0 64
5 Stuart Reardon 76 34 0 0 136
6 Brett Kearney 8 4 0 0 12
7 Matt Orford 7 3 14 2 46
8 Nick Scruton 29 1 0 0 4
9 Wayne Godwin 34 6 0 0 24
10 Andy Lynch 139 31 0 0 124
11 Steve Menzies 27 12 0 0 48
12 Glenn Hall 8 1 0 0 4
13 Jamie Langley 165 32 0 0 128
14 Heath L'Estrange 1 0 0 0 0
15 Elliott Whitehead 8 2 0 0 8
16 Craig Kopczak 49 1 0 0 4
17 Danny Sculthorpe 0 0 0 0 0
18 Jason Crookes 4 0 0 0 0
19 Michael Platt 64 23 0 0 92
20 Steve Crossley 1 0 0 0 0
22 Kieran Hyde 1 0 2 0 4
23 Michael Worrincy 25 10 0 0 40
24 Tom Olbison 2 0 0 0 0
25 James Donaldson 8 2 0 0 8
26 Andy Tate 0 0 0 0 0
27 George Burgess 1 0 0 0 0
28 Tom Burgess 1 0 0 0 0
29 Joe Wardle 0 0 0 0 0
30 Adam O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0

2010 transfers in/out

In

Name Position Signed from Date
Glenn Hall Second Row Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles June 2009
Heath L'Estrange Hooker Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles July 2009
Brett Kearney Stand Off Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla October 2009
Stuart Reardon Winger Hullcolours.svg Hull October 2009
Danny Sculthorpe Prop 12px Wakefield October 2009
Matt Orford Scrum-half Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles Nov 2009
Cain Southernwood Scrum-half 12px Wakefield Apr 2010

Out

Name Position Club Signed Date
Terry Newton Hooker 12px Wakefield July 2009
Glenn Morrison Second Row 12px Wakefield July 2009
Ben Jeffries Stand Off 12px Wakefield September 2009
David Solomona Second Row 12px Warrington September 2009
Matt Cook Second Row HKRcolours.svg Hull KR September 2009
Matt James Prop File:Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RL September 2009
Semi Tadulala Wing Crossing Codes September 2009
Sam Burgess Prop South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney September 2009
Paul Deacon Scrum-half File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors November 2009
Kieran Hyde Scrum-half 12px Wakefield Apr 2010

References