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.
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.
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.
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 2 year deal from Super League side Widnes Vikings.
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.
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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 2016 Bradford Bulls seasonChampionship Rank5thPlay off resultWinnersChallenge Cup4th Round2016 recordWins 21 draws 2 losses 10Points scoredFor 1170 against 639Team informationChairmanMarc GreenHead CoachRohan Smith was James Lowes CaptainAdrian PurtellStadiumOdsal StadiumAvg attendance4 117High attendance6 563 vs Leigh CenturionsTop scorersTriesKris Welham 29 GoalsDanny Addy 82 PointsDanny Addy 193 lt 2015 List of seasons 2017 gt Contents 1 Season Review 1 1 July 2015 1 2 August 2015 1 3 September 2015 1 4 October 2015 1 5 November 2015 1 6 December 2015 2 Milestones 3 Pre season friendlies 3 1 Player appearances 4 Table 4 1 Championship 4 2 Championship Shield 5 Fixtures and results 5 1 Championship fixtures 5 2 Championship Shield 6 Player appearances 7 Championship Shield Final 8 Challenge Cup 8 1 Player appearances 9 Squad statistics 10 Transfers in out 10 1 In 10 2 Out 11 References 12 External linksSeason Review editJuly 2015 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit Algerian prop Samir Tahraoui signed for League 1 side Rochdale Hornets November 2015 edit 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 2 year deal from Batley Bulldogs whilst prop forward Jonathan Walker and second row Kurt Haggerty both signed from Leigh Centurions December 2015 edit 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 2 year deal from Super League side Widnes Vikings Milestones editRound 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 editLEGEND Win Draw LossBulls score is first Date Competition Vrs H A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Report24 January 2016 Pre Season nbsp Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 12 26 Welham O Brien Addy 2 2 5 896 Report29 January 2016 Pre Season nbsp Castleford Tigers H Odsal Stadium W 26 8 Clare Caro Mellor Hooley Kirk Addy 3 5 1 366 ReportPlayer appearances edit Friendly Games OnlyFB Fullback C Centre W Winger SO Stand Off SH Scrum half P Prop H Hooker SR Second Row LF Loose forward B BenchNo Player 1 21 Oscar Thomas FB FB2 Omari Caro W W3 Adrian Purtell x x4 Kris Welham C x5 Danny Williams W x6 Lee Gaskell SO x8 Paul Clough x x9 Adam O Brien H H10 Adam Sidlow P x11 Tom Olbison SR SR12 Dale Ferguson B SR13 Danny Addy SH SH14 Jay Pitts B L15 Matty Blythe C C16 Dan Fleming B B17 Jean Philippe Baile x x19 Steve Crossley x x20 Mitch Clark x x21 Epalahame Lauaki B B22 James Clare B W23 Alex Mellor L B24 Lucas Walshaw B B25 Ben Kavanagh P P26 Vila Halafihi B B27 Johnny Walker B B28 Kurt Haggerty SR P29 Ethan Ryan B C30 Joe Lumb B B31 James Mendeika x x32 Johnny Campbell x x33 Etu Uaisele x xn a Rhys Jacks B SOn a Brandon Pickersgill x Bn a Dan Caprice x Bn a Luke Hooley x Bn a James Bentley x Bn a Ollie Bartle x Bn a Liam Kirk x B nbsp Injured nbsp SuspendedTable editChampionship edit Pos Club P W D L For Agst Diff Points Qualification1 nbsp Leigh Centurions C 23 21 1 1 881 410 471 43 The Qualifiers2 nbsp London Broncos Q 23 17 0 6 702 444 258 343 nbsp Batley Bulldogs Q 23 15 1 7 589 485 104 314 nbsp Featherstone Rovers Q 23 15 0 8 595 384 211 305 nbsp Bradford Bulls F 23 13 2 8 717 446 271 28 Championship Shield6 nbsp Halifax F 23 13 1 9 615 484 131 277 nbsp Sheffield Eagles F 23 8 0 15 583 617 34 168 nbsp Dewsbury Rams F 23 8 0 15 486 603 117 169 nbsp Swinton Lions F 23 7 1 15 449 813 364 1510 nbsp Oldham R L F C F 23 7 0 16 401 678 277 1411 nbsp Workington Town F 23 5 1 17 455 756 301 1112 nbsp Whitehaven F 23 5 1 17 367 720 335 11C ChampionsQ Qualified for the qualifiersF Unable to qualify for the qualifiers Championship Shield edit Pos Club P W D L For Agst Diff Points Qualification1 nbsp Bradford Bulls Q 30 19 2 9 997 570 507 40 PlayOffs2 nbsp Halifax Q 30 16 1 13 775 656 139 333 nbsp Sheffield Eagles Q 30 12 0 18 855 763 12 244 nbsp Dewsbury Rams Q 30 12 0 18 646 797 133 245 nbsp Swinton Lions S 30 10 1 19 596 1001 427 21 Season Complete6 nbsp Oldham R L F C S 30 10 0 20 523 888 383 207 nbsp Whitehaven R 30 8 1 21 571 945 365 17 Relegation to 2017 League 18 nbsp Workington Town R 30 7 1 22 541 919 394 15 Q Qualified for Play offs S Secured spot in Championship R Relegated to League 1Fixtures and results editLEGEND Win Draw LossChampionship fixtures edit Date Competition Rnd Vrs H A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report7 February 2016 Championship 1 nbsp Featherstone Rovers H Odsal Stadium W 22 12 Caro 3 Gaskell Addy 3 4 4 518 Report13 February 2016 Championship 2 nbsp Whitehaven RLFC A Recreation Ground W 46 10 Gaskell 3 Pitts 2 Clare Ferguson O Brien Addy 7 8 878 Report20 February 2016 Championship 3 nbsp Swinton Lions A Sedgley Park W 48 16 Welham 3 Olbison 2 Blythe Caro Clare Gaskell Addy 6 9 880 Report28 February 2016 Championship 4 nbsp Leigh Centurions H Odsal Stadium D 32 32 Clare 2 Addy Caro Purtell Welham Addy 4 6 6 563 Report13 March 2016 Championship 6 nbsp Batley Bulldogs A Mount Pleasant D 24 24 Pitts 2 Caro Ferguson Addy 4 4 2 742 Report25 March 2016 Championship 7 nbsp London Broncos H Odsal Stadium W 28 20 Haggerty 2 Blythe Clare Ryan Addy 4 7 4 163 Report28 March 2016 Championship 8 nbsp Halifax RLFC A The Shay L 10 14 Clare Uaisele Addy 1 2 4 108 Report3 April 2016 Championship 9 nbsp Sheffield Eagles H Odsal Stadium L 28 46 Addy Caro Clare Gaskell Welham Addy 4 5 4 234 Report10 April 2016 Championship 10 nbsp 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 Report24 April 2016 Championship 11 nbsp Workington Town H Odsal Stadium W 52 16 Caro 2 Williams 2 Clare Clark Ferguson Purtell Thomas Welham Addy 6 10 3 467 Report1 May 2016 Championship 12 nbsp London Broncos A Ealing Trailfinders L 16 30 Welham 2 Addy Addy 2 4 1 524 Report15 May 2016 Championship 13 nbsp 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 Report20 May 2016 Championship 14 nbsp Sheffield Eagles A Sheffield Hallam University W 25 14 Sidlow Thomas Welham Williams Addy 4 4 Thomas 1 DG 995 Report28 May 2016 Summer Bash 15 nbsp Leigh Centurions N Bloomfield Road L 20 24 Addy Clark O Brien Williams Addy 1 3 Thomas 1 1 9 521 Report5 June 2016 Championship 16 nbsp Dewsbury Rams H Odsal Stadium L 14 16 O Brien Pitts Addy 3 4 4 303 Report12 June 2016 Championship 17 nbsp Workington Town A Derwent Park W 29 22 Charnock Clare O Brien Ryan Sidlow Addy 4 5 Addy 1 DG 723 Report15 June 2016 Championship 5 nbsp 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 Report19 June 2016 Championship 18 nbsp Batley Bulldogs H Odsal Stadium W 17 16 Clare 2 Pitts Haggerty 2 4 Haggerty 1 DG 4 617 Report26 June 2016 Championship 19 nbsp Halifax RLFC H Odsal Stadium L 24 32 Haggerty Moss Ryan Welham Addy 4 4 5 270 Report3 July 2016 Championship 20 nbsp Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village L 20 22 Caro Clare Mellor Moss Addy 2 4 5 111 Report10 July 2016 Championship 21 nbsp 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 Report17 July 2016 Championship 22 nbsp 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 Report24 July 2016 Championship 23 nbsp Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road L 0 20 5 454 ReportChampionship Shield edit Date Competition Rnd Vrs H A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report7 August 2016 Championship S1 nbsp Whitehaven RLFC A Recreation Ground W 46 18 Mellor 3 Addy Blythe Haggerty Moss Welham Williams Addy 3 4 Charnock 2 5 675 Report14 August 2016 Championship S2 nbsp Halifax RLFC H Odsal Stadium W 44 22 Moss 2 Welham 2 Mellor Pitts Purtell Williams Charnock 6 8 3 498 Report21 August 2016 Championship S3 nbsp 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 Report29 August 2016 Championship S4 nbsp Dewsbury Rams A Rams Stadium W 36 26 Williams 2 Chisholm Clark Pitts Ryan Welham Keyes 2 5 Addy 2 2 1 807 Report4 September 2016 Championship S5 nbsp Swinton Lions H Odsal Stadium W 46 28 Ryan 3 O Brien 2 Chisholm Kavanagh Pitts Keyes 7 8 4 030 Report11 September 2016 Championship S6 nbsp Workington Town A Derwent Park L 26 30 Clark Ferguson Moss Oakes Ryan Keyes 3 5 596 Report18 September 2016 Championship S7 nbsp 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 Report25 September 2016 Championship SF nbsp Dewsbury Rams H Odsal Stadium W 36 22 Mellor 2 Chisholm Moss Ryan Welham Williams Charnock 4 7 2 189 ReportPlayer appearances editChampionship OnlyFB Fullback C Centre W Winger SO Stand off SH Scrum half PR Prop H Hooker SR Second Row L Loose forward B BenchNo 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 SF1 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 x2 Omari Caro W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp W nbsp W W nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Adrian Purtell C C C C nbsp nbsp nbsp SH SH SO nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp C nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Kris Welham C C C C C nbsp nbsp C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C x C C5 Danny Williams nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp W W W W W W nbsp nbsp W nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp W W W W W x W W6 Lee Gaskell SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO nbsp nbsp SO SO nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 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 SH8 Paul Clough nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp P P P P P P P P P nbsp nbsp B nbsp L P nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 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 H10 Adam Sidlow P P P P nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp B P P P B P P P P P P P P P P P P P B P P11 Tom Olbison SR P P SR nbsp SR SR B B SR SR SR SR SR SR nbsp L B nbsp L nbsp B B B B L B B L L B12 Dale Ferguson B SR SR B SR nbsp B SR SR B SR nbsp B SR SR SR nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SR L nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp B B B L13 Danny Addy SH SH SH SH SH SH SH L L SH SH L L H H SH nbsp nbsp SH SH L L H L L SR L L SH SR SR14 Jay Pitts L L L L L L L B SR L L SR SR L L L B SR L B B nbsp B SR B SR SR SR SR SR SR15 Matty Blythe B B B B C C nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp C C C nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp C C C nbsp C W W nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 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 x17 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 x19 Steve Crossley x x x x B P B P nbsp B P B B B P nbsp P B B nbsp B P nbsp B P B x x x x x20 Mitch Clark x B B B B B P B B B B nbsp B P P P B P nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp B B B P B B21 Epalahame Lauaki B nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp B B nbsp B nbsp B nbsp B nbsp B nbsp B B nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 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 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 23 Alex Mellor x B SR x B B x x B B B B nbsp B nbsp SR SR SR SR B SR nbsp SR C SR C C C C C C24 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 x25 Ben Kavanagh P nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp B nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp B P P nbsp P P B P P P P P P26 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 x27 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 x28 Kurt Haggerty SR SR nbsp SR SR SR SR SR nbsp SR SO nbsp nbsp B B B SR SO SR SR SR SR SR SR SR nbsp SR SR SR nbsp nbsp 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 nbsp nbsp W W W W W W30 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 x31 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 x32 Johnny Campbell nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp W W nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp W x x x x x x x x x x x x x x33 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 x34 Richie Mathers FB FB x FB FB FB FB nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SH SH nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp x x x x x x x x35 Rhys Lovegrove x B B P P nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 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 B38 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 x39 Kieren Moss x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x FB nbsp FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB40 Lewis Charnock x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x SO SH SH SO nbsp SO SO SO SO SO x x x x SO SO41 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 x42 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 x43 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 x44 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 x45 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 x46 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 nbsp Injured nbsp SuspendedChampionship Shield Final editAfter 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 LossDate Competition Vrs H A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report2 October 2016 Championship Shield nbsp Sheffield Eagles H Odsal Stadium W 27 16 O Brien 2 Welham 2 Purtell Charnock 3 5 Chisholm 1 DG 3 518 Report2016 Championship Shield Final nbsp Bradford Bulls positions nbsp Sheffield Eagles39 Kieren Moss Fullback 1 Quentin Laulu Togagae5 Danny Williams Winger 19 Garry Lo23 Alex Mellor Centre 3 Menzie Yere4 Kris Welham Centre 4 George Tyson3 Adrian Purtell Winger 2 Rob Worrincy40 Lewis Charnock Stand off 6 Cory Aston7 Dane Chisholm Scrum half 24 Rhys Jacks10 Adam Sidlow Prop 15 Scott Wheeldon9 Adam O Brien Hooker 9 Keale Carlile25 Ben Kavanagh Prop 16 Adam Neal13 Danny Addy 2nd Row 12 Duane Straughier28 Kurt Haggerty 2nd Row 13 Matt James14 Jay Pitts Loose forward 18 Elliot Minchella11 Tom Olbison Interchange 8 Steve Thorpe12 Dale Ferguson Interchange 14 Matty Fozard20 Mitch Clark Interchange 17 Mark Mexico37 Ross Oakes Interchange Thibault MargaletRohan Smith Coach Mark AstonChallenge Cup editLEGEND Win Draw LossDate Competition Rnd Vrs H A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report18 March 2016 Cup 4th nbsp Dewsbury Rams A Rams Stadium L 30 31 Blythe 2 Addy Caro Lumb Olbison Addy 3 6 2 021 ReportPlayer appearances edit Challenge Cup Games onlyFB Fullback C Centre W Winger SO Stand Off SH Scrum half P Prop H Hooker SR Second Row L Loose forward B BenchNo Player 41 Oscar Thomas SH2 Omari Caro W3 Adrian Purtell nbsp 4 Kris Welham C5 Danny Williams nbsp 6 Lee Gaskell SO8 Paul Clough P9 Adam O Brien x10 Adam Sidlow nbsp 11 Tom Olbison SR12 Dale Ferguson SR13 Danny Addy H14 Jay Pitts L15 Matty Blythe C16 Dan Fleming x17 Jean Philippe Baile x19 Steve Crossley B20 Mitch Clark B21 Epalahame Lauaki x22 James Clare FB23 Alex Mellor B24 Lucas Walshaw x25 Ben Kavanagh nbsp 26 Vila Halafihi x27 Johnny Walker x28 Kurt Haggerty x29 Ethan Ryan x30 Joe Lumb B31 James Mendeika nbsp 32 Johnny Campbell nbsp 33 Etu Uaisele W34 Richie Mathers x35 Rhys Lovegrove PSquad statistics editFurther information Bradford Bulls 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 Points1 Oscar Thomas Fullback 22 nbsp London Broncos 12 4 8 1 332 Omari Caro Wing 25 nbsp Hull Kingston Rovers 19 20 3 0 863 Adrian Purtell Centre 31 nbsp Penrith Panthers 9 4 0 0 164 Kris Welham Centre 29 nbsp Hull Kingston Rovers 30 29 0 0 1165 Danny Williams Wing 29 nbsp Salford Red Devils 15 10 0 0 406 Lee Gaskell Stand off 25 nbsp St Helens R F C 12 8 0 0 327 Dane Chisholm Stand off 26 nbsp Canterbury Bulldogs 11 9 6 1 498 Paul Clough Prop 28 nbsp St Helens R F C 13 0 0 0 09 Adam O Brien Hooker 22 Bradford Bulls Academy 31 9 0 0 3610 Adam Sidlow Prop 28 nbsp Salford Red Devils 26 5 1 0 2211 Tom Olbison Second row 24 Bradford Bulls Academy 29 6 0 0 2412 Dale Ferguson Second row 27 nbsp Huddersfield Giants 22 4 0 0 1613 Danny Addy Loose forward 25 Bradford Bulls Academy 31 7 82 1 19314 Jay Pitts Second row 26 nbsp Hull F C 32 14 0 0 5615 Matty Blythe Centre 27 nbsp Warrington Wolves 16 5 0 0 2016 Dan Fleming Prop 23 nbsp Castleford Tigers 5 0 0 0 017 Jean Philippe Baile Centre 28 nbsp Catalans Dragons 1 0 0 0 019 Steve Crossley Prop 25 nbsp Castleford Tigers 19 1 1 0 620 Mitch Clark Prop N A nbsp Doncaster 24 5 0 0 2021 Epalahame Lauaki Prop 32 nbsp Wigan Warriors 9 1 0 0 422 James Clare Wing 25 nbsp Castleford Tigers 23 18 0 0 7223 Alex Mellor Second row 21 Bradford Bulls Academy 26 9 0 0 3624 Lucas Walshaw Second row 23 nbsp Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3 0 0 0 025 Ben Kavanagh Prop 28 nbsp Widnes Vikings 15 1 0 0 426 Vila Halafihi Hooker 22 nbsp Penrith Panthers 0 0 0 0 027 Johnny Walker Prop 25 nbsp Leigh Centurions 3 0 0 0 028 Kurt Haggerty Second row 27 nbsp Leigh Centurions 25 5 2 1 2529 Ethan Ryan Centre 20 Bradford Bulls Academy 14 16 0 0 6430 Joe Lumb Hooker 20 Bradford Bulls Academy 10 1 0 0 431 James Mendeika Centre 24 nbsp Featherstone Rovers 0 0 0 0 032 Johnny Campbell Fullback 24 nbsp Batley Bulldogs 3 1 0 0 433 Etu Uaisele Wing 31 nbsp Featherstone Rovers 2 1 0 0 434 Richie Mathers Fullback 32 Retirement 8 0 0 0 035 Rhys Lovegrove Prop 33 nbsp London Broncos 5 0 0 0 037 Ross Oakes Centre 20 Bradford Bulls Academy 6 4 0 0 1638 Jacob Trueman Scrum half 17 Bradford Bulls Academy 1 0 0 0 039 Kieren Moss Fullback 22 nbsp Parramatta Eels 16 13 0 0 5240 Lewis Charnock Scrum half 21 nbsp St Helens R F C Loan 12 3 26 0 6441 Joe Philbin Second row 21 nbsp Warrington Wolves Loan 5 2 0 0 842 Stuart Howarth Hooker 26 nbsp Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Loan 9 0 0 0 043 Joe Keyes Stand off 20 nbsp London Broncos 4 1 22 0 4844 James Bentley Loose forward 18 Bradford Bulls Academy 1 0 0 0 045 Josh Rickett Wing 18 Bradford Bulls Academy 1 0 0 0 046 Liam Kirk Prop 18 Bradford Bulls Academy 3 0 0 0 0 nbsp Injured nbsp SuspendedTransfers in out editIn edit Name Position Signed from Date nbsp Oscar Thomas Scrum half nbsp London Broncos August 2015 nbsp Mitch Clark Prop nbsp Doncaster November 2015 nbsp Johnny Campbell Fullback nbsp Batley Bulldogs November 2015 nbsp Jonathan Walker Prop nbsp Leigh Centurions November 2015 nbsp Kurt Haggerty Prop nbsp Leigh Centurions November 2015 nbsp Ben Kavanagh Prop nbsp Widnes Vikings December 2015 nbsp Richie Mathers Fullback Retirement January 2016 nbsp Kieren Moss Fullback nbsp Parramatta Eels June 2016 nbsp Lewis Charnock Scrum half nbsp St Helens R F C Loan June 2016 nbsp Joe Philbin Second row nbsp Warrington Wolves Loan June 2016 nbsp Stuart Howarth Hooker nbsp Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Loan June 2016 nbsp Joe Keyes Scrum half nbsp London Broncos July 2016 nbsp Dane Chisholm Scrum half nbsp Canterbury Bulldogs July 2016Out edit Name Position Club Signed Date nbsp Sam Bates Prop nbsp Dewsbury Rams June 2015 nbsp Nathan Conroy Hooker nbsp Dewsbury Rams July 2015 nbsp Adam Brook Scrum half nbsp Keighley Cougars July 2015 nbsp Dave Petersen Loose forward nbsp Sheffield Eagles July 2015 nbsp Karl Davies Prop Retirement July 2015 nbsp Chev Walker Loose forward Retirement September 2015 nbsp Adam Henry Centre Released September 2015 nbsp Ryan Shaw Fullback nbsp Hull Kingston Rovers September 2015 nbsp Samir Tahraoui Prop nbsp Rochdale Hornets October 2015 nbsp Harry Siejka Scrum half Released November 2015 nbsp Chris Ulugia Centre nbsp Batley Bulldogs November 2015 nbsp Jake Mullaney Fullback Released December 2015 nbsp Matt Ryan Second row Released December 2015 nbsp Dane Neilsen Centre nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs January 2016References editExternal links editBradford Bulls Website Bradford Bulls in T amp A Bradford Bulls on Sky Sports Red Black And Amber BBC Sport Rugby League Archived 2012 12 05 at archive today Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 Bradford Bulls season amp oldid 1174347042, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
