2010 Bradford Bulls season explained

Year:	2010
Team Colour:	ffffff
Font Colour:	f32824
League:	Super League
League Link:	Super League XV
League Rank:	10th
League Wins:	9
League Draws:	1
League Losses:	17
Points For:	658
Points Against:	770
Playoff Result:	Did not qualify
Cup:	Challenge Cup
Cup Result:	Quarter-final
Cup Wins:	2
Cup Losses:	1
Ceo Title:	Chairman
Ceo:	Peter Hood
Coach Title:	Head coach
Coach:	Lee St Hilaire (was Steve McNamara)
Captain:	Andy Lynch
Stadium:	Odsal Stadium
Avg Attendance:	7,982
High Attendance:	11,995 vs. Leeds Rhinos
Top Tries:	Brett Kearney & Steve Menzies (14)
Top Goals:	Paul Sykes (48)
Top Points:	Paul Sykes (114)
Prev Season:	2009
Next Season:	2011
List:	yes
List Link:	List of Bradford Bulls seasons

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

Season Review

December 2009

January 2010

February 2010

2010 Milestones

Round 1: Brett Kearney, Matt Orford, Heath L'Estrange and Glenn Hall made their debuts for the Bulls.
Round 2: Matt Orford scored his 1st try and kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
Round 3: Brett Kearney scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
Round 3: Matt Orford kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
Round 4: Paul Sykes kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
Round 5: Glenn Hall scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
Round 10: Michael Platt scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
Round 11: Rikki Sheriffe scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
CCR4: Heath L'Estrange scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
CCR4: Danny Addy made his debut for the Bulls.
CCR4: Danny Addy scored his 1st try and kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
CCR5: Chris Nero scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
CCR5: Glenn Hall kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
Round 14: Chris Nero scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
Round 14: Paul Sykes reached 200 points for the Bulls.
CCQF: Joe Wardle made his debut for the Bulls.
Round 17: Steve Crossley made his debut for the Bulls.
Round 17: Dave Halley scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
Round 18: Cain Southernwood made his debut for the Bulls.
Round 21: Steve Crossley scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
Round 22: Vinny Finigan made his debut for the Bulls.
Round 22: Vinny Finigan scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
Round 22: Steve Menzies scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
Round 24: Tom Olbison scored his 1st try for the Bulls.

Pre Season Friendlies

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Bulls score is first.

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

2010 Fixtures and Results

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2010 Engage Super League

Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	TV	Report
5 February 2010	Super League XV	1	Huddersfield Giants	A	Galpharm Stadium	L	12-24	Reardon (2), Sheriffe	Orford 0/1, Sykes 0/2	9,774	Sky Sports	Report
14 February 2010	Super League XV	2	St. Helens	H	Odsal Stadium	L	6-38	Orford	Orford 1/1	10,165	-	Report
19 February 2010	Super League XV	3	Castleford Tigers	H	Odsal Stadium	W	41-22	Kearney (2), Halley, Scruton, Sheriffe, Sykes, Whitehead	Orford 6/7, Orford 1 DG	8,019	Sky Sports	Report
26 February 2010	Super League XV	4	Salford City Reds	A	The Willows	W	7-0	Menzies	Orford 1/2, Sykes 1 DG	3,806	-	Report
5 March 2010	Super League XV	5	Wigan Warriors	H	Odsal Stadium	W	22-20	Orford (2), Hall, Kearney	Orford 3/4	9,244	Sky Sports	Report
13 March 2010	Super League XV	6	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	8-33	Lynch, Sykes	Orford 0/2, Sykes 0/1	10,434	Sky Sports	Report
19 March 2010	Super League XV	7	Hull F.C.	A	KC Stadium	L	6-18	Reardon	Sykes 1/1, Godwin 0/1	14,466	-	Report
26 March 2010	Super League XV	8	Harlequins RL	H	Odsal Stadium	W	19-12	Kearney, Menzies, Platt	Orford 3/4, Orford 1 DG	7,153	-	Report
1 April 2010	Super League XV	9	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Stadium	D	20-20	Nero (2), Halley, Menzies	Orford 2/5	17,244	Sky Sports	Report
5 April 2010	Super League XV	10	Crusaders RL	H	Odsal Stadium	W	20-16	Hall, Halley, Nero, Platt	Orford 2/4, Sykes 0/1	7,853	-	Report
10 April 2010	Super League XV	11	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Aimé Giral	W	36-14	Sheriffe (3), Kearney, Lynch, Menzies	Orford 5/7, Sykes 1/1	8,884	-	Report
25 April 2010	Super League XV	12	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	Odsal Stadium	W	40-4	Kearney (2), Sheriffe (2), Lynch, Whitehead	Orford 8/8	9,234	-	Report
1 May 2010	Magic Weekend	13	Crusaders RL	N	Murrayfield Stadium	L	0-19	-	-	26,642	Sky Sports	Report
14 May 2010	Super League XV	14	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	A	Belle Vue	W	29-10	Nero (2), Godwin, L'Estrange, Menzies	Sykes 4/6, Sykes 1 DG	5,381	Sky Sports	Report
23 May 2010	Super League XV	15	Leeds Rhinos	H	Odsal Stadium	L	12-26	Platt, Whitehead	Sykes 2/3	11,995	Sky Sports	Report
6 June 2010	Super League XV	16	Huddersfield Giants	H	Odsal Stadium	L	6-52	Menzies	Sykes 1/1	8,156	-	Report
13 June 2010	Super League XV	17	Crusaders RL	A	Racecourse Ground	L	20-44	Halley, Nero, Whitehead, Worrincy	Sykes 2/4	2,979	Sky Sports	Report
19 June 2010	Super League XV	18	Warrington Wolves	H	Odsal Stadium	L	28-40	Halley, Kearney, L'Estrange, Menzies, Nero	Sykes 4/5	8,128	Sky Sports	Report
27 June 2010	Super League XV	19	Castleford Tigers	A	The Jungle	L	22-28	Kearney, Menzies, Platt, Whitehead	Sykes 3/4	5,482	-	Report
4 July 2010	Super League XV	20	Hull F.C.	H	Odsal Stadium	L	22-28	Nero (2), Addy, Kearney	Sykes 3/4	8,411	-	Report
9 July 2010	Super League XV	21	Harlequins RL	A	Twickenham Stoop	L	18-35	Crossley, Sykes, Whitehead	Sykes 3/3	3,152	-	Report
18 July 2010	Super League XV	22	Salford City Reds	H	Odsal Stadium	L	26-30	Finigan (2), Menzies, Reardon, Whitehead	Addy 3/5	6,382	-	Report
24 July 2010	Super League XV	23	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	Craven Park	L	24-49	Finigan (2), Kopczak, L'Estrange, Reardon	Addy 2/5	7,854	Sky Sports	Report
1 August 2010	Super League XV	24	Catalans Dragons	H	Odsal Stadium	L	22-24	Lynch, Menzies, Olbison, Platt	Sykes 3/4	6,217	-	Report
13 August 2010	Super League XV	25	St. Helens	A	Knowsley Road	L	12-60	Sheriffe, Worrincy	Sykes 2/2	9,032	-	Report
21 August 2010	Super League XV	26	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	H	Odsal Stadium	W	38-28	Godwin (2), Kearney, Lynch, Menzies, Whitehead	Sykes 7/7	7,437	-	Report
3 September 2010	Super League XV	27	Wigan Warriors	A	DW Stadium	L	12-34	Kopczak, Lynch	Sykes 1/1, Menzies 1/1	17,058	-	Report

Player Appearances

Super League Only

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		W	W	W	W	W	FB	FB	FB	FB	W	W		W		FB	FB	FB	FB
2	Rikki Sheriffe	W	W	W	W		W	W	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	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO			SH	SH	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
5	Stuart Reardon	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W					W	W	W	W			W		W	W
6	Brett Kearney	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SH	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	SH			SH	FB	FB	FB	FB	SO			SO	SO	SO
7	Matt Orford	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH		SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH
8	Nick Scruton	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P							B	P	P
9	Heath L'Estrange	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	SH	SH	H	H	H	SH	H	H	H	H	H	H	SH
10	Andy Lynch	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
11	Steve Menzies	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	C	L	L	L	L	SO	SO	C	L	C
12	Glenn Hall	SR	B	B	B	B	SR	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	SR	P	P	P	P	B	B	B	B			B
13	Jamie Langley	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR		SR	SR	SR	SR	SR								SR	SR	SR	SR	L	SR	L	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	B	L	B	B	H
15	Michael Platt	x	x	x	x	x	x	C	C	C	C	C	C		C	C	C			C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	FB
16	Michael Worrincy	B	B	B	x	B	B				B		B	B	SR	B	B	SR	SR	B	SR	B	B	SR	B	SR	SR	SR
17	Danny Sculthorpe
18	Craig Kopczak	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B		B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	P	P	P	P	P	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	x
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	SR	B	SR
22	James Donaldson	B	x	x	B	x	B	B	B	B	B	B	SR	SR	B	SR
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
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
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	x
31	Cain Southernwood	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	SH	SH
32	Danny Addy	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	B	B	B	B	B	SH	SH	SH			SH	B
33	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

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup

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Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	TV	Report
18 April 2010	Cup	4th	Dewsbury Rams	A	Rams Stadium	W	50-0	Hall (2), Kearney (2), Addy, Godwin, L'Estrange, Scruton, Whitehead	Orford 5/7, Addy 2/2	3,995	-	Report
8 May 2010	Cup	5th	Leigh Centurions	H	Odsal Stadium	W	58-16	Nero (3), Menzies (2), Godwin, Hall, Kearney, Sykes, Worrincy	Sykes 8/9, Hall 1/1	4,250	-	Report
30 May 2010	Cup	QF	Warrington Wolves	H	Odsal Stadium	L	22-26	Halley, Menzies, Nero, Sheriffe	Sykes 3/4	7,092	BBC Sport	Report

Player appearances

No	Player	4th	5th	QF
1	Dave Halley	FB	FB	FB
2	Rikki Sheriffe	W	W	W
3	Paul Sykes	x	SO	SO
4	Chris Nero	x	C	C
5	Stuart Reardon		W
6	Brett Kearney	SO	SH
7	Matt Orford	SH		SH
8	Nick Scruton	P	P	P
9	Heath L'Estrange	B	H	H
10	Andy Lynch		P	P
11	Steve Menzies	C	C	C
12	Glenn Hall	P	L	SR
13	Jamie Langley	L
14	Wayne Godwin	H	B	B
15	Michael Platt	C	B	W
16	Michael Worrincy	SR	SR	B
17	Danny Sculthorpe
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
29	Joe Wardle	x	x	B
31	Cain Southernwood	x	x	x
32	Danny Addy	B	x	x
33	Vinny Finigan	x	x	x

2010 squad statistics

Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 3 September 2010.

width=3%	No	width=47%	Player	width=15%	Position	width=1%	Age	width=17%	Previous Club	Apps	Tries	Goals	DG	Points
1	Dave Halley		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	26	align=centre	6	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	24
2	Rikki Sheriffe		width=10%	N/A	Harlequins RL	align=centre	27	align=centre	9	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	36
3	Paul Sykes		width=10%	N/A	Harlequins RL	align=centre	27	align=centre	4	align=centre	48	align=centre	2	align=centre	114
4	Chris Nero		width=10%	N/A	Huddersfield Giants	align=centre	26	align=centre	13	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	52
5	Stuart Reardon		width=10%	N/A	Warrington Wolves	align=centre	17	align=centre	5	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	20
6	Brett Kearney		width=10%	N/A	Cronulla Sharks	align=centre	25	align=centre	14	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	56
7	Matt Orford		width=10%	N/A	Manly Sea Eagles	align=centre	14	align=centre	3	align=centre	36	align=centre	2	align=centre	86
8	Nick Scruton		width=10%	N/A	Leeds Rhinos	align=centre	24	align=centre	2	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	8
9	Heath L'Estrange		width=10%	N/A	Manly Sea Eagles	align=centre	30	align=centre	4	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	16
10	Andy Lynch		width=10%	N/A	Castleford Tigers	align=centre	27	align=centre	6	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	24
11	Steve Menzies		width=10%	N/A	Manly Sea Eagles	align=centre	30	align=centre	14	align=centre	1	align=centre	0	align=centre	58
12	Glenn Hall		width=10%	N/A	Manly Sea Eagles	align=centre	28	align=centre	5	align=centre	1	align=centre	0	align=centre	22
13	Jamie Langley		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	20	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0
14	Wayne Godwin		width=10%	N/A	Hull F.C.	align=centre	30	align=centre	5	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	20
15	Michael Platt		width=10%	N/A	Castleford Tigers	align=centre	21	align=centre	5	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	20
16	Michael Worrincy		width=10%	N/A	Harlequins RL	align=centre	25	align=centre	3	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	12
17	Danny Sculthorpe		width=10%	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0
18	Craig Kopczak		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	29	align=centre	2	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	8
19	Jason Crookes		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	5	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0
20	Elliott Whitehead		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	29	align=centre	9	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	36
22	James Donaldson		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	14	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0
23	Steve Crossley		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	7	align=centre	1	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	4
24	Tom Olbison		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	7	align=centre	1	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	4
29	Joe Wardle		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	3	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0
31	Cain Southernwood		width=10%	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	align=centre	2	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	0
32	Danny Addy		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	12	align=centre	2	align=centre	7	align=centre	0	align=centre	22
33	Vinny Finigan		width=10%	N/A	Bradford Bulls Academy	align=centre	5	align=centre	4	align=centre	0	align=centre	0	align=centre	16

= Injured = Suspended

2010 transfers in/out

width=30%	Name	width=30%	Position	width=20%	Signed from	width=25%	Date
Glenn Hall	Second Row	Manly Sea Eagles	June 2009
Heath L'Estrange		Manly Sea Eagles	July 2009
Brett Kearney		Cronulla Sharks	October 2009
		Hull FC	October 2009
Danny Sculthorpe			October 2009
Matt Orford			November 2009
Cain Southernwood			April 2010

Out

width=30%	Name	width=30%	Position	width=25%	Club Signed	width=25%	Date
Terry Newton			July 2009
Glenn Morrison			July 2009
Ben Jeffries			September 2009
David Solomona			September 2009
Matt Cook			September 2009
Matt James			September 2009
Semi Tadulala		Rugby Union	September 2009
Sam Burgess		South Sydney Rabbitohs	September 2009
Paul Deacon		Wigan Warriors	November 2009
Kieran Hyde			April 2010