Английская Википедия:2017 Bradford Bulls season
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Шаблон:Infobox rugby league team seasonThis article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2017 season. This is the Bulls 3rd season in the Championship. They come into this season as Championship Shield winners after defeating the Sheffield Eagles 27-16 in the Championship Shield Final.
Season review
August 2016
It was announced that French international Jean-Philippe Baile left the Bulls by mutual consent after playing just one game in the 2016 season.Шаблон:Citation neededDuring the same week, newly formed League 1 side Toronto Wolfpack signed Bulls Шаблон:Rlp Dan Fleming on a one-year contract.Шаблон:Citation needed Tongan winger Etu Uaisele also left Bradford after being sent on loan to Dewsbury Rams, he returned home to Australia following his release.Шаблон:Citation needed Fullback Richie Mathers announced his retirement shortly after the defeat by Dewsbury Rams.Шаблон:Citation needed Super League side Warrington Wolves signed Bradford centre and former player Matty Blythe on a one-year deal.Шаблон:Citation needed Captain Adrian Purtell announced that he would join the London Broncos on a two-year deal, shortly after second rower Jay Pitts joined the departing Purtell to join London.Шаблон:Citation needed Veteran prop forward Rhys Lovegrove announced his retirement from the sport after suffering from a recurring head injury, he joined the backroom staff.Шаблон:Citation needed The first signings for the 2017 season came in the form of London trio; winger Ilies Macani, centre Alex Foster and prop forward Jon Magrin, all on two year deals.Шаблон:Citation needed Towards the end of the month the Bulls announced that former academy graduate and club legend Leon Pryce would be returning on a one-year deal in order to finish his career at the Bradford Bulls.Шаблон:Citation needed
September 2016
Lucas Walshaw made his loan deal at Dewsbury Rams into a permanent one by signing a two-year contract.Шаблон:Citation needed Wakefield Trinity Wildcats centre/second row Jason Walton became the 5th signing for the 2017 season by putting pen to paper on a two-year deal at the Bulls.Шаблон:Citation needed Bradford born prop forward Ross Peltier signed a two-year deal with the Bulls from local side Keighley Cougars.Шаблон:Citation needed
October 2016
Long serving academy loose forward Danny Addy and New Zealand prop forward Mitch Clark both signed one year deals at Hull Kingston Rovers.Шаблон:Citation needed Due to Hull KR's relegation both of their contracts were voided and had the option to re-sign for the Bulls, however both decided to honor their contracts with the Hull side.Шаблон:Citation needed Ex-Bradford player Phil Joseph signed a two-year deal to rejoin the club after a lack of game time at Salford Red Devils, shortly after the Bulls announced the signing of Australian loose forward Lachlan Burr from the Gold Coast Titans on a one-year deal.Шаблон:Citation needed Bradford were due to sign Manly Sea Eagles forward Blake Leary however negotiations fell through at the vital point of talks.Шаблон:Citation needed
November 2016
Second-row forward Kurt Haggerty retired from playing rugby league to further his coaching career, he signed on the backroom staff for new Canadian side Toronto Wolfpack..Шаблон:Citation needed Second rower Tom Olbison also signed a one-year extension to his contract.Шаблон:Citation needed Prop forward Steve Crossley announced that he had signed for Toronto for the upcoming season.Шаблон:Citation needed Huddersfield Giants announced the signing of prop Paul Clough from the Bulls, in addition to this stand off Lee Gaskell signed a 4-year deal with the Giants.Шаблон:Citation needed During this month, owner Marc Green placed the club in administration for the third time in 4 years due to outstanding tax owed to HMRC.Шаблон:Citation needed Meanwhile, Huddersfield announced the signing of Dale Ferguson from the Bulls on a two-year deal.Шаблон:Citation needed
December 2016
Due to the club being in administration, no signings were made in December.Шаблон:Citation needed According to the administrator there were a number of bids for the club include a couple from multi-millionaires hoping to invest in Odsal Stadium and its surrounding lands.Шаблон:Citation needed However non of these were successful.Шаблон:Citation needed
January 2017
The administrators announced that two last minute bids were unsuccessful and therefore the club was liquidated.Шаблон:Citation needed Following this news, winger James Clare signed for Leigh Centurions on a two-year deal.Шаблон:Citation needed This sparked an exodus at Odsal as players became free agents.Шаблон:Citation needed Academy products Tom Olbison, Alex Mellor and Adam O'Brien all signed with Super League clubs as Olbison joined Widnes Vikings with Mellor and O'Brien joining the Huddersfield Giants on long term deals.Шаблон:Citation needed Top try scorer Kris Welham attracted numerous offers before settling on Salford Red Devils and second rower Jason Walton signed with RFL Championship side Featherstone Rovers.Шаблон:Citation needed Superstar fullback Kieren Moss and prop Ben Kavanagh also signed for Hull Kingston Rovers.Шаблон:Citation needed The Rugby Football League (RFL) accepted a bid to found a new club in Bradford.Шаблон:Citation needed It was announced that Andrew Chalmers and a former Wigan Warriors coach, Graham Lowe, were the successful new owners.Шаблон:Citation needed They immediately signed veteran halfback Leon Pryce and released coach Rohan Smith.Шаблон:Citation needed In addition to this they declined to offer Aussie halfback Dane Chisholm a contract with the new club.Шаблон:Citation needed During the owners press conference they revealed that Manly Sea Eagles legend Geoff Toovey would become the Bulls new coach for the 2017 season, in addition to this Leon Pryce was revealed as the captain.Шаблон:Citation needed Australian second rower Lachlan Burr signed for Leigh Centurions.Шаблон:Citation needed The Bulls re-signed the rest of the off contract players.Шаблон:Citation needed With a makeshift side the Bulls lost 10-28 to a strong Huddersfield Giants side with Joe Keyes and Ross Oakes scoring for Bradford, Keyes kicked a conversion.Шаблон:Citation needed Second-row forward Colton Roche put pen to paper on a deal to join the Bulls for the 2017 season from York City Knights.Шаблон:Citation needed In the final pre-season match, Bradford narrowly lost 24-25 to League 1 side Keighley Cougars. New signing Roche scored the opening try before young hooker Joe Lumb scored.Шаблон:Citation needed Oakes carried on from the previous week and scored whilst Iliess Macani also went over for a try, Keyes kicked three goals and Oscar Thomas kicked a conversion. Squad numbers were released at the end of the month, with Pryce receiving the number 6 shirt.Шаблон:Citation needed
February 2017
Reinforces were made to the squad as Leeds Rhinos loaned out halfback Jordan Lilley, second row Josh Jordan-Roberts, hooker Sam Hallas and prop Mikolaj Oledzki on a 1-month loans to the Bulls ahead of the opening game.Шаблон:Citation needed The opening game of the season saw the Bulls lose 24-54 to RFL Championship favourites Hull Kingston Rovers. The Bulls took an early lead through young prop Liam Kirk before Hull KR scored a few tries to take the lead. Academy graduate Ross Oakes also scored before fan favourite Ethan Ryan raced 80m to score an interception try ten minutes from full-time. Iliess Macani scored a consolation try after a Jordan Lilley intercept whilst fullback Oscar Thomas kicked four conversions.Шаблон:Citation needed Following the defeat the Bulls announced the capture of young Samoan rugby sevens star Phoenix Hunapo-Nofoa on a 1-year deal.Шаблон:Citation needed The first home game of the season saw 4,051 people watch the Bulls narrowly lose 14-22 to the Rochdale Hornets. Youngster James Bentley and Thomas both scored tries whilst Thomas kicked 3 goals in the defeat.Шаблон:Citation needed After being out powered in the pack the Bulls announced the signing of French international, second row forward Kevin Larroyer on a 1-month loan deal from Castleford Tigers.Шаблон:Citation needed Bradford added more experience signing ex-international Scott Moore on a 4-game trial and also utility back Lee Smith on a 2-year deal.Шаблон:Citation needed
Milestones
- Round 1: Iliess Macani, Colton Roche, Jon Magrin, Ross Peltier, Brandan Wilkinson, Jordan Lilley, Sam Hallas, Josh Jordan-Roberts and Mikolaj Oledzki all made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 1: Leon Pryce made his debut in his second stint with the Bulls.
- Round 1: Iliess Macani and Liam Kirk scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
- Round 2: James Bentley scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 3: Kevin Larroyer and Scott Moore made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 3: Ethan Ryan scored his 3rd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 4: Lee Smith and Daniel Murray made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 4: Scott Moore scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 5: Kevin Larroyer and Colton Roche scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Evan Hodgson and Reiss Butterworth made their debuts for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Evan Hodgson scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Joe Keyes kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
- Round 7: Lee Smith, Daniel Murray, Jon Magrin and Brandan Wilkinson scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
- Round 7: Jordan Lilley kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Round 9: James Davies made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 9: James Bentley scored his 1st four-try haul and 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 9: Oscar Thomas reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 10: Ethan Ryan scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Round 11: Keenan Tomlinson made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 12: Brandon Pickersgill and Matthew Storton made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 12: James Davies scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 13: Ted Chapelhow and Sam Brooks made their debut for the Bulls.
- Round 14: Cameron Smith made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 14: Cameron Smith scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 15: Dane Chisholm made his debut in his second stint at the Bulls.
- Round 15: Dane Chisholm scored his 1st try and kicked his 1st drop goal in his second stint at the Bulls.
- Round 18: Ed Chamberlain made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 18: Ted Chapelhow scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 19: Ethan Ryan scored his 1st four-try haul and 4th hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 19: Ed Chamberlain scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 20: Ashley Gibson made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 20: Vila Halafihi scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 21: Damian Sironen and Cory Aston made their debut for the Bulls.
- Round 21: Cory Aston scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 23: Willie Tonga made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 23: Damian Sironen scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 23: Cory Aston kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield Game 1: Ross Peltier scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield Game 1: Lee Smith kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield Game 2: Josh Rickett scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield Game 3: Sam Hallas and Mikolaj Oledzki scored their 1st try for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield Game 5: Omari Caro scored his 4th hat-trick for the Bulls.
Pre-season friendlies
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
Bulls score is first.
| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 January 2017 | Pre Season | Шаблон:LeagueiconHuddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 10-28 | Keyes, Oakes | Keyes 1/2 | 2,876 | Report |
| 29 January 2017 | Pre Season | Шаблон:LeagueiconKeighley Cougars | A | Cougar Park | L | 24-25 | Roche, Lumb, Oakes, Macani | Keyes 3/3, Thomas 1/1 | 2,231 | Шаблон:Usurped |
Player appearances
- Friendly games only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | LF=Loose forward | B=Bench |
|---|
| No | Player | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ethan Ryan | Файл:Injury icon 2.svg | W |
| 3 | James Mendieka | C | C |
| 4 | Ross Oakes | C | C |
| 5 | Iliess Macani | W | W |
| 6 | Leon Pryce | Файл:Injury icon 2.svg | SO |
| 7 | Joe Keyes | SH | SH |
| 8 | Liam Kirk | P | P |
| 9 | Joe Lumb | H | H |
| 11 | Colton Roche | SR | SR |
| 14 | Oscar Thomas | x | B |
| 15 | Jon Magrin | B | B |
| 17 | Ross Peltier | P | P |
| 18 | Omari Caro | W | Файл:Injury icon 2.svg |
| 19 | Johnny Campbell | FB | FB |
| 20 | James Bentley | SR | SR |
| 21 | Brandan Wilkinson | L | L |
| 24 | Brandon Pickersgill | SO | B |
| 25 | Keenan Tomlinson | B | B |
| 26 | Vila Halafihi | B | B |
| 27 | Josh Rickett | B | B |
| n/a | Reiss Butterworth | B | B |
| n/a | Evan Hodgson | B | B |
| n/a | Vitas Vaznys | B | B |
| n/a | Will Moxon | x | B |
Файл:Injury icon 2.svg = Injured
Файл:Red card.svg = Suspended
Fixtures and results
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
2017 Championship
2017 Championship Shield
Player appearances
- Championship only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
|---|
Файл:Injury icon 2.svg = Injured
Файл:Red card.svg = Suspended
Challenge Cup
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March 2017 | Cup | 4th | Шаблон:LeagueiconFeatherstone Rovers | H | Odsal Stadium | L | 13-21 | Campbell, Hodgson | Keyes 2/2, Keyes 1 DG | 2,458 | - | Report |
Player appearances
- Challenge Cup games only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
|---|
| No | Player | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Smith | Файл:Injury icon 2.svg |
| 2 | Ethan Ryan | W |
| 3 | James Mendeika | C |
| 4 | Ross Oakes | C |
| 5 | Iliess Macani | W |
| 6 | Leon Pryce | SO |
| 7 | Joe Keyes | SH |
| 8 | Liam Kirk | B |
| 9 | Joe Lumb | H |
| 11 | Colton Roche | Файл:Injury icon 2.svg |
| 14 | Oscar Thomas | x |
| 15 | Jon Magrin | P |
| 16 | Kevin Larroyer | x |
| 17 | Ross Peltier | P |
| 18 | Omari Caro | Файл:Injury icon 2.svg |
| 19 | Johnny Campbell | FB |
| 20 | James Bentley | SR |
| 21 | Brandan Wilkinson | SR |
| 22 | Daniel Murray | x |
| 24 | Brandon Pickersgill | x |
| 25 | Keenen Tomlinson | x |
| 26 | Vila Halafihi | L |
| 27 | Josh Rickett | x |
| 28 | Jordan Lilley | x |
| 29 | Sam Hallas | x |
| 30 | Josh Jordan-Roberts | x |
| 31 | Mikolaj Oledzki | x |
| 32 | Jonathan Walker | x |
| 33 | Reiss Butterworth | B |
| 34 | Scott Moore | B |
| 35 | Evan Hodgson | B |
Squad statistics
- Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 17 September 2017.
Файл:Injury icon 2.svg = Injured Файл:System Error Icon (Red 'X').png = Suspended
Transfers
In
Out
References
External links
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