2016 Bradford Bulls season

This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2016 season. This is the Bulls 2nd season in the Championship after narrowly missing out on promotion in last season last seasons £1 Million Game which was lost 24-16 to Wakefield Wildcats.

Season review

July 2015

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.

August 2015

September 2015

September

October 2015

The

2016 milestones

Round 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: Jonny 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: Jonny 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

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Bulls score is first.

Date	Competition	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Report
24/1/16	Pre Season	Leeds	A	Headingley Stadium	L	12-26	Welham, O'Brien	Addy 2/2	5,896	Report
29/1/16	Pre Season	Castleford	H	Odsal Stadium	W	26-8	Clare, Caro, Mellor, Hooley, Kirk	Addy 3/5	1,366	Report

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
1	Oscar Thomas	FB	FB
2	Omari Caro	W	W
3	Adrian Purtell	x	x
4	Kris Welham	C	x
5	Danny Williams	W	x
6	Lee Gaskell	SO	x
8	Paul Clough	x	x
9	Adam O'Brien	H	H
10	Adam Sidlow	P	x
11	Tom Olbison	SR	SR
12	Dale Ferguson	B	SR
13	Danny Addy	SH	SH
14	Jay Pitts	B	L
15	Matty Blythe	C	C
16	Dan Fleming	B	B
17	Jean-Philippe Baile	x	x
19	Steve Crossley	x	x
20	Mitch Clark	x	x
21	Epalahame Lauaki	B	B
22	James Clare	B	W
23	Alex Mellor	L	B
24	Lucas Walshaw	B	B
25	Ben Kavanagh	P	P
26	Vila Halafihi	B	B
27	Johnny Walker	B	B
28	Kurt Haggerty	SR	P
29	Ethan Ryan	B	C
30	Joe Lumb	B	B
31	James Mendeika	x	x
32	Jonny Campbell	x	x
33	Etu Uaisele	x	x
n/a	Rhys Jacks	B	SO
n/a	Brandon Pickersgill	x	B
n/a	Dan Caprice	x	B
n/a	Luke Hooley	x	B
n/a	James Bentley	x	B
n/a	Ollie Bartle	x	B
n/a	Liam Kirk	x	B

= Captain

= Injured

= Suspended

Table

Table to be inserted.

2016 Fixtures and results

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

2016 Championship Fixtures

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV	Report
7/2/16	Championship	1	Featherstone	H	Odsal Stadium	W	22-12	Gaskell, Caro (3)	Addy 3/4	4,518	-	Report
13/2/16	Championship	2	Whitehaven	A	Recreation Ground	W	46-10	Clare, Gaskell (3), Pitts (2), Ferguson, O'Brien	Addy 7/8	878	-	Report
20/2/16	Championship	3	Swinton	A	Halton Stadium	W	48-16	Olbison (2), Welham (3), Caro, Clare, Blythe, Gaskell	Addy 6/9	880	-	Report
28/2/16	Championship	4	Leigh	H	Odsal Stadium	D	32-32	Welham, Clare (2), Purtell, Addy, Caro	Addy 4/6	6,563	-	Report
13/3/16	Championship	6	Batley	A	Mount Pleasant	D	24-24	Caro, Ferguson, Pitts (2)	Addy 4/4	2,742	-	Report
25/3/16	Championship	7	London	H	Odsal Stadium	W	28-20	Clare, Blythe, Haggerty (2), Ryan	Addy 4/7	4,163	-	Report
28/3/16	Championship	8	Halifax	A	The Shay	L	10-14	Uaisele, Clare	Addy 1/2	Attendance	-	Report
3/4/16	Championship	9	Sheffield	H	Odsal Stadium	L	28-46	Addy, Gaskell, Caro, Clare, Welham	Addy 4/5	4,234	-	Report
10/4/16	Championship	10	Dewsbury	A	Rams Stadium	W	52-18	Welham (5), Gaskell, Caro (2), Mellor, Clare	Addy 3/5, Gaskell 0/1, Caro 3/4	1,954	-	Report
24/4/16	Championship	11	Workington	H	Odsal Stadium	W	52-16	Clark, Williams (2), Purtell, Clare, Welham, Caro (2), Thomas, Ferguson	Addy 6/10	3,467	-	Report
1/5/16	Championship	12	London	A	Ealing Trailfinders	L	16-30	Addy, Welham (2)	Addy 2/4	Attendance	-	Report
15/5/16	Championship	13	Swinton	H	Odsal Stadium	W	54-8	Clare (2), Caro (2), Sidlow, Welham, Addy, Thomas, Olbison, Gaskell	Addy 6/9, Thomas 1/1	4,152	-	Report
20/5/16	Championship	14	Sheffield	A	Sheffield Hallam University	W	25-14	Thomas, Williams, Sidlow, Welham	Addy 4/4, Thomas 1 DG	995	-	Report
28/5/16	Summer Bash	15	Leigh	N	Bloomfield Road	L	20-24	Williams, Clark, O'Brien, Addy	Addy 1/3, Thomas 1/1	9,521	Sky Sports	Report
5/6/16	Championship	16	Dewsbury	H	Odsal Stadium	L	14-16	Pitts, O'Brien	Addy 3/4	4,303	-	Report
12/6/16	Championship	17	Workington	A	Derwent Park	W	29-22	O'Brien, Ryan, Sidlow, Clare, Charnock	Addy 4/5, Addy 1 DG	723	-	Report
15/6/16	Championship	5	Oldham	A	Whitebank Stadium	W	48-4	Mellor, Thomas, Campbell, Charnock, Clark, O'Brien, Clare (2), Pitts	Thomas 6/8, Haggerty 0/1	1,051	-	Report
19/6/16	Championship	18	Batley	H	Odsal Stadium	W	17-16	Clare (2), Pitts	Haggerty 2/4, Haggerty 1 DG	4,617	-	Report
26/6/16	Championship	19	Halifax	H	Odsal Stadium	L	24-32	Moss, Haggerty, Welham, Ryan	Addy 4/4	5,270	-	Report
3/7/16	Championship	20	Leigh	A	Leigh Sports Village	L	20-22	Caro, Moss, Clare, Mellor	Addy 2/4	5,111	-	Report
10/7/16	Championship	21	Whitehaven	H	Odsal Stadium	W	64-18	Ryan (3), Sidlow, Chisholm (2), Moss (2), Philbin, Crossley, Clare	Addy 5/5, Chisholm 2/3, Charnock 3/3	4,168	-	Report
17/7/16	Championship	22	Oldham	H	Odsal Stadium	W	44-12	Welham, Caro (5), Haggerty, Philbin, Ryan	Addy 1/3, Chisholm 0/1, Charnock 3/5	4,235	-	Report
24/7/16	Championship	23	Featherstone	A	Post Office Road	L	0-20	-	-	5,454	-	Report

2016 Championship Shield

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV	Report
7/8/16	Championship	S1	Whitehaven	A	Recreation Ground	W	46-18	Addy, Mellor (3), Williams, Blythe, Welham, Moss, Haggerty	Addy 3/4, Charnock 2/5	675	-	Report
14/8/16	Championship	S2	Halifax	H	Odsal Stadium	W	44-22	Mellor, Moss (2), Welham (2), Purtell, Pitts, Williams	Charnock 6/8	3,498	-	Report
21/8/16	Championship	S3	Oldham	H	Odsal Stadium	W	82-0	Welham (5), Olbison, Pitts (3), Lauaki, Chisholm (2), Keyes, Williams, Ryan	Keyes 10/14, Crossley 1/1	3,022	-	Report
29/8/16	Championship	S4	Dewsbury	A	Rams Stadium	W	36-26	Pitts, Williams (2), Ryan, Welham, Chisholm, Clark	Keyes 2/5, Addy 2/2	1,807	-	Report
4/9/16	Championship	S5	Swinton	H	Odsal Stadium	W	46-28	O'Brien (2), Ryan (3), Pitts, Kavanagh, Chisholm	Keyes 7/8	4,030	-	Report
11/9/16	Championship	S6	Workington	A	Derwent Park	L	26-30	Clark, Ryan, Oakes, Moss, Ferguson	Keyes 3/5	596	-	Report
18/9/16	Championship	S7	Sheffield	H	Odsal Stadium	W	80-0	Charnock, Chisholm (2), Olbison, Moss (4), Ryan (2), Pitts, Oakes (3), Sidlow	Charnock 5/7, Chisholm 4/7, Sidlow 1/1	4,035	-	Report
25/9/16	Championship	SF	Dewsbury	H	Odsal Stadium	W	36-22	Chisholm, Mellor (2), Welham, Williams, Moss, Ryan	Charnock 4/7	2,189	-	Report

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

No	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	SF
1	Oscar Thomas	x	x	FB	x	B	x	x	FB	x	FB	C	SH	SH	SH	SH		SO			SH	x	x	x	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
2	Omari Caro	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W					W		W	W	-
3	Adrian Purtell	C	C	C	C				SH	SH	SO														-		C
4	Kris Welham	C	C	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	C	C
5	Danny Williams										W	W	W	W	W	W			W						-	W	W	W	W	W	x	W	W
6	Lee Gaskell	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO			SO	SO											-
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	SH
8	Paul Clough					P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			B		L	P					-
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	H
10	Adam Sidlow	P	P	P	P							B	P	P	P	B	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	P	P	B	P	P
11	Tom Olbison	SR	P	P	SR		SR	SR	B	B	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR		L	B		L		B	B	-	B	B	L	B	B	L	L	B
12	Dale Ferguson	B	SR	SR	B	SR	x	B	SR	SR	B	SR		B	SR	SR	SR						SR	L	-				B	x	B	B	L
13	Danny Addy	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	L	L	SH	SH	L	L	H	H	SO			SO	SO	L	L	H	-	L	L	SR	L	L	SH	SR	SR
14	Jay Pitts	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	B	SR	L	L	SR	SR	L	L	L	B	SR	L	B	B		B	-	SR	B	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR
15	Matty Blythe	B	B	B	B	C	C						C	C	C					C	C	C		C	-	W	W
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
17	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	x
19	Steve Crossley					B	P	B	P		B	P	B	B	B	P		P	B	B		B	P		-	B	P	B
20	Mitch Clark		B	B	B	B	B	P	B	B	B	B		B	P	P	P	B	P						-			B	B	B	P	B	B
21	Epalahame Lauaki	B		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	B		B		B	x	B	x	-	B	x	B	B
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		-
23	Alex Mellor	x	B	SR	x	B	B	x	x	B	B	B	B	x	B	x	SR	SR	SR	SR	B	SR		SR	-	C	SR	C	C	C	C	C	C
24	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	x
25	Ben Kavanagh	P											B							B	P	P		P	-	P	B	P	P	P	P	P	P
26	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	x
27	Johnny Walker	B	x	x	B	x	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
28	Kurt Haggerty	SR	SR		SR	SR	SR	SR	SR		SR	SO			B	B	B	SR	SO	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	-	SR	SR		SR	SR	SR
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	-	x	x	W	W	W	W	W	W
30	Joe Lumb	x	x	B	x	x	B	x	x	H	x	H	x	B	x	x	B	B	B						-				B	x	x	x	x
31	James Mendeika																							x	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
32	Jonny Campbell							W	W									W	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
33	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	x
34	Richie Mathers	FB	FB	x	FB	FB	FB	FB	x	x	x	x	x	x	SO	SO									-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
35	Rhys Lovegrove	x	B	B	P	P																			-
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	B
38	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	x
39	Kieren Moss	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	FB	x	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	-	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB
40	Lewis Charnock	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	SH	SH	SH	SH		SO	SO	SO	-	SO	SO	x	x	x	x	SO	SO
41	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	x
42	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	x
43	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	x
44	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	x
45	Josk 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	x
46	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

= Captain

= Injured

= Suspended

Championship Shield Final

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 RLFC 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
	Loss

Date	Competition	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV	Report
2 October 2016	Championship Shield	Sheffield	H	Odsal Stadium	W	27-16	O'Brien (2), Purtell, Welham (2)	Charnock 3/5, Chisholm 1 DG	3,518	-	Report

**2016 Championship Shield Final**
Bradford Bulls	positions	Sheffield Eagles
39. Kieren Moss	Fullback	1. Quentin Laulu-Togagae
5. Danny Williams	Winger	19. Garry Lo
23. Alex Mellor	Centre	3. Menzie Yere
4. Kris Welham	Centre	4. George Tyson
3. Adrian Purtell	Winger	2. Rob Worrincy
40. Lewis Charnock	Stand Off	6. Cory Aston
7. Dane Chisholm	Scrum Half/Halfback	24. Rhys Jacks
10. Adam Sidlow	Prop	15. Scott Wheeldon
9. Adam O'Brien	Hooker	9. Keale Carlile
25. Ben Kavanagh	Prop	16. Adam Neal
13. Danny Addy	2nd Row	12. Duane Straughier
28. Kurt Haggerty	2nd Row	13. Matt James
14. Jay Pitts	Loose Forward/Lock	18. Elliot Minchella

11. Tom Olbison	Interchange	8. Steve Thorpe
12. Dale Ferguson	Interchange	14. Matty Fozard
20. Mitch Clark	Interchange	17. Mark Mexico
37. Ross Oakes	Interchange	-. Thibault Margalet

Rohan Smith	Coach	Mark Aston

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	TV	Report
18/3/16	Cup	4th	Dewsbury	A	Rams Stadium	L	30-31	Caro, Lumb, Addy, Blythe (2), Olbison	Addy 3/6	2,021	-	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	Oscar Thomas	SH
2	Omari Caro	W
3	Adrian Purtell
4	Kris Welham	C
5	Danny Williams
6	Lee Gaskell	SO
8	Paul Clough	P
9	Adam O'Brien	x
10	Adam Sidlow
11	Tom Olbison	SR
12	Dale Ferguson	SR
13	Danny Addy	H
14	Jay Pitts	L
15	Matty Blythe	C
16	Dan Fleming	x
17	Jean-Philippe Baile	x
19	Steve Crossley	B
20	Mitch Clark	B
21	Epalahame Lauaki	x
22	James Clare	FB
23	Alex Mellor	B
24	Lucas Walshaw	x
25	Ben Kavanagh
26	Vila Halafihi	x
27	Johnny Walker	x
28	Kurt Haggerty	x
29	Ethan Ryan	x
30	Joe Lumb	B
31	James Mendeika
32	Jonny Campbell
33	Etu Uaisele	W
34	Richie Mathers	x
35	Rhys Lovegrove	P

2016 squad statistics

For more details on this topic, see 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	Points
1	Oscar Thomas	Fullback	22	London Broncos	12	4	8	1	33
2	Omari Caro	Wing	25	Hull KR	19	20	3	0	86
3	Adrian Purtell	Centre	31	Penrith Panthers	9	4	0	0	16
4	Kris Welham	Centre	29	Hull Kingston Rovers	30	29	0	0	116
5	Danny Williams	Wing	29	Salford Red Devils	15	10	0	0	40
6	Lee Gaskell	Stand Off	25	St Helens RLFC	12	8	0	0	32
7	Dane Chisholm	Stand Off	26	Canterbury Bulldogs	11	9	6	1	49
8	Paul Clough	Prop	28	St Helens RLFC	13	0	0	0	0
9	Adam O'Brien	Hooker	22	Bradford Bulls Academy	31	9	0	0	36
10	Adam Sidlow	Prop	28	Salford Red Devils	26	5	1	0	22
11	Tom Olbison	Second Row	24	Bradford Bulls Academy	29	6	0	0	24
12	Dale Ferguson	Second Row	27	Huddersfield Giants	22	4	0	0	16
13	Danny Addy	Loose Forward	25	Bradford Bulls Academy	31	7	82	1	193
14	Jay Pitts	Second Row	26	Hull FC	32	14	0	0	56
15	Matty Blythe	Centre	27	Warrington Wolves	16	5	0	0	20
16	Dan Fleming	Prop	23	Castleford Tigers	5	0	0	0	0
17	Jean-Philippe Baile	Centre	28	Catalan Dragons	1	0	0	0	0
19	Steve Crossley	Prop	25	Castleford Tigers	19	1	1	0	6
20	Mitch Clark	Prop	N/A	Doncaster RLFC	24	5	0	0	20
21	Epalahame Lauaki	Prop	32	Wigan Warriors	9	1	0	0	4
22	James Clare	Wing	25	Castleford Tigers	23	18	0	0	72
23	Alex Mellor	Second Row	21	Bradford Bulls Academy	26	9	0	0	36
24	Lucas Walshaw	Second Row	23	Wakefield Wildcats	3	0	0	0	0
25	Ben Kavanagh	Prop	28	Widnes Vikings	15	1	0	0	4
26	Vila Halafihi	Hooker	22	Penrith Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
27	Johnny Walker	Prop	25	Leigh Centurions	3	0	0	0	0
28	Kurt Haggerty	Second Row	27	Leigh Centurions	25	5	2	1	25
29	Ethan Ryan	Centre	20	Bradford Bulls Academy	14	16	0	0	64
30	Joe Lumb	Hooker	20	Bradford Bulls Academy	10	1	0	0	4
31	James Mendeika	Centre	24	Featherstone Rovers	0	0	0	0	0
32	Johnny Campbell	Fullback	24	Batley Bulldogs	3	1	0	0	4
33	Etu Uaisele	Wing	31	Featherstone Rovers	2	1	0	0	4
34	Richie Mathers	Fullback	32	Retirement	8	0	0	0	0
35	Rhys Lovegrove	Prop	33	London Broncos	5	0	0	0	0
37	Ross Oakes	Centre	20	Bradford Bulls Academy	6	4	0	0	16
38	Jacob Trueman	Scrum Half	17	Bradford Bulls Academy	1	0	0	0	0
39	Kieren Moss	Fullback	22	Parramatta Eels	16	13	0	0	52
40	Lewis Charnock	Scrum Half	21	St Helens RLFC (Loan)	12	3	26	0	64
41	Joe Philbin	Second Row	21	Warrington Wolves (Loan)	5	2	0	0	8
42	Stuart Howarth	Hooker	26	Wakefield Wildcats (Loan)	9	0	0	0	0
43	Joe Keyes	Stand Off	26	London Broncos	4	1	22	0	48
44	James Bentley	Loose Forward	18	Bradford Bulls Academy	1	0	0	0	0
45	Josh Rickett	Wing	18	Bradford Bulls Academy	1	0	0	0	0
46	Liam Kirk	Prop	18	Bradford Bulls Academy	3	0	0	0	0

= Captain = Injured = Suspended

2016 transfers in/out

Name	Position	Signed from	Date
Oscar Thomas	Scrum Half	London Broncos	August 2015
Mitch Clark	Prop	Doncaster RLFC	November 2015
Johnny Campbell	Fullback	Batley Bulldogs	November 2015
Jonathan Walker	Prop	Leigh Centurions	November 2015
Kurt Haggerty	Prop	Leigh Centurions	November 2015
Ben Kavanagh	Prop	Widnes Vikings	December 2015
Richie Mathers	Fullback	Retirement	January 2016
Kieren Moss	Fullback	Parramatta Eels	June 2016
Lewis Charnock	Scrum Half	St Helens RLFC (Loan)	June 2016
Joe Philbin	Second Row	Warrington Wolves (Loan)	June 2016
Stuart Howarth	Hooker	Wakefield Wildcats (Loan)	June 2016
Joe Keyes	Scrum Half	London Broncos	July 2016
Dane Chisholm	Scrum Half	Canterbury Bulldogs	July 2016

Out

Name	Position	Club Signed	Date
Sam Bates	Prop	Dewsbury Rams	June 2015
Nathan Conroy	Hooker	Dewsbury Rams	July 2015
Adam Brook	Scrum Half	Keighley Cougars	July 2015
Dave Petersen	Loose Forward	Sheffield Eagles	July 2015
Karl Davies	Prop	Retirement	July 2015
Chev Walker	Loose Forward	Retirement	September 2015
Adam Henry	Centre	Released	September 2015
Ryan Shaw	Fullback	Hull Kingston Rovers	September 2015
Samir Tahraoui	Prop	Rochdale Hornets	October 2015
Harry Siejka	Scrum Half	Released	November 2015
Chris Ulugia	Centre	Batley Bulldogs	November 2015
Jake Mullaney	Fullback	Released	December 2015
Matt Ryan	Second Row	Released	December 2015
Dane Neilsen	Centre	South Sydney Rabbitohs	January 2016

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