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Hull FC vs Bradford (A) 14 - 42 L |
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17/08/08
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Grattan Stadium
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Ian Smith
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Bradford Bulls
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14 - 42
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Paul Deacon inspired Bradford Bulls to a victory that is likely to secure their place in the engage Super League play-offs.
Deacon marked his return from a hamstring injury that has kept him
sidelined for nearly a month with a controlled display that included
seven goals, one try and clever kicks that led to scores for James
Evans and Matt Cook.
Wayne Godwin, Terry Newton, Joe Vagana and Ben Jeffries also crossed as
Bradford cruised home against the Challenge Cup finalists.
The Bulls raced into a 12-0 lead before the visitors had managed to touch the ball and they never looked back.
Craig Hall's kick-off flew out on the full and Evans pounced on
Deacon's grubber kick after only 78 seconds as the Bulls made a
brilliant start.
It got even better for Steve McNamara's side two minutes later as
Jeffries sliced through Hull FC's defence and fed Newton on his inside
shoulder. The Bradford hooker managed to fend off Matt Sing on his way
to the line.
The visitors gradually worked their way back into contention after Motu
Tony marked his 100th Hull appearance with an opportunistic dart from
dummy-half.
Both sides were reduced to 12 men when Semi Tadulala and Jamie Thackray
were sin-binned following a fiery altercation and Hull took advantage
of the extra space when Willie Manu and Hall set Sing clear on the
right flank.
However, that was as good as it got for Richard Agar's side and they were simply blown away after the interval.
Godwin went over from close range within two minutes of the restart and
Cook followed when Paul Sykes collected Deacon's clever chip kick.
Kirk Yeaman's second-half effort counted for little when Deacon stepped
through Hull's defence midway through the second half before Vagana and
Jeffries wrapped up a convincing win in the closing minutes.
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| Berrigan, Briscoe, Broughton, Burnett, Cusack, Dowes, Hall, Houghton,
G. Horne, Lee, Manu, Radford, Sing, Tony, Thackeray, Washbrook,
Wheeldon, Yeaman. |
Cook, Langley, Halley, Vagana, Sykes, Lynch, Harris, Newton, Evans,
Deacon, Solomona, Crookes, Godwin, Kopczak, Jeffries, Tadulala,
Finnigan, Johnson, Nero. |
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