Great Bradford Games : Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:31 pm  

Who remembers the big 1997 Sky Super League kick off on a cold Friday night at Odsal v Warrington

Round One
Friday 14th March 1997
Kick Off 19:30
Bradford 58 Warrington 20

Bradford Bulls: Spruce, Scales, Peacock, Bradley, Loughlin, Paul, Tomlinson, McDermott, Lowes, Nickle, Donougher, Dwyer, McNamara
Subs: Jowitt, Reihana, Cook, Medley

Tries: Paul 3, Scales, Spruce 2, McDermott, McNamara, Lowes, Pecock
Goals: McNamara 9/10

Warrington Wolves: Vagana, Mafi, Kohe-Love, Roper, Foster, Shelford, Swann, Finau, Dermott, hambers, Holden, Tatupu, Davies
Subs: Rudd, Currier, Stevens, Mann

Tries: Vagana, Rudd, Tatupu, Currier
Goals: Roper 2/4

Referee: David Campbell (Widnes)
Penalty Count: 8-4
Attendance: 15,017

: Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:33 pm  

Only 12 penalties

: Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:37 pm  

Always enjoy this, but seeing as we had one recently thought I might as well drag it up and merge it to avoid duplication.

Here's two I don't think have been mentioned - Paul Newlove's returns to Post Office Road with us. Second one saw Andy Currier sent off for clocking him and Neil Roebuck attempt to shove him over the hoardings after he'd gone fifty yards to score. First one was potentially even fierier, even though he was ineligible because he had refused to go to the World 9s and was only on to carry the sand for Deryck Fox's goal kicks.

Re: Great Bradford Games : Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:55 pm  

Mick Gledhill wrote:

Who remembers the big 1997 Sky Super League kick off on a cold Friday night at Odsal v Warrington

Round One
Friday 14th March 1997
Kick Off 19:30
Bradford 58 Warrington 20

Bradford Bulls: Spruce, Scales, Peacock, Bradley, Loughlin, Paul, Tomlinson, McDermott, Lowes, Nickle, Donougher, Dwyer, McNamara
Subs: Jowitt, Reihana, Cook, Medley

Tries: Paul 3, Scales, Spruce 2, McDermott, McNamara, Lowes, Pecock
Goals: McNamara 9/10

Warrington Wolves: Vagana, Mafi, Kohe-Love, Roper, Foster, Shelford, Swann, Finau, Dermott, hambers, Holden, Tatupu, Davies
Subs: Rudd, Currier, Stevens, Mann

Tries: Vagana, Rudd, Tatupu, Currier
Goals: Roper 2/4

Referee: David Campbell (Widnes)
Penalty Count: 8-4
Attendance: 15,017

Was it on a Friday night!!?? Don't remember that!

: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:01 pm  

Yes a Friday night mate. Got the game on now.

: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:04 pm  

How good was Robbie in said game.

His second try was a beaut.

: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:14 pm  

Remember Wire were understrength in that game. One of their most exciting young players claimed to be injured, only to be seen out playing football in an Oldham park the next day.

: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:06 pm  

beating wigan in 94, the rearanged match, over 14,000 there
sheffield 97 winning the super league, was on the pitch and im on the sky coverage when robbie paul was lifted up on shoulders, remember the scoreboard at don valley saying bradford bulls superleague champions and i remember having a beaming smile on my face,
murryfield 2000, winning the challenge cup, we had nowhere to sleep in edinburgh so me and my mate went on a mission to pull birds after the game and bingo a couple of nice girls put us up and made us breakfast and drove us back to our car!!
wcc 2002 newcastle knights, world champions!!

: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:47 pm  

Ignoring the highs we've experienced since SL, ultimate moments that will always stay with me are the 2 games that cost us the league title prior to SL (93-94 if my memory is correct).

Losing to Leigh at home when Dave Watson tried to commit murder, and the draw against Hull when Deryk Fox missed what seemed like 100 kicks at goal.

We lost the league on points difference to Wigan and those two games brought Wigan back into it.

It was my first season of attending all the games home and away and was gutted. It has helped me to appreciate all the success we have had over the last 10-12 years.

A bit of a twist on the thread but hey.....

: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:50 pm  

Bradford Badger wrote:

Losing to Leigh at home when Dave Watson tried to commit murder, and the draw against Hull when Deryk Fox missed what seemed like 100 kicks at goal.

Does anyone know how many kicks he did miss that day?