Archive
Sat, 02 February 2002
Bradford Bulls 41
Newcastle Knights 26
Bradford Bulls: Michael Withers, Tevita Vaikona, Scott Naylor, Lee Gilmour, Lesley Vainikolo, Robbie Paul, Paul Deacon, Joe Vagana, James Lowes, Brian McDermott, Jamie Peacock, Daniel Gartner, Mike Forshaw
Subs: Leon Pryce, Brandon Costin, Paul Anderson, Stuart Fielden
Tries: Michael Withers (2), Lesley Vainikolo, Robbie Paul (2), Daniel Gartner
Goals: Paul Deacon (8)
Drop Goals: Paul Deacon
Newcastle Knights: Robbie O'Davis, Josh Smith, Matthew Gidley, Mark Hughes, Kurt Gidley, Sean Rudder, Andrew Johns, Matt Parsons, Danny Buderus, Josh Perry, Daniel Abraham, Steve Simpson, Bill Peden.
Subs: Clinton O'Brien, Clint Newton, John Morris, Matt Jobson.
Tries: Josh Smith, Andrew Johns, Matt Gidley, Danny Buderus.
Goals: Andrew Johns (3)
The Bulls powered their way to Grand Final glory back in October, and disposed of the Knights in a similar fashion to many of their Super League opponents with a dominant second half performance after a surprisingly open first stanza.
Leading 26-14 at the break and having seen captain Robbie Paul leave the field with a neck injury, the Bulls added 12 further points to seal the win in front of a crowd of 21,113.