Bradford Bulls 40–24 Warrington Wolves — Elimination Semi-Final, 2006 Super League Finals Series
30 Sep 2006 · Grattan Stadium, Bradford · Attendance: 12,302
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Elimination Semi-Final, 2006 Super League finals series: Bradford Bulls 40–24 Warrington Wolves, at Grattan Stadium, Bradford on 30 Sep 2006.
Sourcing caveat: Individual try minutes were not confirmed across sources and are omitted rather than guessed at. Both lineups fetched cleanly with real squad numbers; Bradford's starting thirteen cross-matched exactly, unchanged, with this club's Elimination Playoff appearance a week earlier (bar one bench swap, Paul Johnson (12) for Matt Cook (20)), and Warrington's starting thirteen likewise cross-matched exactly, unchanged, with its Elimination Playoff win over Leeds (bar one bench swap, Chris Riley (24) for Brent Grose (1)). Coaches (Steve McNamara and Paul Cullen) reused from already-established sourcing for consistency.
Scorers
| Bradford Bulls | Tries: Withers (3); Deacon (2); Vainikolo Goals: Deacon (8/8 conversions) |
| Warrington Wolves | Tries: Briers; Fa'afili; Kohe-Love; Reardon Goals: Briers (4/5 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Bradford Bulls | Warrington Wolves | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Withers | Fullback | Stuart Reardon | 5 |
| 2 | Marcus Bai | Wing | Henry Fa'afili | 2 |
| 3 | Ben Harris | Centre | Martin Gleeson | 3 |
| 4 | Shontayne Hape | Centre | Toa Kohe-Love | 4 |
| 5 | Lesley Vainikolo | Wing | Richie Barnett | 18 |
| 6 | Iestyn Harris | Five-Eighth | Lee Briers | 6 |
| 7 | Paul Deacon | Halfback | Chris Bridge | 25 |
| 8 | Joe Vagana | Prop | Paul Wood | 16 |
| 13 | Terry Newton | Hooker | Mark Gleeson | 14 |
| 14 | Andy Lynch | Prop | Paul Rauhihi | 20 |
| 11 | Chris McKenna | Second Row | Logan Swann | 11 |
| 10 | Brad Meyers | Second Row | Mike Wainwright | 12 |
| 19 | Brett Ferres | Lock | Ben Westwood | 15 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 17 | Karl Pryce | Brent Grose | 1 | |
| 9 | Ian Henderson | Michael Sullivan | 7 | |
| 20 | Matt Cook | Rob Parker | 19 | |
| 30 | Sam Burgess | Steve Pickersgill | 22 | |
| Steve McNamara | Coach | Paul Cullen | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Richard Silverwood |
Match report
Bradford Bulls beat Warrington Wolves 40-24 at the Grattan Stadium on 30 September 2006 in a high-scoring Super League Elimination Semi-Final, leading 20-10 at half-time. Michael Withers' hat-trick and a near-perfect kicking display from Paul Deacon (8/8) carried Bradford through, setting up a trip to Hull's KC Stadium for the Elimination Final.