2002 Super League Grand Final
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Date | 19 October 2002 | ||||||||||||
Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
Location | Manchester | ||||||||||||
Harry Sunderland Trophy | Paul Deacon, ( Bradford Bulls) | ||||||||||||
Referee | Russell Smith | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 61,138 | ||||||||||||
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The 2002 Super League Grand Final was the Fifth official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding game of
Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between St. Helens and Bradford Bulls
. Refereed by Russell Smith, the match was seen by a crowd of 61,138 and was won by St Helens 19 - 18.
Background
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | St Helens | 28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 927 | 522 | +405 | 46 |
2 | Bradford Bulls | 28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 910 | 519 | +319 | 46 |
Route to the Final
St Helens
St Helens, by finishing top of the table automatically qualified for the play-off semi-final where they were drawn at home to Bradford. A surprising loss saw Saints have to go the long route to the grand final by playing bitter rivals Wigan Warriors in the elimination semi-final; a match they won 24–8 to set up another game against Bradford.
Round | Opposition | Score |
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Semi Final | Bradford Bulls (H) | 26–28 |
Elimination Semi-Final | Wigan Warriors (H) | 24–8 |
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. |
Bradford Bulls
Bradford as the team finishing second in the season also qualified for the play-off semi-final where they had to travel to St Helens. A close fought game saw Bradford win 28–26 to go straight through to the grand final.
Match Details
19 October 2002
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Bradford Bulls | 18 - 19 | St Helens |
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Tries: (3) | Report |
Tries: Mike Bennett Sean Long Martin Gleeson Goals: Sean Long (3) Drop Goals: Sean Long |
Bradford Bulls | Position | St Helens | ||
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1 | Michael Withers | Fullback | 1 | Paul Wellens |
2 | Tevita Vaikona | Wing | 2 | Darren Albert |
3 | Scott Naylor | Centre | 3 | Martin Gleeson |
4 | Brandon Costin | Centre | 4 | Paul Newlove |
5 | Lesley Vainikolo | Wing | 5 | Anthony Stewart |
6 | Robbie Paul
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Stad Off | 6 | Paul Sculthorpe |
7 | Paul Deacon | Scrum half | 7 | Sean Long |
Joe Vagana | Prop | Darren Britt | ||
9 | James Lowes | Fullback | 9 | Keiron Cunningham |
10 | Stuart Fielden | Prop | Barry Ward | |
Daniel Gartner | Second Row | Mike Bennett | ||
11 | Jamie Peacock | Second Row | Tim Jonkers | |
Mike Forshaw | Loose forward | 13 | Chris Joynt | |
Leon Pryce | Interchange | Sean Hoppe | ||
Lee Gilmour | Mickey Higham | |||
Paul Anderson | John Stankevitch | |||
Brian McDermott | Peter Shiels | |||
Brian Noble | Coaches | Ian Millward |
References