2005 Super League Grand Final
| 2005 Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 15 October 2005 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location |  Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Leon Pryce ( Bradford Bulls) | ||||||||||||
| Headliners | Madness | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Ashley Klein | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 65,728 | ||||||||||||
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The 2005 Super League Grand Final was the 8th official Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding match of the
Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between Bradford Bulls, who finished 3rd in the league after the 28 weekly rounds, and Leeds Rhinos
, who finished second after the weekly rounds.
Route to final
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| 2 |  Leeds Rhinos
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28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1150 | 505 | +645 | 44 |
| 3 | Bradford Bulls
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28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1038 | 684 | +354 | 37 |
Route to the Final
Leeds Rhinos
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Qualifying Semi-Final |  St Helens (H)
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16-19 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Bradford Bulls
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Elimination Play-off |  London Broncos (H)
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44-22 |
| Elimination Semi-Final |  Hull F.C. (H)
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71-0 |
| Elimination Final | St Helens (A)
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23-18 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Match details
15 October 2005
18:00 UTC+1 |
| Leeds Rhinos
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6 - 15 | Bradford Bulls
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| Tries: Danny McGuire Goals: Kevin Sinfield |
Report |
Tries: Leon Pryce Lesley Vainikolo Goals: Paul Deacon (3) Drop Goals: Iestyn Harris |
(Australia)
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| Leeds Rhinos | Position | Bradford Bulls | ||
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| 1 | Richard Mathers
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Fullback | 1 |  Michael Withers
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| 2 | Mark Calderwood
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Winger | Leon Pryce
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| 3 | Chev Walker
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Centre |  Ben Harris
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| Chris McKenna
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Centre |  Shontayne Hape
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| 5 |  Marcus Bai
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Winger | 5 |  Lesley Vainikolo
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| 6 | Danny McGuire
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Stand Off | 6 |  Iestyn Harris
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| 7 | Rob Burrow
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Scrum half | 7 | Paul Deacon
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| 16 | Ryan Bailey
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Prop | 10 | Jamie Peacock (c)
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| Andrew Dunemann
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Hooker |  Ian Henderson
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| Danny Ward
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Prop | Stuart Fielden
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| 12 | Gareth Ellis
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2nd Row | Paul Johnson
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| Willie Poching
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2nd Row | Brad Meyers
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| 13 | Kevin Sinfield (c)
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Loose forward | Lee Radford
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| 9 | Matt Diskin
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Interchange | Robbie Paul
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| 13 | Ali Lauitiiti
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Interchange | Jamie Langley
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| 11 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan
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Interchange | Adrian Morley
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| Barrie McDermott
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Interchange | Joe Vagana
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Tony Smith
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Coach | Brian Noble
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