 James Evans's try helped Bradford to a convincing victory |
Bradford: (16) 38
Tries: Burgess, Morrison, Solomona, Tupou, Evans 2, Halley
Goals: Burgess 5 Wakefield: (12) 24
Tries: Atkins, Henderson, Demetriou, Fox
Goals: Rooney 4 Bradford shrugged off the first-half dismissal of Joe Vagana to record a hard-fought win over Wakefield and tighten their grip on third place. The Bulls battled to a 16-12 lead at the break, but suffered a major blow with Vagana's 39th-minute dismissal for an elbow on Wakefield's Luke George. Wakefield closed to within two points with 15 minutes left after tries from Kevin Henderson and Jason Demetriou. But late scores from Bradford's James Evans and Sam Burgess sealed the win.
Bradford coach Steve McNamara on Vagana's sending off: "Joe's one of the nicest and fairest players in the competition. "His disciplinary record is exemplary. I don't think he's ever been sent off for foul play so hopefully the process will take due course and he'll avoid suspension. "It was probably one of the best wins I've ever had in terms of character." Wakefield boss John Kear: "At half-time the intensity went off the accelerator. We played for 10 minutes without the ball in the second half and we were our own worst enemies. "We contributed to our own downfall and we let our standards slip. "We've shown a great deal of desire in previous performances but we didn't show that."
Bradford: St Hilaire, Halley, B. Harris, Evans, Tupou, Morrison, Hawkyard, Vagana, Newton, Lynch, McKenna, Solomona, Burgess
Replacements: McAvoy, James, Henderson, Cook Wakefield: Blaymire, Fox, Demetriou, Atkins, White, Rooney, Jeffries, Watene, Obst, Catic, Ferres, Elima, Henderson
Replacements: Greseque, Moore, George, MacGillivray Referee: S Ganson (St Helens)
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