MATCH SUMMARY Bradford 42 Tries: L Vainikolo 2, B Harris 2, B Ferres 2, B Meyers Goals: P Deacon 7 Huddersfield 16 Tries: C Nero, S Snitch Goals: C Thorman 4

Deacon converted all seven tries to set a new scoring record of 1,834, beating the previous best set by Keith Mumby.

Bradford led only 12-10 after 52 minutes but three tries in a nine-minute spell proved decisive.

Lesley Vainikolo, Ben Harris and Brett Ferres all went over twice, with Brad Meyers scoring the Bulls' other try.

There was no obvious sign of protest over the sale of Fielden for a record �450,000 fee to Wigan and the Bulls looked competent enough without their Great Britain prop.

The absence of hooker Terry Newton, who is also rumoured to be on his way to the JJB Stadium, might have raised an eyebrow but the club insisted he was too ill to play.

Vainikolo broke the deadlock after 19 minutes when Bradford worked the ball out to the right and though Huddersfield briefly threatened with a neat left-wing move, the Bulls were very much in command.

Paul Smith lost the ball inside his own half and though Nero pulled off a brilliant tackle to deny Vainikolo, the defence could not regroup in time to prevent centre Harris crossing.

Huddersfield, who have never beaten Bradford in Super League, gave themselves hope when Chris Nero scored at the end of the first half, with Chris Thorman adding the conversion.

Thorman closed the gap to just two points shortly after the break but Bradford hit back with three quickfire tries.

Second-rower Ferres touched down a high kick from Iestyn Harris and then Vainikolo grabbed his second try after Withers supplied the final pass.

That enabled Deacon to kick the record-breaking goal and he also converted a solo try from Meyers to stretch his side's lead to 30-10 going into the final quarter.

Substitute Steve Snitch grabbed a consolation try for Huddersfield, with Thorman kicking his fourth goal from as many attempts.

But Bradford had the final say when Harris forced his way over from close range and Ferres also grabbed his second following a defensive mix-up.

Bradford Bulls coach Steve McNamara:
"Paul Deacon's points-scoring record is a fantastic record to break.

"Keith Mumby was a fabulous player for this club and Deacs is right up there with him."

Huddersfield coach Jon Sharp:
"We performed well and had five minutes off. We came up against a fantastic team and, at 12-10, we were right in the mix.

"We are disappointed with the manner of the tries we conceded. They were soft tries. We could have dealt with them."

Bradford: Withers, Vainikolo, Hape, B. Harris, St Hilaire, I. Harris, Deacon, Meyers, Henderson, Lynch, McKenna, Ferres, Langley.
Replacements: Vagana, Gene, James, Pryce.

Huddersfield: Reilly, Aspinwall, Wild, Nero, Donlan, Thorman, Paul, Mason, Drew, Gannon, Crabtree, Smith, Jones.
Replacements: Snitch, Jackson, Gardner, McDonald.

Att: 10,655