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1999 Super League Grand Final
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1999 |
| title | Super League Grand Final |
| alt | 1999 Super League logo |
| home | Bradford Bulls |
| away | St. Helens |
| home_abbr | BRA |
| away_abbr | ST H |
| home_half1 | 6 |
| home_half2 | 0 |
| home_total | 6 |
| away_half1 | 2 |
| away_half2 | 6 |
| away_total | 8 |
| date | 9 October 1999 |
| stadium | Old Trafford |
| location | ENG Manchester |
| MoM_title | Harry Sunderland Trophy |
| MoM | NZL Henry Paul ( Bradford) |
| anthem_title | Jerusalem |
| referee | Stuart Cummings |
| attendance | 50,717 |
| network | Sky Sports |
| commentators | Eddie Hemmings |
| commentators2 | Mike Stephenson |
| tournaments | Super League Grand Final |
| last | [1998](1998-super-league-grand-final) |
| next | [2000](2000-super-league-grand-final) |
The 1999 Super League Grand Final was the Second official Grand Final conclusive and championship-deciding game of the Super League IV season. The match was played between St. Helens and Bradford Bulls on Saturday 9 October 1999, at Old Trafford.
Background
Super League IV retained the top five play off after the success of the previous years Grand Final. The league was expanded to 14 teams with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Gateshead Thunder both made their debuts in Super League although Gateshead Thunder and Sheffield Eagles both left the league after merging with Hull FC and Huddersfield Giants respectively. Bradford Bulls finished as League Leaders for the first time since they finished top in Super League II as Champions.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[Image:Bullscolours.svg | 16x16px]] Bradford Bulls | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 897 | 445 | +452 |
| 2 | [[Image:Saintscolours.svg | 16x16px]] St. Helens | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1034 | 561 | +473 |
Route to the Final
Bradford Bulls
By finishing first in the regular season, Bradford automatically qualified for the play-off semi-final. They were drawn at home to St Helens and in a one-sided game, they brushed St Helens aside 40–4 to qualify for the Grand Final.
St Helens
The play-off system in use only gave the league leaders a bye to the semi-finals. St Helens had finished second so had to play a qualifying play-off first. Drawn at home to Leeds Rhinos St Helens won 38–14 to go through to the semi-final. This was an away fixture to Bradford where they were beaten 40–4. However this loss did not end their season. The losers of the qualifying semi-final got another chance by playing the winners of the other semi-final in a final eliminator. Therefore Saints' third play-off game was a home tie against Castleford Tigers where they won through 36–6.
| Round | Opposition | Score | Qualifying Play-off | Qualifying Semi-Final | Final Eliminator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Rhinos (H) | 38-14 | ||||
| Bradford Bulls (A) | 40-4 | ||||
| Castleford Tigers (H) | 36-6 | ||||
| **Key:** (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. |
Match details
bg = #eeeeee | date = 9 October 1999 | team1 = Bradford Bulls [[Image:Bullscolours.svg|16px]] | score = 6 - 8| report = Report| team2 = [[Image:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] St. Helens | points1 = Tries: Henry Paul Goals: Henry Paul | points2 = Tries: Kevin Iro Goals: Sean Long (2)| stadium = Old Trafford, Manchester | attendance = 50,717 | referee= Stuart Cummings (Widnes)}}
| **Bradford Bulls** | Position | **St Helens** | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Stuart Spruce | **Fullback** | ENG Paul Atcheson | ||||||||||||
| TON Tevita Vaikona | **Winger** | ENG Chris Smith | ||||||||||||
| ENGScott Naylor | **Centre** | NZL Kevin Iro | ||||||||||||
| IRE Michael Withers | **Centre** | ENG Paul Newlove | ||||||||||||
| ENG Leon Pryce | **Winger** | ENG Anthony Sullivan | ||||||||||||
| NZL Robbie Paul | **Stand Off** | ENG Paul Sculthorpe | ||||||||||||
| NZL Henry Paul | **Scrum half** | ENG Tommy Martyn | ||||||||||||
| ENG Paul Anderson | **Prop** | NZL Apollo Perelini | ||||||||||||
| ENG James Lowes | **Hooker** | ENG Keiron Cunningham | ||||||||||||
| ENG Stuart Fielden | **Prop** | AUS Julian O'Neill | ||||||||||||
| AUS David Boyle | **2nd Row** | SAM Fereti Tuilagi | ||||||||||||
| ENG Bernard Dwyer | **2nd Row** | ENG Sonny Nickle | ||||||||||||
| ENG Steve McNamara | **Loose forward** | ENG Chris Joynt | ||||||||||||
| ENG Paul Deacon | **Interchange** | ENG Paul Wellens | ||||||||||||
| ENG Nathan McAvoy | **Interchange** | ENG Sean Long | ||||||||||||
| ENG Mike Forshaw | **Interchange** | NZL Sean Hoppe | ||||||||||||
| ENG Brian McDermott | **Interchange** | SAM Vila Matautia | ||||||||||||
| AUS Matthew Elliott | **Coach** | ENG Ellery Hanley |
References
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