Bradford 'driven' by not wanting to finish bottom

Bradford Bulls head coach Kurt Haggerty has said his injury-hit side can not feel sorry for themselves as they look to avoid finishing bottom of Super League.

The Bulls have lost nine of their past 10 matches and are 14th and last with four games to play.

Haggerty, who revealed vice-captain Ryan Sutton will miss the trip to Leigh with a thumb injury, said he has 19 players available.

"When you play teams like Wigan, Leigh, Toulouse if you are feeling sorry for yourself at any point they will stamp all over you," he told BBC Radio Leeds.

"We've got to prepare to win and be ready physically and mentally every week because if we don't we have shown what can happen.

He added: "We don't want the tag of finishing bottom so that will drive us for the rest of the season."

Haggerty also said he did not expect any additions before the Super League deadline for new signings on Friday.

Bradford were promoted to Super League for the 2026 season after a decade away when the league was expanded back to 14 teams.

Like Huddersfield and Hull FC they have six wins from 17 games but they are bottom on points difference.

After this week's trip to Leigh they go to Toulouse before rounding out the campaign with a home game against Castleford and an away game at York Knights.

To add to the loss of Sutton for Friday, Haggerty added full-back Luke Hooley is "50/50" after he hurt his knee in Saturday's defeat by Wigan Warriors, as is Joe Mellor, while Phoenix Steinwede is out after he failed a head injury assessment (HIA).