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A distinctly better second fortnight of the campaign for the Bradford Bulls - especially compared to the first - with two wins from two hit outs.
The first win was against a Castleford Tigers team who had impressed in their own opening couple of fixtures and initially looked to be a banana skin for the Bulls. However with a blitz of four tries in the opening half alone, the Tigers never looked to be properly in the game. It was also the first time the new halfback combination of Brett Kearney and Matt Orford really gelled, creating the majority of the try scoring opportunities for the Bulls. This alone bodes well for the rest of the season.
With the final score of 41-22, it was so pleasing to see free-flowing rugby from the home side at Odsal, something that seems to have been gone for far too long. The downside, of course, was shipping in 22 points, so it was clear the defence had to be tightened up, and this was certainly rectified the following week when Bradford nilled the Salford City Reds 7-0.
Whilst not being the highest scoring game in Super League, it was certainly one of the best defensive displays in the past year or so from the Bulls. Although Salford never really offered too much in the way of attack, the forwards got truly stuck to make absolutely sure. It was also particularly fitting that the games best piece of skill from Steve Menzies resulted in the game’s only try.
These past two fixtures will have done enough to build up the confidence of the team, but the opposition for the next fortnight in two of 2010’s most improved teams (Wigan and Warrington) will prove a much sterner test. The least we can hope for is that it doesn’t knock this momentum and moral too severely.
Posted on Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Chris Best
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