I’m predicting a typical pre season game. A decent-ish start with a few dropped balls followed by an increased lack of cohesion as both sides make a raft of substitutions.

There’ll be a couple of players on each side that show up well and a couple that look a bit short of fitness. At least one kid/unknown will have a couple of good moments.

Not really bothered about the result so long as nobody gets injured and it helps blow the cobwebs away.

Regarding the rules, I don't agree with the reduced interchanges.

But we don't know if the New Interchange Rules apply in Pre Season Games

Yes I know that had been said.
I was just commenting for when they do come in.

white not in the squad, adam brook in halves with ?

I think the squad for Sunday looks good. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwFSyOFXcAI2PBm.jpg:large

I think the squad for Sunday looks good. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwFSyOFXcAI2PBm.jpg:large

DIsappointing neither White or the ex Leeds lad are at halves.

Chapman-Smith is injured. No idea about White and surprised Brook is included as it looked like he was off out loan.

If you cant get to the match I have just copies this from the Bulls page. It a link for match commentary. mixlr.com/bradford-bulls-live/

If you cant get to the match I have just copies this from the Bulls page. It a link for match commentary. mixlr.com/bradford-bulls-live/

Spot on mate.our halves were awful and we got what we deserved.

Typical pre-season friendly really. Fans lose it because we lost a game, fans and players lose it because other fans have stated an opinion, Grix calls the performance "ordinary" and everyone seems to fail to pick up on it.

I thought Bradford looked ahead of us at this stage of the season but that was to be expected with them been mainly full time and it been their second game. Fitness wise I thought they had a few players blowing which may be a worry with the reduction in subs but again its still pre-season. They looked way better than us in attack.

For us we defended well at times and showed enough to say that our pack is going to be up there with the best once we get a couple more players back in. Fitness wise I thought we looked decent for where we are in pre-season. Attack was non existent, I think JWH will make a better centre than a half anyway and Brook's level is probably mid table League 1. Going in to a game without recognised half backs is always going to be a problem and there is no way to change our attacking structure in the off season if both are injured which is a worry as we can probably expect another low scoring season.

whites registration had not come through hence not playing. the difference was lilly and keyes in the halfs

Aye. When I saw your squad I thought it might happen. I thought we might have struggled in the middle with no Crossley or Peltier but luckily we didn’t. Us having Keyes and Lilley as recognised halves also helped us get around the pitch and gave us a few attacking options.

You lacked ideas without a halfback as you already know. But Murrel and Johnston will make a huge difference. Will be a different game next time around.

Best side won on the day.
Plenty effort from Fax with 2 or 3 having decent games but Bulls looked that bit further down the road as a unit and it showed with hardly any errors especially in the first half and a completion rate over 90%.
Still plenty more to come from both clubs.
Year in year out over last few seasons the Champ comp gets better and better to watch, certainly the case this time round as the season unfolds.

We often lacked ideas on attack when Muzza and Jonno were playing but as you say not quite as bad as yesterday.

Having said that yesterdays 6 and 7 have never played there together so can't be too critical up against decent opposition and RM can only find out what the answer is in the halves by trying combinations and asking the questions.

First blow out for the rest of the lads and they will be better for it.

How did our new lads go on?