My take on today.

Set off very well indeed tbh. Upon loosing Gale though, understandably lost some attacking organisation, and the absence of a kicking game meant poor field position (those 2 touch finding attempts killed us!)

Our defence up till this point, especially in the middle, had looked good IMO. Both of Wigans first 2 tries being scored right in the corners.

Then Hargreaves and Koppy were rested (2 of our better defenders IMO). Burgess knocked on the second tackle, gifting Wigan a set of six with excellent field position leading to a try.

HT 22-10 (?) But still in the game.

Potter half time talk must have consisted of a hot chocolate, foot rub and a jackanory story.

Wigan came out on fire, Bradford came out asleep. Butchered us up the middle, winning the collisions. Then with quick play the ball hit edge plays....but with no push from the forwards inside the slide defence...didn't slide...chaos.

Still think Platt is very poor defensively.

Wigan piled on the points. 48-10 was it?

Saw alot of fans leavsing with 25 mins to go!!

Hargreaves and Koppy back on. Steadied the ship......or Wigan stopped trying.

FT 54- 16

Most of the players seemed angry, embarassed, de motivated, upset with the result.

Potters attitude seemed...Don't worry lads you tried your best, put in the effort and never expected you to win.

We need a new coach. Someone with a backbone and bit of fire in the belly!!!

Today wasn't good enough. The players know it. The fans know it.

Basic errors like not finding touch on penalties and taking a man out whilst he's in the air should not need that much coaching. It's just the players making 'Schoolboy' mistakes.

Sammut failing to find touch was one of the reasons we conceded in the 1st half. Next set, they went on to score. If we are to get anything out of a game against Wigan, these mistakes should not happen.

I'm not going to be as harsh on Tom B for dropping the ball so close to the line, this also led to a try but i think he knows this is an area that needs improvement.

The thing i would like to see more in our play is forcing repeat sets. The 'Great' bulls side used to do this every game, tiring the opposition and breaking them down by forcing them to defend repeatedly.

For the record, those that seem to be concerned that some fans seem content at losing by such a heavy scoreline, this is simply not the case. For my own thoughts, i'm not concerned as it's only game 3. We have a new back line, and at times we had 2 inexperienced props on the field, with a centre in the second row. I do expect to do better in future games and if we lose, i hope it's by not as much. But the team we fielded on Sunday was still missing players that i expect to make a huge difference (Elima, Manese, A fit Lulia, Purtell)

How many players were under Potter last season? 12? I would guess that is about the average for teams, especially outside the top 4.