1 win in 5 games. Whitehaven struggling on and off the field.

Lawrence, Doro, Taufua and Myers look set to return. Big response needed from the Bulls.

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I want us to put a cricket score on them. Might sound arrogant, but our lack of killer instinct is why we let teams back into games. Others manage it. Whitehaven are sturuggling to even put a side out, we're at home and need to reset the season.

We look to have some experienced players coming back for the crunch part of the season, so if we can place ourselves in a good position in the play-offs, we can have another strong year.

No surprise to see Gill out, he looked crocked in the Barrow game and think we've been playing him injured.

With a few more back from injury we ought to show a lot more improvement. Will be interesting to see if the players have the discipline to stick to the gameplan rather than go off the boil when they think the job is done.

I really hope we do see some improvements this weekend (tighten up our defense and keep our foot on the gas in attack..... With no infuriating collapses!) We have been pretty disappointing against teams further down the table and a big score tomorrow is long overdue. Looking at the league table, (aside form Wakey) it's very close and our points difference could be the difference between a home and away fixture come the end of the season..... As usual anything could happen.

Whitehaven have set up a GoFundMe page for anybody that would like to donate and support during this difficult time

I am also led to believe that the Bulls will be doing a collection during today's game as well.

Peopshi featured for the reserves yesterday so he's out for today. Whitehaven have only named a 19 man squad with quite a few loan players.

I'd go with:
Holmes
Lehmann
Myers
Okunbor
Taufau
Sammut
Lilley
Bayliss
Souter
Doro
Fulton
Davies
Lawrence
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Appo
Pele
Ott
Mason

I prefer Okunbor on the wing.

Whitehaven unable to raise a 17 for today. They start with 3 substitutes.

Is our game at home to dewsbury on a Friday if so why sorry don't know how to start a new thread

Men against boys from start to finish.

After a few weeks of below par performances against Widnes and Barrow it was good to see the Bulls get back to winning ways in emphatic fashion. We secured a comprehensive win against a Whitehaven side that’s been having a tough time both on and off the field. Our forward pack was nothing short of dominant and set the perfect platform for our backs to shine. Pele, Appo and Doro were devastating against a tired Whitehaven defence. Their hard work up front created all the space we needed to run our plays and put points on the board. I'm adamant that we play so much better when Lawrence is on the field as well. His return is very much welcome!

Sammut looked good and created some good opportunities and took his try well. Taufua and Okunbor were like a pair of extra forwards and helped gain us some decent yards coming away from our own line. Towards the end I felt we overplayed slightly in an attempt to chase the 60 point margin but overall we played well as a team. I was also very happy that we managed to keep them scoreless, a first for us this season! If my stats are right, that is the first time we've nilled a team at home in 5 seasons (Bulls 62 -Widnes 0, June 2019).

MOTM: Doro

Let’s keep this momentum going against Featherstone!

There will be tougher tests to come, starting next week but pleasing to see the team nil Whitehaven.

Main blot on the performance was a another yellow for Pele. My reaction seeing it live was he was committed and the tackle was legal so will hopefully not pick up a ban. Shame because he was a real handful for Haven and had hos best game. Thought both wingers got through a ton of work and really got us on the front foot.

Hope Haven are successful with their fund raising, it felt a bit bitter sweet at times today knowing what the club are going through.

Thought we played some good stuff yesterday and it could've been a lot more than 58pts. The returning players all made a difference. Appo was a deserved man of the match but I thought that Ott and Taufua were also particularly impressive. Bayliss had a great first spell and Makin too. Whitehaven simply couldn't hold us down the middle. At 34-0 at half time they looked well beaten. 2nd half they really stood up and made more of a game of it. We had a 15min spell where we gave away a succession of penalties and couldn't get the ball but the defence was up to the job. Other than their fullback Whitehaven didn't offer much in attack.

Job done. Felt for Whitehaven, but we were professional and did the job. Very pleased to have kept them to nil. Sammut is having an effect, his cut out ball allowed Lilley to have space to tjenput Lehman through the gap who then unselfishly gave it to Taufua to score.

Massive step up next week. Fev have improved and looked defensively sound at the minute. We certainly won't just walk through the middle like we did today.

I thought Bayliss had a very good game, by far his best yet.

Hope Doro is fit. He looked very eager to make up for lost time and possibly over did it a bit. That run from 30m out where he nearly scored was incredible. He adds so much energy. Gonna be a huge miss for next year.