Me too VL, one privilege of living in Canada, we often get to watch the videos first!

Thanks Fred, and condolences also.

My 2 minute match report will be on RugbyAM radio between 7-8 tonight. Might be a bit husky!

Well I just finished watching the game and I spent more time in the second half on my feet than on the couch. I am absolutely exhausted after that game, I can only imagine how the fans at the game felt at the end.
Bottom line, we got the start to the season that we all dreamed about, and we were far from perfect. Talk about a team with balls. Our boys never know when to lie down.
Second half we were so much faster and stronger than Bradford. They will get better but they will not get faster. Looking ahead, if we play smart rugby I don't think they have the size to beat us in the pack, or the speed to beat us in the backs.
We are in for a hell of a season. Our lads should be very proud of themselves tonight. They did everything to win that game and they also did everything to make sure that our fans base continues to grow.

Here is a totally unbiased report of our game yesterday www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-7108456

Here is a totally unbiased report of our game yesterday www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-7108456

Sounds like Im going to have to contribute to leigh coffers again to watch what sounds like a cracking game.

No mention of a member of the Bulls back room staff shouting YOUR A LOAD OF F%^&*$G C*&^%$S around the tunnel area and chasing after Derek down the corridor when he laughed at him though is there?

have a look at the 'late tackle' by the scrum half on Sam Barlow and then refer to 'gutter tactics' a deliberate high forearm smash to the head, pictures dont lie.

Don't forget, we lured them into those gutter tactics. McNally, clearly lured Williams into flooring him, and how the scrum half wasn't sent off I'll never know.

Red card any day of the week,he really has a massive chip on his shoulder and was in the refs ear all game,can't remember anyone getting two yellows in a game before.Lowes is renowned for being a gobby git and not the most popular of people in the game, but tension was high and I'm not surprised "words" were said, Derek is no shrinking violet lets be honest.

No mention of James Lowes telling me to Eff Off when I held out my hand to wish him all the best for the rest of the season. That was after clapping their team off. There were witnesses to this also.

From where I was sat it looked to me like Liam Kaye took a good stiff arm when he dropped the ball near the start of the game. Not seen by anyone.

Lowes & Harrison hey..What a couple..LOL

Jimmy Lowes is a man under pressure. He is deflecting the heat onto Cobb but Bradford fans and officials are not stupid.

They will be alarmed at how Lowes had his men in the dressing room at 20.6 up only for them to then tire and lose the second half 30.4 , looking a very exhausted side indeed.

Lowes was also lucky to finish with a full complement of players still on the pitch, as i thought Danny Williams should have seen a straight red for that punch on McNally.

Cobb could not have been better placed but Lowes is not criticising that decision is he and you really could.

So far I have watched the first half and my initial thoughts are that Bradford looked very quick and exposed Leigh down the flanks while Leigh were very niggly with a few cheap shots and a few late shots. When Leigh were playing rugby they look very, very good. The fight was a disgrace ending up in the crowd and Im sure the RFL will have a word with the clubs over that. It was hard to say who was worse though because Bradford started trying to mix it and showed they have a dirty side as well. Their scrum half should have walked for the tackle on Barlow which was worse than Mannings for mine. Will he get a few games for a late elbow to the head? Lets wait and see.

Overall a decent first half but more for the spice rather than the skill levels which seemed a bit off but its obviously very early season and I have the second half to watch yet.

One thing I always used to laugh at in regards to Leigh fans obvious problems with Harrison(and it sounds like with good reason), but they have a guy who is as bad, if not worse running the gaff. Like i mentioned on the Bradford forum I will never forget about 3 years back his behavior when leigh beat us at theirs. He was a disgrace especially for an official from the club.

Edit: I probably should mention the ref as I saw him get a ton of stick from both sets of fans but I dont honestly think he has done that bad a job so far as it was always going to be a difficult game to ref with two teams who so far seem intent on fighting each other.