Slightly stronger as we actually have that Mikolaj Oledzki who is a prop as well as Johnny Walker. Looked a lot lighter in the team I posted before! Plus that Josh Jordan-Roberts has played for Leeds' first team so should be a slight improvement than playing one of our academy lads there. Need to see how Hallas plays before seeing if he is better than Halafihi.

Game day..bloody freezing,the only time I will drink bovril. Haven't seen a coupon for championship games anyone know which bookies price them? Always like a first/last try flutter

Sky Bet have a full coupon. Quinlan, Heffernan &Shaw are shortest price for 1st scorer at 17/2. Might do my usual and back the hooker, Lunty is 9/1.

Thankyou. Going for Minns and Blair

I predict Hull KR 44 Bradford (are they still Bulls ?) 14

Right margin. Amazing how bookies priced handicap so close.that last intercept try will have cost people a fair wedge I reckon

I thought the Bulls and their supporters were good value today. Great support, approx 1000 for a game they really expected a thrashing. I expect they will be rightly encouraged by what they saw.

As for us, we have some work to put in of we seriously want to challenge, defence was shocking at times. There was also some slick handling which is encouraging but overall I'd say 6/10 for today.

Agree with all of that chief.

I hope Minns' thigh twang isn't too bad, he's going to absolutely rip it up in this league.

Not too sure about this new idea of applauding the opposition onto the park, obviously today it was about congratulating T' Steam Pig's for not being dead, don't let it happen again.

Fornthe first time in a long time I was genuinely excited before the game, good to see we still get to Barry in this division.

Agree stan,cracking turnout from both clubs,but several old failings during the game,stupid penalties on the 4th or 5th tackle and goal line defence looking shaky.On the plus side we appear to have a fullback who can catch in quinlan and heffernan,moss looked very quick,a decent showing from the half backs and an outstanding performance from mitch clark in the forwards.
For me a 7/10, the 2 interceptions gave the scoreline look a bit flattering for the bulls,but a decent start.imo.

For a first real game we went pretty well and bradford were better than I expected. Lilley is some player.pryce just a nuisance.think Sheens has got it all wrong in preseason apparently you can hardly play any 1st teamers then just rock up and win

Pryce put in one of the most hilarious performances I've ever seen.
Anyone who came within five metres of him got an absolute massive rollicking, he even a go at Barry at one point, then after they had conceded he went and stood on his own. I seriously thought that he was either going to have a stroke or end up sectioned.

we saw that the time spent on the practice pitch as paid of with some very good support play in attack.
I noticed Scruton getting very vocal at times trying to organise defensive sets
We are not the finished article by a long way, but onward and upward. 22 games to go before the main event !!!