Re: Dewsbury (H) : Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:50 pm  

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HamsterChops wrote:

For a few games I've been bemoaning Macani not backing himself. In the first half there was an opportunity and he didn't go for it again, I was raging. Then he did. And bloody hell did he. Twice. More please.

He had no right to score either but did. The first one he looked caught for all the money in the world but hit another gear and the couldn't love with it. His second no idea how he got to it but that was all about wanting it.

Big win that today. The fact it was a four pointer, the fact the result and score line must kill any confidence that Dewsbury had left. 6 points off safety we can win more than three matches more than Swinton and Dews I know we can. The fact we've beaten them both is massive we have to win matches like that. Two more four pointers coming up now.

Re: Dewsbury (H) : Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:42 am  

Stockwell & Smales wrote:

After following Northern/Bulls for over 50 years I saw something today at the match that I never thought I'd see: Armed Police!! I suppose it's a sign of the times unfortunately.

They'd obviously heard about Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza and his folded newspaper brigade

Re: Dewsbury (H) : Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:50 am  

Was that half time talk something real special or did the penny just drop?

We had some good players out (Bentley, Thomas, Peltier, Pryce etc) yet we somehow put in a second half that in my opinion was the best rugby we've played for god knows how many games.
If I was Toovey (oops I mean Beattie) I'd be thinking about leaving Pryce on the bench.
I accept Dewsbury wilted in the second half but our B-team were something special.
MOM was a toss up between a few but Campbell and Murray stood out

Re: Dewsbury (H) : Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:20 am  

Stockwell & Smales wrote:

After following Northern/Bulls for over 50 years I saw something today at the match that I never thought I'd see: Armed Police!! I suppose it's a sign of the times unfortunately.

Obviously taking Macbull's threats on chav corner seriously.

Re: Dewsbury (H) : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:12 am  

Just double checked after reading some posts and I can confirm that we only got two points for yesterday's match not four.

Re: Dewsbury (H) : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:25 am  

I'm sure the RFL will see to that soonly.

Re: Dewsbury (H) : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:29 am  

Lets not kid ourselves the first half was beyond poor, amateurish even!

In the last 30 mins we came to life and played well, if we did that against a good team we would have been dead and buried by that point.
It was a nice surprise though and I went away with a smile on my face.

We are very thin in the forwards and I think if we managed to get another couple of experienced lads on perm deals it would make all the difference.
Our back line is good imho, although Macani's defence leaves a lot to be desired, which again would be taken advantage of big time by the likes of KR or London.

Campbell was my MOM and needs to be in the starting line up week in week out again in my opinion.
I hope we can keep on improving week in week out and finish mid table, building for a big 2018 campaign, promotion is a very very distand dream but the £500k for a top four finish would be awesome for the club... This year we might even win the shield again!

Re: Dewsbury (H) : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:48 am  

I'd still put Pryce in. We badly needed him that first half. Second half we were much improved. Macani's try straight from the kick-off literally took every bit of confidence from Dewsbury who then resorted to putting cheap shots on us. Says a lot about the coaching last year that Campbell didn't get a look in while we persisted with Blythe on the wing. Last year we would have lost that game. Even with the lack of forwards and size, we look a much better team than last year which says everything.

The touch judges shouldn't be paid either for their efforts yesterday. I know they can be an easy scapegoat but they literally did nothing at all yesterday. Our firs two trieds were blatant forward passes IMO. I don't think one was called all game. Lilley nearly getting decapitated by Walshaw and none of them had a clue what happened. Awful challenge. And then Alex Browns grubby facial/gouge on Ethan Ryan right under the lines-mans nose and he just ignored it. Oh and the 3 should charges to the head on a held player that they all missed every single time.

Re: Dewsbury (H) : Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:00 am  

I literally can't spake.

Re: Dewsbury (H) : Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:29 am  

tigertot wrote:

I'm sure the RFL will see to that soonly.

Just heard that after a review the RFL have decided that Bradford Bulls will now only receive 1 point for a win and have two points deducted for a loss.