Who would have been your man of the match vs Wire? It's a hard one, everybody put in a good performance.

It was a close one from me, many deserved it but I went for Nero. Halley, Langley, Morro and Scruton were all close though.

I thought Rinaldi had an excellent game once again. I hope we're on course to retain him beyond the end of June!

Me too. I'd rather have him than Wagga anyday, and once Godwin's back we could drop Deacon to reserves -a kick up the ar$e- and put Rinaldi at 6 or 7.

Rinaldi may be a better option than Godwin, but we're contracted to pay Godwin. Rinaldi isnt that good that we'd pay both of them.

The radio commentary seemed to be praising Morrison more than any. Although Rinaldi also got a lot of good comment from them.

I'll null vote though since I couldn't make the game myself.

Halley was good again though. His kick-returns are absolutely brilliant atm.

I should be allowed 2 votes so halley and Morro could share it, but Halley's kick returns are just a treat to watch at the moment.

It was no co-incidence, though that our defence stood mostly firm with the formidable Morrison back, I swear he's not human

When Godwin's fit I'd try giving Rinaldi a run in the halves instead of Deacon.

Rinaldi can cover back row and prop at a pinch, can't he?

Morrison getting any votes ?

if you'd lost im sure most of you would think differently, he dropped the ball about 4 times in key positions.

Halley was man of the match easy, i said the same thing on our board.

Hope you don't mind me voting on here. I thought Jamie Langley had a great game. His tackling was awesome and he led by example.

Well done on a deserved win

Morrison dropped the ball once and was furious with himself for it. He ran about tackling everybody to make up for it.

Why is Deacon getting singled out then?

Apart from Deacon. He improved on last week but he was still poor.

So not everybody put in a good performance then?

Bradford have never fielded a side without a whipping boy for those so inclined in the crowd and I doubt they ever will.

I accept that. I just found that odd TBH.

So Deacon is the new Platt now?

No, he's the old Deacon. Just worse.

Who is the old Platt then, that's what I want to know?

I thought Koppy showed up really well yesterday

Kopczak is a case in point, which should be considered by those who keep bleating about sticking youngsters in, if they're good enough they're old enough etc etc blah blah.

There is a right way and a wrong way to blood each player. The Sam Burgesses of this world are a rare breed (and how lucky we are to have produced him) but due 100% to the way McNamara and Co have brought young Kopczak on, and despite the chunterings that he was a makeweight, never-be-any-good, etc., he was now even being compared by some to a young Fielden.

That may be hype, but you can't argue with the result. he's become a highly promising forward who can now mix it with the best of them. This is what I call youth development, and this shows how you need patience and faith to produce a top class player. It can rarely be done overnight, and bad handling could have ruined him as a prospect.

Also, he couldn't have made the level he's now at without plenty of game time, despite being once very green and half the man he is now. If many on here had had their way we'd have got rid of him as a no-mark halfway through his first season!

Quite.
And it was me who made the Fielden comparison, to which I stand by.

As you point out, the fruits of youth development work is starting to show, with Halley and Koppy being in the top 3 performers yesterday for me

Kopczak is coming along nicely, has done all season. He occasionally gets abuse on the terraces from the know-nowts who want him to be Shane Webcke straightaway but there's no denying his progress.

When you look at how Leeds brought through the likes of Burrow, Scruton, Diskin, McGuire, Sinfield, Hall, Jones Buchanan etc there were plenty of people on Substandard unwilling to show any patience when they were just coming through. Those players have all come along gradually and they're reaping the benefit.

The important phrase already used is "Young player Development"
This takes time and skill in planning for each individual. Bulls seem well equiped in this area.