Brilliant!

Maybe a little match rusty but firms up the tackling in the .
Allows Whitehead and Walker to join Bateman in the back row.

Fantastic news, so pleased for him.

Fantastic news, very pleased for the lad, Im sure he'll get a great reception on Sunday. Its like a new signing.

May not play the full 80 but bring him off the bench at some ponit big lad will take some stopping

I would guess that ALL league fans are delighted to see him back. Hope he has a blinder if he plays at the weekend.

Brilliant news

Good luck to Purtell on his comeback and here's hoping he can continue his career uninterupted!

Hell of an ask for Purts after only a couple of full contact training hit outs. Fingers crossed that he's ok (sure he will be). Be like a new signing, and seriously needed with our squad being on the skinny side.

Good luck on your comeback

obviously not a run of the mill injury that a RL player could pick up

hope he has a good run and stays fit

He didn't look half back today. Was probably kept on the field a little longer than some might have liked, but as we seemed to be dropping like flies towards the end of the game, we needed as many bodies out there as we could get.

When you consider that keal Carlile started today for hull kr I think the game missed an opportunity there. Two players at the top of the sport after serious heart health issues. That should have been in the national press

and it would have been if they were Rugby Union players....

Still, it was very heartwarming (no pun intended) to witness the welcome Purtell received - from both sets of fans. I can't have been the only one with tears in my eyes! Great to see that the RL community comes together to support their own, and club loyalties do not get in the way of more important things.

There were way more photographers at the match then I have ever seen before. So I would not be surprised to see some coverage in the nationals tomorrow.

Most were there purely because there was only one other game on today, but yes there will be quite a bit of decent coverage

The cheers he got as he waited to take the field put a massive smile on his face

Images not showing for me?

They are now, for some reason in the past the Mods deemed it necessary to ban my domain, not the Bulls mods i might add.

Thanks for those, great to see him back in a Bulls shirt - even if it did take him a good 20 mins to get his hands on the ball!

nearly scored also, seemed like he was keeping out of the way but who can blame him

Great to hear that he's back!

If Blythe, Purtell & Lulia fit for next week
What's the selection?

I'd drop/rest Kear tbh. His defence is very suspect, and Purtell is taller than most wingers, which we could use to our advantage.

Can agree, he was at fault for their try flew out of the line with no chance of getting the ball. He is quick though

If Platt is fit would you play him at full back and move Kearney to stand off?

I think Kear has played well, particularly against Hudds and in the 1st half at Widnes. Works really hard making the yards from dummy half and is quick off the floor to speed up the PTB. One of the big improves from last year so far in my eyes.