No comparison. We've now played 2 games with the unusual tactic of having 2 halfbacks at halfback. Won them both.
We dropped points against the likes of Batley & Fax when we played 2nd row men at halfback.

Massive game today. Third game in 7 days which will be a big ask for the squad. Rohan appears to have managed the rotation well this week and I'm expecting another strong performance as we build towards the Middle 8's. Hopefully our game management will be drastically improved when compared to the last time we met the Bulldogs.

I'm also hoping Dewsbury and Whitehaven will do us a favour and beat Halifax and Fev to make a bit of space underneath the top 4.

Rohan is a genius!

I know, right? He's a tactical maverick

If only Ferres and Jimmy had tried this masterplan

If only...... I would take some convincing that Bradford are much better than Batley on paper. Personally I reckon a lot more of the Batley team would get in the Bradford team than vice versa but hey ho.

Well, Batley's players are playing at the limit of their capabilities and are in fine form as reflected in their current standing in the table.

Bradford's players are not playing near the level they are capable of on a consistent basis, yet find ourselves just a point behind Batley in the table.

Lack of leadership and direction on the field, coupled with poor game and man management off it are why Bradford are currently slugging it out for 3rd place rather than contesting a top 2 spot.

Then maybe you are taking substances, as that's a bit far-out. None would. Of course, having better players in every position doesn't automatically make you a better team, any more than being a better player guarantees you will play better. Ask Ronaldo.

so fax's team must be written out on a sheet of Izal.

Williams in, Haggerty at stand off according to Bulls Twitter.

And Clough at lock!

Addy and Thomas late withdrawals according to T&A.

Plenty of size on bench though, hopefully Charnock and Moss can take advantage.

Back to 1 real playmaker then. Granted I'd take a scrum half with no stand off over a stand off with no scrum half any day. Hopefully moss can take on a role like mullaney as well as getting off the shoulder of luaki

Poor so far.

Batley are so frustrating to watch, laying on & hands in the tackle all day long.

We need to take a look at ourselves though as we have been nowhere near good enough again

It sounds like Cobb is doing his usual thing of making rules up as he goes along

Does Cobb know the ball can only be passed backwards

They've fsking bottled it

Might have to eat my own words now but I can't believe we are at the point where we celebrate like its a cup final for scoring against part timers at home

Easy - Easy - Easy.

Played poorly, but still won against a good Championship side. Will take that. Long way to go for this team though.

Charnock is looking like a great signing for us.

Allowed their forwards too many easy yards most of game. Only showed any urgency in tackle in last quarter. But will take the 2 scrappy points. Be as hard next week too

Sounds like Cobb did his best to keep us out of top 4. Greta signing for Leigh.

And I think today's performance and result backs up my point nicely. Batley were probably the better team everywhere but on the scoreboard.

That being said though, a number of last minute withdrawals are always going to mess up the best game plan.

Pleased with yourself much, Roofy?

Nah, to be fair to Cobb he had the perfect opportunity right at the death to truly screw us over and give a penalty to Batley. But he kept his integrity and gave the knock on, so fair play to him for that.

With so many players out and barely any creative players in the side, it was always going to be a struggle today. The conditions also meant that any advantage we may have had in the backs was all but nullified, and losing Clark in the first 15 meant we had to do it tough.
With a little help from secret agent Ulugia having a nightmare second half, and whichever Batley player it was who dropped that grubber in his own in goal area, we managed to steal a win there.

It was as ugly as they come but I don't care.

Also, special mention for Kieren Moss who I thought was excellent today. His positional play is first class and he was a fingernail away from making a clean break. It would have been interesting to see if he had the legs to go the length of the field. Looking forward to see him on a firm dry pitch.