How did Thomas go at full back?



If he was the guy you had at fullback then I would say I thought he was an outstanding performer for you. Good positional play for kicks and linked into the line well, good footwork as well.

Thanks. He came on in the second half against Keighley and had a bit of a mare. Glad to hear he played well as I would have put Jonny Campbell in instead. Guess we can put last week down to him being a bit rusty with it being his first run out.

Thomas was excellent I thought. Seemed to have good positional sense and made progress progress and was dangerous almost every time he had the ball. Was probably second to Lilley in his performance. It will be important to extend Lilley's loan beyond the initial month.

Lilley's kicking game had to be one of the best I've seen from a Bradford player in probably a decade. Nearly every kick was inch perfect.

Thomas was good today. Got all his goals I think too. Hope he can keep it up.



Lilley obviously the stand out. A little concerned we'll come to revolve around him in these opening weeks and then he has to disappear in a puff of smoke. I think I'd rather we struggle on without than have that.

Well done Bradford fans a good following, noisy when the game started but respectful for the Colin Hutton tribute beforehand. We appreciated that, class on your part.



Very spirited performance too, midway through the second half I thought you were finally running out of steam but the intercept try gave you a second wind. It was never easy and with more signings to come and time for the coach to make a mark you can only improve.



Oscar Thomas? Been surprised by the criticism on here I first saw him against us for London a couple of years back and thought he was a good player then. He was excellent today at full back .



Reeling in those 12 points and getting out of the bottom 2 is going to be tough, I don't think you'll do it by round 23 but after the split and with the better teams out of the way I think on the evidence of today (and with the certain improvement to come) you can do it.



I hope so , good luck.

Haha was thinking same!!

Mate of mine plays at keighley and after last week likened him to John Bateman way he plays

Anyone know what's the matter with Campbell, injured or not selected?

Just to reiterate what others have said and say thanks for turning up in such numbers and for the impeccable respect shown by you guys during the tributes to Colin Hutton.



I think both teams will go away with plenty to work on but also take plenty of positives from the game. If Toovey can sort out the defensive line you have pace and points in you.



For you guys Lilley, Peltier were the stand outs for me (although Peltier wasn't so strong in the second half) and other than the shoddy kick off your Full back had a pretty good game.

Thought the result was a bonus really. I doubt that KR will concede more than 24 points very often this season, neither home nor away.

Never nice to concede over 50, but many expected quite few more, prematch, so even that was (almost ) a positive.

If we defend like we did in the first half we will... certainly a lot to work on for us in that area, think you scored on your first 2 attacks.



Overall I thought it was a good game, you put up a decent fight of it, certainly in the first 30 mins. Lilley was great throughout and if you can keep him then it would bode well for you but I think that'll be a tough ask. Pryce started off vocal and organising but disappeared a bit later on and Thomas looked dangerous.



The no try in the corner was a try, just watched it back an he grounded it before his foot found touch.



Great turnout by your lot as well, look forward to the return match

My concern over Pryce is that he’s going to be needed as a leader and to be putting in some 80min performances and in his whole career he’s tended to drift in and out of games. He’s never played in a struggling side either but now he’ll need to be able to inspire the young lads without going ballistic and then taking his bat home when things go against us.