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Hull FC v Bradford Bulls - Live blog
Updated 7:17pm Sunday 10th February 2013 in Bulls
By Ross Heppenstall, Bradford Bulls Reporter
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7:01pm
All in all, a bit of a reality check for the Bulls. Not helped by Michael Platt's early loss but plenty of spirit showed in the second half with the two tries.
6:58pm
On the Platt injury, Cummins said: “Platt suffered concussion and it was a bit worrying at the time because he was on the floor in the corner and couldn’t return.
“But we should have been better and I’m not going to use that as an excuse.
“Hull did really well early on and I thought we forced our way back up the field and had a lot of possession.
“To be fair to Hull, they scrambled really well but our decision-making wasn’t great today.”
6:56pm
Francis Cummins paid tribute to his side's character but admitted a handful of players were below par...
5:15pm
Post match... Francis Cummins reveals Michael Platt suffered concussion...
4:47pm
Hull FC 28, Bradford 12
Second-half tries from Matty Blythe and Brett Kearney were scant consolation for the Bulls after they were beaten at Hull FC in this afternoon’s rearranged fixture.
Former Bradford winger Jason Crookes plunged over the line in the right corner to open the scoring in the third minute and Michael Platt then succumbed to injury soon after.
Platt picked up a knock as he and Jamie Foster tackled Crookes into touch and it soon got worse for the Bulls as Shannon McDonnell touched down a kick from Crookes in the 24th minute.
That sent the Black and Whites in at the break with a 12-0 advantage which was soon added to early in the second half when England winger Tom Briscoe pounced in the left corner.
Daniel Holdsworth added a fourth try from McDonnell’s pass before Blythe struck in the right corner for the Bulls, leaving the scores at 22-6 after Foster converted.
Yet Hull grabbed their fifth try soon after when Jay Pitts crashed over before Kearney struck late on to give the travelling Bradford fans more reason to cheer.
4:46pm
FINAL SCORE: Hull FC 28, Bulls 12
4:45pm
78 - Brett Kearney grabs a late consolation for the Bulls... Foster converts to make it 28-12
4:43pm
Keith Lulia sends Elliot Kear clear but a brilliant saving tackle from Briscoe holds him up...
4:38pm
That leaves the scores at Hull FC 28, Bradford 6... about 14 mins remaining...
4:29pm
64 - Hull FC score again... this time through Jay Pitts.. definitely game over now...
4:28pm
Great conversion from Foster, so it's now Hull FC 22 Bradford 6... too little too late or game on??
4:25pm
Blythe, who had a try disallowed moments earlier after a forward pass, touches down after a fine pass from Elliott Whitehead...
4:24pm
60 - BULLS TRY - Matty Blythe in the right corner!!
4:20pm
Come on Franny, sort it for 2nd half! #BradfordBulls
— @amyyates92 10 February 2013
4:20pm
Holdsworth looks certain to convert this.... he does. It's now Hull FC 22 Bradford 0...
4:19pm
54 - Fourth Hull try as McDonnell sends Holdsworth over...
4:16pm
Briscoe goes close again for Hull in the left corner... still 16-0...
4:11pm
Holdsworth fails to convert but a 16-0 lead looks insurmountable for Hull now...
4:08pm
45 - Hull FC claim their third try through Tom Briscoe, who touches down in the left corner...
4:07pm
The Bulls asking all the questions early in the second half... still 12-0 to Hull FC...
4:03pm
The second half is underway at the KC Stadium....
3:47pm
40 mins - Tom Briscoe orchestrates a fine counter-attacking move for Hull FC, but Bradford hold firm. The first half ends 12-0....
3:45pm
39 - Sidlow held up just short of Hull FC's line... still 12-0
3:43pm
Three minutes to half-time... still 12-0... the Bulls have steadied themselves since conceding those two tries but Hull are proving a tough nut to crack...
3:39pm
32 mins - Heath L'Estrange on for Matt Diskin... still 12-0...
3:37pm
32 - Adam Sidlow goes close but knocks on just short of the line... still 12-0.
3:35pm
30 - Great work by Keith Lulia inside the left channel but Hull hold firm and still lead 12-0...
3:30pm
Holdsworth converts to make it 12-0 to Hull FC...
3:29pm
23 - TRY for Hull FC as Jason Crookes' kick is touched down by Shannon McDonnell....
3:27pm
21 - Elliott Whitehead's pass goes awry after he had broken the Hull FC line...
3:26pm
Hull FC forced to drop out... good pressure from the Bulls...
3:23pm
Bulls now have Hull FC pinned back towards their own line.... but can they make it pay?
3:19pm
15 - Sammut grubber kick is too strong and comes to nothing... still 6-0 to Hull FC...
3:16pm
13 - Platt is coming off with a knock, Danny Addy is coming on....
3:16pm
11 - Joe Westerman almost send Jason Crookes over but a combination of Platt and Foster keep him at bay in the right corner... Platt took a knock in the process and now receiving treatment...
3:14pm
10 ...Another Holdsworth grubber which Foster cleared... another goal-line drop-out for Bradford it is then....
3:13pm
Hull FC well on top, Bulls struggling for air right now...
3:12pm
08... Holdsworth kick forces Bulls to drop out...
3:11pm
06 - Jason Crookes has just gone close again after knocking on from Ben Crooks' inside pass...
3:08pm
And Daniel Holdsworth converts to put Hull 6-0 up... bad start for the Bulls...
3:08pm
It had to be Jason Crookes didn't it? The former Bulls man goes over in the right corner... 4-0 kick to come...
3:06pm
We are off as the Bulls fans sing "Where were you on Friday night?"...
3:01pm
Excellent following of Bulls fans as usual... good few hundred behind the posts at one end of the KC Stadium...
2:57pm
Kick-off just seconds away now at the KC Stadium...
2:39pm
Bulls fans getting in now http://t.co/MCzbqcKh
— @vipinjoshi97 10 February 2013
2:38pm
Bulls squad now warming up... #rugbyleague http://t.co/NFq1QljF
— @rosshtanda 10 February 2013
2:38pm
Danny tickle in sports bar :-) http://t.co/EIb3W4Dv
— @ladybull13 10 February 2013
2:33pm
Pre-match music at the KC Stadium - Hull City or Hull FC - always spot on. Now playing Black and White Town by The Doves. Class tune...
2:33pm
Around 25 minutes to go to kick-off. Stadium sparsely populated thus far. Expect most fans are keeping warm under the stands.
2:31pm
Today's teamsheet #rugbyleague http://t.co/vy84AoRC
— @rosshtanda 10 February 2013
2:27pm
@bullschairman & @GSutcliffeMP answering your tweets. #BradfordBulls http://t.co/wpJh5Oec
— @Rwhitcut 10 February 2013
2:25pm
Hull interchange: Heremaia, Pitts, Whiting, Johnson
2:24pm
Hull FC: McDonnell, Crookes, Crooks, Yeaman, Briscoe, Holdsworth, Horne, O'Meley, Houghton, Lynch, Galea, Westerman, Green.
2:19pm
First few Bulls fans getting in position. #rugbyleague http://t.co/yW4cft5H
— @rosshtanda 10 February 2013
1:48pm
Bulls team: Foster, Kear, Lulia, Blythe, Platt, Sammut, Kearney, Scruton, Diskin, Manuokafoa, Olbison, Whitehead, Walker
1:37pm
Run out of work to get to game on time getting changed on M62 #flasher #COYB
— @charl_sutty 10 February 2013
1:33pm
Game day....again!
— @scrutsy 10 February 2013
1:31pm
Bulls look certain to be unchanged from last week... just awaiting official confirmation...
1:17pm
Tickets from Friday's game will still be valid at the KC Stadium this afternoon. #BradfordBulls fans can also pay at the turnstiles. #COYB
— @OfficialBullsRL 10 February 2013
1:12pm
Good afternoon from the KC Stadium. Conditions rather blustery and drizzly ahead of today's rearranged match. Stay tuned for team news...
Comments(22)
Thee Voice of Reason
says...
4:55pm Sun 10 Feb 13
Thee Voice of Reason
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4:55pm Sun 10 Feb 13
nosher
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5:06pm Sun 10 Feb 13
wembley bound
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5:07pm Sun 10 Feb 13
wembley bound
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5:42pm Sun 10 Feb 13
That's the special name Sheff calls him by all accounts.
Wonder why ?
Tricky Dicky
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6:03pm Sun 10 Feb 13
THEMANOFSTEEL
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6:15pm Sun 10 Feb 13
RuggerTyke
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6:44pm Sun 10 Feb 13
Parz
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7:30pm Sun 10 Feb 13
wembley bound
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8:51pm Sun 10 Feb 13
You were going to finish top last week
Wipsi
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9:32pm Sun 10 Feb 13
wembley bound wrote:Come on, now,nursery in the morning try and get some sleep,daddy might build you a snowman tomorrow, may as well to you speak to you in the manner you're used to,you can wear your pink bonnet for the walk to nusery if you're a good boy,nite nite ,now, dream welt !
How things change eh ? You were going to finish top last week
wembley bound
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9:41pm Sun 10 Feb 13
mdn
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9:45pm Sun 10 Feb 13
wembley bound wrote:A Troll is a person who visits websites to attack other posters. S/he has no position, not political,
Its amazing just how thick some thugby fans are, What must have passed for education. I bet your parents are proud of you.
not social; in short s/he has no ‘point’.
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Wipsi
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9:48pm Sun 10 Feb 13
bully4us
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11:15pm Sun 10 Feb 13
wembley bound
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11:27pm Sun 10 Feb 13
Now I am bright but will have to look that one up.
fraternise
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12:11am Mon 11 Feb 13
Thee Voice of Reason wrote:Who let the dogs out????
After the Bulls became World Champions by beating Wakefield at home last week it seems a more realistic outcome for the season might have to be looked at by some.
Probably nothing else to write about?
But let's wish them all the very best for the Final! (Bradford City that is, not the soothsayers who have this uncanny knack of predicting things (in their own mind anyway)
Bone_idle18
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10:38am Mon 11 Feb 13
Maybe you should worry about your own sport and not waste time criticising a team who are in the early stages of a new era!
By the way, so as not to drop to soccer fan(?) level, I'm really hoping city win and Wembley and turn season around and get into play-offs. Like most normal people, I'm happy for any Bradford club to succeed.
wembley bound
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11:21am Mon 11 Feb 13
Wembley wembley we're the famous Bradford city and we're off to wembley.
Bone_idle18
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12:26pm Mon 11 Feb 13
wembley bound wrote:Get off our sports comments pal!
Get off our bandwagon pal .
Wembley wembley we're the famous Bradford city and we're off to wembley.
BTW, was the cup run your first taste of watching Bradford City, has you dad been taking you to your first games, I think you're a bit young myself, but hey, you're not my kid.
spanglishbull.uk
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4:02pm Mon 11 Feb 13
City 2-1,Hull by 20,
Wrong on both counts eh.
wembley bound says...
4:52pm Sun 10 Feb 13
Who will be first to say we would have won friday ?