JIMMY Lowes believes the Bulls have learnt some painful lessons from their defeat at Wakefield as they bid to bounce back against Salford.

The Wildcats stormed into a 30-0 lead with less than half an hour played and eventually claimed a resounding 48-18 win last weekend.

Head coach Lowes said: “We had a decent chat in the changing room afterwards and then had some harsh words on Sunday.

“I think the game gave the players a nudge as to how making errors will cost us against such quality opposition.

“They didn’t need a wake-up call and we didn’t need to lose to get a wake-up call.

“I don’t think that was the problem, but it was just about understanding some of the stuff we have got away with all year in the Championship.

“Without being disrespectful, we are playing slightly better opposition who are a little bit more ruthless with quality players.

“We gave Wakefield too much possession and didn’t touch the ball for the first twenty minutes.

“There are a lot of positives to take and we’ve cracked on again this week in preparation for Salford.”

The Red Devils have endured a turbulent campaign but have won their opening two matches in the middle eights and thumped Leigh 46-18 last week.

Lowes is wary of the threat posed by half-backs Michael Dobson and the mercurial Rangi Chase, who he worked with in the England set-up.

“They’ve got some good players and they started the season off pretty well,” said Lowes.

“For whatever reason, the off-field activities has affected what has happened on the field.

“They’re a really good attacking side and they have got Dobson, who is similar to Tim Smith, and Rangi Chase who is a freakish player.

“We’ve spoken about him and prepared as best we can, but if you focus too much on him they have got players in other positions who will damage you as well.

“The players just need to know that the first twenty minutes against Wakefield was not acceptable.

“We can’t afford to do that again, certainly not against Salford.”

Lowes also paid tribute to former team-mate Adrian Morley, who is set to retire at the end of the season aged 38.

“I’ve known Moz since he was a junior at Leeds 20 years ago and he’s had a fantastic career,” said Lowes.

“He was a big hitter in the NRL and stood out there as well. He’s still doing a sterling job now and is a great bloke and a fantastic rugby player.”