MATT Diskin was delighted to hand the team over to new boss Rohan Smith on a winning note as Bradford destroyed Swinton 54-8.

Smith was introduced to the crowd before kick-off and watched from the stands as the Bulls ran in ten tries.

The 35-year-old Aussie will take formal charge today and interim boss Diskin said: “I thought we were really sharp because as a coach it’s really rewarding to carry out what you have planned.

“I thought we did that exceptionally well. We had a great start, we kicked on and I thought we were very professional with how we went about our business in the second half.

“Did Rohan’s presence give the players great motivation to perform? Potentially because it will put people on their toes.

“Rohan has been quite good, he has stayed away, and then came into the changing room afterwards.

“That was the first time he had spoken to the guys and he has allowed us to deliver what we needed to this week.

“From my point of view, it was my final game in charge and really rewarding to see the lads buy into a plan and kick on with that.

“I thought they were very disciplined and professional with how they went about things and they need to kick on with that for the rest of the season.

“I actually thought we had another 20 or 30 points in us if we had been a bit more clinical with the ball and our half-backs had played with their eyes up rather than looking behind.

“We need to keep building on that because it was only two weeks ago that we weren’t so good, so let’s not get any delusions of grandeur.

“It was a good, solid performance that we can build on and hand over to Rohan on a positive note.”

Diskin’s joy was tinged with realism as the Bulls look to cement their place in the all-important Qualifiers.

He added: “We all know when we got to those middle eights that there is a massive difference in the tempo and speed of Super League to what we’re at.

“The problem we’ve got as Championship clubs going into the middle eights is that we are under-budgeted and underprepared regarding the tempo of the game.

“The officiating and speed of the game at this level is so much slower and so much messier, so you become conditioned to that throughout the whole season. To make the step up is always going to be tough.”

Under-19s boss Diskin handed a debut to 17-year-old Jacob Trueman off the bench and said: “Jacob’s a very talented young kid who needs to improve on his consistency.

“Is he ready for the first-team? No he’s not, but that performance, making a solid debut, will allow him to kick on in his career.

“Swinton did their best to bring the game down and one or two of their players came on to make it a dogfight.

“It worked for a bit, but we regrouped, kept our composure and we did exceptionally well.”