ETHAN Ryan insists the Bulls have to prove themselves all over again after their two-game winning streak came to an abrupt end.

After victories over Swinton and Toulouse had reignited Bradford's season, Sunday's 42-12 defeat at London Broncos brought Ryan and co crashing back down to earth.

Seven tries from the Londoners ensured it was – in interim head coach Leigh Beattie's words – a reality check for the Bulls and their fans.

Young left winger Ryan was similarly honest in his assessment of the display – and admits it came out of the blue.

"For the past couple of weeks, we've been improving every day and building towards something special," he told the T&A.

"So to go to London and then serve up a performance like that, myself included, was beyond disappointing really.

"You can't keep coughing up the ball to a team like that, they're going to score, and it was just crazy from us.

"We'd racked up our first two wins of the season and confidence was sky-high, so it's a real shame."

Reflecting on what went wrong at Ealing Trailfinders' ground against Andrew Henderson's promotion-chasers, Ryan added: "Everyone in the changing room afterwards was completely gutted about the loss and how we lost. It wasn't good enough.

"We prepped really well for the game – we knew what they were going to do and were desperate to keep our momentum going into the three home games coming up.

"But on the day we gifted them too many penalties and too many errors. They were always going to make the most of that because they're a good side.

"We got the video last week and knew exactly how they were going to come at us. They've got some really smart players and smart moves and we knew it was going to be very hot to handle.

"We were ready for that but us gifting them the ball obviously didn't help at all."

Three home matches – against Batley, Featherstone in the Challenge Cup and Dewsbury – give the Bulls an ideal opportunity to get their campaign up and running again.

Ryan is determined to prove that Sunday was a blip and nothing more.

He said: "We've got to forget that now, it's gone, and we can only put that down to a bad day at the office and move on.

"We'll be back in this week for a video review, some hard training and making sure we're ready for Batley and everything they can throw at us.

"Batley are a tough team. I've got a few mates there and I know what they're about.

"They're going to bring it as much as anyone else and try to hit us when we're down – but we've got a point to prove again now and we are desperate to get back on track.

"In the first couple of games of the season, we were a bit rusty and still getting everything together after what happened off the field. But we decided then that we wouldn't make excuses.

"We've been through what we've been through, we've got a team, we've got experienced players and a real fighting spirit.

"Since then we've been working so hard to get things going – and that showed against Swinton and Toulouse. Now we need to show that all over again."