JOHN Kear believes Rowan Milnes provided further evidence against Halifax that the club won't rue letting Dane Chisholm depart.

The youngster did well again alongside Jordan Lilley in the halves as Bulls pulled off another unlikely come-from-behind victory in the West Yorkshire derby.

Chisholm made an impressive debut later in the day for Featherstone, scoring a try from inside his own half and kicking seven goals in Rovers' 42-12 hammering of visitors York City Knights.

But Kear believes 19-year-old Milnes - who has played in all five games of Bulls' current winning streak - can provide a long-term option at half-back.

Following Good Friday's win the Bulls chief said: "You’ve only to see today.

"If anyone is saying, why has Dane Chisholm been allowed to leave the club? Just come to the game today and there’s the answer. It’s as easy as that."

When asked if he could see the young duo of Milnes and Lilley taking the club far, Kear said: "Yes I can. Rowan has got another year and Jordan’s a Leeds player at the minute but I think we need to speak to them at length about where their futures lie because I think their future should be in a red, amber and black shirt."

Both Milnes and Lilley are set to link up again in the halves when Bulls host Barrow tomorrow, with Kear making just three changes to his 19-man squad.

One of those sees David Foggin-Johnston drop out with either Ashley Gibson or Ethan Ryan likely to replace him on the wing.

Ryan impressed at full back against Halifax, producing some try-saving tackles as well as scoring at the other end.

Kear said: "You don’t realise how much running a full back has to do.

"They normally cover between six and eight km. When you are covering that amount of distance, and you’re getting belted as well and you are having to belt people as well and catch the ball under intense pressure, it takes it out of you.

"It was a big effort once again from Ethan again."

Kear's squad selection for tomorrow comes after consultation with his physios amid the most hectic period of the season.

Straight after the Halifax win, which was achieved in unseasonally hot conditions, he said: "We have a recovery strategy in place which involves ice baths – it will be the first time this season they’ll enjoy it - and they will take a certain amount of fluids in.

"The physio will look at injuries on Saturday morning and will let me know who he thinks it will be silly to play and who can back up."

The Easter double header is always one of trickiest for coaches to manage in terms of trying to minimise fatigue and prevent injuries.

But Bulls are looking it as part of a four-game period including the cup match with Featherstone and next week's home game with Rochdale across a fortnight period.

Kear said: "We only had a five-day turnaround to Halifax and the team selection for Featherstone was as it was with this in mind and it will be the same for Monday. We rotate the players.

"We have been also been very light with them in training after they had a reasonably heavy week before Featherstone.

"We were heavy-legged for 60 minutes against Featherstone but that’s down to me but it was in mind that would be the last heavy session before these four games."

Meanwhile, Bradford Bulls Women are back in action tomorrow as they visit St Helens (noon kick-off).

Bulls got off to a flier with a 38-16 win over Featherstone last time out.