JOHN Kear says Halifax and marshal Murrell have given the Bulls a lot to think about.
The Bradford-side lost out 21-14 in this local derby which was played in Blackpool for the Summer Bash.
Kear said lessons would be learnt from the match and was impressed with key-man Scott Murrell.
The Halifax stand-off scored a pivotal drop-goal late one to take his side out-of-reach and had a strong influence all game.
Kear said: "Halifax played their game-plan very well.
"I thought Scott Murrell marshalled the game – I don’t think he’s been on the floor tonight.
"He caused problems with ball in hand – whether it’s his passing game and his kicking game was exceptionally good.
"That’s a salutary lesson for us and one we’ll need to be better at in two weeks’ time."
Kear felt his side were drawn into a "certain kind of game" and admits they would have to learn from their mistakes imminently.
He said: "We started very well – I was pretty pleased with the first-half.
"But, the second-half we just got sucked into a set-for-set and a stop-start game and Halifax were better than us at it.
"Congratulations to them and they’ve come away with the victory."
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