BULLS looked like they might become only the second side to beat runaway leaders Toronto Wolfpack at Odsal yesterday.
They led 18-4 at half-time but the Championship giants fought back after the break to win 25-20 and seemingly all but end Bradford's play-off hopes.
Here is Simon Parker's guide to the match.
Man of the match
Matty Wildie was instrumental in so much of the Bulls’ good stuff – perhaps he was left off the field for too long in the second half.
Moment of the match
Jy Hitchcox produced an electric 80-metre break to put the Bulls on the scoreboard in sensational fashion.
Moan of the match
The Bulls were in such a strong position at half-time but did not see the ball for the first 10 minutes after the restart.
Tactics
James Green returned from a seven-game absence while Jordan Lilley made his 100th career appearance in the halves.
Game guide
Half-time: 18-4
Referee: Scott Mikalauskas (Leigh)
Bulls – Tries: 3 – Hitchcox, Webster, Crossley; Goals: 4 – Keyes 4/4.
Toronto – Tries: 5 – Leutele 2, Rawsthorne 2, Kay; Goals 2 – Wallace 1/3, Miloudi 2/3 (1DG).
Penalties: Bulls 9, Toronto 4
Goal-line drop-outs: Bulls 2, Toronto 0
Attendance: 3,121
Player ratings
BULLS: Pickersgill 6, Ryan 6, Oakes 7, Webster 7, Hitchcox 7, Keyes 7, Lilley 7, Kirk 7, Wildie 9, Crossley 9, Garside 7, Storton 7, Minchella 6. Interchange: Green 7, Evans 6, Flanagan 6, Wood 7.
TORONTO: Miloudi 9, Kay 7, Worthington 7, Leutele 8, Rawsthorne 8, Mellor 8, Wallace 7, Mullally 8, Ackers 9, Sims 9, Dixon 7, Thompson 7, Wilkin 8. Interchange: O’Brien 7, Beswick 7, Olbison 7, Springer 8.
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