GR-EIGHT NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS

Bradford Bulls ran in eight tries to seal a superb 42-12 win over Oldham RLFC at Boundary Park last night.

Brian Noble was forced into one change from last week’s win over Halifax, with Sam Hallas replacing Joe Keyes and Jordan Lilley moving into the half-back role. 

The game got off to the worst possible start when the kick off went out on the full and Oldham got on the board straight away through Danny Craven. 

The Bradford response was emphatic and immediate with back-to-back tries to establish the lead. 

The influential Lilley kicked high towards Okunbor, who palmed the ball back into Lilley’s hands to score. 

On the following set, the Bulls went 90 metres, shifting the ball from right to left for Guy Armitage to score in the corner. 

Josh Drinkwater narrowed the gap to two points via a penalty goal before the Bulls went back-to-back again, this time courtesy of a Waqa Blake double. 

The centre stepped past two Oldham defenders to score his first with ease, before dotting down a smart Lilley grubber for his second soon after. 

That was not all for Bradford in a dominant first half either, with Okunbor again palming back a kick, this time into Zac Fulton, who wrestled over. 

It was the perfect start to the second half for the Bulls too, with that man again Jordan Lilley darting through a gap to score. 

Blake grabbed his hat-trick soon after, with Okunbor proving dangerous again from high kicks. 

Oldham grabbed a late consolation through Aldridge, but Okunbor dived over late on to seal a superb night’s work. 

BRADFORD BULLS: Luke Hooley, Jayden Okunbor (1T), Waqa Blake (3T), Bayley Liu, Guy Armitage (1T), James Meadows, Jordan Lilley (2T, 5G), Michael Lawrence, Sam Hallas, Ebon Scurr, Zac Fulton (1T), Matty Gee, James Donaldson. INTERCHANGES: Ronan Michael, Franklin Pele, Mitch Souter, Eribe Doro.