Bradford Bulls 46, London Broncos 14: Normal service is resumed. As the policeman would say to nosey onlookers at the scene of a crime: "There's nothing to see here, move along."

The Bulls' freak show is over and the back-to-back losses have been put to bed.

Saints and Wigan can think again because Brian Noble's troops have cleared their system, put the wheels back on the bandwagon and are ready to get back to their barnstorming ways.

The past two weekends, and Castleford in particular, may have revealed a mortal side to the world champions.

But, in the words of their coach, they are still a very good team. London, and their travelling band of 23 or so fans, will vouch for that.

Not surprisingly there were a few nerves to begin with. But when the Bulls cut loose after the break, some of their play was so irresistible you almost forgot the past fortnight had ever taken place.

The move that began the second-half points rush was worth the admission money alone. Not that too many had paid on a night that saw the second lowest home crowd of the season.

But the loyals who were at Valley Parade were treated to a contender for the most outrageous pass of this year - or indeed any year.

As the Bulls knocked on the door, Mike Withers somehow kept the ball alive by slipping it through his legs and out to Scott Naylor. Moving it like a hot potato, the centre worked it immediately to Tevita Vaikona who charged in close enough for Jimmy Lowes to score from the play-the-ball.

It was a moment of spontaneity and genius and killed off London's resistance on the hour.

From then on it was a one-way procession as the Bulls ran in a further four tries to make it eight for the night.

The Broncos finished as a rag-bag - a far cry from the opening half hour.

During that time the visitors had posed some serious questions as the Bulls tried to piece together their game after the recent double blow.

After Paul Deacon's early penalty - the first of his seven goals - London responded strongly and cashed in on a lucky deflection as Dennis Moran's kick flew into the grasp of Richard Marshall to go over.

For the next five minutes the electronic scoreboard refused to acknowledge the try, stubbornly remaining at 2-2. Perhaps it was wishful thinking as the Bulls faithful couldn't bring themselves to contemplate the thought of another defeat. It was a time for the champions to nip the losing talk in the bud, to stand up and be counted.

Characters don't come any stronger than Jimmy Lowes and the hooker lifted the crowd with a typically purposeful burst. With the pressure now on London, Leon Pryce took a Lowes pass to go over.

Earlier in the day, Leon's cousin Waine had crossed four times for Castleford. Leon made it six tries for the family five minutes before the break, restoring the Bulls advantage after Mat Toshack had seized on Nathan McAvoy's only defensive lapse.

Withers, like Lowes, was leading by example. The faultless full back never flapped under pressure and he came up with a big try just before half-time.

Deacon's 40/20 kick created the opening but there was still plenty of work to be done when the ball arrived at Withers 20 metres out. He built up a head of steam and crashed his way through to the line with at least three red shirts vainly clinging on to him.

That gave the Bulls a 20-12 cushion at the interval which looked harsh on the visitors.

They brought on Hull-bound Richie Barnett who gave them an immediate lift and ex-Bull Paul Sykes hit his third goal nine minutes after the re-start to cut the gap to six. That was as close as they got.

The Bulls, as only they can, simply found another gear. Withers produced his party piece and once Lowes capped another big game with a trademark close-range finish the contest was as good as over.

Not that the home side had any intention of easing off as the shaven-headed Brandon Costin pressured Tony Martin into passing straight to McAvoy who accepted the gift and raced in from 40 metres. It was the left winger's 50th try for the Bulls.

McAvoy, staking his claim to keep the Volcano on the sidelines, was involved in the build-up to try number six. He was grounded off the ball as all eyes concentrated on a Deacon bomb and a couple of plays after the ensuing penalty, Withers had doubled his tally for the night.

Robbie Paul replaced Pryce with ten minutes to go and immediately set about joining the fun.

Costin set up a second for McAvoy before Vaikona rounded it off with a predatory strike in the corner.

Oh, Deacon missed both conversions. Yep, this lot are human at times - but they are still a bit special.