More than a year down the line, playing full back still comes naturally to Brett Kearney.

Friday’s outing against Harlequins was his first at No 1 since last year’s ill-fated opening game with Cronulla.

A serious foot injury 27 minutes into that game signalled the end of his 2009 campaign and since a winter move to the Bulls, Kearney has been used exclusively as a half back.

But the Aussie speedster was switched to provide speed and elusiveness running from deep and responded with a stellar showing in the 19-12 win against Quins.

“It’s where I played the majority of my footy back home for the last three or four years,” said Kearney.

“It’s very comfortable to me but I’m happy to fit in with the team where they need me.

“Full back and five-eighths are very similar down the attacking end of the field. It’s more getting out of trouble, you have to get in there and get a bit more dirty.

“I love it. There’s nothing more frustrating than when you can’t get into the game. At full back you don’t seem to have that problem.

“I enjoyed it. It was probably a game that would be harder to get involved in playing at five-eighths – the ball was a bit slippery and the conditions got a bit muddy.

“At full back I was able to be in the right positions at the right time.”

Victory against Quins snapped a run of two straight defeats to set the Bulls up well ahead of the testing Easter period – something Kearney has been warned about.

Bradford travel to bitter rivals Leeds Rhinos on Thursday, host Crusaders on Monday and then head to France for their clash with Catalans Dragons.

Kearney said: “I don’t mind the quick turnaround. There’s a lot of footy in the next ten days and it’s going to be exciting.

“I did get warned about the Easter period and the amount of football over here but I think it’s great.

“It’s much better being out there on the field, rather than getting flogged out on the training paddock.

“We’ve still not gelled completely and we had a few changes in position against Quins. There’s still a lot of improvement in us.”