THERE has been a bit of a revolving door at Bulls this season.

Among others, Luis Roberts and Leon Ruan have popped in to say hello on dual-registration from Leeds a couple of times, Connor Wynne arrived from Hull FC in literally no fit state to play, while George Roby's season-long loan ended in April due to a lack of game time at hooker.

Yet one near-constant has been Roby's Huddersfield team-mate Fenton Rogers, the prop playing every game for Bulls this year, barring the two he was suspended for against Halifax and Batley.

And with his power causing Swinton no end of problems in Bulls' madcap 44-38 Betfred Championship win last Sunday, particularly before the break, interim head coach Lee Greenwood talked up the value of being able to nurture a loanee on a long-term basis.

He said: “It’s always much better to have a loan signing who does everything here.

“Often you’ll have it where they train part of the week with their parent club, or they might dip in on a two-week or month-long loan.

“To get Fenton here early doors, to have him in pre-season and know we had him for the year from Huddersfield, he’s almost like our permanent player.

“He’s been part of the good wins we’ve had against Toulouse and Sheffield, but then involved in the low bits too, so he probably feels like a Bradford player this year rather than a Huddersfield one.

“He’s a 100 per cent type of guy, he’s all or nothing is Fenton, so him being part of Bradford is probably more just his attitude and outlook on it all himself.”

Rogers is one of the few players who has not missed one or more Bulls games with injury this season.

Yet Greenwood is prepared to risk players' fitness due to the need to improve performances.

He said: “Training will be tough going forward under Brian (Noble) and I, as we’ve got to get stuck into the lads.

“There are things we need to change a bit intensity-wise, and you might see the odd injury come from training, because we’re having to do that.

“But it’s good that everyone came through Swinton okay and we’re hoping for some people to come back for the next game.

“We’ve got two weeks between Swinton and Keighley, and that squad is starting to look healthier and stronger again.”

Getting a win under their belts against the Lions was important for Bulls last weekend, but it was not exactly an enjoyable experience for Greenwood and Noble on the sidelines.

The former said: “I think up until kick-off, winning was the only real focus.

“But once the whistle goes, every little thing annoys you, and whatever you see in the stands that frustrates you, it’s 10 times worse for the coaches.

“You might not see a clear try-scoring opportunity, whereas we do because of what we’ve practiced during the week.

“Brian and I were buzzing around up in the box getting annoyed with everything and we were both grouchy after the game.

“We spent half-an-hour in the changing room debriefing between ourselves on what was bad about that second half, and about two minutes on what was good before the break.

“While we’re in charge, we’re of the same mindset of being grumpy men, and wanting everything to be miles better than what it’s been, and to improve on that second-half performance.”