McNAMARA SLAMS BULLS' CAPITULATION

McNamara - said display was unacceptable. Bradford boss Steve McNamara described his side's heaviest defeat for five years as "unacceptable" but felt their 52-6 battering by Huddersfield was partly down to their epic Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat by Warrington. The Bulls were out of sorts from the kick-off and trailed 28-0 by half-time as the Giants, refreshed by a week off, rediscovered their early-season sparkle to end a four-match losing run in emphatic fashion. "We're hugely disappointed with our efforts, it's not acceptable to come up with a scoreline like that," said McNamara. "There was a big gulf in the two sides today. You could see the difference in energy levels right from the start. "Obviously we invested a lot physically and emotionally last week but that's not an excuse at all. "That game was seven days ago and we should have performed lot better. "I have to say I thought Huddersfield were very good. Their kicking game was superb, they kept us in our own half and took nearly all the opportunities that came their way." Bradford missed the creative playmaking skills of Matt Orford, who pulled out of the match through illness, and were 40-0 down before Steve Menzies scored their only try. Huddersfield coach Nathan Brown claimed his side had hit "rock bottom" in their previous match, a 36-20 defeat at Warrington a fortnight ago, and was delighted with this display, although he conceded that Bradford experienced a Challenge Cup hangover. "If you watch all the sides that played in the quarter-finals last week, I don't think any of them came out and played their best this week," he said. "Obviously, the quarters are emotionally-charged games. We came in off the back of a week off and we were definitely fresh. "Any time you can score 50 and keep the opposition to six, you can feel you've done well. "We really just did the basics well and our discipline was much better this week. We didn't give the referees many reasons to penalise us." Right winger Jermaine McGillvary, who was loaned out to Championship clubs Batley and Barrow after being unable to force his way into the Giants line-up, made the most of his opportunity by scoring two tries on debut. "He's had to wait a long time for his chance and he did well," said Brown. "He had a couple of opportunities to finish well. He had a good, solid game and I'm happy for him." Left winger David Hodgson also touched down twice, taking his tally for the season to 18 to top the league scoring chart, but the star of the show was full-back Brett Hodgson, the club captain who will join Warrington next season. He scored one of his side's nine tries and succeeded with all but one of his nine conversion attempts to finish with a 20-point haul. "I thought it was his best game for a long time," said Brown. "He's had a lot of stuff on his plate but now his body is healthy and his mind is pretty clear. He was outstanding."