 |  Iestyn Harris has got rugby league coursing through his veins |
I'm delighted that Bradford have been able to bring Iestyn Harris on board. It really is a massive boost for the club.
He's a world-class talent, a player who makes things happen in attack.
But before we go overboard about Iestyn, we must all take a step back and give the guy time to adjust to rugby league.
He's been playing union now for three years and is going to need some time to get back into the swing of things.
We can't heap too much pressure on him.
Not only must he get used to our sport again, he also has to get to grips with the nuts and bolts of playing in Super League - team calls and things like that.
I've been at Bradford for years and I still don't know some of them, so let's not expect the world from Iestyn straight away.
Having said that, he's such an awesome natural talent that I don't actually think it will be too long before we see him worrying Super League defences again.
He's won every accolade going - players' player of the year, Man of Steel - and he's got rugby league coursing through his veins. He's pure class.
The signing has come at a really good time for us because we're struggling with injuries at the moment, especially in the backs, so to have a player like Iestyn come in as cover is a godsend. With those injuries hanging over us, it's great to have won our last three matches and get our season back on track.
| I'm really enjoying my rugby again |
After the defeats against St Helens and Leeds, we made a decision to knuckle down in training. We've put in a six-week block of basically running ourselves into the ground, but I think we'll see the benefit later in the season.
With all due respect, we haven't had the toughest competition in the world over the past few weeks, so the change in our training regime was done quite deliberately.
We fell away a little bit against Widnes, but we understand why that happened. We'd been through a really tough week in Dublin so, to be honest, we expected to cop some backlash.
So last week when we went in against Castleford 32-6 up, we knew it was important to come back out in the second half and really keep at it. On a personal level, I'm probably one or two weeks away from being 100% fit again.
My ankle problem has been a really big obstacle, especially psychologically.
I'm a player who relies on quick feet and balance, so when one of your major weapons isn't functioning as it should be, it becomes really frustrating.
It's only a few weeks since I came back from my broken arm but now there's light at the end of the tunnel and I'm really enjoying my rugby again.
MMIX
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