Just heard FC talking on Radio Leeds, saying that Platt's injury is a real bad one, and will be around 12 weeks.

I know we'll have Purtell back fairly soon, but what about the meantime?

FWIW I though Addy did reasonably well last night. I know he took the wrong option at times, but his kicking game was very good. If they can get him combining better with Sammut then I think that half back combo could work until Gale comes back or Purtell returns (whichever is the sooner)

Whatever, we really cannot afford anymore injuries in the backs / half backs

Nightmare. Read that Langley picked up a knock too. Hope he will be fit for Sat.

Warrington must have some more players we can borrow! Chris Bridge isn't in the team at the moment is he?

What a pi55er for Platt. He's looked really up for it so far this year too.

Our wafer thin squad looks even thinner now. Hope Langley isn't out.

We need Gale back. I like Sammut and Addy and they both had fine games last night, but neither will give us that steadying influence in a real tight situation.

Sorry Addy didn't cut it last night, he's too slow at passing, he gets the ball and thinks about what he's going to do. Need Kearney at 6, Sammut at 7 and move Whitehead to centre for the time been.

Tend to agree with that. Addys natural position is LF so let him have a go their with one of walker/whitehead moving to the centres.
Big blow platt going from late fitness check to 12 weeks out.

Addy isn't a half back. Nor is he a hooker.

I think that the best course would be to bring in O'Brien as the interchange hooker and move L'Estrange into the halves. That allows Kearney to stay at FB and Foster out on the wing.

If Langley is out as well then that gives Addy a chance at LF. Though, after his performance against Cas, I think he'll have a hard job displacing Walker

Think walker may have picked a knock up too.

And so it begins.

Could be a tough few weeks ahead with Saints and Giants up next.. Strap in tight for a bumpy ride!

Now that would be a massive blow were Walker to miss out.

Sam Wood to step up?

Think he's out injured too.

Wood is out injured. Picked it up in the U20's game last week. All 3 youngsters (Wood, Naughton and Roberts) are injured.

But we still have donno at Dewsbury, whitehead to centre and donno to second row should be able to cover it, I would much rather keep chev at lf as we are down on forwards.

Well if both Chev and Langers are out then we are truly stuffed. There is literally nobody else in the squad that we can play at prop, so we're going to be going in to the games against Saints and Hudds with only 3 props.

Knowing our luck, the rfl will decide to ban Scruton too so we'll only have 2


That would make for some interesting lineups!

I can see Scruton being summoned to Red Hall - even if it was more than likely not a bannable challenge. He makes contact with a player who has released the ball - so may have some level of case to answer.

Langley tweeted he hoped to be back ASAP, to me suggesting he'll miss a game or two.

We can't really move Blythe to the wing - I think he'd be lost. To me he's a second rower playing centre as he's very mobile.

The minute we picked up injuries we knew we'd have a problem. Donno seems to be benefitting from some game time and will no doubt be back in the squad for Saints.

Not sure who else we have. Purtell, Bateman & Gale weeks away at best.

Bateman should be back in the next 2-3 weeks I think.

Karl Pryce back for a month

Quote ="Nothus"Well if both Chev and Langers are out then we are truly stuffed. '" You're not wrong. Was just taking a look at the squad page on the website bradfordbulls.co.uk/bulls/first_team Of the 27 players listed it seems from this thread that 10 are currently injured: Gale Bateman Purtell Evans Platt Langley Walker Naughton Roberts Wood If Scruton cops a ban then we won't be able to raise a 17 for the Saints match Of course, what will doubtless happen is somebody will play with a painkilling injection. But its hardly the best way to go intoa match against tough opposition...

Quote ="Nothus"Well if both Chev and Langers are out then we are truly stuffed. '" You're not wrong. Was just taking a look at the squad page on the website bradfordbulls.co.uk/bulls/first_team Of the 27 players listed it seems from this thread that 10 are currently injured: Gale Bateman Purtell Evans Platt Langley Walker Naughton Roberts Wood If Scruton cops a ban then we won't be able to raise a 17 for the Saints match Of course, what will doubtless happen is somebody will play with a painkilling injection. But its hardly the best way to go intoa match against tough opposition...

At prop!!

With all the injuries we are now going to struggle, unfortunately i can see us losing the next 2 matches by a big margin, just hope we can get people fit for Widnes on the 8th March

It would sort out the stand off, full back,wing,love triangle problem

Just need to concentrate on the forwards then,Addy in back row maybe with the injury problems

Yeah because he's got such an appetite for hard work