Having Fleming on the bench with Scurr, Baldwinson and Flanagan gives us a lot of impact. The only concern is that if we lost a back to injury we've got nobody we can move out of the pack that's got that kind of versatility.

Seems as if the Leeds lads are now with us so selection will be interesting.

That's great news.
1. Kear
2. MDJ
3. Evans
4. Gill
5. DFG
6. BJ
7. Patton
8. Walker
9.Doyle
10. Crossley
11. Mustapha
12. O'Connor
13. Evans
14Johnson
15. Scurr
16. Fleming
17. Wallace

Wonder if we'll have any Hull players on DR with their season not starting yet.

Kear was talking up Cobi Nichol in the T&A and saying he may yet get in the squad. Could be a bolter on the wing.

Do we think the half time entertainment will be provided by MDJ and Mustapha having a charity boxing match?

Maybe get some big inflatable handbags for them to bash each other with.

Only two of the Leeds lads are in the squad according to Kear's interview.

O’Connor in leeds squad

For the first home game could we boost the crowd by having them wrestling in the mud at the corners? Phwoooooar.

https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... son-opener My team would be Kear Dawson-Jones Evans Gill Millar/Foggin-johnston Patton Jowitt Crossley Doyle Walker AJ Wallace Scott Baldwinson Johnson/Flanagan Mustapha Fleming England Myers, Burton, Flanagan/Johnson Millar/Foggin-johnston to miss out. Depends on Millars fitness and Flanagan/Johnson is a tough one.

https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... son-opener My team would be Kear Dawson-Jones Evans Gill Millar/Foggin-johnston Patton Jowitt Crossley Doyle Walker AJ Wallace Scott Baldwinson Johnson/Flanagan Mustapha Fleming England Myers, Burton, Flanagan/Johnson Millar/Foggin-johnston to miss out. Depends on Millars fitness and Flanagan/Johnson is a tough one.

England, Millar and Myers all in the squad. Have any of them featured in any of the pre-season games?

Eldon Myers got some minutes in the Leeds game but hasn't featured in either of the other friendlies. Millar and England haven't played yet.

Great news to have those Leeds players drafted in. I felt that they would add something to our starting 17 so its likely we will see some of them feature. 1 of the 3 hookers will miss out and I think Millar, Burton and England will also miss out.

Glad to see England back in the mix. That's a decent squad.

Which is all the more heartening when you think who we have injured

I’d go for:

Kear
Dawson-Jones
Gill
R. Evans
Millar
Jowitt
Patton
Crossley
Doyle
B. Evans
Scott
Mustapha
Baldwinson

Flanagan
Scurr
Walker
England/Wallace

Ben Evans and Scurr aren't in squad.

Some of the post on here really do make you wonder dont they?

Fairs fair maybe they haven't seen the squad for Sunday that could be the reason for picking the team they did.

I’ve not seen a Dewsbury squad announced anywhere yet. They’ve got quite a few former Bulls in their 2022 squad. Reiss Butterworth, Ross Peltier, Jon Magrin, Dale Ferguson and Paul Sykes.

Any need? I thought I'd seen B. Evans but obviously looked at R. Evans twice by mistake. Scurr I have no excuse for

In which case, Fleming in for B. Evans, England at SR instead of Mustapha, Mustapha on bench instead of Scurr. Happy days.

That's it then. Sykes MOM (inc. kicking all his goals)
Hope we still nick it though. As said, Dews aren't one of the teams expected to be in at the business end, but they are a well coached, nuggety sort of team who will case trouble and won't just lie down and die. Time to lay down a marker?

Sounds like we're having a good game on the radio. 18-0 up.

HALF TIME:

DEWSBURY 6 - 22 BRADFORD

Tries: Dawson-Jones (2), Patton, Kear
Goals: Patton 3/4