This game really is a free hit no need to worries on scorelines with this one

Assuming we get McGowan back? If not fullback and stand off could be an issue.

1: McGowan
2: Lehman
3: Myers
4: Gill
5: Taufua
6: Holmes
7: Lilley
8: Mason
9: Souter
10: Rogers
11: Davies
12: Fulton
13: Hallas

14: Ott
15: Appo
16: Logan BB
17: Scurr

Well given what has been going on over there it wouldn’t be a shock to see that loan cancelled. I thought there was something in the agreement in him leaving that he would be available to us if needed if Wire weren’t picking him?

Mason is not ready. At all. I saw him at Toulouse and it’s obvious his year abroad has not been fitness specific.
Myers for Okunbor is the easy switch. Appo for Pele is easy too.
Fingers crossed that Baldwinson was just being careful and that Butler is close

Rogers & McGowan in Hudds squad.

Oh flippin eck

Bollox

1: Jowitt???
2: Lehman
3: Myers
4: Gill
5: Taufua
6: Holmes
7: Lilley
8: Mason
9: Souter
10: Logan BB
11: Davies
12: Fulton
13: Hallas

14: Ott
15: Appo
16: Peposhi
17: Scurr

Is Billy Jowitt fit? If not maybe Holmes back to fullback and Ott at No6 with hopefully Butler back or maybe a chance for Bateman on the bench.

Jowitts out for season.

Chuffin eck. Holmes to fullback then.

Apparently OK only in 20 to make up numbers

If Mason hasn't been keeping himself fit this is a heck of a game to come back to. While we might survive without Okunbor this week we'll need him back for when Taufua is suspended (3 matches after Sunday IIRC).

Great time for Hudders to sack their coach and recall their loans



Has Liam Tindall gone back to Hull? I can see us needing a few loans in the next few weeks unless we play some of the young lads - is Mackenzie Scurr still getting games at Hunslet? What happened to Oakes?

https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... nity-clash

https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... nity-clash

I doubt we will see McGowan or Rogers again. Both back with Huddersfield. Rogers is playing this afternoon.

We won’t see Rogers or McGowan again. They’ve both been recalled and feature today for the Giants.

Pissflaps

personally I dont think fenton has been much of a step up compare To what we already have

He's not been as good as last year but I think off field issues have affected him. He's improved in recent weeks IMO.

Given that we're going to be down on number in the next few weeks losing him and McGowan is a blow.

How long is Gaskell out for?

How long is a piece of (ham) string?

It's a funny old game sometimes. A fee weeks ago McGowan couldn't get a game for us and now we need him he is back at his parent club playing SL rugby.

Fenton hasn't been anywhere near the form of last year but we are short of bodies in the middle so he will be a loss.

If we keep it to a couple of scores difference I'd be happy.

We could line up
Holmes
Lehman
Myers
Gill
Taufua
Ott
Lilley
Baldwinson
Souter
Doro
Davies
Fulton
Hallas

Appo
Peposhi
Bayliss
Scurr

Super effort from the team today. Tackled their hearts out. Wakefield deserved winners but that refereeing performance was the worst I've seen in years.

Yeh cannot grumble at the effort and commitment, especially on the back of away to Toulouse, whoever decided that in the fixtures was definitely no fan of the Bulls!

Some the decisions were perplexing at times and I'm genuinely not sure how our play was deemed so much less disciplined than Wakefield. Doro once again sin binned for a fairly innocuous tackle - is he a target for the officials as you could pick plenty of incidents today that might have been a yellow.

I thought Wakefield were the better side overall and defended really strongly and deserved the points. Powell having a moan about the size of the pitch on Radio Leeds and how many injuries they have - diddums.

How did those two blatant tip tackles not at least get a penalty? Both players clearly over the horizontal.

Penalty count 12 7 so not that onsided.i remember first game of season and bulls moaning about injuries and as for pitch we'll if u want to plsy on a under 7s size pitch then so be it