Lee Smith is in the Bradford squad and expected to start. Pryce is out and Lilley back at Leeds.
I am told Dixon is back and Api is named in the 19 too. Ackers features as well.

Your source is good!

Wonder if Ackers is fit enough to play?
And if Api does could it be in the back row?

I think this makes sense. then bluntly Sammut, Barthau, Api are almost interchangeable at stand off, Api can also cover the centre positions - l0oking good.

in a way I am glad Dixon is back, I like Kear at full-back, and hopefully the pitch and crowd will help his confidence, but Bradford are going to kick to him at every opportunity so he needs to be on his game!

I wouldnt put it past Hendio to go

Kear
Dixon
Purtell
Hellewell
Williams
Api
Sammutt
Iaone
Barthau
Evans
Garside
Harrison
Pitts

Ackers
Gee
Offerdahl
Roqica

I'm in two minds about the line up this weekend. Part of me wonders if should stick with Walker at FB, and leave Kerr back on the wing therfore leaving Dixon out again. Or reverse back to Kerr at FB and then Dixon back in. I fee Kerr more a threat from FB, so tempted by the idea of Dixon back just worry about his confidence that's all.

As for Api, glad to see him back. I would have him on the beach for cover at backrow and if Ackers is not fully fit he can then fit in the halves with Barthau going into hooker.

I hope the lads up for this one and don't under estimate the Bulls. They on a roll of two wins, growing in confidence and jelling well as a team from what I read from Bulls fans. Plus the ex London lads have a point to proof .

I am hoping Dixon will go better on the 3G pitch, Walker did nothing wrong last week but Kear at FB would be my choice.
Bradford will miss Lilley and Pryce. I see Caro is not in the squad. As you say Keyes, Macani, Magrin and Thomas may have a point to prove, but Hendo let them go for a reason.
It seems a long time since we had a home game. Bring it on.

Leaving him on the beach might be a bit much! Agree would like to see in and maybe Barthau to cover hooker.

Good to see Api fit enough for selection again- and I hope Dixon has a good game if selected

30-06 up at H/T
Top performance by all accounts.

Only downside is Ackers off injured again. Same ankle issue apparently

Good win, don't think we even needed to get out of 2nd gear- Bradford were terrible.

First half very good, I think we were trying to invite em back into it in the second half. A few points bombed by over excitement.
On the positives, the forewards bossed it up the middle. Walker was good at fb, purtill pretty good again. Dixon got a bit of a confidence build, sammut was toying with them a bit. Am liking the impact that junior and mark Loanne are making when they hit the line.
Negatives, it took us far to long to start the scoreboard rolling in the second half, still to many penalties, last tackle kick option was poor. And those bombed scoring opportunities! You go full length of the pitch and get white line fever.

A good win though, and sets where we need to be.

I think the negative was losing Ackers at Hooker. He left with a boot on.

Purtell seemed to go into the halves with the Frenchman at Hooker. Didn't work out to well.

Fingers crossed, although JC is due back soon, and we have Pointer. Any news on why Api never made the side??

Despite the spanking they recieved, I thought pointer played exceptional for skolars

Ackers was a big loss and I hope the injury isn't too serious, and that we didn't rush him back too quickly!

Purtell played OK, but the team didn't flow so well its true. Cunningham back soon would be good, and its surely worth giving pointer a game. Dixon on the bench made no sense to me, but what do I know. Api, I am assuming they decided to give him another week?

Api had an infection.

I don't think he wanted to throw Dixon into the mix until the game was in the bag. Think it is pretty clear he was dropped last week, the previous games he was poor so I reckon his confidence was shot.
Starting off the bench was the best thing for him, see how the game goes then throw him in. It seemed to work, his first touch was from a high ball and he made 40mtrs and no obvious mistakes. For me I would start him from the bench again next week, and if he goes ok put him the starting line up against toronto