19 MAN SQUAD FOR WAKEFIELD:
Richard MATHERS

Peter FOX

Dean COLLIS

Lee SMITH

Ben COCKAYNE

Tim SMITH

Justin POORE

Paul AITON

Andy RALEIGH

Ali LAUITIITI

Danny KIRMOND

Danny WASHBROOK

Kyle AMOR

Oliver WILKES

Frankie MARIANO

Kyle TROUT

Reece LYNE

Danny COWLING

Taulima TAUTAI

BRADFORD 19 MAN SQUAD:

James Donaldson, Jamie Langley, Chev Walker, Brett Kearney, Luke Gale, Elliot Kear, Nick Scruton, Sam Wood, Heath L’Estrange, C, Adam O'Brien, Keith Lulia, Adrian Purtell, Tom Olbison, Manase Manuokafoa, Danny Addy, Jamie Foster, Matt Diskin, C, Jarrod Sammut and Ben Evans.

Id have L Smith at stand-off, Cowling in centres.

Is Wildie injured? Lyne in again. Why bother naming two understudy centres in the 19.

Think cowling will be at and smith in the halves

Richard MATHERS
Peter FOX
Dean COLLIS
Danny COWLING (It's now or never if we are going to give him a chance)
Ben COCKAYNE

Lee SMITH
Tim SMITH

Justin POORE
Paul AITON
Kyle AMOR
Frankie MARIANO
Danny KIRMOND (ONLY if completely fit - otherwise Lauitiiti with Trout on the bench)
Danny WASHBROOK


Andy RALEIGH
Ali LAUITIITI
Oliver WILKES
Taulima TAUTAI

Could of possibly picked up a knock this week in training? Don't really know to be honest. We have a bench full of forwards though.

Lee Smith at 6 didn't work early in season.
So why go back to it?
I'd put Mr T there let him have a free role to cause havoc.
He's played there before.

Really? A forward (Who had played in the 3/4s earlier in his career) at Stand Off? If you want him to have a free roll put him at Loose Forward but don't put a player who has only played 3-4? games to play at Stand Off and play off Tim Smith I don't see the point.. Atleast when Lee Smith plays there he has a sort of kicking game.

Really a 3/4 at stand off?
Whos already proved he's not a stand off.
What Kicking game?
He's kicked a few goals.
Personaly I'd have Wildie but as he's not even in the squad it's not an option.
My point being we need to try something different?
Because Lee Smith at 6 doesn't work.

Why go back to it you say?

Well Smith may not have done the best job there earlier in the season but he is more of a stand-off than Danny Washbrook or Tautai will ever be.
Can't believe that anybody would think putting Tautai there is a good idea. Even the worlds best sideline coach NGB4C would think that is crazy (wouldn't he??)

Looks like Cowling (or Lyne) in at centre and Smith at 6, Fordy looks to have it about right.
Assuming that Cowling gets a spot at centre, where does this leave Lyne ??
We do look woefully short of a kicking game

Mathers stand off, cowling on wing, cockayne to full back as a possible solution???

I'd rather have only one player playing out of position and two in what is their current and most accomplished position instead of playing three players out of position.

Can only see that Smith will switch to 6.

I would stick with Washbrook at 6 just for his defensive qualities. We need to play a consevative game against Bradford, kick early only give them the ball in their quarter, pressure them into coughing up the ball, do not make mistakes in our own half, do not give them field position. In Gale, Sammut and Kearney they have a creative three who can open up any defence. If we give them the ball in our half they will score points. Washbrook at 6 gives us the best chance of looking after Gale etc. A boring game plan is the way forward, defence wins matches - Washbrook can defend.

Reckon he'll switch Smith to stand off and Lyne to centre. Hope he goes with Cowling though.

With the amount of centres in the 19 I think Lee Smith must be at 6 with Washbrook reverting to loose forward. Cowling at centre but maybe he'll go for Lyne there (?) with Collis.

Poore & Amor up front with Tautai, Wilkes, Raleigh and Mariano (Utility) on the bench.

It works when mathers joins the line as a extra stand off as he did when frankie scored against Leeds. Would do that again and let who ever just hand the ball in to the forwards. If mathers does join the line the winger on the opposite side should cover round the back in case ball goes to ground so we are not caught short.

Cowling is match fit or there abouts, Lyne is at this present time is not.

No brainer really for my money.


Whatever RA goes with i agree with others that the less movement within the squad the better.

Assuming its a decision between lynn and cowling, What rationale is there for picking cowling ahead of lynn at centre? Biggest game of the season in terms of a playoff push and people are wanting to throw a kid in, in a sink or swim scenario....thats a poor call. We have to go with Lynn, he is a more senior player than cowling, has more SL experience and in my opinion has aquitted himaelf quite well in recent weeks, namely against leeds at headingly.

Anybody know what the crack with Annakin is? Since he signed his new deal he has been conspicuous by his absence.

I think Agar doesnt want to use him for the rest of the season unless needed, maybe to try and not 'burn him out'. He had a pretty hard game against Wigan (When he last played) and IMO didn't play as well as he has been. With Tautai back I think hes taken his spot.

He was thrown in last year in pretty much the same situation. Got off to a shocking start but went on to have a cracking game.

And to add to that I thought that cowling was older than Lynne?

So that would make Lynne the kid between the two

.

Granted he has more SL experience but Lynne hasn't shown an awful lot this year that he should be a shoe in above cowling.

Match fit.

He's no kid.

He's got balls.

Game over imo.

I have to disagree. I think it would be a reckless decision given the circumstances.

8 tries in 22 at Doncaster this season, and has been pretty solid all season.