Wakefield: Blaymire, Penny, Murphy, Millard, George, Jeffries, Obst, Korkidas, Rinaldi, King, Henderson, Ferguson, Morrison, Lee, Johnson, Mariano, Howarth, Veivers, Wildie, Hyde, Spiers.

Bradford:Michael Platt, Paul Sykes, Chev Walker, Patrick Ah Van, Brett Kearney, Marc Herbert, Nick Scruton, Heath L’Estrange, Andy Lynch, Olivier Elima, Elliott Whitehead, Jamie Langley, Matt Diskin, Bryn Hargreaves, Craig Kopczak, Ian Sibbit, Shaun Ainscough, Gareth Raynor, Shad Royston, Kyle Briggs

Looks to me to be two full strength squads. I think this game will give us a good indication as to how the season could pan out and where we really are as a team.

Agree.

Im going this weekend so looking forward to hopefully seeing a good battle.

Indeed. And ditto.

Bulls are playing for places so I'd think for both sides this will be a pretty competitive game. Your guys may well have the most motivation though IMO, in view of all the off-field stuff, and you have an absolutely outstanding guy as captain. Lets just hope neither side picks up injuries?

Hear, hear to that.

Completely agree about Morro. I am going to stick my neck on the line and say he has been one of our best overseas players of the super league era, he always puts in 100% and has that touch of class about him.

If we are only playing 17 rather than a big squad I'd go with this:

Veivers,
Penny,
Murphy,
Millard,
George,
Jeffries,
Obst,
Korkidas,
Rinaldi,
King,
Howarth,
Ferguson,
Morrison,

Hyde
Lee,
Johnson,
Henderson,

To miss
Wildie,
Spiers.
Blaymire,
Mariano,

Where is Chris Dean though?

Same for us, mate. He stands tall with the likes of the Pauls and Big Les and Big Joe and Beaver in my book. Wish we had kept him.

Looks to be a tasty clash, I hope there is no injuries too roll on the new season...

i'd have :

Blaymire

Vievers
Dean
Millard
Murphy

Jeffries
Hyde

King
Lee
Johnson
Ferguson
Mariano
Morrison
as the starting 13, penny needs to get his tackling sorted tbh

vievers is playing well leave himat full back

agree..and as for the comment about penny getting his tackling sorted..he has never been able to tackle! embarrassing against whinos and shudds..

Just seen the highlights of the Huddersfield game... and tbh you cant blame Penny when his centre waves through his opposite number and into the backfield... I didnt see much quality 1 on 1 defence anywhere in the team.

yes it failed him there 2 on 1 had not much of a chance, took his chance well and nearly was in for another

snowie...if my kid made an attempt to tackle like that he would be bollocked..flappy fingers..at least murph knows how to tackle!!!

from the video he was covering the wing man and had to come to centre leaving his man, that used to be my position when I played and your left with a situation where your damned if you do and damned if you don't,

blame the centre for not marking his man, I know Penny is suspect in defense but lets not get on his back

Hear, Hear! Too many so called 'experts' at Belle Vue (Rapid Solicitors) these days who know f all!

perhaps seeing as you know everything,you and snowie could be the next coaches at the club.

love it

then I could get on the gravy train or has it stopped

looks like the whole defensive line is out at the moment... and 1 on 1s are being broken...

I can't remember the aussie commentator who said of the England side in the 4 nations...


"sure they can tackle... they just can't defend"

HOW CAN YOU FORGET IT WAS WALLY LEWIS WHO SAID THAT

I like Murph, he should get the spot...

Gonna be cold I'll bet today at that open stadium.