Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:00 pm  

I've got an 11 year old child that could do better !

Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:04 am  

Out of interest - who are the returning players this weekend for Bulls ? A few articles are stating "9 players to return".

Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:35 am  

Williams Purtell Sidlow Mullaney furgeson Olbison addy Nielsen off the top of my head

[Bullseye]

Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:44 am  

And O'Brien.

Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:44 am  

Tigerade wrote:

Out of interest - who are the returning players this weekend for Bulls ? A few articles are stating "9 players to return".

The 9 who were not in the 17 against Fax were :
Mullaney Williams Purtell Nielson
Sidlow O'Brien Olbison Ferguson Addy
If all those return on Saturday I think most expect that the 8 from last Saturday who will stay in the 17 will be:
Clare Blythe Gaskell Sjieka
Clough Ryan Pitts Luaki
However I think many fans would like to see Luaki out and probably Crossley or Mellor in.

Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:47 am  

Thanks for that guys and good luck.

Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:15 am  

Bullnorthern wrote:

The 9 who were not in the 17 against Fax were :
Mullaney Williams Purtell Nielson
Sidlow O'Brien Olbison Ferguson Addy
If all those return on Saturday I think most expect that the 8 from last Saturday who will stay in the 17 will be:
Clare Blythe Gaskell Sjieka
Clough Ryan Pitts Luaki
However I think many fans would like to see Luaki out and probably Crossley or Mellor in.

We will need 2 props on the bench which will probably be Luaki and Crossley. Luaki is a total liability though and had gradually got worse over the last few games. Some of the penalties he gives away are amateurish at best. It wouldn't be so bad if he made up for it with big drives or creative offloading but he can't do that either. Luaki out, Fleming in?

Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:22 am  

Other positional debate is Addy or Siejka at scrum half. Obviously Siejka is the natural choice but if he plays then it's either Blythe or Ryan. If Addy plays Scrum half and Siejka is left out then there might be room for both of them.

So the question is does siejka have enough of an edge over Addy to keep Ryan or Blythe out of the squad?

Clare or Caro
Blythe or Ryan
Luaki or Fleming

Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:33 am  

This is the team that I think Jimmy will play:

Mullaney
Williams
Purtell
Nielson
Clare
Gaskell
Siejka
Clough
O'Brien
Sidlow
Olbison
Pitts
Addy

Luaki
Crossley
Ferguson
Blythe

I would argue that Ryan has been more effective in the last couple of games than Blythe but I'm sure Jimmy will go with Blythe. Nice dilemma to have at this stage of the competition.

Re: Million Pound Game - Wakefield vs Bradford : Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:50 am  

Sensei-Bull wrote:

This is the team that I think Jimmy will play:

Mullaney
Williams
Purtell
Nielson
Clare
Gaskell
Siejka
Clough
O'Brien
Sidlow
Olbison
Pitts
Addy

Luaki
Crossley
Ferguson
Blythe

I would argue that Ryan has been more effective in the last couple of games than Blythe but I'm sure Jimmy will go with Blythe. Nice dilemma to have at this stage of the competition.

Exactly this...

With the news of Tim Smith I would have to say it's our game to lose now. Not in an arrogant/cocky way but man for man I think we better them. Turn up with the right attitude/heads and we should all be celebrating come 4.45 Saturday... Turn up with the wrong attitude and Wakefield will do a number over us.

COYB