Silverwood the referee !! Thaler as reserve, Bentham VR

At least it isn't Cobb

Child as touch judge though

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

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

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

And O'Brien.

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.

Thanks for that guys and good luck.

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?

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

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

I think we'd be too lightweight with only 1 prop on the bench and we need to match them in the forwards. That said, for the amount of time Luaki is on the pitch does it really matter?

One of the main problems last time was our pack started slow, got slower and were completely dominated in attack & defence.

Wakefield controlled our ruck speed & denied our playmakers time & space. Conversely, they had quick ball & Tim Smith probably couldn't believe the amount of time he had on the ball with no pressure from us.

If it's true that their prop Anderson is also out, I would think that is as big a loss as Smith.

Our pack cannot be as bad again. They will want to show that they aren't that bad.

And as long as our pack gets parity with Wakefield, and our playmakers get as much time as Godinet/Miller for Wakey, then I think we have a great chance.

But if those powderpuff imposters turn up again instead of our usual forwards, then Brian Smith could probably play at halfback for Wakey & do well....

I don't think that the 2 sides are far apart as far a quality goes but Wakefield have played the whole season at a much higher intensity which I fear may be the deciding factor.

It's curious that up until this morning I was fully aware of the importance of the game but my body hadn't quite realised it yet. Then this morning I found myself staring at the ceiling with a feeling of nausea I haven't had since the morning of the 2004 and 2005 grand finals. So yeah the body is on board now.

Pretty much this for me. I'd swap Fleming for Lauaki the penalty machine and Ryan for Blythe. I like Matty Blythe, he makes every run like it's the last one he'll ever do. I just wish he'd calm his t*ts with some of his offloads. I've been impressed with Ryan last couple of games though.

I find it helps to think of England.

Unless Smith is playing games, Anderson is out. He damaged medial ligaments against Sheffield in first minute and didn't come back on.
He is a loss, as he is a great prop for us, in both attack and defence, but we are well stocked in that area.
Scruton and Mullally are great for us. Simon will probably start at 13 as it was very effective against you last time with 5 props. That would mean 2 from Walker, Yates and Kavanagh. They are not Anderson but can hold their own.
Kirmond coming back may influence the prop rotation if Smith decides he doesn't need Simon in the back row any more.

I think our pack is the key to a win for us. Miller and Godinet are great when they have time, and also in broken play but they are not Tim Smith when faced with an organised defence.

I've been nervous ever since I knew we were in this game. I'm starting to get butterflies thinking about it. This is what sports all about. Love it!

As a Cas fan I can sort of understand why you might lay in bed thinking of Keith England, but the equivalent for me would probably be Jon Hamer and I don't think that would help.

Man for man, better team ? You having a laugh ?
If any of the Wakefield pack + Miller and Godinet decide to play to even %50 of their potential, Bradford are in big trouble.

How ridiculous. What does "play to 50% of your potential" even mean?