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.

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.

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.