The 32-man ‘Northern’ published squad for the 2006 encounter consisted of the following players:

Withers
Bai
Harris
Hape
Vainikolo
Harris
Deacon
Vagana
Henderson
Meyers
McKenna
Johnson
Newton
Lynch
Gene
Langley
Pryce
Watene
Ferres
Cook
Saxton
Atkins
Tonks
Brooks
James
Halley
Kopczak
Fielden
Burgess
Smith

I assume that this game is for the ‘Joe Phillips Trophy’ and, if so, I believe that Northern should treat one of our and their former players with the respect that he deserves.

Dare I say that Bob Slicer would be turning in his Australian grave if he knew to what level Northern have descended, since he was a major force in their revival in 1974, and the contempt with which they treat the memory of Joe.

Agents Caisley and Harris didn't do bad either

Bradford rode the wave of Cougarmania exceptionally well, but it looks unlikely that they will ever repeat that success without a sugar daddy.

I don't think living off the scraps in the shadow of the Rhinos appeals to the newbie "good time" fans that have now deserted them. (A bit like the collapse of the original Cougarmania)

If other SL teams progress with their stadia then Odsal will come under the spotlight at the next franchise and there could be some squeeky bum times ahead for the steam pigs.

I arn't bothered who wins this game. I am a Bulls fan since birth but I have been on Cougars scholarship for 2 years and they are a great club with high ambition so I am looking forward to a good game. If we send over this team:

Sykes
Pryce
Walker
Platt
Crookes
Jeffries
Addy
Joseph
O'Brien
McAvoy
Murphy
Ball
Bateman

and a few acadmey players on bench that would be a decentish team leaving.

Kearney
Ainscough
Purtell
Lulia
Kear
Briggs
Gale
Scruton/Hargreaves
L'Estrange
Kopczak
Elima
Sibbit
Langley

Diskin
Hargreaves/Scruton
Olbison
Donaldson
Burgess
Sammut

Maybe these:

Olbison
Donaldson
Burgess
Sammut

Doubling up starting on Friday and bench sunday. But thats what I would do to send a decent team to Cougars but our best to Hull.

Of course you mean 1964 don't you? But we haven't sunk to anywhere near those levels.

Like you I hope this is for the Joe Phillips Trophy, over the years we've seen some very varied sides go over to Keighley. I guess it depends on who we send to play Hull and who they put out. As for treating his memory with contempt I think you need to calm down.