Bradford Bulls - RedAmberandBlack.net • Yorkshire Cup Final – Batley (A) Sunday 20th Jan 2pm
Predictions? I think this will be tough. It’s going to be cold. Playing at Batley is never easy. At least Kear knows the opposition well. A lot depends on the side he picks. It’s an interesting one since it’s still a pre-season game yet the fact that it’s a final means it means a little bit more. Do we approach it in the way we would a league game? Or do we use it as a chance to give the fringe players a final chance to stake a claim? We have one more pre season game versus Toronto that might fulfil that purpose.
Given the current injuries to Hitchcox, Crossley, Peltier, Wilson and Bustin we’re a way of full strength up front. I’m assuming Bustin is out for a while – has anyone heard anything? As for Wilson he broke his thumb so that could be a few weeks before he’s back. When I saw Batley play Odsal they looked like they had some very big lads. They also looked well drilled and have a bit of pace in Jonny Campbell and power in Wayne Rettie.
If we are going full strength I think I’d go with a 20 man squad looking like this:
Pickersgill
Rickett – or DFJ if he can play on the right
Evans – in front of Gibson now IMO
Webster
Ryan
Chisholm
Lilley
Kirk
Wildie
Magrin
Farrell
Minchella
Wood
Green
Flanagan
Hodgson
Keyes – might start if he’s over the back spasms.
Storton
Foster/Scurr – I don’t think O’Sullivan is 1st team quality yet.
Gibson
Statistics: Posted by Bullseye — Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:05 pm — Replies 1 — Views 145