Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:23 pm  

Pumpetypump wrote:

You would play Purtell at 6?! AGAIN?

If only we had a young HB we could test out..oh no wait.

I wonder what goes through coaches minds when they think a centre is a better HB than a young HB.

Forgetting the HB's for a second I will be watching closely our props. They've been woeful recently and given us no go forward against part time teams. We've papered over cracks by playing Clough and Sidlow for 70 minutes to get us out of trouble. Against poor part time opposition we've got away with it. Against full time, all 4 have to put in a shift and give us some go forward. Sidlow and Clough can't battle on their own for 70 minutes against Leigh.

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:26 pm  

I won't be able to get to the game on Sunday

But on the plus side it's 37 degrees here in Benidorm at the moment round the pool

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:27 pm  

Pumpetypump wrote:

I don't believe you should use fringe members of the squad like that. With the game already lost we need to play AOB on and on and on until he burns out.

We did that already....let's have a change.

I wonder how many of the missing would have played had there been a need. Is this just Jimmy thinking laterally.

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:34 pm  

Leigh squad:
McNally, Dixon, Hopkins, Barlow, Brierley, Goulden, Beswick, Armstrong, Moimoi, Higson, Spencer, Pala, Higham, Hock, Ridyard, Pownall, Worthington, Emmitt, Kay.

Think that's more or less full strength for Leigh.

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:38 pm  

roger daly wrote:

I won't be able to get to the game on Sunday

But on the plus side it's 37 degrees here in Benidorm at the moment round the pool

Do try not to fall in and break your neck

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:46 pm  

8ULL5HITT4 wrote:

We did that already....let's have a change.

I wonder how many of the missing would have played had there been a need. Is this just Jimmy thinking laterally.

This is key bit for me thinking in terms of middle eights. How many of those missing are actually injured badly enough to miss the game if we'd still been in contention for 1st or 2nd was in doubt?. I suspect mullaney is only one that's serious enough that he couldn't feature. Think its a case of resting anyone with minor knocks and getting them 100% right for when middle eights starts. What could be interesting is team selection next week. Last hit out before middle eights so do we put strongest team out or rest key players and potentially go into eights on a 3 match losing run?.

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 2:04 pm  

mat wrote:

This is key bit for me thinking in terms of middle eights. How many of those missing are actually injured badly enough to miss the game if we'd still been in contention for 1st or 2nd was in doubt?. I suspect mullaney is only one that's serious enough that he couldn't feature. Think its a case of resting anyone with minor knocks and getting them 100% right for when middle eights starts. What could be interesting is team selection next week. Last hit out before middle eights so do we put strongest team out or rest key players and potentially go into eights on a 3 match losing run?.

Pretty much what Jimmy said at the forum, players would miss out this week and some would miss out next week who would play if it were in the middle 8s, he's resting those with minor niggles or those with around a 70/30 chance.



I read that the signing deadline is next Friday so according to Steve Ferres we could have 2-3 players joining in the next week or so.

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 2:27 pm  

8ULL5HITT4 wrote:

As the game slips away I would get AOB off ASAP and give Halafihi a good long session.

So somewhere around the ten minute mark then

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:23 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

Leigh squad:
McNally, Dixon, Hopkins, Barlow, Brierley, Goulden, Beswick, Armstrong, Moimoi, Higson, Spencer, Pala, Higham, Hock, Ridyard, Pownall, Worthington, Emmitt, Kay.

Think that's more or less full strength for Leigh.

Missing Sarsfield, Acton, Wilkes and platt

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:29 pm  

Nothus wrote:

Squad is out:

Henry, AoB, Sidlow, Purtell, Walker, Fleming, Addy, Williams, Lauaki, Mendeika, Pitts, Walshaw, Blythe, Caro, Clough, Shaw, Crossley, Olbison, Halafihi.

Shaw
Caro
Purtell
Blythe
Williams
Mendeika
Addy
Clough
O'Brien
Sidlow
Olbison
Walshaw
Pitts

Lauaki
Crossley
Halafihi
Walker