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[John Drake]

Discuss the game here.

[MrPosh]

Giants by 24.

[Amber Avenger]

Not expecting a win here at all. Stranger things have happened, but Huddersfield are a good side and probably want a bit of payback for the same fixture at Odsal last year. A tough couple of weeks for us ahead on the pitch, I'll be happy if we keep them within 18.

Edited by Amber Avenger, 18 April 2012 - 12:33 PM.

[Bulliac]

If we continue recent form it will be difficult game to forecast. I know we've lots of players out with injury, and even at full strength Hudds would be regarded as favourites, but games aren't played on paper and even with the injuries we've beaten some good sides so, all in all, it's too close to call for me.

[Wolford6]

Two days of heavy rain will have soaked the pitch and hopefully dropped the Giants down to our speed. Our pack is going well.

18-12 to the Bulls.

[GIANTSTRIDES]

Not a game i would count on for a win, I obviously hope we beat them but the Bulls are one of the teams against who the Giants can struggle badly at times, We are not in the same downward spiral that we were last year at this time and we have a a few wins against them in the last year or two, that said i never really feel confident against them cause they are always likely to come up with a big game out of the Blue, having said that it wouldn't really be out of the Blue as they have been getting some good results, A lot could depend on the state of the pitch, the Giants backs can be very good on a good firm pitch but it doesn't look like there's much chance of that , so for me it's not so easy to call, We should have the beating of them but this is no easy match.

Giants just.

[Ant]

Good firm pitch in good conditions. Giants by a mile
Claggy pitch in the intevitable Odsal rain...closer, but a Giants win I think. The wheels arent off our season like they were last season and the Bulls are missing too many playmakers.

That said, I cant believe HKR put 40 on us :/ so now I've said that expect another nilling for us at the crater.

[longboard]

If it carries on raining and the wind starts blowing, then a win for Northern.

[hindle xiii]

Who doesn't like it nice and wet?!

This one is too close to call I reckon. I'm not expecting a win, which helps but there's an element of belief creeping back in nowadays. I just can't wait to sit back under cover and enjoy the game.

[Konkrete]

Emotional Bulls win.

[Bulligerent]

Bulls by one score.

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Huddersfield by 8 - with the players having been payed and no new panics on the financial front the wave of emotion of the past few weeks at Bradford will be fading and the real world will be starting to re-assert itself.

Edited by Chronicler of Chiswick, 19 April 2012 - 09:20 AM.

[Wolford6]

Still chucking it down.

[Ant]

Bloody rubbish weather.

[Kenilworth Tiger]

I actually think this will be a really tight game and can see Bradford nicking it - something like 22-20

[longboard]

My linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlOAOLcYsLo&feature=related

Will it ever stop raining?

Edited by longboard, 19 April 2012 - 07:01 PM.

[hindle xiii]

Right, vote cast; Bulls.

*fingers crossed*

[hindle xiii]

Mick Potter has named an 18-Man Squad for the game against Huddersfield Giants at Odsal on Sunday.

Full Back Brett Kearney suffered a reaction to his ankle injury in yesterday's training session and Luke Gale is also not ready to return. Chev Walker and Karl Pryce have been added to the Squad but the three young players who were named last week, Jay Rossi, Matt Bailey and Callum Windley, have not trained with the First Team this week and are omitted.

The Squad is: Addy, Ainscough, Bateman, Burgess, Diskin, Elima, Hargreaves, Jeffries, Kopczak, Langley, Lulia, Manuokafoa, Olbison, Platt, Pryce, Purtell, Walker, Whitehead.

[hindle xiii]

I'd go for;

1. Platt
2. Purtell
3. Walker
4. Lulia
5. Ainscough
6. Addy
7. Jeffries
8. Hargreaves
9. Diskin
10. Manuokafoa
11. Elima
12. Whitehead
13. Langley

14. Bateman
15. Olbison
16. Kopczak
17. Burgess

We've got to try and contain the Huddersfield left edge which are just about unstoppable, Walker needs to stand up in defence this week. Pryce to miss out because it will be tough for him to contain George. It hasn't rained today despite forecasting it to.

[longboard]

Looks like it will be wet tomorrow. Classic Odsal weather.Damn it.