BRADFORD BULLS head coach Kurt Haggerty has only been able to name 19 players ahead of the clash against Hull KR on Saturday afternoon.

Esan Marsters is out for the season after snapping his Achilles, whilst Joe Mellor is also a long-term absentee following the loss against Wakefield Trinity last weekend.

There is no place for Andy Ackers, Ebon Scurr either, with youngster Harvey Ward coming in.

Meanwhile, Oliver Gildart misses out for KR after picking up an ankle injury against Toulouse, which means Tom Whitehead comes into the extended squad.

SQUADS

Bulls: 1 Caleb Aekins, 5 Ethan Ryan, 10 Loghan Lewis, 11 Dan Russell, 12 Zac Fulton, 14 Mitch Souter, 17 Ed Chamberlain, 19 Will Gardiner, 20 Brandon Douglas, 21 Sam Hallas, 23 Connor Wynne, 25 Eliot Peposhi, 27 Alfie Leake, 29 Cameron Bate, 30 Leon Ruan, 32 Chris Atkin, 33 Jack Ormondroyd, Harvey Ward

Hull KR: 2 Tom Davies, 3 Peta Hiku, 5 Joe Burgess, 6 Mikey Lewis, 7 Tyrone May, 8 Sauaso Sue, 9 Jez Litten, 10 Tom Amone, 11 Dean Hadley, 12 James Batchelor, 13 Elliot Minchella, 14 Jack Broadbent, 15 Sam Luckley, 16 Jai Whitbread, 17 Rhyse Martin, 18 Jack Brown, 19 Karl Lawton, 20 Jordan Dezaria, 21 Noah Booth, 22 Bill Leyland, 29 Tom Whitehead

Referee: Chris Kendall

STATS

Last ten meetings:
Bradford 10, Hull KR 42 (ChR21, 9/7/17)
Bradford 19, Hull KR 20 (ChR15, 27/5/17)
(at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)
Hull KR 54, Bradford 24 (ChR1, 5/2/17)
Hull KR 48, Bradford 4 (S8Q-R5, 12/9/15)
Bradford 30, Hull KR 50 (CCR5, 19/4/15)
Bradford 18, Hull KR 44 (SLR17, 20/6/14)
Hull KR 16, Bradford 0 (SLR6, 23/3/14)
Hull KR 28, Bradford 18 (SLR17, 2/6/13)
Bradford 34, Hull KR 12 (SLR7, 17/3/13)
Bradford 32, Hull KR 26 (SLR24, 10/8/12)

Super League summary
Bradford won 8
Hull KR won 8
1 draw
Bradford highest score: 52-22 (H, 2007) (Widest margin: 40-4, H, 2010)
Hull KR highest score: 49-24 (H, 2010) (Widest margin: 46-18, H, 2011)