Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity have confirmed their 21-man squads for Thursday’s local derby that will kick off Round 19 of Super League.
Both sides go into the contest after wins at the weekend, with the Bulls taking the points in a scrappy affair against Huddersfield and Wakefield keeping Hull KR tryless at Craven Park.
That form makes for an exciting spectacle, and when you combine that with the geography of the two teams, it is set to be a close and well-supported encounter at Odsal on Thursday night.
With the squads now confirmed for the fixture, here is all the latest team news from both camps.
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Bradford Bulls v Wakefield Trinity team news
Bradford remain unchanged from their win over Huddersfield, meaning that Will Gardiner remains in contention of returning following his slight bleed on the brain after incident against St Helens.
Dan Russell, Loghan Lewis and Zac Fulton remain available after the trio all played “a week early” according to boss Kurt Haggerty.
For the travelling Trinity, Daryl Powell has made two change to his side, with Corey Hall returning from a lower leg injury that has kept him sidelined for a number of weeks. Full-back Max Jowitt drops out of the side.
The only other changes sees Jordan Williams return after his loan spell at Batley Bulldogs. Seth Nikotemo drops out in his place.
Bradford Bulls 21-man squad: Andy Ackers, Caleb Aekins, Guy Armitage, Chris Atkin, Waqa Blake, Riley Dean, Eribe Doro, Zac Fulton, Will Gardiner, Luke Hooley, Loghan Lewis, Joe Mellor, Jayden Nikorima, Jack Ormondroyd, Eliot Peposhi, Dan Russell, Ethan Ryan, Ebon Scurr, Mitch Souter, Ryan Sutton, Connor Wynne
Wakefield Trinity 21-man squad: Cam Scott, Corey Hall, Tom Johnstone, Jake Trueman, Mike McMeeken, Tyson Smoothy, Ky Rodwell, Matty Storton, Jazz Tevaga, Jay Pitts, Caleb Hamlin-Uele, Caius Faatili, Harvey Smith, Isaiah Vagana, Lachlan Walmsley, Jayden Myers, Josh Rourke, Tray Lolesio, Jordan Williams, Myles Lawford, Will Tate
