Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Tue Feb 18, 2025 7:46 am  

We move into Round 2 of the Championship and visit promoted Hunslet on Sunday. Hunslet have plenty of former Bradford players/academy products in Billy Jowitt, Mackenzie Scurr, Keelan Foster, Coby Nichol, Ethan O'Hanlon and Bailey Arnold. This will be our first visit to Hunslet since 2018.

Discuss the game here.

Re: Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Tue Feb 18, 2025 8:48 am  

Few more changes again for me. I'd bring Ott in for Souter (we have to manage his minutes and I think the team who are most likely to finish bottom is the best team to do it against) I'd give Bailey Liu are a run out too.

Hunslet were comfortably beaten by Barrow who you would expect would be their main rival for the relegation spot. Realistically I can't see this being anything other than comfortable.

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Re: Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Tue Feb 18, 2025 9:56 am  

Should be a decent day weather wise I think too. I'd like to see how we go on a dry track.

Re: Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Tue Feb 18, 2025 6:04 pm  

Hopping this over from the other thread, but maybe have Sam Ackroyd on the bench?

If he isn't getting a game against Hunslet, we might as well send him out on loan.

I imagine we'll bring back Keyes, Okenbor, and Lawrence - and perhaps give Souter and Donaldson a rest.

Re: Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:21 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Hopping this over from the other thread, but maybe have Sam Ackroyd on the bench?

If he isn't getting a game against Hunslet, we might as well send him out on loan.

I imagine we'll bring back Keyes, Okenbor, and Lawrence - and perhaps give Souter and Donaldson a rest.

We have 2 new halfbacks they will want them to get all the game time possible this early on, Keyes wasn’t rested to give meadows and lilley time together he was rested because he was injured putting a half on the bench in round 2 would be a waste of a bench spot. They will want to keep as much of the spine together as possible

Re: Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:50 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Hopping this over from the other thread, but maybe have Sam Ackroyd on the bench?

If he isn't getting a game against Hunslet, we might as well send him out on loan.

I imagine we'll bring back Keyes, Okenbor, and Lawrence - and perhaps give Souter and Donaldson a rest.

Depends with Okenbor. Was he not injured vs Cas? He managed to finish the game, but I thought he felt his hamstring after chasing back for their long range try.

Re: Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Wed Feb 19, 2025 7:16 am  

Heavy pitches early in the season, we need strong pack replacements on the bench. The young lad needs a run of games not just throwing in for one off game perceived as being a foregone conclusion by supporters. I'm sure Hunslet will be fired up for this opening home game so l wouldn't like to see complacency slip into our squad.

By all means rotate the squad a little but I wouldn't be going so far down the squad list at the moment.

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Re: Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:05 am  

Ackroyd named in the reserves for the game against Cas tonight.

Re: Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:46 am  

Okunbor has done his hamstring so will be out for at least 2/3 more weeks.

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Re: Round 2 - Hunslet (A) : Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:10 am  

Armitage on the wing again then.