Season Preview: Bradford Bulls
Head coach: Francis Cummins
Last season: 9th
In:
Garreth Carvell (Warrington)
Dale Ferguson (Huddersfield)
Matty Blythe (Warrington)
Luke George (Huddersfield)
Danny Bridge (Warrington)
Out:
Frank Winterstein (Released)
Keith Lulia (West Tigers)
John Bateman (Wigan)
Heath L’Estrange (Sydney Roosters)
Michael Platt (North Wales)
Jobe Murphy (Dewsbury)
Curtis Naughton (Sydney Roosters)
Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield)
Squad:
1 Brett Kearney FULL BACK
2 Elliot Kear WINGER
3 Adrian Purtell WINGER
4 Matt Blythe CENTRE
5 Jamie Foster WINGER
7 Luke Gale SCRUM HALF
8 Nick Scruton PROP FORWARD
9 Matt Diskin HOOKER
11 Tom Olbison SECOND ROW
12 Dale Ferguson SECOND ROW
13 Chev Walker SECOND ROW
14 Manase Manuokafoa PROP FORWARD
15 Adam Sidlow PROP FORWARD
16 Danny Addy LOOSE FORWARD
17 Lee Gaskell STAND OFF
18 James Donaldson LOOSE FORWARD
19 Adam O’Brien HOOKER
20 Luke George WINGER
21 Adam Henry CENTRE
22 Sam Wood CENTRE
23 Oliver Roberts SECOND ROW
24 Alex Mellor SECOND ROW
25 Nathan Conroy HOOKER
Danny Bridge SECOND ROW
James’ prediction: 12th
View from the pitch:
Luke Gale – “We put the off-field problems to the back of our mind and just get on with aiming for on-field achievements. For us that will be reaching the play-offs.”