Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Fri Feb 24, 2017 1:49 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

No Kuni Minga in Toulouse's squad.

Considering he has 6 tries in 3 games for them this season, I for one am very happy to see that.

Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Fri Feb 24, 2017 2:00 pm  

Nor is their goal kicking full back Kheirallah. Joanthan Ford is back though so they have a dangerous half back combo of Ford and Stan Robin.

Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Fri Feb 24, 2017 4:11 pm  

Without Minga and Kheriallah it looks like they lack a bit of firepower. I for one am glad they are not playing!!

I'd love for us to play this side:

14. Oscar Thomas
2. Ethan Ryan
4. Ross Oakes
0. Lee Smith
5. Illiess Macani
6. Leon Pryce
28. Jordan Lilley
8. Liam Kirk
34. Scott Moore
15. Jon Magrin
16. Kevin Larroyer
20. James Bentley
11. Colton Roche

7. Joe Keyes
17. Ross Peltier
31. Mikolaj Oledzki
0. Daniel Murray

But I think Beattie will go something like:

Thomas, Ryan, Oakes, Mendeika, Macani, Pryce, Lilley, Roche, Moore, Magrin, Larroyer, Bentley, Jordan-Roberts.

Oledzki, Smith, Murray, Kirk

Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Fri Feb 24, 2017 5:28 pm  

Can i change my round four predictions! i had us to lose, not to sure now

Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:10 pm  

Are toulouse taking us a little lightly? I wouldn't blame them to be honest. We are looking stronger with the added experience but it seems still very early days and Toulouse will be favourites.

I don't read much into their loss to Sheffield given the conditions, state of the pitch after the Wakefield game and Sheffield having the helping hand of Leigh and Dane.

Its one I expect to lose but really hope we win as the confidence will start to flow.

Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Sat Feb 25, 2017 4:32 am  

Can I be controversial? I wouldn't play Lilley. Yes he's good but Keyes looked good last week and I just think he needs a run of matches to get there. Plus he needs time to gel with Pryce. Unless they are confident of keeping Lilley for a longer period in which case fair enough play him he's the best we've got.

Interchange bench should be four forwards only in my opinion.

Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:24 am  

Toulouse five eighth Jonathan Ford may not play because his fitness is questionable. If he doesn't then Bradford will have a further advantage on top of the absence of winger Kuni Minga (try scoring freak) and full back Mark Kheirallah (goal kicker).

Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:41 am  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

Can I be controversial? I wouldn't play Lilley. Yes he's good but Keyes looked good last week and I just think he needs a run of matches to get there. Plus he needs time to gel with Pryce. Unless they are confident of keeping Lilley for a longer period in which case fair enough play him he's the best we've got.

Interchange bench should be four forwards only in my opinion.

I realise that you are thinking long term, which would generally be right, but our current position has to be to get league points anyway we can.

Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:56 am  

Sounds like the weather might ruin this one as a spectacle unfortunately.

Re: Round 4 | vs. Toulouse Olympique (Home) : Sat Feb 25, 2017 11:08 am  

Nothus wrote:

Sounds like the weather might ruin this one as a spectacle unfortunately.

Think that works in our favour