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Over on totalRL, where all the Championship fans seem to congregate, they seem to think all we have going for us is Gaskell. They totally overlook the rest of the squad, in my opinion we have the best forwards along with Leigh, one of the best hookers in O'Brian and most importantly, strength in depth. I'm hoping we put a big score on them just to prove a point.

To be fair, if we're thinking of the same posts then it's actually fev fans who are saying that about Gaskell. One fev fan in particular seems to be a little bit in love with Gaskell after his performance at their place the other week.
Most of the Batley fans posting on there are expecting a pasting on Sunday.

I was talking fans in general rather than Batley fans but I wasn't the clearest.

I think that's one Fev fan and am not sure I'd take his ramblings too seriously. Yes Gaskell had a terrific game against us but you outplayed us anyway, we were really sub-standard that day both in attack and defence and it wasn't altogether surprising we made ten (yes ten!) changes to our starting line-up the following week. Some of the tries we let in against you were very soft, we defended much better this week against Halifax although to be fair they had territorial domination but very few ideas in attack.

Squad:
Adam Henry, Adam O’Brien, Adam Sidlow, Danny Williams, Dale Ferguson, Dan Fleming, Epalahame Lauaki, Etu Uaisele, Harry Siejka, Jake Mullaney, Jay Pitts, Lee Gaskell, Lucas Walshaw, Nathan Conroy, Paul Clough, Ryan Shaw, Samir Tahraoui, Tom Olbison, Vila Halafihi.


I'd go with:

1. Mullaney
2. Uaisele
3. Henry
4. Shaw
5. Williams
6. Gaskell
7. Siejka
8. Sidlow
9. O'brien
10. Tahraouri
11. Walshaw
12. Pitts
13. Clough

14. Ferguson
15. Fleming
16. Lauaki
17. Olbison

I'll go:

Mullaney
Shaw
Uaisele
Henry
Williams
Gaskell
Siejka
Clough
AoB
Sidlow
Olbison
Walshaw
Pitts

Tahraoui
Ferguson
Fleming
Lauaki

Monster bench

I wouldn't be surprised to see Walshaw in the centres rather than Henry.

Part of me thinks from that 19 that O'Brien is carrying a slight knock. As if he was to miss out, I would expect both Conroy & Halafihi to be in the 17, rather than one of them doing 80 minutes.

I agree. Hard to see any other reason to have three hookers in the 19 when O'Brien usually does 80 mins

anyone have any idea whats wrong with Baille? just rotation or has he got a knock

Minor hamstring strain according to T&A.

I'd imagine that if O'Brian was to miss out, both Halafihi and Conroy would make the team given that neither has played yet this season so it might be a risk asking just one of them to pull an 80 minute stint

In his T&A column , Uaisele has said he will miss this weekend with a hamstring strain. I suspect that will mean a recall for Uilage unless Walshaw moves to the centre , Ferguson starting and one of Conroy or Halafihi on to the bench.

In the team photo it was Ulugia in the photo but Uaisele was named in the squad. Surprised Ulugia didn't play against Hunslet I thought he played well against Fev.

I don't understand why Uaisele has been named in the squad if, as the T&A says, he did his hamstring on Wednesday.

He openly states in the piece that he won't be playing this week due to the tweak, yet he's named in 19. Strange to say the least...

It might still be Ulugia that gets picked. The 19 squad is load of rubbish anyway even the team sheets handed out in the bars were wrong before the hunslet match.

Bulls Line Up

Mullaney
Williams
Shaw
Henry
Ulugia
Gaskell
Sjeika
Clough
AOB
Sidlow
Olbison
Walshaw
Pitts
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Tahraoui
Fleming
Conroy
Lauaki

Looks like we've taken a big following; 1500+ according to the Bulls twitter feed.

Shaw try.

Batley 0 Bulls 6

No ferguson ??

Gaskell tearing the Championship apart.

Batley respond straight away. Squires try.

Batley 4 Bulls 6

Converted.

Game on.

Bulls strike back with a penalty.

Batley 6 Bulls 8

Batley kick off sails out on the full.