Bulls v Hull FC - Teams
Hull FC will be without full-back Todd Byrne as they look for a repeat of their shock Carnegie Challenge Cup win on Sunday.
Last Updated: 20/06/08 5:36pm
Bradford will be looking to end a barren run, as well as gain revenge, when they entertain Hull FC at the Grattan Odsal Stadium on Sunday.
A hammering at the hands of high-flying St Helens last time out means the Bulls are looking to avoid a fourth straight loss for the first time in Super League.
As well as their poor league form, Steve McNamara has also seen his side go out of the Carnegie Challenge Cup at the hands of the team they face this weekend.
The Airlie Birds managed to upset the odds with a 22-16 victory that put them into the semi-finals of the competition.
However, the struggling Bulls are boosted by the return of forwards Andy Lynch and Sam Burgess to the pack.
Hooker Terry Newton is also available again after missing the trip to Knowsley Road due to a shoulder injury.
Tame Tupou, Chris Nero, Paul Deacon and Glenn Morrison remain injury absentees for Bradford, who won the corresponding fixture last year 34-8.
Byrne blow
Hull could hand a Super League debut to loan signing Jodie Broughton after losing yet another key player to injury.
Full-back Todd Byrne is the latest name to join the Airlie Birds' casualty list after picking up a knee problem in last week's win over Castleford.
The injury means the Australian misses out for the first time since his arrival from the New Zealand Warriors.
Broughton, drafted in on a month-long loan from Leeds Rhinos, may come in to take Byrne's place, meaning Craig Hall would have to switch to full-back.
Great Britain winger Gareth Raynor and Motu Tony are still sidelined and not named by coach Richard Agar in his 19-man squad.
Bradford squad: Cook, Langley, Halley, Vagana, Sykes, Lynch, Harris, Newton, Evans, Platt, Solomona, James, Burgess, Feather, Jeffries, Tadulala, Finnigan, Kopczak, Hape.
Hull FC squad: Berrigan, Briscoe, Broughton, Burnett, Carvell, Dale, Dowes, Dykes, G. Horne, Hall, Houghton, Manu, Radford, Sing, Thackeray, Tickle, Washbrook, Wheeldon, Yeaman.