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Stand-off Ben Jeffries has returned to the Bradford squad, while Rob Parker and Stephen Nash are back in the reckoning for Salford.
Last Updated: 06/09/09 10:15am
Bulls stand-off Ben Jeffries has returned to the Bradford squad after recovering from minor foot surgery, while Elliott Whitehead has been omitted.
But coach Steve McNamara will be tempted to stick with an unchanged team as the Bulls chase a fourth win on the bounce for the first time in more than two years as they make a late push for the play-offs.
Reds news
Salford's former Bradford second rower Rob Parker is set to make his comeback from a three month lay-off with a fractured skull.
Front rower Stephen Nash is also back in the reckoning after missing the Reds' home defeat by Hull KR through illness.
Coach Shaun McRae told the club's official website: "It's a tremendous boost to have Rob back in the fold and have him around us training every day.
"He will go into the 19-man squad but we have a few days yet to assess his fitness. Rob's been out three months so obviously his condition is considerably less than where it needs to be, but we will have a look at him nearer the time, and also at the team and how they were performing before we had the two-week break and make our decision on Friday."
Bradford 19-man squad: Sykes, Langley, Sheriffe, Kopczak, Donaldson, Scruton, Menzies, Jeffries, Godwin, Cook, Halley, Nero, Lynch, Tadulala, Morrison, Burgess, Worrincy, Platt, Deacon.
Salford 19-man squad: Wilshere, Henry, Littler, Parker, McGilvray, Smith, Ratchford, Cashmere, Alker, Stapleton, Adamson, Sidlow, Swain, Paul, Sibbit, Leuluai, Nash, Fitzpatrick, Myler.