Bulls v Reds: Teams
Just one place and two points separate Bradford and Salford ahead of Sunday's meeting between the teams at Odsal.
Last Updated: 23/03/12 5:51pm
Just one place and two points separate Bradford and Salford ahead of Sunday's meeting between the teams at Odsal.
The Bulls are in seventh after four wins from seven games - one more than Sunday's opponents so far in the Stobart Super League.
Those three wins for the Reds all came on the spin but Salford have lost their last two outings. Bradford, in contrast, have won back-to-back games, meaning they arrive at the game as the form horse.
The hosts will have half-back Jarrod Sammut back in their ranks, with the Malta international returning from suspension to take his place in Mick Potter's line-up.
Back-rower Jamie Langley will be a straight replacement for Olivier Elima, who serves a one-match ban, if he recovers from a rib injury that forced him to miss last week's triumph over St Helens.
Salford are boosted by the return of Australian centre Joel Moon, who has finally recovered from a broken hand, but winger Danny Williams and centre or second rower Chris Nero miss out through injury.
Bradford: Sammut, Diskin, Lulia, Whitehead, L'Estrange, Burgess, Crookes, Addy, Hargreaves, Sykes, Kearney, Pryce, Platt, Langley, Purtell, Bateman, C. Walker, Jeffries, Manuokafoa.
Salford: Patten, Gibson, Gleeson, Moon, Veivers, Holdsworth, Smith, Jewitt, Anderson, James, Ashurst, McPherson, Wild, Neal, Adamson, Owen, Howarth, Paleaaesina, Boyle.