Catalans v Bradford: Teams
Steve McNamara's Bulls head to Perpignan looking to alleviate some early season pressure on their manager.
Last Updated: 06/03/08 12:13pm
Steve McNamara's Bulls head to Perpignan looking to alleviate some early season pressure on their manager.
Mick Potter's Catalans Dragons are still without scrum-half Casey McGuire (cheekbone), second rower Dane Carlaw (rib), Mathieu Griffi (ankle) and Oliver Elima (knee) through injury.
Justin Murphy came made his first appearance of the season in the defeat at Warrington Wolves at the weekend and keeps his place in les Catalans' 20-man squad.
Teenage back rower is still yet to make his Super League debut and fellow back rower Jamal Fakir has also come into the squad.
The Dragons have not won since their opening round victory away at Super League new boys Castleford Tigers, but they face a Bradford Bulls side also struggling for form.
Problems
Three defeats from four games is a poor return so far for the Bulls, who have dropped six points behind league leaders Leeds Rhinos already.
It appeared the Bulls had turned a corner with victory at home to Huddersfield Giants in round three, but defeats to St Helens and Wigan Warriors have set them back still further.
McNamara has made two changes to the team that lost 28-14 at the JJB Stadium, with David Halley and Joe Vagana the men to miss out.
Chris Feather and Matthew Cook come into the squad as a result and the Bulls really need the points if they are to avoid falling any further behind their rivals.
Catalans 20-man squad: Greenshields, Murphy, Wilson, Mogg, Pelo, Bosc, Gorrell, Guisset, Raguin, Croker, Mounis, Gossard, Chan, Fakir, Stacul, Casty, Khattabi, Baile, Quintilla, Touxagas.
Bradford 20-man squad: Morrison, Burgess, Sykes, Newton, Hape, Deacon, Evans, Feather, Nero, Tadulala, Cook, James, Tupou, Platt, Harris, Godwin, Jeffries, Finnigan, Lynch, Langley.