Hull FC v Bulls: Teams
Hull and Bradford will both be looking to get back to winning ways when they meet at the KC Stadium on Friday night.
Last Updated: 18/03/10 2:02pm
Hull and Bradford will both be looking to get back to winning ways when they meet at the KC Stadium on Friday night.
The Airlie Birds were well beaten 48-24 at Wigan last Friday - just their second defeat of the 2010 season so far.
The Bulls were also turned over on their travels, going down 33-8 to Warrington at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
They will hope for better fortunes when they return to the road this week, though Hull are yet to suffer defeat in three games at the KC this year.
Black and Whites coach Richard Agar has made just one change to his 19-man squad, recalling winger Mark Calderwood.
The former Wigan player missed out on facing his old employers because of a slight groin injury but is fit to return at the expense of Craig Hall.
Danny Washbrook is again left out while forward Mike Burnett is set to join Sheffield Eagles on loan, though he will have dual registration.
First change
Having seen their three-match winning run halted by the Wolves, Bradford coach Steve McNamara has finally made a change to his 19-man squad having picked the same names for the first six games.
Michael Platt takes the place of Jason Crookes after continuing his comeback from a knee injury with 40 minutes for the Under-20s at Warrington.
"Michael Platt is knocking on the door," admitted McNamara.
"He played forty minutes in the reserves against Warrington last week and came through ok and I have said it before Michel has been great to have around the place this year.
"He is really itching to get back but we'll see what our plans are and our personnel and make some decisions later in the week but he will definitely be in the squad."
Hull FC squad: Berrigan, T. Briscoe, Calderwood, Cusack, Dowes, Fitzgibbon, Horne, Houghton, Lauaki, Long, Manu, Moa, O'Meley, Radford, Tansey, Tickle, Turner, Whiting, Yeaman.
Bradford squad: Sykes, Langley, Sheriffe, Kopczak, Donaldson, Scruton, Menzies, Kearney, Godwin, L'Estrange, Halley, Nero, Lynch, Reardon, Hall, Platt, Worrincy, Whitehead, Orford.