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Wakefield will be without Damien Blanch for the rest of the season after the winger ruptured his cruciate ligament.
Last Updated: 02/05/09 1:12pm
Wakefield will be without Damien Blanch for the rest of the season after the winger ruptured his cruciate ligament in the defeat by Wigan last Sunday.
Winger Aaron Murphy is also unavailable for the clash with Bradford at Murrayfield after dislocating his wrist while playing for the reserves.
Stand-off Jamie Rooney returned to full training this week but coach John Kear has not included him in his 19-man squad to face the Bulls.
Bradford coach Steve McNamara has named Paul Deacon and Chris Nero in his travelling squad, but David Solomona is ruled out.
Teenage centre Jason Crookes will not play again this season after suffering cruciate ligament damage in the Bulls' defeat at Wakefield on Easter Monday. The 19-year-old only made his Super League debut for the club last month but an MRI scan has now confirmed his worst fears.
"Jason is a young player who had just got himself on the edge of the first team having made three appearances, and it's very disappointing," Bradford coach Steve McNamara told the club's official website.
"He was providing us with good cover and trying to establish himself in our first team."
As for the Magic Weekend concept, McNamara added: "The players and the coaches are really looking forward to Murrayfield. I hope the weather holds out but we are playing Wakefield in the second game and the pitch should be okay for us. But I hope it's good for everyone and a lot of people get up there.
"We just need to make sure we get the job done and not worry about the venue. We will enjoy it afterwards as long as we have come away with the points."
Wakefield 19-man squad: Blaymire, Martin, Atkins, Peterson, Brough, Demetriou, Drew, Sculthorpe, Snitch, Wilkes, Grix, Obst, Henderson, Gleeson, Leo-Latu, Ferguson, Moore, Bibb, Pitts.
Bradford 19-man squad: Cook, Langley, Sheriffe, Burgess, Sykes, Scruton, Menzies, Newton, Olbison, Rinaldi, Halley, Nero, Lynch, Kopczak, Jeffries, Tadulala, Worrincy, Platt, Deacon.