ENGAGE SUPER LEAGUE
Venue: Odsal Date: Sunday 1 May Kick-off: 1500 BST
Coverage: Updates on BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio Leeds & the BBC Sport website, highlights on the Super League Show
Tom Burgess and James Donaldson return to Bradford Bulls’ squad for Sunday’s game against Warrington at Odsal.
Gareth Raynor (shoulder injury) and John Bateman are the two to make way in Mick Potter’s 19-man squad.
Warrington have Chris Bridge fit again as they bid to bounce back from Monday’s shock home defeat by Hull.
Prior to Monday’s defeat, Warrington had been on top form, running in 19 tries in two matches to hammer Crusaders and Salford.
But, although they have since lost scrum-half Richie Myler with a fractured cheekbone, they still have another man in top try-scoring form this season in winger Joel Monaghan.
The controversial Aussie winter signing has run in 10 tries in 11 games this season – just one behind the Super League’s top scorer Kris Welham.
And Monaghan was this week called into the Exiles squad to face England at Headingley on 10 June.
Bradford coach Mick Potter:
“The guys went well against Leeds and were probably unlucky in some respects against Catalans as the weather was bad and that caused it to be an error ridden game.
“Warrington have a lot of players who can hurt you if you lapse defensively. Just the sheer amount of offloads they can get in one play is a problem and we can’t afford to have a lull in concentration for one second.
“Warrington can put 60 points on you if you blink. But they are beatable, as a few teams have shown this season. If they take their foot off the gas they become vulnerable.”
Warrington winger Joel Monaghan said:
“I am honoured to be selected for the Exiles squad to face England.
“I never thought I would get to play representative football again so to have the opportunity of teaming up with some great Australian and Kiwi players to take on England will be fantastic.
“I am sure there will be some banter with some of the Warrington players in the England squad.
“I have never played at Headingley Carnegie before so it is an exciting prospect to be involved in such a fixture at the stadium.”
Bradford (from): Ainscough, Ah Van, Burgess, Crossley, Donaldson, Elima, Hargreaves, Herbert, Kopczak, L’Estrange, Lynch, Olbison, Platt, Walker, Royston, Sibbit, Sykes, Whitehead.
Warrington (from): Anderson, Atkins, Bridge, Briers, Carvell, Clarke, Cooper, Grix, Harrison, Higham, Hodgson, King, J Monaghan, M Monaghan, Morley, Solomona, Westwood, Williams, Wood.
Warrington: Hodgson; J Monaghan, King, Atkins, Williams; Briers, Clarke; Morley, M Monaghan, Wood, Anderson, Westwood, Harrison.
Replacements: Carvell, Higham, Blythe, Solomona.
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Bradford v Warrington