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Last updated: 5th July 2008

Huddersfield Giants Eorl Crabtree

Crabtree: fractured finger

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Huddersfield will be missing Eorl Crabtree for the first time this season for the visit of Bradford. The giant prop has a fractured finger.

Winger Martin Aspinwall is also out with a back injury, while scrum-half Luke Robinson' facial injury rules the former Salford and Wigan man out.

But the Giants have captain Chris Thorman and prop Paul Jackson back from injury and stand-off Kevin Brown returns from suspension.

Great Britain winger or full-back David Hodgson will make his home debut after making his comeback from major knee surgery in last week's defeat at St Helens.

Bradford have former Huddersfield centre or second rower Chris Nero back after a six-match absence with a broken collarbone. He comes in for Shontayne Hape who has switched codes.

The Bulls also include captain Paul Deacon in their 19-man squad, but he faces a late fitness test on the hamstring injury that has kept him out of the last six games.

Huddersfield: Thorman, Elford, Whaturia, Hodgson, K. Brown, Lolesi, Raleigh, Wild, Jones, Jackson, Mason, Snitch, Griffin, Hudson, Hemingway, Cudjoe, Lawrence, Jensen, Kirmond.

Bradford: Cook, Langley, Halley, Vagana, Sykes, Lynch, Harris, Newton, Evans, Platt, Solomona, Godwin, Burgess, Feather, Jeffries, Tadulala, Finnigan, Deacon, Nero.