Super League match preview: Bradford Bulls v Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants will be out for revenge against Bradford Bulls when the two teams meet at the Magic Weekend.
Last Updated: 26/05/13 5:13pm
Francis Cummins' Bulls have already secured an impressive 43-18 triumph over Paul Anderson's side, who currently sit second in the table three points behind leaders Wigan, this season.
Yet while the Giants have won five of their last six Super League outings, the Bulls put an end to a three-game losing streak last Friday courtesy of a 28-7 success over the Salford City Reds.
The match holds special meaning for Bradford's Adrian Purtell as it was a year ago in Manchester he suffered a heart attack following the defeat to Leeds.
Bradford welcome back goal-kicking winger Jamie Foster to their 19-man squad for the match at the Etihad Stadium.
The former St Helens man tore his pectoral muscle in the game at Rochdale in the Tetley's Challenge Cup but is now fit to play after initial fears suggested he could miss twelve weeks of action.
Included
Loan signing Jacob Fairbank is also included for the game against his parent club but there is no place for Adam Sidlow, who missed the Salford game with a shoulder injury. Michael Platt is also not in the 19-man party.
Giants head coach Paul Anderson has made just one change to his squad that eased past the Widnes Vikings 36-22 last time out.
Ben Blackmore has come in for Matty Dawson while Joe Wardle serves the final match of his two-game ban for punching in their Challenge Cup win over Leeds Rhinos.
"It is certainly the case that they came and embarrassed us on our home ground in round five of the competition. Now we are in round 16 and we can go and put that right," Anderson told the Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
"But we don't use revenge as motivation in our preparation and, while some people might think that we owe them one, we have to concentrate on going out and doing our job.
"But if for some of the players putting the record straight does play a part in our winning the game then so be it!"
Bradford: Donaldson, Foster, Olbison, Fairbank, Gale, Kear, Scruton, Bateman, L'Estrange, Purtell, Lulia, Whitehead, Diskin, Sammut, Addy, Langley, Walker, Blythe, Evans.
Huddersfield: Grix, Cudjoe, McGillvary, Brough, Robinson, Crabtree, Lunt, Kopczak, Ferres, Faiumu, Patrick, Chan, Ta'ai, Murphy, Cording, Ferguson, Mullally, Blackmore, Dwyer.