GRAND Final Trophy holders Saints hope winger Anthony Sullivan will be fit for the visit of Bradford Bulls in a qualifying play-off tie on Friday (7.30pm).

Sully missed the Wigan defeat because of a stomach virus but is recovering well and, apart from the suspended Vila Matautia, Saints are optimistic of being at full strength.

Bradford captain Henry Paul will be back after being ruled out by injury at Hull, and the Bulls squad is from: Spruce; Vaikona, McAvoy, Naylor, Withers, Pryce; H. Paul, R. Paul; McDermott, Lowes, Fielden, Anderson, Forshaw, Peacock, Boyle, McKay, Smith, Radford.

If Saints win they visit Wigan on Friday, September 29, kick-off 7.30pm. Otherwise they entertain Leeds or Castleford on Saturday, September 30, kick-off 6.05pm

Admission is all-to-pay. Referee is Russell Smith and Wakefield Wildcats Academy will play Halifax Blue Sox in an elimination semi-final, kick-off 5.10pm.

* Coach Ian Millward declined to comment about his alleged altercation with former Saints' assistant coach Nigel Ashley-Jones at Knowsley Road on Friday. Ashley-Jones, who joined Wigan last month, is reported to be taking legal advice on the matter. Ian, incidentally, held a 'what went wrong?' meeting with the players on Saturday morning

* Saints' gates averaged 8,808 this season, which is an increase of 7.4% on 1999.

* Tommy Martyn, Sean Long and Keiron Cunningham are included in a current 'dream team' selected by a panel of journalists.

* Ball distributor supreme Scott Barrow inspired the Alliance side to a 52-12 victory in an elimination semi-final against Bradford Bulls at Moss Lane. Saints' tries were scored by Gareth Price (2), Dwayne West, Mike Bennett, Mark Edmondson, Brian Henare, Chris Giles, John Kirkpatrick, Chris Hill and Mike Loughlin. Braddish kicked five goals and Dootson one. Team: McCully; Hill, Giles, West, Kirkpatrick; Barrow, Braddish; Loughlin, Hamilton, Henare, Edmondson. Price, Bennett. Substitutes: Holdstock, Howell, Dootson, McConnell. Saints now face Leeds Rhinos.

* Saints' former Academy manager Bill Appleton, of Eccleston, has joined the Rugby League development staff at Red Hall

* Chris Joynt, Tommy Martyn and Anthony Stewart have been included in the Ireland World Cup squad. Sean Long and Paul Sculthorpe are named in the England party.