With goal-kicking scrum half Chris Bridge already sidelined through injury, the Bulls are hoping stand off Karl Pryce will be fit enough to take on Wakefield in tonight's under-21 academy sudden death semi-final at Belle Vue.

Bridge damaged ligaments in his lower leg in the victory over Hull on Saturday, while Pryce limped through the first 60 minutes of the match before succumbing to his persistent ankle injury.

With Bridge out, the Bulls will be desperate for the gargantuan Pryce to run the match from stand off as they attempt to beat Wakefield for the first time this season.

"Losing both of them would be a massive blow," said coach Steve McNamara.

"But we have won before without them in the side, so it won't be anything new. We'll adapt if that situation arises.

"Karl has a long-term ankle injury that needs sorting out at the end of the year.

"He is trying to get through as best he can. He obviously struggled against Hull last Saturday so it is case of patching him up again as best we can. It is a matter of him managing the pain, really."

Tonight's winner will face Leeds Rhinos in the Grand Final on Wednesday. The Rhinos finished runaway league leaders before beating the Wildcats 30-16 in last week's Grand Final qualifier.

But the second-placed Wildcats can boast of home and away victories over the Bulls, beating them 38-26 at Odsal and 32-16 at the Belle Vue.

The Bulls' chances of repeating last year's appearances in the Grand Final have been badly hit by the loss of Bridge - arguably the academy's brightest prospect - who featured in 14 Super League matches this season.

"He is a very influential player for the team," admitted McNamara.

"He can create something out of nothing and scores a lot of points, but we'll just have to try to adapt and get by without him. Brett Ferres (who picked up a season-ending knee ligament strain on Saturday) is a big loss as well.

"He has been playing really well since coming back from a tour of Australia with the England academy."

Jmaie Langley's dead leg means he is unlikely to play, but the patched-up Bulls will have some Super League experience in the line-up, with wing Andy Smith and hooker or second row Aaron Smith both expected to be fit despite carrying niggling injuries.

"A lot of players are carrying injuries at this time of the season but the ones who have had first-team experience are our so-called established players and we need to get as many fit as we can," said McNamara.