
Centre back Snookes, who will lead his side's attempts to keep the Moorlands star quiet in the Kelly Read final rates Bridge as one of the Cities leading performers despite his reputation for going to ground too easily.
"At times he can be running so fast any nick sends him tumbling. He makes the most of the situation, I suppose," he said.
"Some referees give free-kicks but some don't. He is the best player in their team and he plays the game to his advantage.
"Diving or not diving, he's impossible to mark when he's on form."
"There are a lot more divers these days. It has crept in more and more but you just think 'what goes around comes around'. You dive around and teams score against you in injury-time."