Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:50 pm  

little wayne69 wrote:

MCB and Annakin to miss out for me.

I agree. Hampshire Horo Hirst & Pauli on bench.

Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:50 pm  

Hampshire a definite for me
MCB and Annakin to miss out, unless someone pulls up in the warm up.
Our pack looks really strong, the best we've had for 30+ years and Huby still to come in.

Cant wait.

Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:53 pm  

Kirmudgeonly wrote:

Cant argue strongly either way, the one thing I do think is when we have lacked a bit of oomph down the middle annikin always gives us a lift. Plus the interchange with arona worked well last year. Equally if we need to rotate at hooker could see hampshire coming on and finn hooking. Think it will be a close run thing - at home seven games in we would hammer them but big crowd first game etc etc

If I'm honest I'm more bothered about the ref Kendall being more intimidated by the crowd than our players.

Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:53 pm  

Anakin should be first name on the sheet , how can he be dropped, every time he came on the field last season he changed the match in our favor, he increased the tempo, he got the team on the front foot and hurt the opposition with his aggressive hard hitting defense. Look at the friendly against Hudds, we were on the back foot, Hudds were gaining the upper hand, on comes The Force and as usual he saves the day for us.

Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:57 pm  

Anyone in the pub pre match?

Can imagine there are some armchair supporters on here?

Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:02 pm  

vastman wrote:

Got to have Hampshire on the bench for me. If we can't steam roller them with our big pack and three forwards on the bench I don't see a fourth forward making any difference. An extra pivot player on the other hand could change the direction of a game.

That's how I see it, would maybe have been Randall sat there instead of Hampshire if he was fit.

Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:06 pm  

bellycouldtackle wrote:

Anakin should be first name on the sheet , how can he be dropped, every time he came on the field last season he changed the match in our favor, he increased the tempo, he got the team on the front foot and hurt the opposition with his aggressive hard hitting defense. Look at the friendly against Hudds, we were on the back foot, Hudds were gaining the upper hand, on comes The Force and as usual he saves the day for us.

Agree
The Arona & Anakin rotation works perfectly and I hope we continue to use the two of them, they are both totally different players and give great alternate impact to the team when they come on

My only slight hesitation though is woody and not asking him to play the full 80 minutes, with Randal being injured perhaps Hampshire to rotate would work better for the squad on this occasion

Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:15 pm  

Annakin and MCB to miss out I think, the team pretty much picks itself, baring an injury warming up

Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:39 pm  

Solid squad but no Arundel is he injured ?

Re: HullKr v Wakefield squads : Wed Jan 31, 2018 4:02 pm  

cosmicat wrote:

Solid squad but no Arundel is he injured ?

Think Chester likes Bill and Reece more than Joe