Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 4:58 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Need some good news on Connor.

I would hope that for the Wakefield game we'll see Griffin, Sao, Satae, Savelio and possibly Reynolds.

Lets hope so but i still think our front row will not be enough to stop us going 0/3 or even 4 with Satae and Sao once again flogged to death
Hodgson has been unlucky with the injuries but i wonder if he will make it through the season given the pressure he is likely to come under.
What is evident is that none of the younger group are anywhere near first team level so we still have this massive gap between first team and back up players
Adam will have to do a lot of cheap ticket deals to get fans in this season

Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 4:58 pm  

Injuries the obvious concern but also lack of match fitness. Even if we get 7 players back for start of the season then half of the team won't have played a minute of (semi) competitive rugby for 4 months. Going to be a tough start to the season.

Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:07 pm  

bonaire wrote:

Lets hope so but i still think our front row will not be enough to stop us going 0/3 or even 4 with Satae and Sao once again flogged to death
Hodgson has been unlucky with the injuries but i wonder if he will make it through the season given the pressure he is likely to come under.
What is evident is that none of the younger group are anywhere near first team level so we still have this massive gap between first team and back up players
Adam will have to do a lot of cheap ticket deals to get fans in this season

Agree. I was worried that this would be a real problem. Didn't think it would be before the season has started though!

[Chris71]

Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:07 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Men against boys 2nd half which was to be expected with respective teams.

Positives where Fash and Brown who were outstanding.

I don't think I've seen a player with a bad a kicking game as McNamara is a long time.

Need bodies back or we are in for a really long season.

Indeed no Reynolds, Gale, Connor, Griffin, Satae, Sao, Savelio, Cator, Taylor is 9 first 17 players out plus Evans makes 10. Then the likes of Bowden, Shaul also not been available to fill the holes just compound things.

Thought the young lads did well against a practically full strength Leeds side and showed they have a lot of potential. Think seeing Litten stew here’s off affected them a little bit abc took about 20 mins to settle back down.

Agree Fash and Brown played well along with Lane. Thought Johnstone had real opportunity to prove himself in this game but just didn’t do much of anything sadly. Also agree about McNamaras kicking was pretty poor as there was nothing to test Leeds.

Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:19 pm  

Broken hand for Connor

Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:19 pm  

Smiggs wrote:

Broken hand for Connor

Jesus Christ.

Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:24 pm  

Chris71 wrote:

Indeed no Reynolds, Gale, Connor, Griffin, Satae, Sao, Savelio, Cator, Taylor is 9 first 17 players out plus Evans makes 10. Then the likes of Bowden, Shaul also not been available to fill the holes just compound things.

Thought the young lads did well against a practically full strength Leeds side and showed they have a lot of potential. Think seeing Litten stew here’s off affected them a little bit abc took about 20 mins to settle back down.

Agree Fash and Brown played well along with Lane. Thought Johnstone had real opportunity to prove himself in this game but just didn’t do much of anything sadly. Also agree about McNamaras kicking was pretty poor as there was nothing to test Leeds.

does anyone outside of Hull Fc coaching team see anything in McNamara?
Probably still two years to see more maturity but for me he is not a star of the future for the club certainly not as a half back.

[Chris71]

Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:26 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Smiggs wrote:

Broken hand for Connor

Jesus Christ.

Just keeps on getting better

Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:28 pm  

Smiggs wrote:

Broken hand for Connor

Let the Shaul pile on begin.

Re: Pre Season : Sun Jan 30, 2022 6:10 pm  

I guess a broken hand if confirmed by the scans would mean six weeks out.