Wonder what Ellis has done ?
Obviously we are happy with our options in the halves, so its probably as you were last week and hopefully we can do a job against the black and whites.
Come on Trin !

I think someone said last week that he had damaged his ankle in the reserves game last Thursday!

True, but if that's the case then why name him in the 19? They may as well include that bloke that won his shirt!

He wasn't named in the 19

Likely Hull line-up:

McKinnon
Sharp
Martin
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Seymour
Lynch
Houghton
Moa
Manu
Tickle
Aspinwall

Ellis
O Meley
O Carroll
Whiting

That's a strong side! Work cut out this week.

stop manu, tickle, yeaman and briscoe and they can certainly be beaten.

I took the opening line as being the poster's prediction

They look to have a good balance to their pack and in O'Meeley have a bulldozing prop that can cause damage coupled with Manu's offloads and we may struggle up front

Hope I'm wrong, but I think it'll be a big win for Hull.

I've been thinking the same all weekk, reckon they might quite easily cover the handicap of +18

Hull are nothing special so i dont expect them to win big close game Hull just

The way to beat FC is to close down Houghton, he is a busy player and likes to be on the front foot. At the same time you need to get your forwards running at FCs half backs, Horne in particular, and pressurise them when they have the ball. Do that and I will be quids in with Wakey's odds @ 6/1 lol!

. . . I meant to add; Rich Agar knows this and I know for a fact he wants to get one over his old club!

Would like to see Walshaw in at the expense of Mellars.

Mathers

Fox
Collis
Mellars
Cockayne

John
Smith

Wilkes
Aiton
Lauitiiti
Southern
Kirmond
Washbrook

Wood
Raleigh
Johnson
Walshaw

I agree with this team, think we need to have walshaw as a sub as if mellars is having a poor game he can play centre or with him playing second row for the 20's he's an added forward!

One things for sure, we can't afford to give Houghton the time and space from acting half that we have allowed KR and Bradfords Hookers otherwise we will end up on the back foot for long periods.

I really hope we can snatch a win, otherwise this forum will be full of FC fans on Sunday telling us they told us Agar was a crap coach!

We dont need the Hull fans to tell us that lol

Don't want Ali at prop. We would be wasting him there.
And Walshaw is either in or not. Need forwards on the bench.

Walshaw 'in' is what I'm hearing!

That can't be right TRB, cos Agar doesn't give young players a chance (or at least thats what we are constantly told by certain FC fans)

Is Ben C fit?

Heard a whisper that he's injured.

Keep with Mellars at centre and if he starts badly then take him off and put Kirmond there. Then start next week with Walshaw.

Start with Wilkes and Johnson at prop and move Southern to second row as he is needed on the pitch for the full 80 mins for being captain as well as his tackling ability.

Put Lauititi on the bench as an impact player. Why start with him on such a heavy pitch so the fresh big Hull pack can try and hammer him. He is more use creating chances when the opposition tires as he did at Leeds.

Also on bench should be Raleigh, Trout and Wood.

Come on Wakefield! Prove the pundits wrong!