Hull FC head coach Richard Agar has named an unchanged squad for Friday evening’s Super League encounter against Wigan Warriors.

The Black and Whites host the reigning Super League champions at the KC Stadium on Friday (8pm).

Hull have named an unchanged squad for the match, with captain Craig Fitzgibbon still absent with a calf injury.

Squad v Wigan: T Briscoe, Dowes, Horne, Houghton, Lauaki, Lyne, Manu, Moa, Obst, O’Meley, Phelps, Radford, Sharp, Tickle, Turner, Washbrook, Westerman, Whiting, Yeaman.

Wigan Warriors Head Coach Michael Maguire has today named his 19 man squad for Friday's Engage Super League game at the KC Stadium against Hull FC, 8pm kick off.

Paul Prescott picked up a slight hamstring injury in the win over Warrington in the Carnegie Challenge Cup and is left out of the squad while second row forward Harrison Hansen is rested. Stuart Fielden has been ruled out for the season with a pectoral injury.

Wigan Warriors 19 Man Squad

Sam Tomkins, George Carmont, Pat Richards, Paul Deacon, Thomas Leuluai, Michael McIlorum, Andy Coley, Joel Tomkins, Sean O'Loughlin, Jeff Lima, Ryan Hoffman, Brett Finch, Lee Mossop, Liam Farrell, Stefan Marsh, Josh Charnley, Jach Hughes, Gareth Hock, Ben Cross.

Phelps
Whiting
Turner
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Obst
O'Meley
Houghton
Moa
Manu
Tickle
Westerman
Subs
Radders
Dowes
Lyne
Lauaki
Washy and Sharp to miss out for me. Changed to put Whiting opposite Richards. Would still have Reece on the bench so if we need to change it we can.

So the team that lost to Leeds then lost to Leeds again gets the nod against Wigan. Do us all a favour Agar and fook off!

My thoughts exactly!!.....

although I agree with the end comment, who would you bring in?

Wayne bennet but it's unrealistic

Green, Cunninham, Crooks, Aldous, Jack Briscoe.

We now know that Phelps and Lauaki are leaving, don't play them again. Players can be rotated to accommodate the other kids too.

Do we?

Rotation and Kids are two words that Agar does not use.

Not sure as theyed probably get mullered by Wigan anyway but if you dont try................besides didnt Horne play his first game against Wigan and have a stormer?

For what its its worth id give the stand off (whos name evades me

) whos just come back from injury and Aldous as he seems the closest forward to first team a go

Nicklas. Not sure he's far enough through his rehab TBH. Wouldn't like to rush him back and have him injured again as a result.

It was either last week or the week before he was said to be at least three weeks away from full time training so he won't be ready yet.

He was playing 5's last night at goals.

I'll have a glass of whatever the club's media team is drinking



Both sides in good form? I'd hate to see what our bad form looks like!

I think they are all on drugs

What do you expect them to say?? 'should be a stinking game at the kc on friday,and we'll probably get smashed with wigan in great form and us...well absolute turd!! but anyway get yourselves along and waste another friday night and 20 odd quid!'

Plus get yourself there and cheer the lads on ..Let the owner worry who the coach should be ..Its the owner who as put his money into the Club ...and other plus a Hull FC win

Erm... we'll be having no optimism or happy thoughts on this board please!

1 Whiting
2 Lynne
3 Turner
4 Yeaman
5 Briscoe
6 Washbrook/Westerman
7 Obst
8 Radford/Dowes
9 Houghton
10 Moa
11 Tickle
12 Manu
13 Westerman/Washbrook

Res
Horne
O'Meley
Dowes/Radford
Lauaki

It's so sad ( for me, don't know how others feel ) that compared to Wigan, Warrington, Saints, Huddersfield who have 3/4 top class pivots to create opportunities, we are struggling with 1 (Obst, and he's more of a 9 than a half back). Time to move Horne out of a pivotal position for me and give Washbrook, Westerman and Whiting the chance to create something for us and also be our option to kick the ball at end of our sets for the last 5 games. Watching Wigan's pivots at work against Warrington was a joy to see and admire, and sadly be jealous of as we are light years behind in this area. The running off the ball of the rest of their side to give their pivots options was sensational. I live in hope we will aspire to emulate this type of rugby.

With the quota its almost a certainty is it not?

I think we'll be unchanged anyway, which I don't understand, surely they'd give Horne a couple of weeks to get his hernia right ahead of our play off game, even forgetting how shoite we've been the last 2 weeks.

looking foreward to friday,should be a good game

Friday is definitely NOT a match to bring in Reece Lynn on the wing up against the best high ball catcher in Super League, it has to be Rich Whiting.

Any yes I agree our next coach will hopefully find a better way to use Rich Whiting's abilities but, like so much else, that's for next season (again hopefully).

Yes got to agree after doing me team realised Pat Richards would be up against Lyne so changed my team again.

Move Horne, are you mental?? He will be glued to a pivot spot until the day he can no longer bend down a tie his boots up! The 3 W's (West, Wash and Whit) will all be overlooked for Horne.

I cant see why we stick with Lauaki, he's gash and looks like he cant be ar5ed with Hull FC anymore. Surely we have a kid who can play 2nd row?

I expect Agar to go against the grain and put a winger on the bench. He must be the only coach in SL to do this?

I'm guessing the match preview was written 2 weeks ago then?