Maye without the size we rely more on being technically better both in defence and attack, move the ball around so that we take advantage of having players that can go longer due to not being bigger.
Of course it's going to be tough, there are no easy games, however some have already doubted the value of Jones, Matongo and Bowden several times already.
It'll be good to see if players are going to step up to the mark, see if Last can change the tactics without the biff bang wallop style players.
Just hoping we can grab a win by hook or by crook, the team/club needs a win and the fans desperately do too, anything to lift the mood.

It's the same for both sides though so it's not really that much of a bid deal, and if we are using more mobile/smaller sized players, forced upon Last or not, might that not work to our advantage?

Last has already said we're not 100% fit, 3 weeks training followed by 2 weeks isolation, followed by a few days "training" and then match day on a heavy pitch. After 7 weeks uninterrupted training I reckon Huddersfield can't wait.

Odd how LR got criticised for using the "big forwards, down the middle approach" but when they're missing we hear "pack too light, bench too small, front row is very weak....."

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You’ll win by 1pt it’s becoming a habit :

On my 5th of 13th live games this weekend NRL/SL.
Good to see Ogre on the touchline at Tamworth this morning as part of the NZW coaching set-up.
I've backed us at 2/1 for tomorrow's game. More through loyalty than any sense of conviction.

I'm hopeful Last will have used the coronavirus break to draw a line under the Salford debacle and told the lads to start with a clean psychological slate.

I think he'll have them fired up and we'll come out firing on all cylinders. This, coupled with Hudds missing key players, should be enough to see us winning by 6-12 points hopefully.

He looked pretty good and very happy at the Warriors win. I only saw him play for Hull once back in 2010 when he played in a memorable match for me against St. Helens in Hull when we came back from a 20 point deficit in the second half to win by a drop goal in the last couple of minutes.
It was the first home match I had attended to watch Hull play since I left England in 1966. Have never been back to Hull since..

Am also on track to view all the 13 matches and will watch live the Saints/HKR game and put the other 2 SL overnight games on record to view early tomorrow.

I dont give us a chance, just want to see us have a real go at them and not to give up.

looking forward to watching Brown.

That was the game James Roby came off second best against Ogre if memory serves.



You got served up a belter then.






Just watching Storm destroy any slim hopes Manly had of reaching the play-offs.
You'll be able to watch the English brigade next up for Canberra.

The advantage of watching the Hull game on record is that you can fast forward if we are getting mullered.

As long as we give it all we’ve got, you can ask no more, COYH

Roby played at lock with Cunningham as hooker. Front row of Fitzgibbon Houghton O'Meley with Long at halfback and Danny Tickle kicking the winning drop goal with a St Helens winger scoring 3 tries. As you say a wonderful match for what turned out to be my swansong of Hull visits,

Went with my sister/brother-in-law and niece who are long time season ticket holders and was sent a DVD of the match as an Xmas present that year.

Who are your NRL team Freddie?

From 1970 to 2000 Cronulla, when I lived 10 minutes from their ground. Then moved west and am in my 20th year as a season ticket holder at Penrith.

Excellent.
I'm a Penrith man myself.
Nathan 'tik-tok' Cleary has been sublime this season thus far.
Remember reading yonks ago about a young lad who went to school in and around Sydney with Panthers gear on and was taken the p!ss out of as Penrith are looked down upon as the poor mans team.
Being a sucker for the underdog they've been my team ever since.
I should be a Rovers fan really.

Were gonna get tonked again today. This Radford setup team isnt capable of this new quick game that teams are playing now.

FC are like Ferrari in F1 - everything about the team is wrong for the current game, we havent moved with the times and are playing a style from twenty years ago

I fear for the club as just like Ferrari were in a right mess that cant be sorted out easily - we need a new coach and a lot of different style players which is gonna take years - something i doubt fans or the owner will wait for

Hull FC: Jamie Shaul, Bureta Faraimo, Josh Griffin, Carlos Tuimavave, Ratu Naulago; Albert Kelly, Marc Sneyd; Gareth Ellis, Jordan Johnstone, Brad Fash; Manu Ma'u, Jordan Lane; Joe Cator

Subs: Chris Satae, Mahe Fonua, Jack Brown, Danny Houghton


Huddersfield: Ashton Golding; Jermaine McGillvary, Leroy Cudjoe, Jake Wardle, Darnell McIntosh; Oliver Russell, Tom Holmes; Matty English, Adam O'Brien, Suaia Matagi, Kenny Edwards, Jordan Turner, Michael Lawrence

Subs: Sam Hewitt, Sam Wood, Oliver Wilson, James Gavet

No way.

Big chance for Jordan Johnstone.

When you are dropped it means you dont play.
Putting Houghton on the bench means he will play some part in the game
its just a slap on the wrist and as i said there is no way last will drop Houghton or Shaul even though Houghton in particular was dreadful against Salford.

Perhaps he was not confident on Jordan being able to do the full 80

Ellis and Fash as starting props. I did say we were short in the props before the season started.

Hardly surprising with 6 or 7 forwards missing.

With the players available what would your XVII have been for today?

I would have said you had a point but you have Cator and Fash in the side who have both played 9 and could stand in if necessary.
Quite obvious Last was not happy with Houghtons performance but make your point and drop him which then becomes a warning to other players.
Dont think a slap on the wrist is whats required