Great news lets hope he can stay injury free now.

you don't need speed if you get in the right position he has some speed not fast but he can get across

In our current injury situation, he's a back.

Fantastic news that richard is fit again and i cant wait to see him back in the 1st team.
We are a better side with him in it.

RW brings many things to the team that most do not even notice,
1, his height in the high ball is so valuable and he almost always comes up with the ball !!
2, he tackles way way above his weight if in doubt ask Fielden and The Volcano!!
3, He brings to the field an extra clear thought process and never ever just drives head down, this lad is a footballer not a battering ram.
4, AND he is classed as slow because he is so tall!! but he is fast enough , again in doubt cast your mind back to CC finals etc
5, also his ability to read the long pass is extraordinary !!

He is THE versatile player in our squad when fit and I for one am so pleased he is fit again....

Was at London last year and he was having a good game and it was bad when he did it and I feared for his future but its good that he is playing again.

Nonsense, Hull might want him to be a backrower but he has never actually been one. He is a utility player with his best position so far in SL being centre. He is also a ball handling loose forward to some extent but not an out an out backrower.

To be fair Paul I dont think anyone knows what position is best for him which is why I can't see past him being Mr Utility again this season.

It was suggested at this stage last season about him been bulked for the back row. It just so happened ala G.Horne that an opportunity came up in the Centres and he put in some good performances.

Whiting would struggle to get in our back row also currently. Could he get a chance in the centres? Will it give us an indication when he plays reserves as to where Agar sees him playing?

He once won Super League Young Player of the Year playing at centre.

hes lining up at centre tomorrow, and hopes to put pressure on the outside backs, looks like he sees himself as a Centre or at least where he thinks he can get game time.

Makes sense looking at our back row strength.

Glad to see him playing.

I think he's been told were he is playing and Hull need cover in the centres. I'm sure if it was his choice he would be playing backrow or stand-off

instead of horne?



he might be in the centres to ease him back in to playing again?

Its the only position he has every had a sustained crack and and performed very well. Maybe he has realised that he wants to nail a centre spot down, and the need of the team feels like thats the space he should be looking to too?

could be.

it will be like having a new player, hope he goes well.

He's a class act, and probably only a metre of pace off being a really top drawer centre.

I was merely stating we're I think he actually would want to play. He was a stand-off for featherstone before we signed him.

but did he want to play there

But realistically because of his build etc think he always knew that wasnt a position he would play in the senior game. He appears to be best suited to 13 with centre or 2nd row as a close 2nd.

I was just thinking that...

You're late. That post's been up for nearly 4 hours.

Standards are slipping, I'm afraid.

Of course he did, he is a Fev lad through and through.

i meant at stand off