Looked pretty slim though - maybe all that dieting had worn him out

Maybe he has been snowed in and couldn't get to a Maccy D's.

Cusack was outstanding last night.his best game so far for us.my MOTM.
Also thought dowes was excellent,he looks a lot stronger and made much more of an impact with his carries.

We played the perfect game i think. Our forwards coped with everything they threw at us lead by Cusack and Radford. Our defence was fantastic with Wigan scoring twice from kicks and not breaking our line once that i remember. Cusacks defensive work often goes un noticed but it was visible to see last night that he was hurting the big Wigan forward and made a real impact.

Thought our impact props of King and Thacks were a bit poor TBH but Dowes and Cusack more than made up for it.

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Yaks workrate was was we should expect from him. He was taking some stopping, but as has been mentioned earlier, he was looking to get up quick and get a roll on. He did around 50 minutes in total - not bad for a prop when there were two others on the bench.

Used his size very well in defence, and whats often missed is his technique to slow their players down. We still appeared frightened to lay on though were Wigan seemed to do it better than us.

Agree on Kingy, if he continues in that form I cant see him playing much this season if there are few injuries. Bit harsh on Thacks, thought he made some great runs late on and on 2-3 occasions put the first tackler on his backside. On last nights showing I think the forwards will be the key for us this season.

King brought some aggression but meant he kept missing tackles trying to hurt people. Go forward wasnt there to be seen. Didnt notice Thacks in all honesty.

The yak was fantastic last night and absolutely loved his Try, who does he think he's playing for St Helens ?

Was sensational last night the amount of trebles he made was incredible and in 1 set he even made 4 tackles.

I know his running style isnt what people like to see but its the next play thats good with Cusack as he always finds his elbows and knees allowing a quick PTB.

Guy last night sat to me was shouting 'Do Some Work Cusack You've done F-All Again'

That said the same guy was saying King was brilliant and he shouldnt have been taken off

Yeah but I bet he makes twice the carries and tackles , Thackery etc do.

Without a doubt I was saying last night every time he was getting a quick play the ball and Berrigan was thriving off this.

King did nothing for me, the only 2 things of note he did was knock on in the Wigans 20 and give away the stupidest of penalties on the last tackle after great pressure in the set by our defense.

I am not convinced yet, he was average in a poor team last year BUT I believe on last nights performance we can expect a good season.

I said before the game to my son that I thought we "lacked physical presence up front" he disagreed, I bought the takeaway on the way home!! (next season its a beer YESSSSSS!! he will be 18!)

Solid foundation, good yards and a great tackling stint Gareth who?

Was that the same guy calling him Cousan?

Spot on i would much rather see Maloney playing instead of King on the back of that terrible performance.

Yeah

Just think how good he will be with the help of a certain import still to arive!!!

With two of them.

Please British council yes them them in the people of Hull deserve the right to see the best and there is no doubting that Croker is one of the best!

He's the most ridiculously consistent player I've ever seen, robotic almost. Quite how he produces such high quality work on such a regular basis is beyond me.

There are some idiots out there. Cusack was fantastic and as for King, well, the less said the better. If he keeps his place in the side he needs to put in a big performance next week to make up for last night.