Does Buchanan qualify? Other FB options: Howden, Owen and Doherty (if Halliday's on wing)

Yes, if fit, made available and selected.

Connor Wynne has been given a five game ban.

Crikey, it must have been close to attempted murder to get a 5-match ban if the recent Warrington / Catalans punishments are anything to go by.

One rule for Challenge Cup finalists, another rule for the rest?

By my calculations he will be available for the game after we get knocked out of the play-offs.
Which is nice...

You don't think we'll win a play off game?

Hull reserves have games scheduled for 11th August, 29th August, 12th September, and 19th September. These are the last four games they're scheduled to play this season.

I wonder if the ban applies to all of these games plus one more at the start of next season as the incident took place in a reserves match?

Hull first team have five games left to play. The last of which is due to be played on 13th September.

It's hard to know which five games the ban will relate to!

I'll have a search around the RFL website and see if I can find any clarification on this....

I can find nothing on the RFL website detailing which games bans apply to. Typical, eh?!

No!

Keiran Buchanan, Danny Washbrook, and Jordan Lane are all in Hull's 19-man squad for their match at Wakefield this Sunday.

I can be a bit of a control freak at times .. I like being in control.
Now that is where the Dons are letting themselves down, there are too many variables involved, too many unknowns in their planning and preparations such that it is out of control and random and at the whim of the gods.
That is why we need to address two things as a matter of urgency and they are..
1 Ditch Hull and their part time coach.
2 Sort out the fixtures so we play ALL our home games at the Keepmoat.
Then we will have a degree of control, which only injuries can disrupt.
Until such time we are a joke club.
It's just a shame ... could be so much better, but try telling that to the powers that be and they will close ranks.
They will say that there is nothing that they can do.
I say bananas.
COYD

I don't see how we can say we are playing all our home games at the KM , I'm sure the club will do all they can to play as many as possible there but as it stands the remediation work to the pitch falls in the middle of our season and that wont change.


There are many factors to consider such as the away sides refusing to reverse fixtures and the lost revenue by having a chunk of games away from home. Also the loss of attendance due to no home rugby for up to eight weeks.

I'm also not a fan of traveling to Featherstone , but I'm sure the club have looked into all options to stage games closer to home.

no team news for Sunday yet either

Is it normally 7 pm it's posted?

It did used to be 3pm then got put back to 7pm.

Wakefield Res v Hull Res put back to next Wed.

Well name me another club that does this on a regular basis and I will listen ...
Otherwise I say we are doing it wrong and deserve the losses we might get.
Let's face it if we had won against Whitehaven and Newcastle we would be sitting pretty.
And there is nothing we can do?
I know what I can do!
If they refuse to sort this out for next season, I won't watch them!
And I mean it!
I refuse to support the wilfully stupid.
Enough is enough!
12 away games and 8 home games is a recipe for failure!

Stefanos Bastas, Matty Beharrell, Watson Boas (Loan), Connor Bower, Jack Brown (D/R), Rangi Chase, Matty Chrimes, Sam Doherty, Brandon Douglas, Brad Foster, Jordie Hedges, Evan Hodgson (Loan), Jordan Howden, Kyle Kesik, Frankie Mariano, Richie Owen, Connor Scott, Russ Spiers, Jason Tali.

Mariano and Douglas in the 19

Looks a strong squad. Assume Howden will play full back , Chase or Boas to spell Kesik . Bastas & Owen to miss out .

Just my humble opinion .

I would love to see Chase at FB. Boas and Beharrell in halves. My humble opinion

Free Press article Rob suggests that the club see Watson has a replacement hooker from the bench for KK now that we no longer have Jez Litten available. Agreed that looks a strong squad with only Jack Brown as DR.

Chase couldn't play full back effectively... IMHO.
Not mobile enough ..
Nor big enough ...
Chase is tricky and skilful ... but he's no Moulidi anymore.

Two good full backs in Howden and Owen. No need to move Chase from his natural position.

Yeah I know. I'm just trying to think of a way for us to be as effective as we can with players we have. Rangi has played there before and FB tends to be an extra pivot in the modern game. It won't happen but it's an option. Personally I'd be interested to see Sam at FB if Halliday is selected on wing. That said it's good to have a couple of wingers who are as effective as they are in the air. Point is really that this is a healthy discussion when we can see so many options.

Delighted to see Mariano and Douglas available. Were it not for Boyle's ban I doubt there'd be any DR players in squad at all. Looking strong to me. I'm genuinely excited for tomorrow.

(Don't p*ss on my bonfire SO ;P. )

Chase and Boas alone must be worth the entrance fee.Throw in the likes of Douglas and Mariano,and the fickle Doncaster public will come flocking in,won't they ??

No.