Which player do you think makes the most difference to our performance? Or, to put it another way, who would we miss most if they werent playing?

I think Ben Fisher makes a big difference as we seem to be quicker round the ruck when he is on, although Fitz has improved recently. Charlie's and Stan's infectious enthusiasm can make a difference and obviously Vella as captain is a big loss when he is out. I could make an arguement for Murrell, Newton and Galea but now ive mentioned half a team!



What do you think?

Cooke provides a dimension no other player in the squad provides....

On his day, Ben Galea. Hopefully he can reproduce his early-season form going into the play offs.

I would say lovegrove and colbon for the amount of yards they make which get us out of our own end.

Whilst useful players, I wouldn't say a winger and a fringe prop/utility player are the most influencial at Hull KR.

I think you would have to look at players such as Vella, Galea, Newton and Briscoe if you want to look at influence. We really struggle when those guys are missing.

Vella

Spot on.

7 posts in and no one has mentioned the Messiah!


Dobson.

Dobson for me, but i think if we wrap 4th place up before wakey we can give Newton and Galea a rest as they can spark us to life in the playoffs, but they just look abit tired now.

Thought they both looked tired in the derby but they both had corkers at Cas

i was about to say the full team had a great game at cas......... until a remembered Webster & Colbon

I can't believe i didnt think of him

We have nobody to take his place and i think if he was missing we would really struggle to score points

Its got to be Cooke and Dobson, if they both play well we dont lose, its as simple as that.

Ok so they probably are not the most influential but no one really makes more yards than these two at the club and I think we can struggle at times to really get some yardage going forward at times. Vella is a workhorse but at times some of his carries only get a us a few metres or he is driven back. Lovegrove and Colbon always make a good ten metres or more with players hanging on their back. They are still influential players in my opinion but you may disagree. Lovegrove was arguably the biggest influence in the Hull derby when his introduction in the second half got us out of trouble when Hull had us on the ropes.

So Lovegrove is more influential than Vella and Colbon more influential than Fox???

You'd best inform the International selectors





(BTW Silverwood had a bigger influnce on the Derby than anyone

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Lovegrove was the most influential player in the Derby. You are right about Silverwood. No, Lovegrove is not as influential as Vella but has got to be up there with one of our best forwards this season, he's never haver a bad game has he?

I think Lovegrove has found his niche as a player, he will make a top prop for the modern game. If he is given another contract and stays as a prop I think he will be a very influential player for us in the coming seasons.

Paul Cooke! You may laugh but imagine going into the play offs without him? He is having a decent season this year especially the 2nd half and does a lot of organising in defence as well as attack.

Totally agree with that!