Re: Team for Friendly : Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:28 pm  

Wow, some serious over-analysis going on following a friendly played over a month before the season starts.

Re: Team for Friendly : Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:35 pm  

Pickering Red wrote:

Explain the logic of the timings of the Cas, Toronto and Doncaster games then. Scope for injuries and weird that Cas were up first. Salford I can understand, but Donny last. You're kidding me.

Radford has said many times that these are mainly used to give the fringe players gametime, for when and if they are needed, apart from Kelly not one other played is assured their place in the squad.

It's the RFL fault for not sorting out a proper reserved league, meaning a lot of our fringe players don't play for weeks, so at least they can get 3/4 games under their belt and the senior players don't burn out.

Re: Team for Friendly : Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:31 am  

BiltonRobin wrote:

I assume the majority of Hull's team yesterday played in their under 23 team last year. This been the case, it is not a very good advert for this competition.
I didn't go yesterday so I'm only going by the radio/ HDM reports but it would seem the majority are a way off first team readiness.
Is this a reflection on teams commitment to under 23 rugby ?

There was a vast majority of Under 23's, but also a lot of newer, younger players too, and Marvin Lee who has just been brought in from Skirlaugh

Re: Team for Friendly : Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:33 am  

DGM wrote:

Wow, some serious over-analysis going on following a friendly played over a month before the season starts.

Always the case.

Three years ago, Hull FC played at Fev in a pre-season game. Hull played a lot of youngsters and were hammered 54-6. Fev fans were predicting world (well, Championship) domination afterwards, whilst there was doom and gloom amongst Hull fans.

12 days later Hull beat Catalans in their SL opener, whilst Fev lost at Dewsbury in their first Championship contest. I don't think that pre-season game got much discussion after that.

Re: Team for Friendly : Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:38 am  

Wilde 3 wrote:

There was a vast majority of Under 23's, but also a lot of newer, younger players too, and Marvin Lee who has just been brought in from Skirlaugh

What great name,suppose if it doesn't work out for him he could take up wagon painting...