Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 7:28 am  

Zig wrote:

Thornley, Hampshire?

Yes worth giving them a run. It seems likely it will be a mix of reserve players, loan players and academy lads on debut.

Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:18 am  

If HKR are resting everyone who will play at Wembley, you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. It is so important we finish in the top 3 as a minimum, but realistically we could do with top 2. To do that, we'll need to have a better end to the season than St Helens. If they win the game in hand, they'll be level on points and their points difference is currently around 30 behind ours. It may come down to that and this opportunity could be massive in terms of helping with that. We should go strong IMO (bar maybe giving Eckersley a debut) and try and rack up as many points as possible. If it is a complete reserve team we'll be facing, I don't think it's disrespectful to talk like that but we'll see who they turn out.

Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:26 am  

The players have a break next week so I wouldn't just rest players for the sake of it - rest players with injuries such as Bryne.

We should be looking to give Hill and Nsemba more game time as they may well be needed at the pointy end of the season. Eckersley should be given some time too.

Not sure there's a great deal of value in Thornley playing. Cust and/or Hampshire should get some more time as again we may need them at the back end of the season and neither played a great deal of minutes.

Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:28 am  

I’d rather see Eckersley over Thornley. Thornley has a few games this year so has to be Zach’s go. Id like to see how Cust goes from the start too. I’d go:

Field
Miski King Wardle Eckersley
French Smith
Hill Cust Ellis
KPP Faz
Smithies

O’Neill Mago Dupree Nsemba

Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 10:51 am  

Hate it when teams do this, we're in a lose lose situation. I hope we can switch on mentally because there's every chance points difference could be the difference between a home/away play-off fixture.
Absolutely no doubt HKR's gameplay will be to chuck the ball around anywhere like it's a sevens fixture and we need to be ready for it.

Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:11 am  

13 changes to the KR squad, the lowest squad number in there is #17

Just the 1 change for Wigan, Shorrocks in for Douglas.

Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:47 am  

Reserves also have a game on Friday (also v HKR) so everyone should get some game time.

Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:14 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

If HKR are resting everyone who will play at Wembley, you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. It is so important we finish in the top 3 as a minimum, but realistically we could do with top 2. To do that, we'll need to have a better end to the season than St Helens. If they win the game in hand, they'll be level on points and their points difference is currently around 30 behind ours. It may come down to that and this opportunity could be massive in terms of helping with that. We should go strong IMO (bar maybe giving Eckersley a debut) and try and rack up as many points as possible. If it is a complete reserve team we'll be facing, I don't think it's disrespectful to talk like that but we'll see who they turn out.

We won't get top 2 IMO. Saints have a far easier fixture list and we have Catalans, Leeds and Leigh away. Not impossible but I'd be surprised.

I have a horrible feeling we'll end up in a 3rd v 6th fixture with Leeds who have beaten us in knockout fixtures three years running.

Definitely play a full team this week anyhow and approach it as a test of attitude and some more practice for the halfback partnership.

Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:44 pm  

I'd go full strength and look to put a big score on them. The team get a rest next weekend so that should sort out any bumps and bruises.

Re: Hull KR on Friday : Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:25 pm  

We should’ve played another 2 young prospects at least, it’s basically a reserve fixture anyway.

Shorrocks coming straight back in after losing us 2 of the last 3 games he played in is madness to me. It’s not like he’s our best player.