yes, my mistake. I don't worry about being to lightweight, just bank on a good kick return to get us on the front foot, which has occurred all season using the 'pendulum' fullback/winger system. We generally don't rely on a bully tactic, Monaghan usually out-smarts that tactic and creates a bit of momentum in midfield. Just need a good kicking game from him and Briers and I'd be confident of a result

Surprise, surprise that when I got around to watching Boots N All, Cullen said nothing of the sort. He noted that Hull have been consistently inconsistent this year and that their 3 big game players (Long, Gleeson, Fitzgibbon) will all not be playing. A couple of weeks ago, someone on here was moaning that Cullen has been less than fulsome in his praise of us in recent weeks. Now, he's obviously over the moon that we are top of the league, he's criticised for writing off our opponents. Needless to say, he is guilty of neither, just of being an articulate and intelligent pundit who analyses the game rather than getting overexcited over every possible controversial incident. I wonder why he gets so much flak on here....

I wasn't quoting him but he did say even with Long, Fitzgibbon and Gleeson their three key players they would struggle to stop the Warrington juggernaught but without them........ with the addition of the news that Agar leaving being announced. I'm paraphrasing (not quoting) what he said, to me that adds upto Cullen giving a predicition that Warrington are the huge favourites, If you take a little peek on the Hull board i think they were lest with the same impression.

I'd be tempted to have Riely on the bench, he covers either wing or full back which gives a bit of rotation of King and Joel so that they can go from wing to effectively second rowers as we've seen them do this season. I'm glad the Ninja's shown some good form, with the loss of Evans I was a bit worried about our options if either King or Joel got injured as Blyhte isn't a winger for my money, no gas.

I think Side Burns has got the team right, Riley on Wing outside Atkins and Bridge at 13.
Monaghan on the other wing outside Matt King.

To be honest it's only really Fitzgibbon that's the loss and a big one at that. While Gleeson was excellent in the two games he played we've played the vast majority of the season without him so doesn't really count IMO. Long has also been missing for large chunk of the season and has been missing for the our recent patch of decent form so I'm not sure how much we've really missed him.