Galea will definitely play, maybe from the bench, that's why I have my concerns.

Maybe Tickle will play prop?

I share your concerns, I just don't personally see how his inclusion can be justified whoever is left out, unless somebody has taken a knock.

I fancy Tickle to play 13 as a third prop. Would hopefully help firm up the middle.

Personally, I would play Tickle at 13. He's able to do the graft there and Westerman is best on the edges and therefore needs to be kept in the second row. I think that this, with Ellis as the other second row, is probably the strongest backrow that we can put out at the moment.

Whiting has to be on the bench. He can interchange at 13 with Tickle and is good cover for any injuries the team might have.

I don't see how any of Galea's performances could have put him above any of those 3 (or Pitts) in the pecking order.

Have to say I agree with you. For me Galea has still to show some form as so far he has done very little and is down the pecking order to get a spot on the bench.
I also thought we played much better in his absence and his return and our poor form has done little to convince me he warrants a spot in the 17 ahead of anyone else. Questioned his signing at the time and still am left wondering why we went in for him.

Galea is defo in the 17,I fancy him to score tonight now we have a scrum half who can put players through gaps.

Has galea passed the ball at all this season? the play always seems to stop with him. Great player in his day but the last of his days were a couple of years ago

Hull team tonight: McDonnell, Lineham, Crooks, Yeaman, Briscoe, Holdsworth, Miller, Watts, Houghton, O'Meley, Ellis, Westerman, Galea

Hull subs: Lynch, Heremaia, Johnson, Tickle

galea at 13? FFS. Should be playing with a prop at 13 after being bummed in the forwards in the last 2 games

Have I read that correctly? Whiting out but Galea keeps his place? In the nicest way possible, I hope it's due to injury.

In a way that's the best thing to do with him if he is to play. He can't change direction any more and his passing seems to have gone as well, so he plays more like a prop in those respects. Would still leave him out entirely, personally.

Know exactly what you mean and agree with where you're coming from.

I wouldn't be surprised if RW is injured think he's been carrying knocks for a few games and deffo looked crocked at Cas.

Got a kick in the knackers early on, didn't he?

Certainly looked that way.

Maybe that would explain his absence, then. I'd hate to think he was available and had been left out in favour of Galea.

Whiting not in the warm up, so maybe is a knock.

Doubt Yeamo will want to see that try again.

Pi$$ poor defending from our left edge. Yeamo won't be proud of that effort.

Roby demonstrating what a gash official he is already.

Hardly text book from our left edge but AGAIN we piggy-back them upfield with soft penalties

Woeful.

And now our right edge fails. Super. Miller caught out this time.

Wakey haven't read the script

Not looking good so far.

At least two of the pens we've conceded were never pens.