If its possible injury wise i would like to get back to the team we started the season with.

Starting props Watts and Taylor with Manu and Mini and Thompson at 13. Ellis and Pritchard off the bench
Tiumavave back to centre with Talanoa on the wing
half back is the problem and for this game i would play Washbrook at 6 which means we can have both Green and Bowden on the bench
Sounds as if its too early for Fonua so i guess Radford will go for Logan again although when Fonua is fit he should come in at centre.
Lets get back to our Backing up and offloading game.

I think we will beat HKR but Warrington will be a different animal with their speed and offload game.
A lot of Warrinton offloads go to ground and if we are quick we can pick off some of those.
Maybe the game for HTW or Dean to come in.Two tired teams from tough derby matches

For the record I agree with you bonaire.

Why dont we get Tommy Lee back on loan and play him in the halfs with him lol - Its the future!

I'm going to go for the draw , can't see either team losing so only option left . But I do fancy us on Monday for some reason , and give wire there first defeat .

Bloomin heck I totally agree Bonaire

Washbrook on the halfs? This cannot be serious, such a negative move, he played there a few games before which was some of the worst rugby I have seen as a Hull fan. We have 3 young halfs and Carlos, so to play a forward there who has previously failed would rank up with one of Radfords worst decisions. He us doing well off the bench, leave him there.

Totally agree. He only started at stand off twice for Wakefield and both of thise were three years ago.

Crazy idea.

Yeaman always scores against us

Washbrook has been one of our most consistent performers this season, I wouldn't move him and before I get lambasted by a few who don't like him I am not saying he has been a world beater but he certainly hasn't let us down.

I did say FOR THIS GAME singular.The reason, it allows Tiumavave to return to centre hopefully to partner Talanoa and that gives us a bigger attacking threat on the left especially when Pritchard comes on.It also allows us to add Chris Green to a bench of Ellis,Pritchard and Bowden.
I understand what you are saying about Washbrook but this is a very important game for the club and fans and in my opinion gives us a stronger line up to do the job.
I went on to say that the Warrington game may be the one to bring in HTW or Dean which although tough a fresh young half could take advantage of two tired teams after tough derby matches and latch onto some of the Warrington offloads that go to ground.

I still wouldn't move him even for this game, we would be stronger with Ellis playing at centre, but I still wouldn't do it.

Think the backs will be the same as last week.

I would be tempted to start Washbrook and have Ellis on the bench.

Crazy idea. But why not play an half back at half back. If a senior one isnt fit, give one of the u23 ones a go. Simples

But Tuimavave is a turnstile!!! I just dont see what people see in him, V average, hardly played any NRL games and never did anything in them. Comes to SL and lauded by Radford as a player we was after for ages (why?) and he clearly sees him as a centre long term. He did it for two games but then did nothing for three apart from match Logan in his defensive and attacking abilities........utterly confused where people are getting this idea thats hes some wonderful player from????

And you know this from listening to the radio whilst "at work"?

And I would point to Magic Weekend and the July Derby at CP as prime examples of us being fired up more than our nearest and dearest.

Triple M reporting Albert Kelly facing potential 2 year ban? www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/ ... al-action/ "Former Sharks Albert Kelly, Paul Aiton and Dean Collis have all been listed for a pre-trial conference on May 17, according to Fairfax Media. Kelly and Aiton both recently received infraction notices over the 2011 program, after they both rejected deals from ASADA at the end of 2014. While the majority of their teammates escaped with a three-game ban after accepting the deal, the pair could now face two years on the sideline if they now accept the breach. Stephen Dank, who led the program, last week lost a defamation case against Nationwide News over a series of articles in 2013 about his time at the Sharks." Wasn't Dank an advisor to Sandercock when he was at Rovers?

Triple M reporting Albert Kelly facing potential 2 year ban? www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/ ... al-action/ "Former Sharks Albert Kelly, Paul Aiton and Dean Collis have all been listed for a pre-trial conference on May 17, according to Fairfax Media. Kelly and Aiton both recently received infraction notices over the 2011 program, after they both rejected deals from ASADA at the end of 2014. While the majority of their teammates escaped with a three-game ban after accepting the deal, the pair could now face two years on the sideline if they now accept the breach. Stephen Dank, who led the program, last week lost a defamation case against Nationwide News over a series of articles in 2013 about his time at the Sharks." Wasn't Dank an advisor to Sandercock when he was at Rovers?

They're our first choice wingers. How is them both being out injured a good thing?

Eventually when everyone is fit I'd like our back line to be
Shaul
Naughton
Fonau
Tuimavave
Lancaster
Pryce
Sneyd
Then you have Talanoa and Logan for cover with Michaels, just think we need to give Lancaster a run like Penny at Warrington he will make errors but he has pace and can finish of try's, I'm sure he would have scored Michaels try against Cas and Tala's at Widnes, ok he can't defend great but the other are as bad and they cannot take high kicks to.

Shaul
Talanoa
Carlos
Logan
Fonua
Abdul
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Bowden
Manu
Mini
Thompson

Washbrook
Ellis
Pritchard
Watts

Bringing on that bench 20 mins in when they bring on the likes of Green and Greenwood would kill them off.

Id like to see Fonua at centre too. I actually think he's too big without having great pace to be a winger. Unlike Carney who is just as big but speedy too.

Shaul
Talanoa
Tuimavave
Fonua
Michaels

Looks intriguing to me.

I'd certainly have given Washbrook a stint at 6 against Wakefield when it became obvious that Carlos wasn't working. But only because that's all we could have tried.

Certainly wouldn't have him starting there.

Carlos set up 2 tries and scored one from off half didn't he ? Looked a bit rusty at times and it was clear it was his first game as a pivot for Hull but he is a threat when running with the ball and we need threats. He was as good as Sneyd who has been playing in the halves for ages.

Washy's days as a 6 are long gone. He's been decent elsewhere for us this season - the new Rich Whiting in many ways.

I think people underestimate the influence Pryce still has on games.

He may not produce the goods as often as he used to, but defences need to watch him carefully because he is still more than capable of creating chances.

Last years Easter derby was nothing to do with us being more fired up, you were just bloody awful, we should have put a cricket score up that day but in the end the score margin wasn't that wide.

I never saw any passion in our performances against you under Chester and that was disappointing as I thought he'd get 'it' and fire them up but he seemed incapable.

Agree, very clever player, should be coaching our attack