Milnes is a very good halfback.This will be his breakthrough year at KR.
Like you wouldnt mind him at our club

Must admit I don't know much about the kid although I do remember him scoring a try in last season's derby , would you say he is better than McNamara and if so what qualities does he have. Fwiw I think McNamara is coming along nicely

Intrigued to see how Hookem and Litten go at Whitehaven.

Anybody watch much of the academy, doss Hookem have much of a kicking game or is he more of a runner, how would you describe him

He is bigger,faster,good ball runner with an accurate pass and a very good short kicking game.
Havnt seen much of him in defence so cant really comment.
Ben i think is a couple of years younger is obviously well thought of at the club and has time to develop but needs to show a bit more in attack rather than catch and pass but he is not afraid to defend which is why he may be suited to a nine in the future.

Team is
Connor
Swift
Carlos
Griffin
Macintosh
Grub
Gale
Satae
Mint
Sao
Ma’u
Dre
Fash
Subs
Brown
Evans
Lane
Lovudua

Decent matchday squad but Rovers understandably still favourites for obvious reasons. Hope Carlos is fit, no hiding places for those that aren't 100%.

Is it right that of the 2 21 man squads FC's academy has provided 10 and Rovers 0, or is that nonsense?

Would of preferred a full 80 out of Lovodua
Guessing he wants to take the sting out of rovers then unleash him.

Least Lanes in for Johnstone, and good to see Carlos back

If that’s our team then if we don’t win then there’s something not right.
We really need to put those unstoppable dobbins back in their place.

If we lose both games over Easter and Wire winning doesn’t help us , especially as they have an extra nights sleep !!
The derby is tough on the mind and body and Monday isn’t always good for us after the Friday derby.
Basically after 9 games we could be 9th !!!

we need 4 points !

If thats correct then I'm very happy. Our best looking bench of the season. A team more than good enough to win (and win comfortably), but doing it is another matter!

Only if we use Lovodua and bring him on in the first half, last time he was on the bench, he wasn't brought on until around 50 minutes against Cas and the game was more or less lost by then.

Whilst a derby when anything can, and does, happen it looks like the wheel of fortune has certainly favoured Hull this Easter. Despite assurances from your more vocal fans about HKR having good news about Tony Smith's tenure and the extended signing of Minchella, this seems to have not materialised despite only four hours to kick off. Indeed HKR have received a hammer blow with news that Matt Parcell has obtained an NRL gig for next season and their standout player Mickey Lewis being ruled out for several weeks and last minute injury tests on a couple of players named in the squad. Garratt, who i was looking forward to see playing Super League also ruled out. With Hull having major boosts with Savellio taking a miracle cure and enigmatic CT returning to centre in Hull's strongest line up of the season i think most neutral fans will be putting their hard earned on a fairly comfortable FC victory, in what, as always, will be a loud Craven Park later today.

Looking forward to watching the game in glorious technicolor.
Haven't attended there since nearly dying of hypothermia when Websters drop goal won them the game 11-10 if memory serves, and we had to make a tactical withdrawal from Robins Nest after seeking second half cover/shelter.

It’s a Derby and at Craven Park part deux, your painting Rovers as the underdogs but I think the betting franchises say different. Generally speaking these games are close fought and anyones. Personally, I’ve attended home and away for the best part of 50 years, my first away was with Dad in 1964 but I dislike them, too much internal agro, and unless it’s an FC win, to draining to enjoy. I no longer attend away games, even those when offered free tickets and parking

Hope everyone has a good day. C’mon u Ull.

So Milnes is 23/24? and this has been described as his “breakout season” and your gushing over him. McNamara on the other hand is 20/21 with plenty of time to develop, yet you constantly criticised his performance last season, as a rookie. Griffin’s become your go to hate player again, just why do you bother. Hopefully a win today will see you off here for a couple of hours at least, until you dissect every fault the players make.

Milnes is 22 years old.

I'd hardly call recovering from a bang on the knee a "miracle cure".

Feeling confident today. Hull by 20

Stand corrected

I’ve read a pundit saying Rovers 22-20, I hope you’re right.

Sam Tomkins has said Rovers win 25-18!

Nearly... Fash to prop Satae to the bench, Lovodua to 13.

Confirmed line up

Connor, Swift, Tuimavave, Griffin, McIntosh, Reynolds, Gale, Sao, Houghton, Fash, Savelio, Ma'u, Lovodua

Brown, Evans, Lane, Satae

Liking that team.

Use the props early. Complete the sets of 6 and we l win comfortably