Wellsy4HullFC

I'm talking about NRL increasing, not SL. If SL does too, that's double the reason.

I think it's the following season the worry is. With 2 new clubs coming in within the next 2 years, they'll need players from somewhere.

Ligi Sao (injured in R2, out for season) Jed Cartwright (tore hamstring R5, been out since March with no signs yet) Jordan Lane (broken arm in CCQF, been out since April with no signs of returning yet). We've Brad Fash too though, who recently returned from injury and occupies the bench.

Yeah can't wait for next year when we actually have some second rowers! Shame we haven't got any coming through that are showing signs yet. Because we've moved our first choice centres to accommodate other areas, meaning that's 4 positions without first choice. All has a knock on effect.

Too many unforced errors for Hull stopped us building any momentum in attack. Washington's kicking game was immense. We rarely had field position to do anything. They were constantly attacking our line. We just defended for huge periods. Rapana had a game to forget. We've moved a lot of players to accommodate for injuries and it's starting to show. How long until Asiata and Pryce are back?

Was Watkins not offside?

I wouldn't mind that... seeing as I missed it live due to traffic! I like how you've merged 2 players together there

The whole point of going to 14 is to eliminate the need for loop fixtures altogether, so what you're talking about here makes no sense. There would be no loop fixtures (except for Magic Weekend).

Yeah these next 3 weeks could be make it break for us. With the injuries we've got, I do with we won't get through. If we can somehow keep done form together, we could solidify a spot on the 6. Lose them, and we've lost ground on all of our main rivals for the 6.

In terms of the capacity issue, surely it would make sense to have 8k-ish and if there is ever any rumblings in the future of a big crowd, look to hold an event game at the John Smith's Stadium once a year to boost their overall average? Best of both worlds then. I'd love Hull to get their own 15k ground in the future, and just hold the odd derby hand at the MKM.

We have been dire. So many errors. Panic rugby. Defence all over the place. Worst we've been in the Cartwright era. Curse of the 2025 home kit continues.

Missed a trick with the Perth franchise. Could have demerged Wests Tigers, changed Western Suburbs Magpies to Western Australia Magpies, moved them to Perth and had a ready-made club. Merge Balmain with Cronulla to make Sydney TigerSharks. Then the Bears can jump on with a north Brisbane club to make the North Brisbane Bears. Genius. Franchise left open for NZ 2 now. (I did think Brisbane Tigers might have worked better, already being a club and that, but I didn't think Sydney BearSharks sounded right )

What a bizarre response.

I know it's hindsight to say now, but at the time I was thinking Sneyd should have considered taking drop goals. Warrington were consistently getting to pressure the Rovers one but the defence wasn't breaking and the attack wasn't going to get better in the conditions. Couple of drop goals to even up the penalty would have taken some pressure off. 3 would have won it. I go back to the years of Lee Briers popping them over for fun in games.

Is it because the USA is just so bloody big that they can't all get along? Do they need to just have state/regional associations and have those associations come together to organise a play off structure?