Sat 17th Jun: CCQF: Hull FC v St Helens KO 14:30 (BBC)

[John Drake]

Discuss Hull FC v St Helens here.

[DavidM]

Saints by 12

[Cw25]

Hull FC 12-42 St Helens

[MZH]

If Clifford was playing I'd have been, not confident, but hopeful. As it is I just hope we give a decent account of ourselves, and in knock out rugby who knows.

Saints by 12

[Chrispmartha]

Saints Squad has 1-17 all in it, not sure I can remember when a squad in SL was that injury free?

[bobbruce]

10 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Saints Squad has 1-17 all in it, not sure I can remember when a squad in SL was that injury free?

Saints first choice team isn’t 1-17. This season has had Ritson and Hurrell in there. Personally I’m happy to see Bennison get a chance. 

[Chrispmartha]

12 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

Saints first choice team isn’t 1-17. This season has had Ritson and Hurrell in there. Personally I’m happy to see Bennison get a chance. 

They’re in the squad too though.

I didn’t mention first choice anyway

[Old Frightful]

We will come second.

[Faithful1865]

We need some good news from Craven Park before kick off.  I'tll lessen the blow.

[yipyee]

14-86 Tommy 5 tries, hurrell 3

[Harry Stottle]

10 hours ago, bobbruce said:

Saints first choice team isn’t 1-17.

Has it ever been for any team? It could be construed as such when the shirts are given out, but not long before form kicks in and the squads are rotated to accomodate this.

[bobbruce]

5 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Has it ever been for any team? It could be construed as such when the shirts are given out, but not long before form kicks in and the squads are rotated to accomodate this.

Very rarely nowadays. 

[Chrispmartha]

I’ll rephrase it then, when was the last time a team had there first choice 17 available like Saints?

[Davo5]

Comfortable Saints win unfortunately.

[Saint Toppy]

36 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

I’ll rephrase it then, when was the last time a team had there first choice 17 available like Saints?

The only absentee is Wingfield who's out for the season but it would be 50/50 whether he would get a bench spot anyway. Knowles may miss out unless he passes a fitness test today on his rib injury picked up last week against Wigan, so if he misses out then LMS will come onto the bench, otherwise its looking like the same 17 as last week.

This is a huge turnaround from a couple of months ago when they had 10 of their top 25 squad players out. 

[bobbruce]

Plus it shows how well disciplined Saints are to hove no one suspended. 

[Chrispmartha]

22 minutes ago, Saint Toppy said:

The only absentee is Wingfield who's out for the season but it would be 50/50 whether he would get a bench spot anyway. Knowles may miss out unless he passes a fitness test today on his rib injury picked up last week against Wigan, so if he misses out then LMS will come onto the bench, otherwise its looking like the same 17 as last week.

This is a huge turnaround from a couple of months ago when they had 10 of their top 25 squad players out. 

It just goes to show how much injuries do affect how a team goes.

Leeds for example have looked far far better when they’ve had most of their squad available, same at Hull KR.

Unfortunately for the rest of the League it looks like Sts have got the layers back at the right time

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Saints by 18.

[Johnny Ringo]

Never bet on a cup game but I think it will go close and Saints to knick it with a couple of late tries. 18 - 28

[Josef K]

Saints by 14.

[Tippytoe]

6 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

It just goes to show how much injuries do affect how a team goes.

Leeds for example have looked far far better when they’ve had most of their squad available, same at Hull KR.

Unfortunately for the rest of the League it looks like Sts have got the layers back at the right time

St's have better athletes who are well managed physically in rehab/conditioning wellness and rotation its not luck, its a fact that St's are the leaders in this something other clubs have to aspire to Catalans are not far behind though. 

[GUBRATS]

4 minutes ago, Tippytoe said:

St's have better athletes who are well managed physically in rehab/conditioning wellness and rotation its not luck, its a fact that St's are the leaders in this something other clubs have to aspire to Catalans are not far behind though. 

How come you had 10 out then a few weeks back ? 

[Tippytoe]

1 minute ago, GUBRATS said:

How come you had 10 out then a few weeks back ? 

I don't know who you is but as Chrispmartha alluded to St's are getting close to their full squad at the right time of the season. 

[GUBRATS]

6 minutes ago, Tippytoe said:

I don't know who you is but as Chrispmartha alluded to St's are getting close to their full squad at the right time of the season. 

Your previous post suggested Saints were ' superior ' in what they do regarding not getting injured , but ' Toppy ' stated you had 10 of your top 25 out a few weeks back , so what went wrong then ? 

Edited June 16, 2023 by GUBRATS

[daz39]

20 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

Saints Squad has 1-17 all in it, not sure I can remember when a squad in SL was that injury free?

Yes but they're very tired from Australia, EFFCEY by 8