The back row situation is such a shame for me for. Not so much that Hardaker or Chamberlain didn’t look decent there, but if we had Lane or even Fash available we could have gone with a really solid backline of Pryce, Rapana, Hardaker, Briscoe, Martin with Chamberlain in the back row and Ashworth on the bench.


 Gildart and Hiku are playing well and our two best defensive options to counter that in the centres would be Hardaker and Briscoe IMO. With Hardaker needed in the forwards I think Litten will get the nod with Cartwrights comments. Ball in hand he caused them problems in the second home derby last season, but think we’ll really struggle across the park defensively especially with all the reshuffles. No lack of effort from Hull but can just see them scoring loads again. 

Squad for Friday:


1 Jordan Rapana


3 Zak Hardaker


4 Ed Chamberlain


5 Tom Briscoe


6 Will Pryce


7 Aidan Sezer


8 Herman Ese?ese


9 Amir Bourouh


13 John Asiata


14 Cade Cust


16 Yusuf Aydin


17 Jack Ashworth


20 Davy Litten


22 Lewis Martin


23 Logan Moy


25 Denive Balmforth


27 Matty Laidlaw


30 Callum Kemp


32 Will Kirby


39 Sam Eseh


40 Liam Knight


Team pretty much names itself with Moy, Kemp, Kirby and Laidlaw dropping out.

Rovers name Lewis in the squad,


Looks like its only McIlorum is out and noteworthy

the 2nd rowers are a big miss.  add in cartwright, lane and holmes and its a different game

The 17 Pretty much picks itself without any 2nd rowers being available. Only question is whether we should start with both Ese'ese & Knight. Admittedly we lose a lot of go forward when neither are on but think we gain more overall when both on together than we would splitting them up. 


Pryce
Briscoe
Rapana
Litten
Martin
Cust
Sezer
Ese'ese
Bourouh
Knight/Aydin
Hardaker
Chamberlain
Asiata


Balmforth
Ashworth
Aydin/Knight
Eseh