Plenty of older players with wrotten injury records too….
Watched a video of Leeds preparing for the game. One thing that struck me was how unbalanced the modern day player looks. They are massive in upper body , but very limited flexibility. Then legs are often quite spindly and having to cope with all that bulk from up top. Most of them look like injuries waiting to happen to me….

Yes there's legs in that for sure. Depends if we can keep him and balance the salary cap whilst sorting the pack out. It just might not be possible to do so..

I don't understand why we'd help a rival when a play off finish isn't out of reach.

Seems Hull FC are now the favoured club for Craig's SMTM and his clients

Needs to be playing regular super league games, an odd few games here or there in the championship / reserves and us isnt going to cut it.
He'll get thrown in at Hull and will, due to injuries be straight to the coalface then we'll see if hes going to make it or not.

Good luck to him I say.

I wouldn’t worry he’l be injured in about 4 games

It'll be for the greater good and a necessary evil if if means bringing someone in, in a position of greater value to the team at the minute, ie a quality prop.

Salary cap management.

I fear less. Some bodies/joints/bones just can't cope with the game at this level

The Brent Webb physique. You can understand the amount of injuries when you consider the size, strength and speed of players now. The question is how you negate some of that

singleton

John Bateman has thin legs but he is strong as an ox

Rugby League live just mentioned that Hull FC have a option to sign Jack Walker at the end of the season if loan deal goes well. Interesting times at both sides.

It’s a real shame injuries have hampered his development, he looked like a real star in the making when he broke through.

There’s still a very good player in there but he’s currently third in the pecking order so maybe a move is the best thing for him, he seems like a really nice guy snd he deserves a bit of luck on thr injury front.

I hope he goes well for FC, we simply can’t keep all the players in a salary capped sport

As others have said we may only be another couple of years off needing a FB with the age of myler/hardaker.