good luck hilly

Ligi Sao would be my first choice pick out of all of them, he would fill fill a gap with Hill leaving very nicely. I really rate Sao so i have my fingers crossed

Every contract carries a certain amount of risk, just look what has happened with Harrison. With Chris Hill, whether it is with us or with Huddersfield, you know that you are going to get 100% effort but his age is against him. For Chris’ sake I hope that it works out for him at The Giants but it sounds as though we didn’t feel as though we could take the risk. You would have to say that, with all the fitness data available to the club these days, we should be in the best position to judge. You also have to hope that this is all part of a bigger plan to bring in an exciting new signing.

Hopefully we can see Chris off with the finish that he deserves.

Hull FC

Are they out of contract? Both signed in 2020 I think.

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IMO this is terrible news. Chilly has been and continues to be our most consistent prop forward...the alpha male of the pack, with Cooper not too far behind. He should have been given 2 years.

He HAS to be replaced with a international level Prop forward...otherwise we will go backwards despite having some great players in the team next year. I can only hope that Mr Powell has handed in his shopping list that features a big prop to replace Chris.

And what a player Chris has been for us. From championship player to full international playing in the World Cup final. He will go down as one of the greats, alongside Sir Les and Moz. Huddersfield must be delighted.

I would agree that it is risky to offer 2 yrs at his age, but as FMC says, he has a very good track record for injuries, he can do long minutes, and always gives 100%. His current form is noticeably below that of his peak years but I don't think you can pick out many props in the UK that are currently his equal or better.

When we recruited Mulhern we started to address a long running problem with our forwards but I feel this takes us back to square one. Coops will be 34 next year so he too will probably be on a downward trajectory. Philbin I would say has been a bit flat this year and is still really an impact prop. That only leaves Mulhern, who I think we all agree has done very well, plus Butler and Doro and the injured Harrison (possibly Bullock ?). If we recruit it will be expensive because there are not too many good props around, hence a sellers market... and that money could have been spent on Hill.

It's just IMO but I don't think we have taken a sensible decision here.

Sita released end of this year as well

Yeah sorry, FC.

There are a lot of players at Hull FC that were rumoured to have signed new deals for months, but they've only announced Satae and Cator. I don't think there's been any announcement on the likes of Savelio, Sao and Ma'u. It was reported in the RL press that Ma'u was being offered around Super League around a month ago.

There's been no rumours about Wire signing a prop that I've seen, but I can't see you going into a season with so few overseas players and props.

If we are signing an overseas prop ,i would prefer one that we have seen playing in SL & not one straight from the Outback that could easily turn out to be another antipodean disappointment.
Hill's injury free record has been a great plus for him & the club & must have made the coaches jobs easier. He has been a great servant to the Wire & i hope he will always be welcomed back in his new colours.

I see from the earlier link that Savelio is also off contract. He's impressed in every game I've seen him in, a good signing for someone.