How beneficial is an extra weeks rest? We used to see it in the old play-off format, the team that got the week off then didn't necessarily look any fresher.

Well that theory went tits up for you.

I havent watched our game back, but the difference in tackling intensity between the semi against you guys, and the Castleford game was shocking. We were trying to tackle you guys hard, Friday they were cudding, no big hits, grabbing too much. Whether it was fatigue, or mentally avoiding collision to reduce the chance of injury i dont know. Only Ellis, Yeaman, Minichiello and Pritchard (2nd spell) ran hard, and they are the oldest ones with more chance of getting a knock. Hopefully a blip

That's why it's amazing how many teams get beat the week after putting in a Big performance against Wigan.

Happened after our last semi final in 2013 against Warrington, and in 2005 after Saints. Sorry sugar, but not a Wigan thing

Wigan is everyone's cup final, cock.

sorry its warrington this year





and someone with purplecheese as their username shouldnt be calling someone else cock

For all their efforts, Hull will finish this season empty handed again.

Even if we do, it will have been a great season, finished 8th last year, to finish top after the regular season, cup final and probably a play off semi is some achievement. We will earn good money from the final and should get some fans back, this will allow us to invest and continue to challenge.

Not one fan of clubs outside Hull ( and 99% of hull fans) thought we would do this well, it would be great to win something and slightly disappointing not to win something, but we look like being on the up and hopefully this will continue.

They've beaten Warrington twice this season already, no reason why they can't in the final.

For the Mickey Mouse cup yeah. The Wigan cup is the one everyone wants.

I agree. I think they'll lose the CC final. They are going to drop points in and around the CC final which will lose them top spot and I think come the GF semi in light of losing the CC final and top spot, their mentality and form will have taken abit of a beating and they'll lose that as well.

Let's say they win the CC, they'll still drop points around the CC final, lose top spot and then IMO run out of a steam for the GF semi, but i'm sure most Hull fans would be very pleased with a win at wembley and a proper challenge on the grand final.

It could well be another saints wigan grand final.