S.Tomkins - Charnley, Goulding, Thornley, Richards - Green, Smith - Mossop, Mac, Flower, Hansen, Farrell, O'Loughlin

Bench - Taylor, Crosby, Tuson, L.Tomkins

This is my 17, although I think Wane will prefer Gelling to Thornley.

green is giving nothing anything better than nothing would be an improvement.

But he has played in the halves at Wembley, I think he was m.o.m.

If we have Green on the bench we can always bring him on if things are going very badly (not that he's likely to do much to help matters). I just think we have very few players available with spark, so I wouldn't leave one in the stands in favour of Logan Tomkins or Jack Hughes, who are both in poor form (well, I'm not sure it counts as poor form for Logan, he's never looked that good)

I would change L.Tomkins for Hampshire them move Smith to Hooker.

I can't believe people would actually consider playing a young inexperienced player in the halves (a position he's never played before in the first team) in the biggest game of the year.

Complete madness.

Both smith and green have not been the same since their injuries, but i still think you need a player like green in the in a challenge cup final

i would add that as an ex rovers player green will be up for the game

What if O'Loughlin doesn't make the final.

In that scenario, and because the way we play we need three ball handlers in attack, i'd play Blake Green at loose forward, Tomkins at stand off and Hampshire at full back. You would then have a ball handling trio of Smith, Tomkins & Green.
If O'Loughlin does play the the team will be the usual one with Thornley in the centre and I would put Hampshire on the bench as the x factor.

Tomkins Charnley Goulding Gelling Richards
Green Smith
Mossop McIlorum Taylor
Farrell Hansen
O'Loughlin

Flower Crosby Tuson Hampshire

I'd play Tuson at SR, Farrell at LF and Burke off the bench. Green's bad enough in position and the pack lacks clout as it is. If Lockers doesn't play/is only half fit I genuinely think we'll lose

Looking at the potential teams for you guys has made me realise just how well matched the teams are. We have a few guys who are doubts but just reading between the lines I think Hull will line up as follows:

Shaul
Lineham, Arundel, Whiting, Briscoe
Holdsworth, Miller
Lynch, Houghton, O'Meley
Ellis, Tickle
Westerman

Pitts, Heremaia, Watts, Green

I agree if O'Loughlin doesn't play we will struggle but I still feel we must have three ball handlers in attack. Farrell or Tuson or Burke do not give us what O'Loughlin does in attack. I'd even consider putting Tomkins at loose forward rather than go into the game with only two pivots.

Lockers will play.
Sam - Josh - Fuzzy - Thornley - Pat - Green - Smith
Mossop - Mc - Flower - H - Faz - Lockers
Taylor - Crosby - Tuson - Logan
And that team is good enough to win, and win well.
Incidentally, the one player who has really put his hand up since the semi to my mind has been Taylor, while Lauaki completely squandered the chance we gave him. Taylor is some talent.

Yeah that's my team also, provided O'Loughlin plays, except I would go for the x factor of Hampshire on the bench instead of Logan Tomkins.