To be honest it was hard to criticise the backs last night as the barely got a touch and never any space.

The culprits were 6 - 13.

He’s never been a prop never will be sadly coaches past and present give him the number 10 jersey

Ok FIL but I don't think we can do the smart bit!

If we got some of those refereeing decisions occasionally it would be a miracle. Turn at least two of the 50:50 around in favour of Hull FC and it would have been a whole different ball game.

Agree

I've no problem with Arona at prop...think he's been one of our best players this season...was excellent when he first came...very consistent...had a dip in form over a season or two but had a horrid time with injuries. Capable of doing a very good job at prop for me though when the whole pack is playing well...

Without Dave we do lack a bit of size but a smaller mobile pack doesn't automatically say you're going to lose against a bigger pack....in games we've played well in, the forwards have run hard. got decent quick play the balls and at times got good offloads out...when we play like that we're a handful. Last night we just seemed to lack energy from the start....the play the balls were the slowest we've had this season by a country mile...we were completely dominated in the rucks and not one forward got an offload away all night so no second phase stuff which made us easy to defend against. That's why I'd put last night down to the short turnaround rather than anything else.....

Arona is not the problem, if the rest of the pack played with his commitment we’d win far more games.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... 637001.amp Ought to be looking at this fella for next season or earlier if possible…..

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... 637001.amp Ought to be looking at this fella for next season or earlier if possible…..

We wouldn’t have the coin for him, think it has to be a fringe player looking to make a name and cut his teeth over here. That’s the stat though. 6 ft 6 and 17 stone and 24!,

As a season ticket member at the sharks when played there I can confirm he played at prop and also a the roosters before that
Usually off the interchange bench

He is a fringe player hence why he’s looking to get a gig over here potentially. I don’t see the obsession with getting fringe/second rate Aussies over, we’ve hit mud more than oil doing this. It’s rare that quality from the NRL comes over, and we will be way down the pecking order of clubs to compete, and even then it’s a risk ie home sickness etc. We need to get Fifita out on the field as much as possible this year as we have about as much punch as a paper weight boxer without him. Arona is a fantastic player, in a St’s or Wigan team he would really compliment the wrecking ball props like Walmsley as a solid and consistent workhorse prop. Players like Dale Finucane, Jake Trbojevic and even luke Thompson show you don’t have to be monsters to be quality forwards.

Correct but some fans don’t go with facts.