That awful last kick from Lino really took the gloss off our performance.

Really proud of that effort tonight.

Couple of momentum killers in the second half which changed the game when I felt we were potentially getting on top.

The kick out on the full at 8-8 when a little dink to the corner and apply the pressure would IMO have been the play (easy to say from the stands). Think Lewis scored off the next set.

Then the knock on, on the first tackle i think, which was unsuccessfully challenged.

Fine margins against the top sides but keep that effort and application up and we'll be in for an enjoyable ride!

Would love to hear your thoughts! I totally accept there's no one correct way of seeing the game

Shows just how far we've come when I'm absolutely gutted we've just lost a tight game to the second best team in Super League .

Not only that we were without by my reckoning 6 key players who probably would have been in the 17 .

Some fine margins out there tonight and we fell short by millimetres .

There's only one way this club is going and that's up , brilliant to see the ground so full and we really are on our way back .

Up The Trin .

Walmsley played well vs the second best team in SL.

It’s much harder when to take carries in your 10 when defence is rushing you as opposed to out of your 20/30 like Davies. KR put our backs under a lot of pressure today in our own 10 and they all stood up and made some very big carries. That should eradicate any questions on Walmsley in SL. He handled it well under all sorts of pressure.

I think we will see Russell and Walmsley interchange that right wing as the season goes on possibly depending on game plan etc.

That was a tough game. A lot of teams won’t put us under the pump in our 10 as much as tonight.

my thoughts after watching the game twice..

mike Mckmeeken adds so much by being just out on the pitch... His influence tonight was off the scale...
The middles (after a sticky start) equalled and sometimes bettered their much vaunted opposites.
Vangana had his best game in a Trinity shirt.. He added impetus from the moment he took the field.
Caius looked more settled and his contribution to field position set up the opportunity for John Stones try.
I thought the halves were excellent, particularly with ball in hand (the kicking game wasn't great but neither was HKRs so I think the wind played a part in that)
defensively we look so organised.. Two weeks running we concede our first try to a fluky kick.
ollie Pratt grows every time he plays... May that continue... Big effort from Hall considering his sickness.
Max Jowitt is fast becoming the best full back I have seen in a Trinity shirt in 50 years.
And the team energy is outstanding!

We didn't give in, pushed them all the way and with a full strength squad would have won that game.
Couldn't fault any of them out there last night, have to say the ref was awful, but overall a very enjoyable game.
The spirit is there and we won't be a pushover for anyone, especially at home.

Great team effort the mentality to win is clearly there. The team stepped up last night everyone who pulled the shirt on put in a great shift. With lots missing and up against a top team with it's front line pack on the pitch I thought we were excellent. We didn't get the rub of the green or anywhere near the 50/50s but our defensive structures are top drawer and the attack will just get better. A shout for young Harvey he really showed up last night against some big blokes.

A bit harsh that init and rather petty.

Massive respect to our players, they looked like they were going to take a battering in that first 15/20 minutes but they squared up to the challenge and met it head on. HKR are one of the teams that sets the benchmark for this league, and with half a team missing we matched them and gave them a scare.

Honour in defeat last night.
Plenty of talking points and if's and buts, ultimately, we pulled up just short.
A monumental effort and if the conversion at the end goes over, we go on and win the game.
Great to see BV bouncing and cant wait for the next round.

Hull Kr play a very boring though effective game. They played near identical tactics to the Grand Final. It’s not expansive, it’s a grind and they keep you in it set for set. They have very powerful wingers and a very good pack who aim to gain 4/50 metres, get on our 3/40 and pen you in on the left hand side with a short but high kick.
Our kicking game was poor last night when we really needed it to get out of our own half to alleviate the strangle hold especially in the first half. We did fantastic to go set for set and for large periods looked by far the better team. I feel it was the little 1%’s that cost us at the end unfortunately, kicks out of play, poor kicking, knock on et al. But being neck and neck with last years finalists with I reckon 7 shoe in starting 17 players is absolutely incredible and I actually feel more proud of the team today than I did last week.

Also a special mention to the Ref with some bizarre calls