So you reckon he's said to Radders, look gaffer, I'll play again, but I want a decent chunk of cash coming to me if I do?

I don't know the man, but everything I have heard and read would suggest otherwise.

I imagine he put his hand up to play when we needed some experience, and got the taste back for it. How long for? who cares!

Quote Stanley Unwin="Stanley Unwin"He is...www.hullfc.com/news/2019-03-06-t ... eeds-clash'" Oops, missed that one. Him for Thompson then

Quote Stanley Unwin="Stanley Unwin"He is...www.hullfc.com/news/2019-03-06-t ... eeds-clash'" Oops, missed that one. Him for Thompson then

How can players get experience without playing though?


Ellis is a class act, and I love that he is involved, but he isn't the future.

But then Radford did the same, maybe Ellis thinks he retired too early, who knows.

Happy to have the loophole on our side but I think it's stupid it allows teams to get away with it, we all know Taylor would not have played in that game. I guess we know now why Radders put a fair few first steamers in the squad for that wakey game.

Great stuff, Tag should be nice and refreshed, COYH

Quote pmarrow="pmarrow"Happy to have the loophole on our side but I think it's stupid it allows teams to get away with it, we all know Taylor would not have played in that game. I guess we know now why Radders put a fair few first steamers in the squad for that wakey game.'" Its in black and white in the Operational Rules section Section D2.53 sub (c) https://www.rugby-league.com/flipbooks/ ... html#p=177 "One Academy or Reserve team grade match played over a weekend (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)during whcih the player's club has no first team match" so the wind was in our favour a bit, but not really a loophole

Quote pmarrow="pmarrow"Happy to have the loophole on our side but I think it's stupid it allows teams to get away with it, we all know Taylor would not have played in that game. I guess we know now why Radders put a fair few first steamers in the squad for that wakey game.'" Its in black and white in the Operational Rules section Section D2.53 sub (c) https://www.rugby-league.com/flipbooks/ ... html#p=177 "One Academy or Reserve team grade match played over a weekend (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)during whcih the player's club has no first team match" so the wind was in our favour a bit, but not really a loophole

one in the eye for these backward looking clubs who have turned their back on youth and reserve grade teams.we must be the only major sport who dont have an official reserve grade,no wonder the aussies are streets ahead and the game is dying over here.look at wigan some great youngers have come through there youth system and played in a teams till they were ready.now they are reduced to signing average past it players like sammut.

Lets be clear though - it only happened because we didn't have a 1st team game that weekend.

What would've been interesting is if we'd played a 1st team match on the Thursday and had a reserve match on the Fri/Sat/Sun, then according to the RFL rules, both those maches would count towards a suspension!

Sends the message out that he hasn't been good enough and needs to improve as currently being outplayed by all the other forwards including Ellis.

I'd also start Paea, playing better starting than off the bench. I'd have Taylor on the bench imagine him and Ellis coming on after 20 mins.

Masi is playing well and Paea had his best game of the season at Huddersfield so very unlikely they wont be playing.
In any case even with the addition of Taylor we are still missing a frontline prop and having to rely on Ellis to fill in.
It will be Lane or Thompson that misses out

If I was him, I'd be looking for a release and a new club.