Apparently only one team has backed up a CC win with a SL one since 2008. I think we know where this is going.

Sika Manu must be wondering what he has to do to get a break!

thought maybe naughton fullback and give Lancaster a run out on the wing, Agree about manu ,but not a bad team, COYH

Great start.

Fonua just gets better

I'm watching on sky and did I just see Tommy Lee sat with all are rested players?

Yeah I noticed that too.

Regardless of the result today, great attitude on display. Really positive play. I think they'll tire later on tbh and Saints will put quite a few on us, but fingers crossed!

So is Heremaia. There both just sat with friends?
Did it warrant a thread?

Certainly gave it a good bash for the first twenty minutes.

Why the hell are they shooting out the line on that side! FFS. Stick in position.

Inexperience combined with lack of leadership.

This ref is just plain incompetent.

Been watching Yeadon too much! Just that Yeamo picks the right time to shoot the line and his timing is normally perfect for it.

Massive effort from the lads. Hope they can keep it up for the second.

A full strength Hull team would win this comfortably going on the first half showing of Saints

Too slow round the ruck
I would have liked to have seen Naughton at full back with Turgut at left centre and leave Talanoa on the wing so we were a bit stronger on that edge where Saints are attacking.
Think Jamie Shaul is running out of steam

Great effort
Shows the heart running through the club.
Think Saints will run in a bigger score as we tire, but proud of them.

Even with the understrength team, losing this one would be a missed opportunity cause Saints don't look up to much to be fair.
Would fully understand the loss, but we're still in it and just hoping we don't tire.

Superstar I presume you are referring to my comment about Tommy Lee.

And it doesn't have its own thread just something I noticed in tonight's game.

I thought it was interesting as, as far as I am aware Tommy is still a Salford player and they have a game tonight.

Wear as Widnes do not have a game tonight and presume Heremaia is still good friends with a lot of are players so no shock seeing him there.

Like I said thought is was interesting you seem not to so best corse of action would be to ignore it but you seem to prefer to try and belittle some ones post?

Good effort from the lads . Hopefully we can keep it up 2 nd half.

Which is why we should have rested some more players. 5 forwards backing up from last week which we may pay for next week.

He should move naughton to the other wing, stick michaels in the centre and talanoa onto the wing as he's all over in defence at centre.

Can see saints going away from us this half

Great effort from the team in the first half but little nous in attack.

Can see Saints running a few in now but they don't look all that. Would be very happy to playy them at the KCOM for a Grand Final place.

A real lack of direction at half back is the real issue. We've had plenty of ball near their line and done nothing with it