I think we might line up like this if Connor is out

Shaul
Farimino
Carlos
Griffin
Dawson (I'd go with Logan or Scott)
Miloudi
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Masi
Manu
Mini
Hadley

Paea
Thompson (I'd have Levy)
Washbrook (I'd have Litten)
Lane

That 17 doesn't fill me with confidence , must have big plans for 2020, because we certainly seem to be going backwards at the moment

Nothing to do with who isn't playing then, simply just going backwards?

That is just his opinion of course, which is subjective.
Even with a full squad we've had some tonkings and good victories.
But based on that squad alone I'm hardly inspired. Dawson as a 1st choice wing sums it up for me so here's hoping that isn't the correct starting 13.

I thought our 1st choice winger was injured.

Now you're just being pedantic but to spell it out, yes 1st choice out. I'll simplify it for you and specify Dawson as 1st reserve is still rating him to highly.

Just think with the injury prone players we are waiting on and our senior players been a year older , that this squad will struggle . I don't want them to obviously , but looking at that 17 and even with players coming back , we have gone backwards last season and in my opinion will do so more, this season .

I think Hull are lacking a ball playing fullback, for all of Shaul's qualities he doesnt assist many tries does he? In the modern game fb's are like a 3rd half back. I think if Radford had a bit of vision that Albert Kelly at fb would transform Hull's attack.
Instead of 5 drives and a kick to the corner or a barge over you'd have a player capable of spreading the ball out to the wingers like most teams do these days.

Or Connor. Either could work.

Early in pre season I was calling for Connor at FB and Shaul on the wing but I have given up on seeing that.

I don’t understand why scoring those sorts of tries is so bad? Every try counts doesn’t it?

Well yes, if you are actually scoring them. But if teams know that you have to rely on them then they become easier to defend. The more options you have the more dangerous you are.

I think with Kellys power and pace he'd be very good