don't see how you can say lack of quality with Hall then put Turner in. Not saying Turner is a bad player but Hall has played more games at centre and is not going to reduce his weaknesses and become a better player by not playing him against the better sides.

also don't know if its intentional but cusack in the 2nd row?

If Soliola is presumably playing left centre for Saints, and Gidley on the right then I'd go with Whiting or Yeaman as our right centre looking at the size of Soliola.

1 Tansey
2 Calderwood
3 Yeaman
4 Hall
5 T. Briscoe
6 Horne
7 Long

8 Cusack
9 Berrigan
10 Radford
11 Tickle
12 Manu
13 Fitzgibbon

14 Houghton
15 O'Meley
16 Lauaki
17 Moa

Turner, Whiting, Washbrook & Dowes not in the side god we're strong this year

Aye, One of our lads is in for a tough afternoon !!!

www.sporthull.co.uk/headlines/HU ... ticle.html Tough to pick a 17, i tried it was too hard, at one point I had Hall, Houghton, Moa, Burnett and Radford out if the 17, I kept changing my mind. Good position to be though.

www.sporthull.co.uk/headlines/HU ... ticle.html Tough to pick a 17, i tried it was too hard, at one point I had Hall, Houghton, Moa, Burnett and Radford out if the 17, I kept changing my mind. Good position to be though.

1 Tansey
2 T. Briscoe
3 Yeaman
4 Whiting
5 Calderwood
6 Horne
7 Long

8 Dowes
9 Berrigan
10 O'Meeley
11 Tickle
12 Manu
13 Fitzgibbon

14 Washbrook
15 Radford
16 Lauaki
17 Moa

I like your back-line for Saints: but not all opposition. I would play Whiting, and I would play him in the centre berth opposite Gidley. Usually I would much prefer Hall there although I would still like to see Whiting in the 17 if his form and the opposition is right. Saints are the only team against which I would play Whiting in the centres - anyone else and he should be a second-rower imho.

Has to be Yeaman and Whiting against Saints. I think Hall or Turner could be exposed against their centres. After that, it's up to the two of them to hang onto their places.

Tickle I'd agree with leaving out, but I thought Radford had his best game in a Hull shirt against Rovers.

I'd agree that he played very well in that game. I just don't think he is one of our best 17 players. TBF Cusack isn't quite upto speed so maybe Radders in place of him ATM but I think Dowes has done enough to be ahead of him. It's good to have options based on form though.

That would be my team as well.

Starting 13 exactly how I would have it. Bench I would have Lauaki, Radford, Washbrook, Houghton. But I really can't see him starting without Yak in the 17.

Only issue with that is Berrigan having to play the full 80 after having no preseason games. Unless you would use Washbrook as cover but I am not a fan of him playing 9.