Indeed. People also forget that sometimes a bit of aggression lifts the performance of the entire team. (and also with a pack like ours next year there aint gonna be many scraps we come off 2nd best)

Lauaki's going to be a loose cannon for sure, but knowing there's some aggression coming on from the bench and that opposition teams might not look forward to it is a step on from this season.

and my bench would be
Lauaki
Moa
Manu
Houghton

Starting pack of
Dowes
Berro
Cusack
Fitz
Radders/Burnett/Tickle
Washy

Is pretty handy too.

For me Lauaki's aggression is something we have been missing for too long since Kearney who added abut of grit & steel. Too many games we have been a soft touch and the opposition have bossed us. Lauaki for me will no doubt give away some penalties but no more than Thackray or Carvell did however the physical presence will be much more of a positive to the team than a negative.

No place for O'Meley?

We are going to love it next year, after the handbags on Friday the crowd was on its feet chanting 'we are hull, we are hull', best atmosphere in ages.

Oops, O'Meley would be starting in place of Dowes.

Precisely. Hull's support is at its best when there is plenty of pride and passion to get behind. Mix that in with having some characters in the side to 'worship' and you have potentially got the recipe for getting the support right back behind the team. If Moa signs then the Tongan mafia certainly ticks those boxes.

as funny as,made me laugh.silverwoods still grinning and looking at radders just before deakin kicks the pen

Dont make him angry, you wont like him when he's angry!

He'll have to curb his 'enthusiasm' a little though , otherwise the penalties he will concede will piggy-back the opposition up the field.