Maybe my post was unclear. I don't think he will specifically target them but he certainly won't shirk the physicality they have to their game.
Re Webster, you either watch a different game to me or have some kind of biased view of him as an ex KR player. I've yet to see anyone score easy tries down Webster's channel nor dominate him in the tackle.
I'm looking forward to the game. We miss very few tackles but your offensive play looks very good his year so it will be an interesting contest.
Out of interest, how has Sneyd gone so far this year? Always thought he could be a very good half but didn't have the team to work with last year.

I like McMeeken, looks a talent and I expect him to delevop into a really good player under Powell.

Looking forward to this game. Two exciting teams on the evidence of what we have done this year and what Cas have done for the last couple of seasons. I am confident we will win, I just think we have a bit too much fire power for Cas who do have a couple of players I think we can get at. The bench is the key for me, to be able to bring on Frank, Ellis and Bowden against a team just starting to tire is a real key threat.

Interestingly, Powell often uses a similar tactic of bringing on all our four substitutes at once around the 20 minute mark. Wouldn't surprise me if we went with Moors, Millington, Lynch and Milner on the bench tomorrow and introducing them as a quartet after putting in the hard graft for the first twenty.

I would definitely be targeting Crooks as our weak link, as yet he hasn't looked too bad but hasn't really had much to do defensively.

I've been really pleased with Sneyd so far. It's obviously easier to play well as a 7 when the pack is dominating, but he looks full of ideas, his passing has been crisp and accurate and he just generally seems to have a bit of spring in his step that we rarely saw last year. I also thought that when Pryce was sin binned last week he really stood up and took control of what could have been an awkward period for us. His job is also made easier by having centres who can make things happen without it needing to be put on a plate for them. I think Westerman leaving could end up being the best bit of business we did this off season. I did like Westy, but with him not playing first receiver looks to have given us a more varied, slightly off the cuff attack, and that suits Sneyd down to the ground.

Yeh I agree , looks a very good player, I like him. I'm feeling a little nervous for this one, really looking forward to it, think it will be won in the last 10, cas by 2, 30-28.

Pleased he is doing well, I really rated him in 2014 until he knew he was leaving Cas, when he seemed to lose a bit of focus.
Shame about the beard, though.

cas have played the 2 worst teams in SL so hard to gauage how well they're doing really. We've comfortably beaten les cats in france (no small achievement going by recent years) and a much improved salford side who have won 2 games since. I'm sure cas are capable of winning this game but it would take a big dip in performance from Hull to do it. Play like we did in france and we won't lose this one

that salford side is pretty good i think we'll find over time. they're playing wigan next i think so that will be a good test of where they are

If we stay focused and don't give them.easy metres through soft penalties then on the back of what we've seen so far we could win by 2 or 3 scores.
Lapse for even a short time and Cas can get the ball about the park just as well as we have shown and punish us heavily.
I think us by 10 in a high scoring game, at this moment in time a win by even just 1 point would be taken by all Hull fans.

A win of any description is what you need against the teams who will probably be challenging us for a top 4 finish. If we play as we have so far then I think we will edge it. Anything less than 100% and Cas could easily turn us over.

i think Salford will turn Wigan over

I'm going for Hull by 18.

Hopefully a repeat of either of last season's two home wins against them.

Cas struggled against a very bad Rovers side and beat the team who could only score 2 tries on Sunday and are the most likely to drop down a division.

No Carney this year, no Shenton, Sneyd or Finn. I think we will win this quite easily.

Ben Crooks is a dreadful defender close to the line. His saving grace during his SHORT tenure in the first team was Lineham. Once Lineham got his injuries, Crooks was found out and was dropped very quickly. Just bomb the hell out of him.

I reckon the bookies have this one about right.

Hull by 8-10 points