Well it's all about opinions.



I just think that Houghton was struggling to play the 80 and when he's back we finally get chance chance to have good rotation from hooker.



I would expect both players to 'overlap' as both can do more than 40 mins so Heremaia may get pushed out in the halves for 20 mins a game.

Agree with this. Keep players in their specialities. Heremaia is former international hooker, let's keep him there.

Gentle alluded to playing heremaia in the halfs in his post match interview

What was actually said, can't say I remember it?

He just said that he can also play 7. Didn't talk about it for too long.









Personally I would like him to stay at hooker. Rotating him and Houghton in the game could be devastating.

I wonder if Gentle mentioned it just to suggest him as our back up option in the halves?



For next season we have Ellis going, Horne supposedly moving to fullback, and Nicklas OOC. I'll be surprised if we manage to bring in more than 1 half, especially so 2 reasonably experienced ones. I think Heremaia could be our cover for injuries in the halves next year.

A 6 and a back up half should be priority, somebody to do Ellis' job.

Unless they fancy Newton or Jackson to possibly be worth a try at hooker next year?

I thought we were poor and didnt deserve the win but yesterday was a case of result being more important than the performance. I was very impressed with Heremaia and Horne was also good at fullback. Moa had a superb game and Watts had an encouraging debut. Crooks defence was very good but still not convincing in attack and Briscoe played very well and was constantly involved.



Got to start following Watts with the ball as he looks capable of an offload every time.

I thought Child contrived to ruin the game, from the very early minutes you could see it was going to be an odd one, when Brough just tapped the ball into touch for a penalty when they were almost on their own line... Tickle had his worst game in a Hull shirt so far, and the only scrum we rushed to form was immediately before half time, and led to them scoring. Whiting had a great game, as did Moa, Lynch needs to run his weight and show more agression than he did yesterday, Yeaman and Brisco both hed very solid games, Seymour did OK and his kicking was good, Heremia had a good game as well, Horne did his job well and took some difficult high balls. My biggest concern from yesterday was Crookes, he either isn't fast enough or lacks confidence, more game time will show which it is. Watts looked useful but needs to get fitter, Turner was as rubbish as ever. Westerman also looks to be unfit and plodding, which is such a shame as he has the talent.



Hudds were back to their old spoiling selves, laying on etc. if we'd lost yesterday the better side would have lost.

And I watch a different game?



Crooks was great in defence, Tickle was playing injured, Seymour's kicking was poor and Turner made loads of yards with ball in hand.

Turner was not rubbish at all, and young Crooks did very well in defense and I thought Westy had a decent game. Seymours kicks were poor I thought he was using their f/back as target practice! and some of his passing was dire. I will agree about Heremia & Horne though.