That was just after halftime - we thought that was a cunning plan which had come out of the team talk. It confused a lot of the hull players actually - nearly worked!

As a Hull fan i cant really comment but, how about Menzies and Jeffries at 6 and 7, and Deacon interchanging at hooker. People have said his kicking game is not as good as previous years, is that down to increased pressure from defence?? If so, get him in at hooker and kick from acting half



Just an option for discussion

I think he'd get even less time kicking from DH than he does standing back from the defence. He's our no 1 kick option so the markers would be at him immediately. At least if he's in the line he's got more time before the defence gets to him.



I'd say we could do with another kicker to mix things up. If Sykes is at fullback then he's an option.

Bombs? Thorman put up "bombs". Deacon (who must, I'd bet a whole lot of money, be able to kick a ball harder than Thorman, put up simpering damp squibs most of the time. If you're going to do a bomb, why not put your back into it and give the ball some decent height, so your players actually have a chance? It's not as if it is something he [ican't [/ido, is it, having managed it these past numerous seasons? I'm baffled.





Yes it is, but then I doubt anyone had remotely expected Deacon on that play to dip a shoulder and go far a half gap, being instantly tackled. Ending up with Lynch putting up the 'bomb' was excruciatingly embarrassing, to say the least. Agree entirely that when it happened [isomebody[/i should have been quick enough of brain and foot to slot in as a replacement kicker. They didn't.

I thought he'd play for you guys.

He did put up a couple of kicks that spiralled nicely but not enough and it was too late. Too many kicks were only good at turning the ball over. They didn't go for height or distance and gave our chasers no chance to exert any pressure. McNamara must be tearing his hair out when he sees that.







I did wonder wtf Deacon was doing running in that position on the 5th but maybe he spotted a gap and it just happend to be closed. I was more disappointed with the lack of awareness by our other kickers who didn't take responsibility once Deacon was tackled, do players walk around in a daze? More concentration is needed.

Menzies looks willing enough but IMO we will not see the best of him until he stops having to play the full 80.

He waits 10 years & then it's on the fifth. That's bad luck.

In fact, poor though his form has been (he'll surely never play as bad again as vs. Wigan?) Deacon in the second half made a great break, and carved out an opening for what would have been a certain try, only for the ref to mystifyingly then pull it back 20 metres for what he belatedly seems to have decided was an obstruction. I'm still scratching my head at that one.

He must have thought there must have been something illegal going off for Deacon to make a break.

That was a poor decision, as was Hull's second try.



But, you make your own luck, and we just not making anything at the moment.

Maybe a coach with more than a peanut for a brain would realise that he's more useful than just running him into tackles from the tap.