Re: Hull FC (h) : Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:47 pm  

Magos biggest ever opportunity to get off the naked run and he blows it!

Re: Hull FC (h) : Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:04 pm  

Just to check, did Jai really ground that second try? I was blindsided.

Re: Hull FC (h) : Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:05 pm  

Mago was very good - Peet put him through it tonight with a near half hour stint in the 2nd half. Absolutely ziggered but should do him good. Thought Kaide Ellis and Ethan Havard were strong as well.

Found it a little bizarre that Peet took French off - looked as if Bevan couldn't believe it either.

Re: Hull FC (h) : Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:24 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

They set the precedent on it a couple of weeks ago with the Halifax players ban of 8 games. There isn’t any reason why it won’t be that.

As a Saints fan I have to agree sheer stupidity

Re: Hull FC (h) : Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:38 pm  

thesaint62 wrote:

As a Saints fan I have to agree sheer stupidity

I’m torn on it. I’m only saying it will be 8 and should be 8 on the basis that they set that precedent but I’m not sure I agree with it. The coaches and captains of each team need to come together in the next off season and discuss what they want the game to look like. This lying on the floor, milking penalties bol*ocks needs to end. If we end that, players won’t get done for dragging players to their feet because as proper rugby league players, they’ll know if you stay down, you are hurt.

I’m genuinely not saying this for a rise or to get a reaction from Saints fans, but it’s something Saints really brought in to the game 2 or 3 seasons ago and other sides have now jumped on it, including ourselves. It needs to go and sharpish but it will only go if teams agree it’s a pathetic way of trying to gain an advantage.

Re: Hull FC (h) : Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:40 pm  

jonh wrote:

Don’t think many said he wasn’t a winger.

Quite a few said he wasn’t a half but can’t remember many saying he wasn’t a winger.

Well, to put a more positive slant on that, more in keeping with the occasion , French himself has never made any secret of of the fact that he regards himself as a full-back, so if he still thinks that, and he is 'putting in a shift for the team', then he's not doing a bad job, is he? How many Superleague coaches are watching that, and thinking, I wish I had him in my team?

Re: Hull FC (h) : Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:41 pm  

Stunning performance. Very few errors and, in truth, could have had more. Can't believe they took Bevan off though. In an era where getting bums on seats is a struggle, he and field are pure box office. Not to mention, with 23 minutes left, I reckon he could have had 10! That's a marketing dream. What were they thinking?

Re: Hull FC (h) : Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:45 pm  

1am and “Bevan French” is still one of the top trends on twitter in the UK

Re: Hull FC (h) : Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:51 pm  

Phuzzy wrote:

Stunning performance. Very few errors and, in truth, could have had more. Can't believe they took Bevan off though. In an era where getting bums on seats is a struggle, he and field are pure box office. Not to mention, with 23 minutes left, I reckon he could have had 10! That's a marketing dream. What were they thinking?

Peet needs to answer that question. It was really weird. I honestly think it was an error on his part. I think he wanted to let him get a standing ovation off the pitch but you do that with a couple of minute left and with him stuck on a meagre 7 or 8 try’s.

Re: Hull FC (h) : Sat Jul 16, 2022 12:21 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Peet needs to answer that question. It was really weird. I honestly think it was an error on his part. I think he wanted to let him get a standing ovation off the pitch but you do that with a couple of minute left and with him stuck on a meagre 7 or 8 try’s.

I genuinely think it was a mistake. I'll elaborate on why I think that in a day or two as I don't want anything to detract from an outstanding team performance and history being made by Bevan. Tremendous entertainment. Anyone who didn't go missed out and that's how it should be