He is/was your number 28. Your 8th or 9th prop?

I think fans of both Hull and Rovers overhype specific players before they have really done anything. I’m not trying to be y, so I’ll use a Rovers example - Will Oakes. He’s carved out an entirely respectable career in the Championship and is number 25 at Batley. Side Note - Sammy Kibula is their number 18, Josh Woods is their 7 (see below).

Fans go on about the Wigan and Saints model but miss the level of attrition those clubs have. It’s a constant cycle of mostly ‘failure’ in terms of making it in SL - and emotional investment in these kids’ prospects or fear of ‘the one that got away’ potentially makes that harder and maybe slower if it seeps into the club’s thinking.

Wigan players with squad numbers above 25 in 2018:
Jack Wells, Callum Field, Liam Forsyth, Jack Higginson, Gabriel Hamlin, Joe Bretherton, Caine Barnes, Macauley Davies, Josh Woods, Oliver Partington (the stand out success from the group), Samuel Kibula, James Worthington, Craig Mullen, Liam Paisley

Saints 2018 was basically the same thing, but I have gotten as bored of typing names that look like they’ve been randomly generated by Football Manager as you likely are of reading them. Saints only went as high as number 30 though. https://www.totalrl.com/st-helens-revea ... sons-kits/
If somebody wants to check other years to see if this was an outlier… then you’re as sad as me, but I’d be interested.

It really isn’t worth FANS worrying about players with these sorts of squad numbers, imo.

He is/was your number 28. Your 8th or 9th prop?

I think fans of both Hull and Rovers overhype specific players before they have really done anything. I’m not trying to be y, so I’ll use a Rovers example - Will Oakes. He’s carved out an entirely respectable career in the Championship and is number 25 at Batley. Side Note - Sammy Kibula is their number 18, Josh Woods is their 7 (see below).

Fans go on about the Wigan and Saints model but miss the level of attrition those clubs have. It’s a constant cycle of mostly ‘failure’ in terms of making it in SL - and emotional investment in these kids’ prospects or fear of ‘the one that got away’ potentially makes that harder and maybe slower if it seeps into the club’s thinking.

Wigan players with squad numbers above 25 in 2018:
Jack Wells, Callum Field, Liam Forsyth, Jack Higginson, Gabriel Hamlin, Joe Bretherton, Caine Barnes, Macauley Davies, Josh Woods, Oliver Partington (the stand out success from the group), Samuel Kibula, James Worthington, Craig Mullen, Liam Paisley

Saints 2018 was basically the same thing, but I have gotten as bored of typing names that look like they’ve been randomly generated by Football Manager as you likely are of reading them. Saints only went as high as number 30 though. https://www.totalrl.com/st-helens-revea ... sons-kits/
If somebody wants to check other years to see if this was an outlier… then you’re as sad as me, but I’d be interested.

It really isn’t worth FANS worrying about players with these sorts of squad numbers, imo.

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He also made 170 meters, 3 line breaks and 3 try assist (although first one was very lucky).


Shows good running and passing game in these highlights 


https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2025/03/08/the-knock-on-effect-nsw-cup-highlights--round-one---magpies-v-knights/


Hard to know the standard.


Joe Lovodua played hooker against him.

Sorry won't let me edit my post.


He also made 170 meters, 3 line breaks and 3 try assist (although first one was very lucky).


Shows good running and passing game in these highlights 


https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2025/03/08/the-knock-on-effect-nsw-cup-highlights--round-one---magpies-v-knights/


Hard to know the standard.


Joe Lovodua played hooker against him.