Salford Red Devils 20-28 Hull FC

Friday 22nd July 2016
KO: 20:00 - Round: 23

20-28 FT

HT: 6 12

Attendance: 3,225

Official: C Campbell

Venue: A J Bell Stadium, Salford

  • Salford Red Devils

  • Tries
    Michael Dobson, Mason Caton-Brown, Niall Evalds, Rob Lui,

  • Goals
    Gareth O'Brien 2,

  • Drop Goals

  • Hull FC

  • Tries
    Steve Michaels, Frank Pritchard, Chris Green, Marc Sneyd, Mahe Fonua,

  • Goals
    Marc Sneyd 4,

  • Drop Goals

Line Up

Bench

Gareth
O'Brien
Niall
Evalds
Josh
Griffin
Junior
Sa'u
Mason
Caton-Brown
Rob
Lui
Michael
Dobson
Craig
Kopczak
Logan
Tomkins
George
Griffin
Ben
Murdoch-Masila
Josh
Jones
Mark
Flanagan
Weller
Hauraki
Olsi
Krasniqi
Sean
Kenny
Adam
Walne

Bench

Curtis
Naughton
Steve
Michaels
Mahe
Fonua
Kirk
Yeaman
Fetuli
Talanoa
Jordan
Abdull
Marc
Sneyd
Scott
Taylor
Danny
Houghton
Liam
Watts
Sika
Manu
Mark
Minichiello
Gareth
Ellis
Chris
Green
Jordan
Thompson
Danny
Washbrook
Frank
Pritchard

Line Up

Red Devils

  • GARETH O'Brien (G: 2)
  • NIALL Evalds (T: 1)
  • JOSH Griffin
  • JUNIOR Sa'u
  • MASON Caton-Brown (T: 1)
  • ROB Lui (T: 1)
  • MICHAEL Dobson (T: 1)
  • CRAIG Kopczak
  • LOGAN Tomkins
  • GEORGE Griffin
  • BEN Murdoch-Masila
  • JOSH Jones
  • MARK Flanagan
  • WELLER Hauraki
  • OLSI Krasniqi
  • SEAN Kenny
  • ADAM Walne

    • Hull

  • CURTIS Naughton
  • STEVE Michaels (T: 1)
  • MAHE Fonua (T: 1)
  • KIRK Yeaman
  • FETULI Talanoa
  • JORDAN Abdull
  • MARC Sneyd (T: 1) (G: 4)
  • SCOTT Taylor
  • DANNY Houghton
  • LIAM Watts
  • SIKA Manu
  • MARK Minichiello
  • GARETH Ellis
  • CHRIS Green (T: 1)
  • JORDAN Thompson
  • DANNY Washbrook
  • FRANK Pritchard (T: 1)

    • Official Report / Commentary

    Hull FC secured top spot in First Utility Super League's regular season with a 28-20 win at Salford Red Devils.

    Knowing victory would mean leading the pack into the Super 8s, Lee Radford's side were made to work hard at the AJ Bell Stadium.

    Stephen Michaels gave Hull an early lead but, in what was to prove a theme throughout the night, Salford responded through Michael Dobson.

    Frank Pritchard crossed to give Hull a half-time lead, although Mason Caton-Brown pegged them back after the interval.

    Chris Green extended the visitors' advantage, only for a Dobson break to finish with Niall Evalds going over to narrow the lead to two points.

    Robert Lui's try put Salford ahead for the first time after 69 minutes.

    However, Marc Sneyd danced through three minutes later and Mahe Fonua went over three minutes from time to start the Hull celebrations.

    Hull coach Radford praised second rower Sika Manu after his side clinched top spot.

    "Sika has been our best player on the field recently and was again tonight,” he said.

    "Curtis Naughton was also fantastic at full-back and Kirk Yeaman was outstanding.

    "Curtis returned the ball with some juice from full-back and found some important plays.

    "Salford are a very good side and I was not surprised by their performance.

    "There was little in it and when they went ahead the stadium lifted and they had some wind in their sails.

    "I'm really pleased to finish top but all the fun and games start now."

    Red Devils coach Ian Watson added: "I thought we were a bit unlucky and we came up against some tough decisions.

    "We can be a bit smarter in certain areas but we are looking forward to the middle eights and we have to remain positive.

    "We have proved we can consistently perform but must not take our eye off the ball.

    "A couple of our guys were off a bit tonight but Hull are a team who can wear sides down but our effort was excellent."

  • 77: TRY! scored for Hull by Mahe Fonua
  • 73: GOAL! scored for Hull by Marc Sneyd
  • 72: TRY! scored for Hull by Marc Sneyd
  • 69: TRY! scored for Salford by Rob Lui
  • 66: GOAL! scored for Salford by Gareth O'Brien
  • 66: TRY! scored for Salford by Niall Evalds
  • 60: TRY! scored for Hull by Chris Green
  • 60: GOAL! scored for Hull by Marc Sneyd
  • 53: TRY! scored for Salford by Mason Caton-Brown
  • 25: GOAL! scored for Hull by Marc Sneyd
  • 24: TRY! scored for Hull by Frank Pritchard
  • 15: GOAL! scored for Salford by Gareth O'Brien
  • 14: TRY! scored for Salford by Michael Dobson
  • 5: TRY! scored for Hull by Steve Michaels
  • 5: GOAL! scored for Hull by Marc Sneyd

    • Key Performers

    Gareth O'Brien

    Forty Twenty 1
    4 4

    Head to Head

    Tries:

    Salford Red Devils 4
    Hull FC 5

    Goals:

    Salford Red Devils 2
    Hull FC 4

    METRES:

    Salford Red Devils 1188
    Hull FC 1317

    CARRIES:

    Salford Red Devils 171
    Hull FC 169

    TACKLES:

    Salford Red Devils 331
    Hull FC 277

    OFFLOADS:

    Salford Red Devils 12
    Hull FC 7

    PENALTIES:

    Salford Red Devils 9
    Hull FC 6

    BREAKS:

    Salford Red Devils 4
    Hull FC 7

    Full Match Statistics

    Player T TA TK MT MI TB AT C M AG CB DR E FT G MG OF P
    Michael Dobson 1 0 24 2 4 2 6 14 114 8.14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
    Robert Lui 1 0 15 2 0 1 6 11 68 6.18 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
    Niall Evalds 1 0 5 0 1 2 0 14 94 6.71 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Mason Caton-Brown 1 0 7 1 4 1 0 16 134 8.38 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
    Sean Kenny 0 0 12 1 4 0 0 3 17 5.67 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Olsi Krasniqi 0 0 21 6 0 1 0 6 50 8.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Adam Walne 0 0 19 3 0 0 0 5 21 4.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Weller Hauraki 0 0 28 5 1 1 0 9 47 5.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Mark Flanagan 0 0 22 2 1 0 0 4 18 4.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Joshua Jones 0 0 27 4 2 15 0 14 115 8.21 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
    Ben Murdoch-Masila 0 0 25 4 5 1 1 11 85 7.73 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
    George Griffin 0 0 27 7 2 1 0 12 81 6.75 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
    Logan Tomkins 0 0 33 6 6 0 1 3 8 2.67 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Craig Kopczak 0 0 28 5 3 1 0 12 90 7.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Josh Griffin 0 0 10 0 1 1 0 16 144 9.00 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2
    Junior Sau 0 0 18 2 2 1 0 13 70 5.38 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
    Gareth O'Brien 0 2 10 0 1 3 3 8 32 4.00 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0
    Player T TA TK MT MI TB AT C M AG CB DR E FT G MG OF P
    Mahe Fonua 1 1 19 1 2 2 0 13 118 9.08 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
    Steven Michaels 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 8 106 13.25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Marc Sneyd 1 1 12 3 0 2 9 10 66 6.60 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1
    Chris Green 1 0 17 1 2 2 0 10 74 7.40 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Frank Pritchard 1 0 12 1 0 1 0 11 95 8.64 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Kirk Yeaman 0 0 15 1 1 2 2 13 102 7.85 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Curtis Naughton 0 1 2 0 2 8 0 8 129 16.13 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
    Fetuli Talanoa 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 13 93 7.15 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Jordan Abdull 0 0 24 4 7 0 1 10 47 4.70 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
    Scott Taylor 0 0 15 1 2 0 0 12 103 8.58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Danny Houghton 0 1 37 5 3 3 0 7 51 7.29 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Liam Watts 0 0 13 3 0 0 0 5 23 4.60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sika Manu 0 0 33 4 1 6 0 12 95 7.92 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
    Mark Minichiello 0 0 24 7 1 2 0 10 50 5.00 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
    Gareth Ellis 0 1 20 3 4 0 0 10 72 7.20 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
    Jordan Thompson 0 0 16 3 1 1 0 11 65 5.91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Danny Washbrook 0 0 14 2 3 0 0 6 28 4.67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Stats Key

    T: Tries
    TA: Try assists
    TK: Tackles
    MT: Marker tackles
    MI: Missed tackles
    TB: Tackle busts
    AT: Attacking kicks
    C: Carries
    M: Metres
    AG: Av gain
    CB: Clean break
    DR: Run from dummy half
    E: Errors
    FT: Forty twenty
    G: Goals
    MG: Missed goals
    OF: Offload
    P: Penalties