Hull FC tipped to make Super League top six

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Hull FC might be depleted but they're still in with a shout of claiming a Super League play-off spot. Here, Will Jackson, Peter Smith and Sam Cook discuss their upcoming clash with Warrington Wolves and their mentality as they push for a plce in the top six.

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00:00I think Warrington, it's three games now, the Huddersfield, Salford and Leeds like that.

00:11It's three games where they've just performed so far under what they can do.

00:18I think each week you've expected a response, so it's daft to say,

00:24oh, well, this week they'll get the response because they've proven they haven't done it.

00:27But it just simply has to improve.

00:30You can't, these are good, good players.

00:33It's not a poor team.

00:36So I think, and obviously you say how many Hull FC are missing.

00:40I know their home form has improved somewhat, but it's still not great.

00:44And I think with Hull FC, knowing how much is on the line,

00:46there's probably going to be a lot of nervous energy there.

00:49And Warrington can take advantage of that maybe.

00:51I'm not confident that they'll go and win,

00:54but I think they can, their job is to go disrupt the party.

00:57And I think they can certainly do that.

00:59I mean, I watched them on Saturday and Luke Gates was the standing captain.

01:04I thought he was unbelievable.

01:05He was one of the few ones that could take some pride in performance.

01:09And I think if you just basically look at how he played,

01:15if everyone can strive to be just like Luke Gates,

01:17then they win this game easily.

01:19He was so good in terms of how he got himself about,

01:22but he was put on report.

01:23So if he ends up missing, then I think they could collapse.

01:29Yeah.

01:29What you say about Hull FC and nervous energy,

01:31I don't know if I totally agree.

01:33I sort of think they've got nothing to lose in terms of where they're at

01:37and the expectations from, you know, from the start of this season,

01:41no one expected them to be in this position that they're in.

01:45And if, you know, it's a free shot almost to go and get a playoff spot.

01:50I agree with that 100%.

01:52I don't think it'll make or break Hull season if they miss out on the playoff.

01:58So no one expected them to get there anyway.

02:01A bit like Wakefield as well, to be honest, for the sixth spot.

02:05I think Hull have had a decent season,

02:08whatever the result of the last couple of games.

02:11And I think it's an opportunity for them rather than anything to be nervous about.

02:16Just go out and show what you can do.

02:18And if they don't make it, well, so what?

02:22They've got a pre-season to build on for next year and some players coming in.

02:27I think it's, I'd say I think it's an opportunity for them.

02:30But as Sam says, Warrington can't be as bad as this forever.

02:34And they've got quite a few players leaving.

02:36So they might want to send them out on a high in the last couple of games.

02:40So it is a tough one.

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