Four who caught the eye as Hull FC reserves lost to Wakefield Trinity

Hull FC’s reserves lost 26-22 on Friday night as Wakefield Trinity scored two late tries to snatch the spoils at Belle Vue. Alex Gibson and Marcus Walker touched down for in the first half and Manoa Wacokecoke and Cam Scott got over in the second, but it wasn’t enough to see off a strong home side.

Head coach Brett Hodgson was in attendance and he will have been pleased with a number of performers against Trinity. Here’s a look at a few players who caught our eye.

The prop will have been keen to impress at Belle Vue after struggling for game time in the first-team this year and he did exactly that, turning in a huge shift.

Bowden’s superior size and strength was evident from the off and he showed no hesitation in throwing his weight around. He got over the advantage line with every carry and produced a couple of fine offloads to get Hull moving up the field in the first half.

He’s down the pecking order at the MKM Stadium, but he did himself no harm in West Yorkshire with a powerful performance, leading the way for Hull’s young middles. He wasn’t the only first-teamer involved, with Jordan Johnstone and Cam Scott playing, too, but he was probably the most impressive.

The young prop is getting plenty of people excited at FC and it’s not hard to see why. Laidlaw turned in an impressive showing through the middle, making his presence felt with his fearless running game.

He’s still only 18, but he more than handled Wakefield’s big men defensively and hurt them with the ball in hand as he consistently made metres after contact. The former Hull Dockers junior has trained on a few occasions with the Black and Whites’ first-team lately and he’ll be keen to make that a regular occurrence in the coming months.

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