Hull FC Talking Points: Effort not in question, but more quality needed as attack stutters in Warrington

Hull FC went down 4-0 at Warrington in a record equalling Super League game. It was the Black and Whites’ third defeat in a row, with two Stefan Ratchford goals proving the difference in one of the worst games in the competitions history.

Here Hull Live looks at some talking points from the match.

First and foremast, that was a bloody tough watch, and the 8,594 in attendance deserve some sort of medal or something for sticking with it. Finishing 4-0 to Warrington, it was only the second ever game in Super League history to end without a try scored since the then known Salford City Reds defeated Harlequins 5-2 in 2007. It also ties the record for the lowest scoring game, equalling two 4-0 one-unconverted try results between Salford and Castleford in 1997, and Celtic Crusaders and St Helens in 2009.

Abysmal from start to finish, it was a dire contest between two sides evidently short of confidence and ideas. Littered with errors, the quality of the game was shocking as both sides coughed the ball up time and time again. In truth, both teams could have played until midnight and not scored a try - and perhaps well into Saturday morning. Both of them lacked any direction in what was a shocking advert for the competition.

Hull will likely be counting the cost of defeat at Warrington with significant looking injuries falling to both Adam Swift and Luke Gale. Swift has a suspected broken fibula with Gale suffering concussion. Both players were taken to hospital after leaving the field.

Obviously there’s some sympathy for Hull there, who had to undertake a major reshuffle with Jordan Lane moving to the centre, Connor Wynne to the wing, and Ligi Sao to the back row. All three players were far from Hull’s worst in defeat but that