Savelio proud to be Hull FC's running man

Andre Savelio has racked up some eye-catching statistics in his four Super League appearances so far this season, but there is one he prides himself on in particular.

Given he plays in the second row, it might seem like the key indicators the 27-year-old would focus on areas like number of tackles and how many were completed, or metres made and average gain.

Yet while those get a glance on the individual read-out produced by Hull FC's analysts after each game, the most important area in Savelio's mind for assessing his own performance is how many kilometres he has run during a game.

"I'll have a look at how many times I've carried the ball, how well I've carried and how many tackles I've made, but I like looking at that one of how far I've ran in the game," Savelio said.

"I don't know what it is, it just gives me a tick in my head that I've been available. If I'm falling below 7k as an 80-minute player, something is going wrong.

"Normally after 80 minutes, I'll try to run at least 10k, but if I can get up around seven-and-a-half going towards eight that's how I measure if I've been involved.

"Even if I don't take as many carries the week before but you've ran further, it means you were always there offering yourself in my head."

Savelio has certainly been making himself available when it comes to being in try-scoring positions recently, with his score in last Saturday's 58-12 win over Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Challenge Cup being his third in as many games.

It was his defensive effort in Hull FC's 14-6 victory at home to Huddersfield Giants - 39 tackles with a 100 per cent tackle completion rate - last time out in Super League which Brett Hodgson was particularly enamoured with though and the head coach sees