Draft:2024 Hull FC season

Hull F.C. 2024 season
2024 Super League season Rank11th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge Cup6th round
2024 recordWins: 3; draws: 0; losses: 25
Points scoredFor: 328; against: 894
Team information
ChairmanAdam Pearson
Head CoachTony Smith (until Round 7)
Simon Grix (interim from Round 7)
Captain
StadiumMKM Stadium
Avg. attendance10,975
Top scorers
TriesLewis Martin (9)
GoalsJack Charles (21)
PointsJack Charles (42)[1]
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The 2024 season was Hull F.C.'s 27th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the 2024 Super League and the 2024 Challenge Cup.

Preseason friendlies

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Date and Time Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
14 January; 14:00   Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 32–34 Bursell, Clark, Jebson, Balmforth, Martin Harman (3/3), Charles (1/3) Unknown [2]
21 January, 15:00   Doncaster RLFC A Eco-Power Stadium W 42–24 Tindall (2), Cator, Hoy, Smith, Pele, J. Brown Sutcliffe (4/5), McIntosh (3/3) Unknown [3]

Super League

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Fixtures

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Date and Time Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV[a] Pos. Report
17 February, 17:30   Hull Kingston Rovers H MKM Stadium L 0–22 10,170 Sky Sports Main Event 11th [6]
23 February, 20:00   Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 10–36 Martin, Walker McIntosh (1/2) 9,431 Sky Sports Arena 11th [7]
3 March, 15:00   London Broncos H MKM Stadium W 28–24 Staveley, Russell, Martin, F. Brown, Smith McIntosh (4/5) 10,066 Sky Sports Arena 9th [8]
9 March, 17:30 (GMT)   Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 12–26 J. Brown, Walker McIntosh (2/3) 9,140 Sky Sports Arena 9th [9]
16 March, 15:00   Leigh Leopards H MKM Stadium L 4–54 Hoy McIntosh (0/1) 10,227 Sky Sports Action 10th [10]
29 March, 12:30 (Good Friday)   Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 10–34 Okunbor, Scott McIntosh (1/2) Unknown Sky Sports Main Event 10th [11]
6 April, 15:00[b]   Huddersfield Giants H MKM Stadium L 22–56 Sutcliffe (2), F. Brown, Pele Charles (3/4) 9,631 Sky Sports Main Event 11th [13]
19 April, 20:00   St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L 0–58 9,631 Sky Sports Mix 11th [14]
28 April, 15:00   Leeds Rhinos H MKM Stadium L 12–18 Smith, Martin Charles (2/2) 10,505 Sky Sports Action 11th [15]
3 May, 20:00   Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 6–24 Briscoe Charles (1/1) 8,680 Sky Sports Action 11th [16]
12 May, 15:00   London Broncos A Plough Lane L 18–34 Ese'ese, Trueman, Aydin Charles (3/3) 3,225 Sky Sports Action 11th [17]
24 May, 20:00   Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road L 22–30 Barron, Sutcliffe, Chan, Trueman Reynolds (3/4) 8,269 Sky Sports Arena 11th [18]
31 May, 17:45   Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium L 18–24 Ese'ese, Moy, Scott Reynolds (3/3) 4,102 Sky Sports Arena 11th [19]
15 June, 15:00   Leeds Rhinos H MKM Stadium W 18–10 Martin, Balmforth, Scott Reynolds (3/3) 12,166 Sky Sports Action 11th [20]
22 June, 15:00   Warrington Wolves H MKM Stadium L 18–24 Balmforth, Sutcliffe, Briscoe Reynolds (3/3) 10,083 Sky Sports Action 11th [21]
7 July, 15:00   Salford Red Devils A Salford Community Stadium L 18–24 Reynolds, Balmforth, Lane, Martin Reynolds (2/4) 3,910 Sky Sports Action 11th [22]
13 July, 15:00   Hull Kingston Rovers H MKM Stadium L 10–24 Martin, Moy Sutcliffe (1/3) 15,392 Sky Sports Arena 11th [23]
20 July, 14:00   Wigan Warriors H MKM Stadium W 24–22 Walker, Sutcliffe, Litten, Balmforth Charles (4/4) 5,771 Sky Sports Arena 11th [24]
27 July, 17:00 (BST)   Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 16–24 Tuimavave, Walker, Martin Charles (2/3) 9,214 Sky Sports Arena 11th [25]
3 August, 15:00   St Helens H MKM Stadium L 6–46 Walker Lane (1/1) 9,885 Sky Sports Action 11th [26]
11 August, 15:00   Leigh Leopards A Leigh Sports Village L 12–42 Moy, Barron Charles (2/2) 8,400 Sky Sports Action 11th [27]
17 August, 14:30
(Magic Weekend)
  London Broncos N Elland Road L 4–29 Martin Charles (0/1) 30,810 Sky Sports Action 11th [28]
25 August, 15:00   Wigan Warriors A Brick Community Stadium L 4–22 Cartwright Charles (2/2) 8,400 Sky Sports + 11th [29]
31 August, 15:00   Castleford Tigers H MKM Stadium L 20–39 Barron (2), Sao, Tuimavave Charles (2/4) 10,271 Sky Sports + 11th [30]
6 September, 20:00   Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium L 6–68 Barron Charles (1/1) 14,105 Sky Sports + 11th [31]
14 September, 17:05   Salford Red Devils H MKM Stadium L 4–58 Jebson Charles (0/1) 9,274 BBC Two
Sky Sports +
12th [32]
21 September, 15:00   Catalans Dragons H MKM Stadium L 4–24 Martin Lane (0/1) 9,384 Sky Sports + 11th [33]

Table

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Hull F.C. playing against Hull Kingston Rovers at Craven Park during the first half of the 2024 Good Friday Derby


Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Wigan Warriors (C) 27 22 0 5 723 338 +385 44 Advance to Semi-finals
2   Hull KR (Y) 27 21 0 6 719 326 +393 42
3   Warrington Wolves 27 20 0 7 740 319 +421 40 Advance to Eliminators
4   Salford Red Devils 27 16 0 11 550 547 +3 32
5   Leigh Leopards 27 15 1 11 566 398 +168 31
6   St Helens 27 15 0 12 596 388 +208 30
7   Catalans Dragons 27 15 0 12 474 427 +47 30
8   Leeds Rhinos 27 14 0 13 530 488 +42 28
9   Huddersfield Giants 27 10 0 17 468 660 −192 20
10   Castleford Tigers 27 7 1 19 425 735 −310 15
11   Hull FC 27 3 0 24 328 894 −566 6
12   London Broncos 27 3 0 24 317 916 −599 6
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (Y) Runners up

Challenge Cup

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Date and time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
23 March; 14:00 Round 6   Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium L 6–50 Lane Charles (1/1) 1,673 Not Televised [34]

Transfers

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Gains

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Player Club Contract Date
  Herman Ese'ese   Redcliffe Dolphins 3 Years August 2023[35]
  Jayden Okunbor   Canterbury Bulldogs 2 Years August 2023[36]
  Franklin Pele   Canterbury Bulldogs 2 Years September 2023[37]
  Jack Walker   Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years September 2023[38]
  Liam Tindall   Leeds Rhinos 2 Years October 2023[39]
  Jack Ashworth   Huddersfield Giants 2 Years October 2023[40]
  Morgan Smith   Wakefield Trinity 2 Years October 2023[41]
  Damel Diakhate End of trial 1 Year October 2023[42]
  Fa'amanu Brown   Newcastle Knights 1 Year October 2023[43]
  Tom Briscoe   Leigh Leopards 112 Years April 2024[44]
  Jed Cartwright   Newcastle Knights 1 Year June 2024[45][c]

Losses

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Player Club Contract Date
  Kane Evans N/A Released May 2023[47]
  Chris Satae   Catalans Dragons 2 Years May 2023[48]
  Josh Griffin   Wakefield Trinity 1 Year July 2023[49]
  Jake Clifford   North Queensland Cowboys August 2023[50]
  Scott Taylor N/A Retirement September 2023[51]
  Jamie Shaul N/A Retirement September 2023[52]
  Adam Swift   Huddersfield Giants 3 Years September 2023[53]
  Andre Savelio   Huddersfield Giants 2 Years October 2023[54]
  Ben McNamara   Leigh Leopards 2 Years October 2023[55]
  Brad Dwyer   Warrington Wolves 2 Years October 2023[56]
  Connor Wynne   Featherstone Rovers November 2023[57]
  Jude Ferreria   Hunslet R.L.F.C. November 2023[58]
  Joe Lovodua   Doncaster R.L.F.C. 2 Years November 2023[59]
  Damel Diakhate   Catalans Dragons Rest of season March 2024[60]
  Fa'amanu Brown   St. George Illawarra Dragons Rest of season April 2024[61]
  Tex Hoy   Castleford Tigers Rest of season April 2024[62]
  Darnell McIntosh   Leigh Leopards Rest of season April 2024[44]
  Franklin Pele   Bradford Bulls Rest of season June 2024[63]
  Jayden Okunbor   Bradford Bulls Rest of season July 2024[64]

Loans

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Player Club Loan period Date
  Matty Russell   Warrington Wolves 2 weeks February 2024[65]
  Joe Bullock   Warrington Wolves 2 weeks February 2024[65]
  Yusuf Aydin   Hull Kingston Rovers 2 weeks April 2024[66]
  Tiaki Chan   Wigan Warriors 2 months May 2024[67]
  Ben Reynolds   Hull Kingston Rovers End of season May 2024[68]
  Ed Chamberlain   Leigh Leopards End of season July 2024[69]
  King Vuniyayawa   Salford Red Devils End of season July 2024[70]
  Leon Ruan   Leeds Rhinos End of season August 2024[71]

Squad

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First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) = Goal kicker

Updated: 20 December 2023
Source(s): 2024 Squad Numbers


Notes

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  1. ^ Ahead of 2024, Sky Sports announced they would be broadcasting all Super League matches over the next three seasons.[4] Exact TV channels can be sourced by using WayBack Machine on RugbyLeagueOnTV.
    NB Not all games were broadcast on Sky Sports TV (advertised as "Sky Sports Exclusives"), with the remainder being broadcast using their on demand services accessible online or via red button. These games were made available on Super League+, and a select few on the BBC.[5] Further, games on Main Event were also broadcast on Action or Arena.
  2. ^ Following this fixture, head coach Tony Smith and assistant coach Stanley Gene were sacked and replaced by interim coach Simon Grix and assistant Francis Cummins.[12]
  3. ^ Brisbane Tigers player Treigh Stewart was also set to join Hull F.C. at the same time, however the club pulled out from signing Stewart on 11 June following allegations of an incident of domestic violence.[46]

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