Hull FC sent Logan Moy out on loan last week – with the player eager for minutes after a pre-season injury.
Hull FC head coach John Cartwright.
Davy Litten looks set to keep the Hull FC full-back spot for Saturday’s Challenge Cup tie at Leigh Leopards.
The Black and Whites have played Litten in the role for the last two games since Will Pryce’s season-ending ACL injury and that looks to continue against the Leythers, with Cartwright praising the player’s attitude and energy since coming into the role.
The head coach has stated a final call will be made on Friday, with Zak Hardaker, who has featured in the centres since returning to the side from a minor ankle injury, another option. Logan Moy was also named in the 21-man squad last week and played on loan for Halifax Panthers against London Broncos in the Championship on Sunday afternoon.
“We’ve got another training session yet and we’ll make our mind up on Friday,” Cartwright told Hull Live. “Full-back is a tough job, and catching those high balls is an art. Davy practises really hard and in every other area of the game there, he’s doing a good job, but the number one job for a full-back is to catch the ball.
“But Davy – he’s confident in the right way and he backs his ability. He’s just a positive character. He’s got all the traits that he needs to put good games behind him and not-so-good games behind him.
“He has got a real competitive nature. He can play multiple positions; he could even play in the forwards if you really had to and he’d have every carry and make every tackle if he possibly could. He’s just a really competitive guy. He loves his teammates, he loves the game, and he loves Hull FC. Davy will always be there (in the team) while I’m here. He’s a player you love to coach.”
As for Moy, Cartwright was happy with his run out in West Yorkshire, with the 20-year-old playing just his second game of the year following a calf injury picked up in pre-season.
Moy took the club Man of the Match award, and along with Hull teammate Hugo Salabio, got some valuable minutes into the tank.
“They did well,” Cartwright said. “It’s tough going out on loan; you don’t get any chance to train, and all you can do is to ask them to go and compete, and they went and competed hard.”
Asked what Moy needs now to get himself into the first-team picture, Cartwright continued: “Minutes week to week and just playing 80 minutes against good quality opposition. That’s what all players at his age need.
“It will be just form now and injuries. Like anyone, if his form warrants selection, then we’ll find a way to put him in the side, and the other one is injury. If injury dictates that there’s an opportunity there, then the ball will be in his court.”
Elsewhere on the loan front, Matty Laidlaw played the first spell of a four-week loan at Hunslet, starting in the front row away at Widnes Vikings.
“Again, he just competed hard,” Cartwright said. “You know what you get with Matty. He goes hard and again with no training under his belt and he didn’t know any of the players; all he could do was go run hard and tackle hard, but that suits Matty.”
Meanwhile, Cartwright hasn’t ruled out a recall for season-long loan duo Denive Balmforth (York Knights) or Ed Chamberlain (Bradford Bulls) should the club require them.
“I’d have to check the details of the agreement,” Cartwright added. “At the moment, we’re okay there. They are getting good minutes.”