Hull FC will go into a new season ‘open minded’ with trust crucial.
Steve McNamara will be Hull FC’s head coach for 2027 and beyond.(Image: SW PIX)
Logan Moy has challenged his Hull FC teammates to go into next year ‘open-minded’ and put their trust in incoming head coach Steve McNamara.
The Black and Whites’ new frontman arrives at the club in November ready for a pre-season that, by all accounts, is going to be much tougher than recent years.
But that excites Moy, who, despite picking up two Player of the Year awards at Hull this year – Supporters and Young – after a season that saw him play 22 games and score six tries, also leading Hull’s carry and metre totals, isn’t guaranteed his spot next season.
Aware of the competition in front of him, Moy will be locked in a three-way battle for the Hull full-back spot alongside new recruit Bailey Hodgson and fellow young gun Lloyd Kemp, but competition doesn’t faze the 21-year-old. In fact, with Will Pryce set to move to the halves to partner Daly Cherry-Evans, it’s very much a case of ‘bring it on’.
“It’s exciting,” Moy said on the changes. “Any change is exciting. We’ve got to go into it open-minded and put our trust in Steve. Everyone I’ve spoken to is doing the same thing and it’s just going to be an exciting period, both to be involved in and for the club.
“I’m not sure what to expect yet. I know it’s going to be a bit of a change. Obviously, it’ll be a tougher pre-season from what I’ve heard, but it’s just exciting to see where the team goes.
“I’ve had a brief chat with Steve, a little phone call, just talking about next year. It wasn’t too long. I think we’re having a coffee over the off-season at some point. It sounds like what he’s going to bring is going to be positive.
“It’s going to be good. Hopefully I can just take in as much as I can and hopefully get myself in the team next year at some point.”
As for Cherry-Evans, Moy is expecting a big impact, not just on the field, but also the influence on his teammates day to day in training and learning what makes the NRL veteran, Hull’s headline signing for 2027, tick.
“Obviously, professionalism is going to be a big one,” Moy explained. “And being around someone like that who has done it all through his career is going to be a big thing.
“Then just his skill and then different ways you see the game. It’s going to be massive and no matter what position you are, I think he can help. There will be middles learning a lot from him; I think every position will learn a lot from him and it’s going to be an exciting time.”
On his own form, Moy cuts a modest figure. He’s proud of what he’s achieved but equally he’s eager to kick on and improve – rewarded with a new one-year deal to keep him under contract until at least the end of 2028.
“I was over the moon with it,” Moy said. “It happened quite quick, to be fair, and it’s nice now to have a bit of time behind me. At my age now, it’s just about getting my confidence and growing, playing, and learning off the players that are coming in. Having the next two years here just gives me time to do that.”
And on Hull’s 2028, Moy believes better times are ahead. He added: “We’re nearly there. There are just moments in the game where we’ve not quite nailed or nipped in the bud. It’s been tough. There have been close ones that we definitely could have won with some simple changes but yeah, it is what it is, isn’t it? Hopefully, we can start a better season next year.”