Hull FC boss John Cartwright dubbed his side’s ill-discipline at Magic Weekend ‘dumb’ after they gave Huddersfield Giants their first win of the season. Before the game began, the Black and Whites were the clear favourites to defeat Luke Robinson’s team.
At a pivotal moment in the first half, Liam Knight was sent off, and Sam Eseh was sin-binned, so they couldn’t complain about their loss. Although both cards called for shoulder-to-head contact, Knight’s collision with Sam Hewitt and his failure to wrap made the difference.
With the East Yorkshire side a man down, they struggled to find a way back into the contest at St James’ Park, with Jacob Gagai’s second half try ultimately proving to be the difference. It means Hull have now lost three games on the spin in Super League, with the decline in their performances being clear to see.
Hull FC head coach labels ill-discipline ‘dumb’
“A total lack of discipline,” Cartwright said after the game. “We weren’t playing well by half-time but we were still in the game and the five minutes before half-time we just exploded.
“Call it what you like, a brain explosion, but probably just dumb to be honest with you.
“I don’t think [the red] was much different to the other two that were yellow carded so whether he’d just had enough and wanted to make a statement, I don’t know. I’ll hopefully get some… well it doesn’t help us now anyway but it didn’t look that much different to the other two.
“I just think it was frustration from the way we were playing. There’s been a little bit of a decline in the way we’ve been going over the last month.
