We’re more than halfway through the 2024 Super League season and it’s fair to say Hull FC have a firm eye on the 2025 campaign. The Black and Whites have struggled through the campaign but with John Cartwright arriving at the MKM Stadium in time for next season, changes are on the way.
A number of new signings have already been confirmed by the club, who will join the East Yorkshire team for the upcoming season. It appears that further additions will be made in the coming months. Still, the Black and Whites need to make choices that will affect several important people’s fates. Those that are approaching the last few months of their FC contracts are shown here.
Danny Houghton
By the time the next season arrives, the seasoned player will be thirty-six years old, and he has already expressed the possibility that this one may be his final as a player. But Houghton controls his own fate, and just like he did the previous season, he will decide for himself at the end of the year whether or not to continue.
This season, he’s made 12 appearances to reach 400 Super League appearances, and he’s still had plenty of energy after making 433 tackles.
Liam Sutcliffe
Sutcliffe has spent two seasons with Hull, but this one will be his last with the player set to join up with Huddersfield Giants for the 2025 campaign. The 29-year-old has been a consistent performer during his time in East Yorkshire, but it’s fair to say poor results have made his spell at the club a struggle.
Mitieli Vulikijapani
The 30-year-old winger was first picked up by Hull back in April 2021 and while he has never been considered to be a regular starter, the Fijian has provided strength in depth on the flanks. He hasn’t featured this season due to injury, though, and the club will be mulling over the pros and cons of keeping him on.
Charlie Severs
Shoulder injuries have probably got the best of Severs’ career to date with the back-rower seeing his progress severely restricted. He has made three appearances for the Black and Whites and while he did impress during a loan spell at York earlier this season, he hasn’t quite managed to force his way into the Hull fold. He’s always been highly rated at the MKM Stadium, but as his 21st birthday approaches a decision will have to be made, one way or the other.
Cam Scott
Scott is a real example of the benefits of persistence and hard effort. The 24-year-old made his Black and Whites debut in 2018, but it wasn’t until the previous campaign that he truly established himself as a vital player, making 24 games and scoring seven tries.
He has played for the club in 73 games overall, crossing the line 15 times, but this season will be his last at the MKM. Scott has signed a two-year contract with Wakefield and will play for the West Yorkshire team starting in the upcoming campaign.
Carlos Tuimavave
During his nine seasons in black and white, Tuimavave has been such a wonderful servant to the team. However, when the upcoming season begins, he will be 33, and the club will have to make a difficult decision. One of the camp’s leaders, the center’s nationality will make Hull wonder if they can fulfil their foreign quota in a different manner. Despite making 174 appearances for Hull, Tuimavave’s playing time has been somewhat limited this season due to injury.
Joe Cator
Like Tuimavave, Cator’s game time has been restricted so far this season through injury. When he’s fit and firing on all cylinders he’s a key man for the Black and Whites, there’s no doubt about it, but the forward has just lacked the fortune needed to avoid injury and build up some real traction for his boyhood club. Given his talent and ties to the club, securing his future makes a certain amount of sense for the Black and Whites, it’s fair to say.
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