Hull KR 2024 Super League Preview - Willie Peters interview - video Dailymotion

Interview with Hull Kr's head coach Willie Peters, looking ahead to the start of the 2024 Super League season

Transcript

00:00 So yeah, did you come through that Leeds game unscathed injury wise?

00:13 We've got Matty Storton who unfortunately hurt his elbow so at this stage Matty's looking

00:19 at about four to six weeks on the sidelines.

00:23 Which is really unfortunate because Matty's had a strong pre-season and certainly put

00:27 himself in the picture for round one but someone else now gets an opportunity.

00:32 Other than that Rhys Butterworth had the head knock so he'll be unfit to play against Epsom

00:37 or in terms of being able to get selected.

00:40 Is there anyone else that will definitely miss out?

00:42 Is Kallepi going to be close?

00:43 Yeah, Kallepi's on track so he didn't train with the team today but we're going to look

00:47 to filter him in for tomorrow and maybe on Sunday when we start our build up he'll come

00:51 back into the team.

00:52 How close are you to nailing down your 17 for that derby?

00:55 Yeah, I've got a good idea now.

00:57 Obviously after a couple of trials and friendlies and then pre-season I've got a fair idea of

01:03 what I'm going to go with.

01:05 What spots are you mulling over can you say?

01:07 I think the middles is one where, especially when Matty was in the picture, that was probably

01:14 the main one of who we go with and who doesn't.

01:17 And then obviously the bench I think as well.

01:20 So 13, I thought we started reasonably well on the weekend.

01:25 There were touches, there were periods that we fell away but then we gained ourselves

01:29 again so I thought the starting team did a good job.

01:33 So yeah, I mean looking at the middles and looking at the benches.

01:37 It's obviously a derby first up so there's no easing into the season.

01:40 Have you stressed the importance of being on it from the start?

01:43 Yeah, I think it's one of those where it's round one, everyone wants to go and win.

01:47 We got off to a good start last year and we want to aim for that again.

01:51 You never go in all game and lose, especially going into round one.

01:55 But you never go in all game and lose.

01:57 We want to start well, I think it's important to kick-start the season with a win.

02:03 And there'd be no better way obviously than playing against FC.

02:07 It's going to be a cracker, I'm really looking forward to it.

02:09 I'm excited for the players, I'm excited for the city.

02:12 It's going to be pretty much a full house over there so it'll be rocking next week.

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