2024 Hull FC season explained

Hull F.C. 2024 season
Year:	2024
Team Colour:	black
Font Colour:	White
League:	Super League
League Rank:	11th
League Wins:	3
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	24
Points For:	328
Points Against:	894
Playoff Result:	Did not qualify
Cup:	Challenge Cup
Cup Result:	6th round
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Losses:	1
Ceo Title:	Chairman
Coach Title:	Head Coach
Coach:	Tony Smith (until Round 7) Simon Grix (interim from Round 7)
Avg Attendance:	10,975
Top Tries:	Lewis Martin (9)
Top Goals:	Jack Charles (21)
Top Points:	Jack Charles (42)^[1]
List:	yes
List Link:	List of Hull F.C. seasons

The 2024 season was Hull F.C.'s 27th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the 2024 Super League and the 2024 Challenge Cup.

Preseason friendlies

Date and Time	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
14 January; 14:00	Bradford Bulls	A	Odsal Stadium	L	32–34	Bursell, Clark, Jebson, Balmforth, Martin	Harman (3/3), Charles (1/3)	Unknown	^[2]
21 January, 15:00	Doncaster RLFC	A	Eco-Power Stadium	W	42–24	Tindall (2), Cator, Hoy, Smith, Pele, J. Brown	Sutcliffe (4/5), McIntosh (3/3)	Unknown	^[3]

Super League

See main article: 2024 Super League.

Fixtures

Date and Time	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Pos.	Report
17 February, 17:30	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	MKM Stadium	L	0–22			10,170	Sky Sports Main Event	11th	^[4]
23 February, 20:00	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	10–36	Martin, Walker	McIntosh (1/2)	9,431	Sky Sports Arena	11th	^[5]
3 March, 15:00	London Broncos	H	MKM Stadium	W	28–24	Staveley, Russell, Martin, F. Brown, Smith	McIntosh (4/5)	10,066	Sky Sports Arena	9th	^[6]
9 March, 17:30 (GMT)	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	L	12–26	J. Brown, Walker	McIntosh (2/3)	9,140	Sky Sports Arena	9th	^[7]
16 March, 15:00	Leigh Leopards	H	MKM Stadium	L	4–54	Hoy	McIntosh (0/1)	10,227	Sky Sports Action	10th	^[8]
29 March, 12:30 (Good Friday)	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	Craven Park	L	10–34	Okunbor, Scott	McIntosh (1/2)	Unknown	Sky Sports Main Event	10th	^[9]
6 April, 15:00	Huddersfield Giants	H	MKM Stadium	L	22–56	Sutcliffe (2), F. Brown, Pele	Charles (3/4)	9,631	Sky Sports Main Event	11th	^[10]
19 April, 20:00	St Helens	A	Totally Wicked Stadium	L	0–58			9,631	Sky Sports Mix	11th	^[11]
28 April, 15:00	Leeds Rhinos	H	MKM Stadium	L	12–18	Smith, Martin	Charles (2/2)	10,505	Sky Sports Action	11th	^[12]
3 May, 20:00	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	6–24	Briscoe	Charles (1/1)	8,680	Sky Sports Action	11th	^[13]
12 May, 15:00	London Broncos	A	Plough Lane	L	18–34	Ese'ese, Trueman, Aydin	Charles (3/3)	3,225	Sky Sports Action	11th	^[14]
24 May, 20:00	Castleford Tigers	A	Wheldon Road	L	22–30	Barron, Sutcliffe, Chan, Trueman	Reynolds (3/4)	8,269	Sky Sports Arena	11th	^[15]
31 May, 17:45	Huddersfield Giants	A	Kirklees Stadium	L	18–24	Ese'ese, Moy, Scott	Reynolds (3/3)	4,102	Sky Sports Arena	11th	^[16]
15 June, 15:00	Leeds Rhinos	H	MKM Stadium	W	18–10	Martin, Balmforth, Scott	Reynolds (3/3)	12,166	Sky Sports Action	11th	^[17]
22 June, 15:00	Warrington Wolves	H	MKM Stadium	L	18–24	Balmforth, Sutcliffe, Briscoe	Reynolds (3/3)	10,083	Sky Sports Action	11th	^[18]
7 July, 15:00	Salford Red Devils	A	Salford Community Stadium	L	18–24	Reynolds, Balmforth, Lane, Martin	Reynolds (2/4)	3,910	Sky Sports Action	11th	^[19]
13 July, 15:00	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	MKM Stadium	L	10–24	Martin, Moy	Sutcliffe (1/3)	15,392	Sky Sports Arena	11th	^[20]
20 July, 14:00	Wigan Warriors	H	MKM Stadium	W	24–22	Walker, Sutcliffe, Litten, Balmforth	Charles (4/4)	5,771	Sky Sports Arena	11th	^[21]
27 July, 17:00 (BST)	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	L	16–24	Tuimavave, Walker, Martin	Charles (2/3)	9,214	Sky Sports Arena	11th	^[22]
3 August, 15:00	St Helens	H	MKM Stadium	L	6–46	Walker	Lane (1/1)	9,885	Sky Sports Action	11th	^[23]
11 August, 15:00	Leigh Leopards	A	Leigh Sports Village	L	12–42	Moy, Barron	Charles (2/2)	8,400	Sky Sports Action	11th	^[24]
17 August, 14:30 (Magic Weekend)	London Broncos	N	Elland Road	L	4–29	Martin	Charles (0/1)	30,810	Sky Sports Action	11th	^[25]
25 August, 15:00	Wigan Warriors	A	Brick Community Stadium	L	4–22	Cartwright	Charles (2/2)	8,400	Sky Sports +	11th	^[26]
31 August, 15:00	Castleford Tigers	H	MKM Stadium	L	20–39	Barron (2), Sao, Tuimavave	Charles (2/4)	10,271	Sky Sports +	11th	^[27]
6 September, 20:00	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Rugby Stadium	L	6–68	Barron	Charles (1/1)	14,105	Sky Sports +	11th	^[28]
14 September, 17:05	Salford Red Devils	H	MKM Stadium	L	4–58	Jebson	Charles (0/1)	9,274	BBC Two Sky Sports +	12th	^[29]
21 September, 15:00	Catalans Dragons	H	MKM Stadium	L	4–24	Martin	Lane (0/1)	9,384	Sky Sports +	11th	^[30]

Table

Challenge Cup

See main article: 2024 Challenge Cup.

Transfers

Gains

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Herman Ese'ese	Redcliffe Dolphins	3 Years	August 2023^[32]
Jayden Okunbor	Canterbury Bulldogs	2 Years	August 2023^[33]
Franklin Pele	Canterbury Bulldogs	2 Years	September 2023^[34]
Jack Walker	Hull Kingston Rovers	2 Years	September 2023^[35]
Liam Tindall	Leeds Rhinos	2 Years	October 2023^[36]
Jack Ashworth	Huddersfield Giants	2 Years	October 2023^[37]
Morgan Smith	Wakefield Trinity	2 Years	October 2023^[38]
Damel Diakhate	End of trial	1 Year	October 2023^[39]
Fa'amanu Brown	Newcastle Knights	1 Year	October 2023^[40]
Tom Briscoe	Leigh Leopards	1 Years	April 2024^[41]
Jed Cartwright	Newcastle Knights	1 Year	June 2024^[42]

Losses

Player	Club	Contract	Date
	N/A	Released	May 2023^[43]
	Catalans Dragons	2 Years	May 2023^[44]
	Wakefield Trinity	1 Year	July 2023^[45]
	North Queensland Cowboys		August 2023^[46]
	N/A	Retirement	September 2023^[47]
	N/A	Retirement	September 2023^[48]
	Huddersfield Giants	3 Years	September 2023^[49]
	Huddersfield Giants	2 Years	October 2023^[50]
	Leigh Leopards	2 Years	October 2023^[51]
	Warrington Wolves	2 Years	October 2023^[52]
	Featherstone Rovers		November 2023^[53]
	Hunslet R.L.F.C.		November 2023^[54]
	Doncaster R.L.F.C.	2 Years	November 2023^[55]
Damel Diakhate	Catalans Dragons	Rest of season	March 2024^[56]
Fa'amanu Brown	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Rest of season	April 2024^[57]
Tex Hoy	Castleford Tigers	Rest of season	April 2024^[58]
Darnell McIntosh	Leigh Leopards	Rest of season	April 2024
Franklin Pele	Bradford Bulls	Rest of season	June 2024^[59]
Jayden Okunbor	Bradford Bulls	Rest of season	July 2024^[60]

Loans

Player	Club	Loan period	Date
Matty Russell	Warrington Wolves	2 weeks	February 2024^[61]
Joe Bullock	Warrington Wolves	2 weeks	February 2024
Yusuf Aydin	Hull Kingston Rovers	2 weeks	April 2024^[62]
Tiaki Chan	Wigan Warriors	2 months	May 2024^[63]
Ben Reynolds	Hull Kingston Rovers	End of season	May 2024^[64]
Ed Chamberlain	Leigh Leopards	End of season	July 2024^[65]
King Vuniyayawa	Salford Red Devils	End of season	July 2024^[66]
Leon Ruan	Leeds Rhinos	End of season	August 2024^[67]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Super League XXIX 2024: Hull FC . Rugby League Project . 19 October 2024.
2. Web site: Match Report: Bradford Bulls 34–32 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 14 January 2024.
3. Web site: Match Report: Doncaster RLFC 24–42 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 21 January 2024.
4. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 0–22 Hull KR . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 15 February 2024.
5. Web site: Match Report: Warrington Wolves 36–10 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 23 February 2024.
6. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 28–24 London Broncos . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 3 March 2024.
7. Web site: Match Report: Catalans Dragons 26–12 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 9 March 2024.
8. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 4–54 Leigh Leopards . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 16 March 2024.
9. Web site: Match Report: Hull KR 34–10 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 29 March 2024.
10. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 22–56 Huddersfield Giants . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 6 April 2024.
11. Web site: Match Report: St Helens 58–0 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 19 April 2024.
12. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 12–18 Leeds Rhinos . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 28 April 2024.
13. Web site: Match Report: Warrington Wolves 24–6 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 3 May 2024.
14. Web site: Match Report: London Broncos 34–18 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 12 May 2024.
15. Web site: Match Report: Castleford Tigers 30–22 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 24 May 2024.
16. Web site: Match Report: Huddersfield Giants 24–18 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 31 May 2024.
17. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 18–10 Leeds Rhinos . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 15 June 2024.
18. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 18–24 Warrington Wolves . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 22 June 2024.
19. Web site: Match Report: Salford Red Devils 22–20 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 7 July 2024.
20. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 10–24 Hull KR . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 13 July 2024.
21. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 24–22 Wigan Warriors . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 20 July 2024.
22. Web site: Match Report: Catalans Dragons 24–16 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 27 July 2024.
23. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 6–46 St Helens . 19 October 2024 . 3 August 2024.
24. Web site: Match Report: Leigh Leopards 42–12 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 11 August 2024.
25. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 4–29 London Broncos . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 17 August 2024.
26. Web site: Match Report: Wigan Warriors 22–4 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 25 August 2024.
27. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 20–39 Castleford Tigers . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 31 August 2024.
28. Web site: Match Report: Leeds Rhinos 68–6 Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 6 September 2024.
29. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 4–58 Salford Red Devils . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 14 September 2024.
30. Web site: Match Report: Hull FC 4–24 Catalans Dragons . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 21 September 2024.
31. Web site: Match Report: Huddersfield Giants vs Hull FC . Hull F.C. . 19 October 2024 . 23 March 2024.
32. News: Tomlinson . Daniel . Herman Ese'ese explains his reasons for joining Hull FC after big NRL signing confirmed . 19 October 2024 . Hull Daily Mail . 14 August 2023.
33. News: Jayden Okunbor: Hull FC sign Canterbury Bulldogs back-rower . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 25 August 2023.
34. News: Franklin Pele: Hull FC sign Canterbury Bulldogs prop on two-year deal . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 7 September 2023.
35. News: Walker . Callum . Hull KR star Jack Walker finds new Super League club for 2024 . 19 October 2024 . Total Rugby League . 21 September 2023.
36. News: Lewis Tindall: Hull FC to sign Leeds Rhinos winger on two-year deal from 2024 . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 2 October 2023.
37. News: Olawumi . Ben . Hull FC land Super League Grand Final winner: Forward 'can't wait' to play under new boss Tony Smith . 19 October 2024 . Love Rugby League . 5 October 2023.
38. News: Darbyshire . Drew . Hull FC announce seventh new signing for 2024: 'It's a massive opportunity for me' . 19 October 2024 . Love Rugby League . 6 October 2023.
39. News: Damel Diakhate: Hull FC sign French prop after trial period . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 11 October 2023.
40. News: Tomlinson . Daniel . Fa'amanu Brown willing 'to die' for Hull FC as new signing makes passionate call . 19 October 2024 . Hull Daily Mail . 13 October 2024.
41. News: Tomlinson . Daniel . 'It's really exciting' – Tom Briscoe sets Hull FC ambition as Darnell McIntosh departure confirmed . 19 October 2024 . Hull Daily Mail . 23 April 2024.
42. News: Walker . Callum . Hull FC complete double signing with immediate effect . 19 October 2024 . Total Rugby League . 6 June 2024.
43. News: Kane Evans: Hull FC prop leaves club to return to Australia . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 16 May 2023.
44. News: Super League: Catalans Dragons sign Hull prop Chris Satae on two-year deal from 2024 . 19 October 2024 . Sky Sports . 31 May 2023.
45. News: Josh Griffin: Wakefield Trinity re-sign forward after his release by Hull FC . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 12 July 2023.
46. News: Jake Clifford: Hull FC half-back to leave in 2024 for North Queensland Cowboys return . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 2 August 2023.
47. News: Darbyshire . Drew . Hull FC prop Scott Taylor to hang up his boots at end of season: 'I have given it everything and can retire with no regrets' . 19 October 2024 . Love Rugby League . 1 September 2023.
48. News: Jamie Shaul: Hull FC full-back to retire when deal expires at end of season . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 14 September 2023.
49. News: Adam Swift: Huddersfield Giants sign Hull FC winger for 2024 season . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 25 September 2023.
50. News: Andre Savelio: Huddersfield Giants sign ex-Hull FC back-rower on two-year deal . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 3 October 2023.
51. News: Shaw . Matthew . Ben McNamara's new club confirmed as ex-Hull FC halfback joins Super League team . 19 October 2024 . 16 October 2023.
52. News: Brad Dwyer: Warrington Wolves re-sign hooker from Hull FC on two-year deal . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 24 October 2023.
53. News: Olawumi . Ben . Featherstone Rovers land released Hull FC starlet as rebuild continues at Post Office Road: 'An explosive competitor' . 19 October 2024 . Love Rugby League . 6 November 2023.
54. News: Walker . Callum . Ex-Hull FC and London Broncos centre Jude Ferreira finds new club . 19 October 2024 . Total Rugby League . 14 November 2023.
55. News: Olawumi . Ben . Ex-Hull FC star, Fiji international makes Championship move ahead of 2024: 'I can't wait' . 19 October 2024 . Love Rugby League . 20 November 2023.
56. News: Released Hull FC forward signs deal with another Super League club . 19 October 2024 . Serious About Rugby League . 28 March 2024.
57. News: Darbyshire . Drew . Fa'amanu Brown: Former Hull FC man signs for NRL club after returning to Australia . 19 October 2024 . Love Rugby League . 16 April 2024.
58. News: Tomlinson . Daniel . 'Point to prove' Tex Hoy challenge set as former Hull FC full-back signs for new club . 19 October 2024 . Hull Daily Mail . 20 April 2024.
59. News: Prop Pele joins Bradford after Hull FC release . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 19 June 2024.
60. News: Cook . Sam . Hull FC confirm permanent Jayden Okunbor exit . 19 October 2024 . Serious About Rugby League . 5 July 2024.
61. News: Darbyshire . Drew . Warrington Wolves winger Matty Russell joins Super League rivals on loan . 19 October 2024 . Love Rugby League . 27 February 2024.
62. News: Mitchell . Ollie . Hull FC secure another signing as rebuild continues . 19 October 2024 . Serious About Rugby League . 24 April 2024.
63. News: Tomlinson . Daniel . Tiaki Chan's Hull FC loan status after Wigan Warriors reserves selection . 19 October 2024 . Hull Daily Mail . 28 July 2024.
64. News: Reynolds joins Hull FC on loan from Hull KR . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 9 May 2024.
65. News: Hull FC loan Chamberlain for rest of the season . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 16 July 2024.
66. News: Vuniyayawa joins Hull FC on loan from Salford . 19 October 2024 . BBC Sport . 18 July 2024.
67. News: Jackson . Will . Hull FC confirm loan signing from rivals amid injury crisis . 19 October 2024 . Serious About Rugby League . 1 August 2024.