Ben Galea: Earning place in Hull FC side will be tough
BEN Galea admits he doesn't know what role he will have in the Hull FC side next season.
The 34-year-old will report for pre-season at the start of December to begin life at the Black and Whites.
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Ben Galea
With Danny Tickle, Joe Westerman, Gareth Ellis and Richard Whiting already vying for hotly-contested back-row positions, Galea knows forcing his way in will be difficult.
But ahead of his arrival, the second-row, who can play loose-forward, admits he is unsure what coach Peter Gentle wants from him.
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"I don't know what my role in the team will be just yet and I've only had brief conversations with Peter about it," Galea told the Mail.
"There are a lot of great players already established in this team and I will have to fight for my position.
"I could end up playing a bit in the middle, a bit on the edge, who knows? But it is a challenge I'll look forward to."
Galea is eager to get going at his new club and has already met with the staff to discuss pre-season.
Linking up with Gentle, who he worked with at Wests Tigers before arriving in Super League with Hull KR, the Aussie is excited about playing for his fellow countryman again.
Galea added: "Pete was the assistant at Wests when I was there and he was doing some great stuff back then.
"I am really looking forward to working with him again. It will be great to see how he works as a head coach, he is a great guy and hopefully we can be a great success."
HULL have not offered a deal to Wests Tigers reserve grade half-back Jacob Miller, despite speculation in Australia.
The 20-year-old led their reserves to a Toyota Cup Grand Final win at the weekend and could still be a future option as Hull continue to search for a new half-back after officially ending their pursuit of Rangi Chase.
Comments
by MallyHullFC
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 9:56PM
“Guess who's Catalans new head coach...
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by MallyHullFC
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 3:11PM
“Well it looks like you guys won't be signing this player, he's heading to the NRL...
http://tinyurl.com/99me6va”
by MallyHullFC
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 12:30PM
“Look who's backing Leeds for a Grand Final win...
http://tinyurl.com/8cer4jh”
by its_over
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 11:50PM
“wheres rangi haha what a muppet tells everyone he has been on the hull fc website
OBSESSED BY FC!!!! AND PROVED BY HIS OWN POST, MUPPET
PS WHERE DID ROVERS FINISH IN THE TABLE!!!!!!”
by awaysred4
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 10:42PM
“its_over
it awaysred4 thanks....and are u forgetting 42 yes thats 42....6...pal....now that class on your own door step....haha pmslh...”
by FC_ON_THE_UP
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 9:58PM
“Just looking at the England training squad that Macca's just picked, as predicted Ellis and Briscoe from FC are included, the rest are all made up from the other teams that finished the season in the top half of the table. I've looked and looked through the list over and over again and for the life of me i can't seem to see any HKR players included. I mean, what is Macca thinking about ? All that raw, young, local talent flooding out of Caravan Park, the man must be a fool to overlook these players ?
Or, maybe it's just because they're all sh!.te ?
1 in 10.
Tenth.
2nd best to Hull FC.
26 years.
PMSL...............................”
by ChrisNHull
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 8:47PM
“BG Captain and most respected member of HKR squad turned down a new deal and joins arch rivals HFC knowing by doing so would alienate all the HUNDREDS of fans at Rovers that worshipped him and at the same time not discussed or even bothered what role he would be playing just as long as he could one day retire and say I WORE THE MIGHTY FC SHIRT.”
by hullfc1952
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 8:40PM
“0305
is this the date you last won a game!
Think you should be more worried what is happening at the caravan park. No signs of panic, bankruptcy or a fire sale at HullFC unlike what is happening to the dobbins.
Only good business practices and marketing which you would not be familiar with.”
by ChrisNHull
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 8:26PM
“I haven't a problem with signing Aussie's if they are world class and play along side and develope our home grown youngsters but to bring an Aussie kid over here on the off chance of them devoloping their careers at the expence of one of our own I,m not happy with.”
by dextertexter
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 7:24PM
“wheres ranji,one things for sure,your clubs not being saddled with debt is it lol,it got saddled with that several years ago,that saddle slipped oops,it then got resaddled by hudgell,that saddle is now showing signs of slipping too.”