Job done, but tough challenges are ahead

Hull FC were always going to get the job done on Sunday.

- By DAN TOMLINSON

It was just a case of what the manner of it would look like and on that front, it’s hard to grumble with 14 tries and 80 points.

It didn’t feel quite right, but as the cliche goes, you can only play what's in front of you, and Hull did that, hammering a crisis-stricken Salford Red Devils 80-6.

And now with six rounds of the season to go, they're in the top six, and that, all things considered, is a pretty good place to be.

Of course, they'll know tougher challenges await, and none more so than against Leigh Leopards on Saturday, but for now, it’s a case of a job well done, with plenty of things to go at.

Here, the Mail looks at some talking points.

Asiata and Pryce’s return

Hull have missed John Asiata and Will Pryce there's no bones about it. Asiata in particular is the glue that holds FC together, the link to middles Herman Ese’ese and Liam Watts and to the pivots, in this case Pryce, Zak Hardaker and Cade Cust. He's a leader by his actions and words.