Hull FC v Wakefield Trinity: Pack star Pauli Pauli puts top four on to do list

Trinity travel to a Hull side on a high after successive wins over Wigan Warriors, Huddersfield Giants and Leeds Rhinos.

Those followed a 13-match losing streak, but Pauli stressed Trinity’s approach is always the same, whatever form the opposition are in.

“Every game is a tough game, you shouldn’t doubt any team,” he said.

“Hull are a top-performing team and they are where they deserve to be right now.

“They have been on a good run and we will see how we go.”

Trinity have won two of their opening five matches in Betfred Super League and assessing their form, Pauli added: “I can’t really judge how the boys are playing because we haven’t played that many.

“We will just turn up, but we know what we can do if we play well. We are a top-four team, we have been working for that for the last couple of years.

“I don’t see why we can’t be in the top four this season.

“We are still working on a few things and still learning with the new players, but eventually we will get together and we’ll see how we go in the next few weeks.”

Trinity will be hoping for better conditions tonight after the 10-6 loss to Hull KR five days ago was dominated by a heavy pitch and strong wind.

Pauli said: “There’s no excuses, the weather and the mud shouldn’t change how we play.

“It is a bit slippery for us, but that should not affect how we perform. We performed pretty well in the conditions and we are enjoying our football.