Martin ASPINWALL [
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Sat March 24, 2012
Source: www.hullfc.comThe fitness of the Hull FC pack has played a big part in the side's run of three consecutive wins, according to second row Martin Aspinwall.
The former Castleford Tigers and Huddersfield Giants player joined the Black and Whites in the off season and says he has been impressed by the condition of the Hull forwards.
Reserving special praise for Andy Lynch, Danny Houghton and Danny Tickle, Aspinwall says Hull's fitness is helping the Airlie Birds get on top of their opponents, as well as giving head coach Peter Gentle more options from the bench.
"We've had a few people pick up knocks during the game in recent weeks, myself included, but everybody is really putting their hands up and grafting for the team," he said.
"A couple of players have had to switch positions during the game, but they've got on with the job and done it really well.
"I think it's testament to our fitness as well. People like Danny Houghton, Andy Lynch and Danny Tickle can work hard for the full 80 minutes if needs be and that really takes pressure off the other forwards.
"It's also giving the chance for Peter to make the most of his interchanges, particularly if one of us goes down, and with the likes of Jamie Ellis able to play 9 or 7, we've got a few options in the team and it's really working well for us at the moment."
However, while Aspinwall has praised the flexibility and fitness of his teammates, the former England player says he is hoping to play a bigger part himself in the coming weeks after picking up a few knocks recently.
"I got a finger in my eye in the first half against Widnes and I couldn't see much out of it. It was really frustrating that I couldn't go back on," he said.
"Coming on the back of the shoulder injury I got the week before, it's been a bit stop-start for me personally. I just can't seem to get back on the field for my second spell, but hopefully I can look to build up my minutes up in the coming weeks, starting against Castleford.
"I've been looking forward to going back to The Jungle. It was a game I highlighted at the start of the season and we are going there full of confidence. Castleford haven't had the best of runs so far but we know what they are capable of and we won' underestimate them."
Mon January 2, 2012
Hull FC have lifted their suspension on new signing Martin Aspinwall after he was punished in court for being drunk and disorderly.
The 30-year-old former Wigan Warriors, Huddersfield Giants and Castleford Tigers second rower, who has yet to play a match for Hull after signing for them in the close season, will return to pre-season training next week after his club suspension was lifted.
Aspinwall was suspended indefinitely pending an internal investigation by the club and the outcome of police charges following an incident earlier this month.
Yesterday he was given a £300 fine by Hull magistrates after being found guilty of being drunk and aggressive on December 18 and has also been fined by his club.
Hull are still reeling from the suspension of former player Martin Gleeson for failing a drugs test and former chief executive James Rule and ex-conditioner Ben Cooper for their part in the affair.
However, Hull director of rugby Shaun McRae said the club were satisfied that Aspinwall was guilty of a minor misdemeanour and he would be welcomed back.
He said: "Following an extensive investigation into the issue which occurred involving Martin, we are confident that this was only a small incident and the fine and suspension more than satisfies any suitable punishment.
"It seems his previous record has probably gone against him in this instance. However, he understands he has done wrong and must accept the consequences of this.
"Whilst it may only be a minor affair, it is a timely reminder to Martin and the rest of the squad that certain behaviour is not acceptable and will be dealt with accordingly.
Aspinwall spent five weeks in prison this summer for dangerous driving, four weeks after receiving a suspended sentence for assault.
McRae added: "We have had lengthy discussions with Martin since he arrived at the club about his opportunity to rebuild his career here and the fact he needs to be a role model to our fans and he has consistently echoed his commitment to serving the club and its supporters with his performance this coming season.
"That will be his focus in the coming weeks as he rejoins the squad and looks to try and earn a place in Peter Gentle's side for the forthcoming fixtures."
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Hull Football Club
10 games; [View] Round 1 [05 Feb 12] D 20-20 v Warrington (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 12] W 22-14 v London (H). [LK]
[View] Round 4 [24 Feb 12] L 22-24 v Salford City (A). [LK]
[View] Round 5 [04 Mar 12] W 14-10 v Wakefield (H). [LK]
[View] Round 7 [18 Mar 12] W 58-10 v Widnes (H). [LK]
[View] Round 8 [25 Mar 12] W 42-28 v Castleford (A). [LK]
[View] Round 9 [30 Mar 12] W 24-18 v Bradford (H). [LK]
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 12] W 36-6 v Hull KR (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 12] L 4-22 v Huddersfield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [20 May 12] W 14-12 v London (A). [BE]
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2011 engage English Super League
Castleford Tigers
18 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 11] W 18-12 v Huddersfield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 11] W 27-14 v Hull KR (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [12 Mar 11] W 34-24 v Catalans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 11] L 14-18 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 11] W 56-18 v Crusaders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [01 Apr 11] W 20-18 v Hull FC (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [10 Apr 11] W 52-20 v Salford City (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] D 26-26 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 11] L 24-28 v Wakefield (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] L 20-22 v St Helens (A). [LK]
[View] Round 13 [29 Apr 11] L 6-48 v Leeds (H). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 11] L 0-62 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [05 Jun 11] L 18-40 v Huddersfield (A). [LK]
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 11] D 22-22 v Wigan (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 11] L 26-46 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 11] L 0-56 v Leeds (A). [LK]
[View] Round 25 [20 Aug 11] W 34-30 v Wakefield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 11] L 18-50 v Hull FC (H). [LK]
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2010 engage English Super League
Huddersfield Giants
11 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 4 [28 Feb 10] L 10-14 v Warrington (H). [LK]
[View] Round 5 [06 Mar 10] W 52-0 v Wakefield (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [14 Mar 10] W 26-20 v Leeds (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [20 Mar 10] W 32-18 v Harlequins (A). [LK]
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 10] L 6-24 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] W 48-6 v Les Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] L 18-30 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 10] W 24-0 v Castleford (H). [LK]
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [02 May 10] L 10-28 v Wigan. [LK]
[View] Round 14 [16 May 10] L 30-38 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [23 May 10] L 20-36 v Warrington (A). [BE]
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2009 engage English Super League
Huddersfield Giants
19 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Feb 09] W 30-8 v Les Catalans (A). [WG]
[View] Round 2 [22 Feb 09] L 6-23 v St Helens (H). [WG]
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 09] W 16-12 v Bradford (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 09] L 20-24 v Hull FC (H). [WG]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] W 22-8 v Wigan (A). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [10 Apr 09] W 30-10 v Celtic (H). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] L 18-40 v Warrington (A). [WG]
[View] Round 13 [17 May 09] L 4-24 v Salford City (H). [WG]
[View] Round 14 [24 May 09] W 54-6 v Wakefield (A). [WG]
[View] Round 15 [05 Jun 09] W 22-6 v Hull KR (H). [WG]
[View] Round 16 [14 Jun 09] L 12-20 v Leeds (A). [WG]
[View] Round 20 [11 Jul 09] W 32-16 v Harlequins (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [19 Jul 09] W 28-10 v Warrington (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [26 Jul 09] W 36-12 v Les Catalans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 09] W 24-0 v Hull FC (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [16 Aug 09] L 18-28 v Bradford (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] L 10-12 v St Helens (A). [LK]
[View] Round 27 [13 Sep 09] W 48-16 v Wigan (H). [LK]
[View] Finals Week 1 [19 Sep 09] L 2-15 v St Helens (A). [LK]
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2008 engage English Super League
Huddersfield Giants
15 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 08] L 20-28 v Hull FC (A). [WG]
[View] Round 13 [03 May 08] L 34-36 v Warrington. [WG]
[View] Round 14 [18 May 08] W 50-16 v Hull KR (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [24 May 08] L 0-48 v Les Catalans (A). [WG]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jul 08] W 34-4 v Wigan (A). [WG]
[View] Round 17 [15 Jun 08] L 26-28 v Wakefield (A). [WG]
[View] Round 18 [22 Jun 08] W 26-16 v Harlequins (H). [WG]
[View] Round 19 [29 Jun 08] L 16-46 v St Helens (A). [WG]
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 08] L 8-46 v Leeds (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [19 Jul 08] L 18-19 v Warrington (H). [WG]
[View] Round 23 [03 Aug 08] W 40-14 v Castleford (A). [WG]
[View] Round 24 [10 Aug 08] W 30-24 v Hull FC (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [16 Aug 08] L 20-22 v Les Catalans (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [24 Aug 08] L 22-40 v St Helens (H). [WG]
[View] Round 27 [06 Sep 08] W 38-20 v Warrington (A). [WG]
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2007 engage English Super League
Huddersfield Giants
12 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 07] L 16-18 v Salford City (H). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] W 56-12 v Wakefield (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 07] W 26-18 v Warrington (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 07] W 41-16 v Wigan (H). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 07] W 46-16 v Harlequins (H). [WG]
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 07] W 28-16 v Hull KR (A). [WG]
[View] Round 13 [06 May 07] W 36-12 v Wakefield. [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [18 May 07] W 36-12 v Bradford (H). [WG]
[View] Round 15 [25 May 07] L 12-14 v Salford City (A). [WG]
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 07] D 9-9 v Hull FC (A). [WG]
[View] Round 17 [17 Jun 07] L 12-25 v Leeds (H). [WG]
[View] Round 19 [08 Jul 07] L 28-47 v Warrington (H). [WG]
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2006 engage English Super League
Huddersfield Giants
23 games; 12 tries, 48 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Feb 06] L 12-20 v Leeds (A). [WG]
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 06] W 26-20 v Warrington (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 06] L 20-36 v Wigan (A). [WG]
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 06] W 18-16 v Wakefield (A). [WG]
[View] Round 5 [12 Mar 06] L 16-18 v St Helens (H). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [07 Apr 06] L 18-36 v Salford City (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [14 Apr 06] L 18-26 v Hull FC (H). [WG] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 10 [18 Apr 06] L 18-52 v Bradford (A). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 06] L 14-46 v Wigan (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 06] L 16-22 v Harlequins (A). [WG]
[View] Round 13 [06 May 06] W 19-16 v St Helens (H). [WG]
[View] Round 14 [14 May 06] W 32-18 v Salford City (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [28 May 06] L 6-19 v Hull FC (A). [WG]
[View] Round 18 [23 Jun 06] L 16-42 v Bradford (A). [WG]
[View] Round 19 [02 Jul 06] L 14-36 v Leeds (H). [WG]
[View] Round 20 [09 Jul 06] L 26-30 v Warrington (A). [WG]
[View] Round 21 [16 Jul 06] W 26-20 v Wakefield (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 22 [23 Jul 06] W 34-10 v Castleford (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [04 Aug 06] L 8-56 v St Helens (A). [WG]
[View] Round 24 [13 Aug 06] L 12-26 v Hull FC (H). [WG]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] W 24-18 v Salford City (H). [WG]
[View] Round 27 [09 Sep 06] W 20-12 v Catalans (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 28 [17 Sep 06] L 30-42 v Bradford (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
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2006 Challenge Cup
Huddersfield Giants
1 tries, 4 points.
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2005 English Super League
Wigan Warriors
27 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Feb 05] W 15-4 v Salford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 05] L 16-18 v Wildcats (A). [WG]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 05] L 27-28 v Bulls (H). [WG]
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 05] W 32-20 v Widnes (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [12 Mar 05] L 20-34 v London (A). [WG]
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 05] W 62-6 v Leigh (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 05] W 22-20 v St Helens (H). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 05] W 21-15 v Hull (A). [WG]
[View] Round 9 [08 Apr 05] L 16-24 v Huddersfield (A). [WG]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 05] L 14-38 v Rhinos (H). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 05] L 8-40 v Bulls (A). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 05] W 23-22 v Widnes (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [15 May 05] L 22-28 v Warrington (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [20 May 05] L 24-26 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [30 May 05] W 34-20 v Salford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 05] L 18-22 v London (H). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [10 Jun 05] L 24-28 v Hull (H). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [18 Jun 05] L 0-70 v Rhinos (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [01 Jul 05] W 30-22 v Leigh (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 20 [09 Jul 05] W 36-17 v Warrington (H). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [15 Jul 05] L 18-40 v St Helens (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [22 Jul 05] L 28-34 v Wildcats (H). [WG]
[View] Round 23 [05 Aug 05] W 40-12 v Salford (H). [WG]
[View] Round 24 [14 Aug 05] W 48-24 v Widnes (A). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 05] W 28-24 v Hull (A). [WG]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 05] W 24-22 v Rhinos (H). [WG]
[View] Round 27 [09 Sep 05] L 12-38 v St Helens (H). [WG]
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