Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:55 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Tindall isnt the answer.

Maybe not but he should be given a chance.

Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:04 pm  

fanstanningley wrote:

Maybe not but he should be given a chance.

Not for me. Hes very raw.

Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:10 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Not for me. Hes very raw.

Tindall is a good longer term prospect but has a bit to work on.

I do agree that Stephens would have been a useful player to have retained, given our lack of quality cover in outside backs.

Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:21 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

I’m not convinced longer term about our back row with Mellor and Martin. They don’t give enough punch imo. Mellor needs to improve a heck of a lot imo and sharpish. Needs a big season

they have their moments of being ablett and jones but not irreplaceable as far from being ellis and ali

Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:24 pm  

fanstanningley wrote:

Thought Mellor went well today.He ran better lines and as usual put it in in defence.

Really every time anyone put a bit of footwork on him he missed the tackle - very average player - typical of this team - more moneyball than quality.

Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:29 pm  

doc-rhino wrote:

they have their moments of being ablett and jones but not irreplaceable as far from being ellis and ali

I think we have more talented players than both in our system to be honest.

Again though Mellor was injured last year and coming back from surgery now. Martin was badly effected by COVID.

Some Aussies do struggle in their second years over here though for some reason.

Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:30 pm  

I thought Gale was very poor today - his kicking was a shambles and he had zero control - perhaps this is a season too far for him. Hall is a great prospect but he isn't physically up to SL. Broadbent MOM for me - he had a great game as did Alex Sutcliffe. No sure about Leeming either - hopefully he will improve his distribution - simple pass to Briscoe easy try.

Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:47 pm  

Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:

Really every time anyone put a bit of footwork on him he missed the tackle - very average player - typical of this team - more moneyball than quality.

Harsh not seen stats for this week but he was top tackler with only 2 misses against Wakefield.

Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:18 pm  

Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:

I thought Gale was very poor today - his kicking was a shambles and he had zero control - perhaps this is a season too far for him. Hall is a great prospect but he isn't physically up to SL. Broadbent MOM for me - he had a great game as did Alex Sutcliffe. No sure about Leeming either - hopefully he will improve his distribution - simple pass to Briscoe easy try.

Season too far is a bit melodramatic to put it mildly. He's on his own and recovering from an injury.When he's fit and got someone decent next to him I reckon he'll be class again(I thought he was excellent against wakey).

Agree on hall, but he was actually better physically than I exacted for someone his age and experience.realistically he isn't going to get that many chances this year anyway.

Re: RD 2 | Castleford Tigers (H) : Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:54 pm  

christopher wrote:

Martin seems to always play better when Lui plays and ays well, i think Martin struggles without decent service

Yeah he does, I just don’t think Mellor together with Martin gives us enough imo not against the better teams