Good game, won by the best team. My main thoughts:
1. Dobson is still a class act. His kicking game was spot all every time and he organised the attack well on our line.
2. The first time I have said this - awful in-game decision from Powell. When we lost Dorn to injury the two options were to either put Hampshire to full-back and use Milner as a make-shift half, or put Monaghan to full-back, shift Crooks onto the wing and use McMeekan as a centre. Powell decided to put Milner onto the wing - despite having none of the attributes of a winger! Dobson took about two minutes to notice and isolate Milner, catching his completely out of position numerous times.
3. Justin Carney is always going to provide entertainment. Sin-binned in the first minute, giving penalties away whilst in possession and dropping the ball after the tackle. However, he can certainly find his way to the line given the opportunity. I was shocked he wasn't once targeted with a high ball - imagine the pressure the fans would have put him under as the ball came down, particularly with his back to the Wheldon Road End in the second half! I wish he was still in our colours, but unfortunately our players will not accept him as part of the group so he has no future at Cas. You should get him signed up ASAP, though I hear we have agreed a deal with Wigan as of next year.
4. Gareth O'Brien is a fantastic kicker. Those kind of conversions are worth their weight in gold.
5. Tommy Lee was better than I expected him to be.
6. From our point of view, Hamsphire can toddle back to Wigan. I saw nothing to suggest he has the potential to be a first-choice SL half back.
Overall, the result reflected the game. We need our injured players back ASAP (Roberts in particular) as we are much weaker without them.
