Re: Cas Game : Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:04 pm  

Don’t think Peet trusts Mago, particularly defensively.

I know it’s been debated on here but IMO his fitness is poor. Not so much tonight but a lot in the other games his defensive is lazy. Lazy arms out, no ruck control etc.

Really hate to say because I’ve previous seen it as a lazy comparison but he’s almost “Feka” like.

We should be keen to get him on after 22/25 minutes and inject himself into the game and lift us, then 10 minutes after HT then maybe 10 mins at the end.

Instead we were hiding him until the second half instead relying on the young lads.

Not good tonight at all. When we were 28-6 up I was wanting us to be ruthless and put them to the sword but we just went into our shell.

Young middles played well I thought but will have to watch it back.

Great to see Havard back.

We’re similar to 2020 where we are solid enough but just relying on the brilliance of our full back for points.

I do think we’ll improve though.

Re: Cas Game : Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:23 pm  

28-6 and the cue went on the rack, that was the biggest disappointment, just poor attitude thinking the game was over.
Please put K P-P back into the forwards, that right hand side is painfully slow.
Reckon if Westerman had been playing 13 for us we'd've scored 50, best forward on the pitch by a mile

Re: Cas Game : Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:25 pm  

A strange game really. I wasn’t at all happy at half time and I didn’t feel the second half was a vast improvement but at one it looked like we could win by 30-40 points. We called for more entertainment and a better attack and a worse defence is bringing that but take Field out of the side and you start to worry that it could go more 2021 than the 2020 side with Field playing the part of French.

As for individuals, Field you can’t really say much more about. Absolutely sensational and again tonight, like the Leeds game, he makes a couple of really good tackles that get overshadowed by his brilliance with the ball.

I thought Marshall has a bit of a mare first half but did bounce back. KPP was suspect at times and it might be time to get him back in the forwards. I was really disappointed with Isa’s first spell again and that has been the case most of the season. I thought Partington offered far more when he came on and if we select on merit, he should take that 13 shirt next week. I thought Smithies, Byrne and Havard were all really strong.

I’d probably give all the senior forwards a bit of a rocket tonight tbh. Powell was ok but no more, Faz much the same, Isa ordinary in that first spell, Bateman looked crocked at times, with Westerman racing away from him with ease in the first half and then doing a spell on the wing (which surely must’ve been due to a knock) and Mago just didn’t do long enough. I don’t know if they just don’t trust his fitness enough and if that is the case, it’s poor form but I still say even though he looks gassed, he could do far more minutes.

Re: Cas Game : Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:27 pm  

8 points up with minutes to go against 12 men and we take a penalty goal. Peet didn't look happy as he'd signalled to play the ball.

Re: Cas Game : Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:29 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

28-6 and the cue went on the rack, that was the biggest disappointment, just poor attitude thinking the game was over.
Please put K P-P back into the forwards, that right hand side is painfully slow.
Reckon if Westerman had been playing 13 for us we'd've scored 50, best forward on the pitch by a mile

It’s taken about 12 years but the penny finally dropped for Westerman last year and he’s currently one of the best forwards in the league for my money. I was hoping we’d go in for him part way through last season and recall being ridiculed on the other board by a couple of people for the suggestion. The lad should’ve been this good in his early-mid twenties but has wasted most of his career. He absolutely destroyed us tonight.

Re: Cas Game : Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:31 pm  

MattyB wrote:

8 points up with minutes to go against 12 men and we take a penalty goal. Peet didn't look happy as he'd signalled to play the ball.

A sure sign that the players are a special breed sometimes. Take a tap and take a minute plus out of the game, which in turn makes it impossible for Cas to score twice or take the 2, give them a short kick off and increase their minimal chances of a win by offering them the opportunity to go back to back with try’s.

Re: Cas Game : Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:42 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

A sure sign that the players are a special breed sometimes. Take a tap and take a minute plus out of the game, which in turn makes it impossible for Cas to score twice or take the 2, give them a short kick off and increase their minimal chances of a win by offering them the opportunity to go back to back with try’s.

Game management or lack thereof reared it's ugly head again

Re: Cas Game : Fri Mar 18, 2022 12:00 am  

I enjoyed watching Joe Westerman tonight . He was outstanding and reminded me of what we miss in Lockers.

Re: Cas Game : Fri Mar 18, 2022 12:10 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

A sure sign that the players are a special breed sometimes. Take a tap and take a minute plus out of the game, which in turn makes it impossible for Cas to score twice or take the 2, give them a short kick off and increase their minimal chances of a win by offering them the opportunity to go back to back with try’s.

Yep, at best score and put the result to bed, at worst play the six out for a repeat set or make Cas play the ball from their own line. Crazy decision, somebody wants a talking to for that. Luckily we got away with it.

Re: Cas Game : Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:48 am  

If I remember right, wasn't Westerman bracketed with Sam Burgess as the two great hopes of English rugby league as a rookie?