Anyone know the score?

HT
Cas 10 braford 6
Cas tries griffin and atkinson
con griffin.

ive heard that it's 10-4 to bradford :/ lol

22-8 to cas looking good.

FINAL SCORE

Cas 28 bradford 18.

Good victory boys, well done.

Very good performance.

Josh Griffin my man of the match by far. He was just so dangerous down that left-hand side having an input in a couple of tries and scoring two himself.

I've got a feeling, if he can maintain this sort of play, he could be another Brett Ferres in the fact that he came to us with a less-than-glowing report from our beloved neighbours and has completely proved them incorrect.

I can kind of see where you are coming from, Griffin (like Nash) look to be confidence players that need to be mothered alittle but he isn't going to be up against Sykes and Ainscough every week, but like you say its a good start.

Thought the new signings went fairly well..Nash didn't do much wrong and Lee Mitchell put in a decent stint in defence.

All of them seem eager to impress and were enthusiastic which is good to see.

One player who could be a terrace favourite is John Davies, his build reminds me of a Bull Terrier and he is as aggressive as one too, he really gets stuck in

You mean it will be nearly a full season before the Cas fans realise he is pants for all but the odd game?

Ferres isn't though as 'pants' by Cas fans as you have put it. Quite the opposite in fact, as his selection in the England train-on squad suggests.

I don't think there was much of an anti-Griffin sentiment last season. I think most people thought he did okay.

I don't know where he played for you today, but I remember a few last times last year he showed a distinct lack of pace (although I think he was carrying injuries at times). I reckoned that he might end up in the second row, because he is a big lad and mobile.

Was pretty sceptical about the Griffin signing but thought he went well today. He's a big centre which I think is something we need, deffo has a turn of pace and some skill to his game.. And without being too harsh to the lad (due to wind) I hope he is 5th choice kicker next season!

He played centre and outpaced the Bradford defence for his first try. Boy can he move. With the right attitude he could be as dangerous as Keith Senior in centre.

Our youngsters did well yesterday against some experienced guys, and were lead well by the older heads plus Milner/Clark.
Thought Griffin looked very impressive yesterday, was my MOTM. Slick hands to get the ball away, supported well, and looked threatening with the ball in hand. I really hope he can kick on, as he does have the potential, hands, size, and athleticism to become a top player. Several Wakefield fans I know bagged him/his attitude through last season, but I guess sometimes it's just a case of young players getting Super League experience, finding the right coach and club, and watching them flourish. How many times do we see players who don't get the wraps or talents recognised down here at Cas who go on to impress at other clubs, Liam Watts, Ben Gledhill etc. Hopefully Griffin, Mitchell and Nash can fit that bill too for us.

In other news, I read somewhere on here that our previous centre, Wllie Isa, apparently went down with a leg injury on debut for Widnes...

Pretty happy with that performances, especially with only 3 first choice players in the team (milner, clark and jones), griffen looked dangerous and powerful, has plenty of potential and took his tries well, nash looked solid and mitchell did some good work in defence. Johnson scored a good try and atkinson impressed. For me we looked so much more dangerous when clark (my mom) was on the pitch, made about 30 yards with his first touch and set the standard for the rest of the game from him. Davies looked like he will step up his game for us this year. Massey was solid.

Anyone know how many we have coming back for the next friendly?

I'm not sure, I can only imagine probably guaranteed ones would be Owen and Hudson who were precautionary, while Danny Orr and Rangi Chase were the only rested players, so assuming they'll be getting a hit out against SL opposition they may return? Seeing that Orr/Chase are a relatively well established combination, I'd be tempted to give Johnson or Brierley a bit of game time along side these guys.