I think Moon is a good player who happens to play centre rather than a good centre. The reason I wouldn't mind seeing him move is because I think he could do so much more like the two tries he helped set up in the 2015 CCFinal by popping up over on the right hand side and his try in the GF. Think restricting him to just the left edge is a bit of a waste and he can be a threat across the pitch instead of one part of it.

Or more likely the same issues which stopped him being a 6 in the NRL would be apparent - namely overdoing the running instead of passing and lack of general game management. In fact the exact same strengths and weaknesses he has at centre, just magnified by being more important to the overall function of the team.

No McGuire. Moon and Singleton aren't risked with slight knocks and Cuthbertson missed out through illness. Cameron Smith confirmed as injured.

Ormondroyd and Aston return and Stevie Ward is in too. No Ferres though.

Golding
Briscoe
Watkins
Keinhorst
Hall
Sutcliffe
Burrow
Garbutt
Parcell
Mullally
JJB
Ablett
Ormondroyd

Ward
Delaney
Walters
Handley
Baldwinson
Lilley
Aston
Oledzki
JJR
Hallas

Who's going Friday night anyway?

How can Cameron Smith be injured - he hardly draws breath on the actual field.

Anyone go to the game and able to give any insight?

Any impressive/disappointing performances to mention?

Didn't go but.....

Any impressive performances were only to be expected because, you know.. Featherstone.
Any disappointing performances were purely McDermott's fault.

In other news, Cas got walloped by Batley and Leigh smashed Wigan last weekend.
Neither of those results can, in any way, be compared to Leeds' Boxing Day game against Wakefield.

You can lock the thread now lads.

On to Sunday!

Don't know the score but I've seen some Fev fans on face book complaining how they'de hiked the admission and refreshment prices only to see their team fail to score a single point.

You do realise it was the Cas academy team don't you. We are at Saints on Sunday and both coaches have said they will play their strongest 19 bar injured players. Should be a good indicator how the season will go.

Typical pre season game really, had that much rotation I don't think we really found any rhythm, parcell looked sharp, would have been nice if the referee let some of his quick tap plays run but constantly pulled it back. Ormenroyd scored then went off injured. The only thing I concluded is that Suttclife should be a loose, think he'd be much better utalised there, but each to their own on that one, depends what you want from your half, Golding looked quite slippery but ran too laterally for my liking. Ward looked strong, Watkins was quiet. Some of our kicking was terrible, would have probably expected more with how we started but as I said, typical pre season, looked just about getting players game time.

Keinhorst was the best player on the park by a mile I thought. Run some nice lines, and came onto the short ball well for his try. What a shot he put on Mariano to dislodge the ball as well, when he looked a cert to go in. Bring back summer Rugby sharpish too!

Cheers- sounds like no surprises