Someone should have fed that memo to Lynch

Been saying this for the past couple of years - one of the best hookers in SL but I think he's found his place at Cas and it would take quite a bit to tempt him away - the kind of dosh that GH isn't prepared to splash.

Can anyone explain why Cas ended up with a PTB on the spot where McGuire kicked it on half way just after half time while Eddie was banging on about Cas changing their starting 13? Did it go out on the full?

It hit Singleton? on the back of the head = offside

On offsides, early on, when McGuire got done for the double movement.....

Shouldn't that have been penalty to Leeds rather than a drop out for the knock on? Dixon knocked on (play on), McGuire collected up, but tackled by an offside Tansey?

Ah, I missed that. Thanks for clearing it up.

Most unfair comments regarding Delaney. He was our top tackler with 39 (no misses) top marker tackler with 9 and third best metres made and average gain in the forwards. His work around the crucial ruck area seems to go unnoticed by some.

Similarly some unfair comments on BJB. Yes he did drop (backwards and regain) a high kick in difficult conditions - but he read the game well and put himself into good positions in defence and attack throughout the game and scores two tries - unlike Briscoe who was totally unaware for Dixon's try and missed two tackles and made 2 handling errors. If Hall is fit for the Wigan game I would pick BJB ahead of Briscoe for this one.

In what was perhaps our toughest match so far this season we did the business superbly led by Sinfield. JP and Kylie are proving what a good decision it was to give them contract extensions and the coach has got the lesser players to raise their game too.

With the halfway point in sight we are deservedly sitting at the top of the table as the best team in the competition. Of course this could easily change with injuries or a drop in form but for now lets us enjoy the moment and look at the positives.

Did you actually read the posts before commenting?

I'm still not quite sure why that wasn't given as a try, his momentum hadn't stopped and it was the tackler moving him - had that been at the sideline and he'd been taken in to touch there'd have been no penalty and no complaints - the idea that the instant the ball carrying arm touches the turf the tackle is complete is a nonsense and made that call an American Football one to me.

And if Tansey was offside then it should have been at least a penalty.

Good performance. Similar tactics to the away game at Saints (2 offloads all game) but with a more controlled kicking game in the second half and an ability to at least occasionally move play to the right. Cas pushed the ball a lot more and made a lot more errors.

Sutcliffe looking more and more comfortable and Peacock, Leuluai and Singleton winning the wrestle against a strong Cas pack.

On the negatives McGuire, without playing badly, made a lot of wrong decisions and Ablett, though his numbers were good, was a bit below par. Would get him through the Wigan game then give him a rest - think he's been our only mainline player who hasn't been rotated this season? Kylie will get at least a warning letter for his shoulder charge (fantastic hit) on Millington. Huby and Clark very good for Cas as usual.

The only penalties that can be given in a free play are for foul play hence that is why it went back for a drop out not a penalty.
I can understand why the try wasn't given even though Tansey is turning McGuire it looked to me that he was also propelling himself forward. If that was against Leeds i would have been very unhappy if a try was given

There's no way it was a double movement, McGuire didn't make a "second effort", he was flipped over the line by Tansey. I suppose you could say the tackle had been completed when the ball-carrying arm hit the floor, but then you should rule a play-the-ball to Leeds on that spot.

Not sure how offside rule works in those circumstances. Tansey is offside if he touches the ball from in front of Dixon, but don't think he's offside if he touches the opposition player who's picked the ball up?