Child doing his usual inept performance, giving Saints everything so far, very even contest otherwise.
If Cas can get some ball and keep there heads they're in with a chance.

Yeah child's is defo leaning towards saints imho though don't know if it's intentional or just poor reffing

I don’t think the obstruction rule applies to Mark Percival!!!

And yet again another shepherd at a kick and Child ignores it, that's three now from Saints and yet he penalised Cas twice for exactly the same/less.
If you turn your back at the ball isn't that playing at it, I think Child has done Cas up like a kipper so far and then gives a few meaningless pens to balance it, except it doesn't.

Both have looked a bit poor in attack. Understandable with Cas with their makeshift spine, Gale's absence is very noticeable, could probably be level or in front with him out there. Saints haven't really looked like scoring off their own buildup play (just 2 opportunistic tries) and can't recall them putting Shenton (as a makeshift FB) under any pressure in that half.

Sinfield made a good point there. It might be the TJ's who have made the differing calls on the obstruction incidents, not Child.

Erm..... Our attack is simply miles off last year. We used to look like scoring off every play. From kick offs, scrums and anywhere on field. We just don't look like scoring at all.

Nothing between the teams today though.... Just them 2 full length tries.

I thought it was just me, made both tries without even touching the ball.
Saying that though, Cas are a bit short on ideas without Gale, they've had the ball in the right areas plenty but haven't made it count, its playing like a nil nil game, but isn't.

Just before the latest Saints try there was an attacking kick at the other end. A player wandered across in front of the attackers, when he realised that he had gone too far he changed direction and wandered back. It seems the ref has decided not to penalise deliberate obstruction now.

Sloppy tackling but a shuffled forward pass to Fages and then Richardson scores a good try.
Game over I reckon.

Nice step by Richardson. Game over for me.

We can't buy a break at the minute but taking all that away Saints have defended better and been more ruthless in attack. Whatshisface is the factor and we have been second best. No lack of effort from Cas just quality. Played saints.

Saints really stepped it up in the 2nd half in attack. Cas look rudderless without Gale

Some good football on display there and it's nice to watch the beeb coverage instead of the tosh on Sky. Start to finish that broadcast was much better than Super League on Sky, right through to Tanya Arnold's post match interviews.

Very easy. We weren’t even good and we’ve still won that easily. Our defence is incredible and Ben Barba is obviously phenomenal. It went a lot how I thought it would, Cas would try and use the forwards to bash us around but 1-7 there was 0 skill or quality and that’s why they’ve lost. The Cas game plan of try and physically batter us was never going to work for 80 minutes. They’re paying the price for shocking recruitment. A good off season transfers wise and Cas wouldn’t be in this position. Obviously the injuries don’t help either.