If you believe a player is only as good as their last game then you are deluded, but not alone.

OK which Warrington players would be first choice at Cas, based on form over the full season?

My reasoning for it, is from the SL positions at present, it's a far greater challenge to Wire to make it in to the top 4 than it is for Cas, hence the odds at the bookies who also agree.
So as Wire are technically giving everyone a start being off scratch, it's a monumental task. So if they do it...they will win it.

I prefer to think of...... if Andy Lynch was on the open market at the end of the season which clubs out of the recent trophy winning teams Wigan Leeds saints Wire and Hull would snap him up? .. none...is the answer..

there are plenty of Cas players I would think "no thank you not for me".
We have one centre and I still wouldn't take Jake Webster for a gold clock. How far down the England Hookers Pecking order is Paul Mcshane...?

So who would get in the Cas side?

Clarke
Hill
Atkins
Any more?

Ratchford, Westerman, Cooper and Currie would 100% and you could make cases for a few more (Russell, Hughes, Gidley, Patton, Philbin)

Flip it round, who would I take from Cas at Wire? Gale, Hardaker, Sene-Lefao, Shenton, McMeeken... Think that's probably it

Realistically the squads are very closely matched but I'd say on paper Wire's is slightly stronger. Obviously your team is clicking and ours isn't, but I'd put that down to coaching. Powell is certainly doing an excellent job over there. Playing like a well-oiled machine.

to be fair Cas are top and we are 9th and a bit rubbish

in 2011 the positions were reversed, we were league leaders by a mile and Cas finished 9th we beat them 62 nil that year, and wouldn't have touched a single player of theirs.
So for 3 of ours to get in the says something ......

not sure what it says but its definitely something....

Straight off the bat...

Westerman
Hill
Clark
Ratch

Ratchford ahead of Hardaker? (Or any other position) In your dreams. Hill for Lynch, yeah, and maybe Clark on the bench but that's it.

Seeing as Ratch plays Centre, Fullback, Stand off, Scrum Half and Loose forward yes, he would most definitely get a starting spot somewhere. Westerman 100% walks into any team.

Clark on the Bench? Good one

Hughes - really?

Who would you swap out for Gidley and Patton?

In January I would have said Hughes 100%, he was awesome for us last year. Admittedly he's struggled for form this year in a team struggling for form, but I think his performances have really been picking up lately I think he'd feature in Cas' first-choice 17 at least.

I think you mean who would I take from Cas over Gids and Patton? If so at present I would swap Gids for Gale in a heartbeat and I really rate Roberts too. Patton definitely isn't quite there yet and really needs to start putting his stamp on games on a more consistent basis. Still goes missing a bit too much for my liking, but he's promising for sure.

seriously you've posted this the week after Wayne Bennett picked Ratchford at fullback for England moving Hardaker to Centre.....

Genius wind up......

No you said the following nine players could get in the Cas side.

"Ratchford, Westerman, Cooper and Currie would 100% and you could make cases for a few more (Russell, Hughes, Gidley, Patton, Philbin)"

I questioned Hughes, Gidley and Patton and asked who would you drop from the Cas side to play them.

Ratchford wasn't even selected in the squad until Widdop had to drop out. Do try to keep up.