shame about obrien... gone well with leeming

maybe leeming can do bigger mins and spell hinchy there to let one of our second rowers come on fresh for impact...

Is obrien now confirmed as injured then?

might just be that we have more players to choose from than at any time this season! team tactics for the game might mean obrien misses out

Leeming is capable of doing 80 minutes- but fresh legs in the middle might help us later on.

Cas are missing Millington, Lynch and McMeeken so our tactics should be to hammer them in the forwards this week so id probably let Mellor and Clough miss as well.

Mellor and Obrien Miss !

Well perhaps you know something- we will see tonight. Could be stone wants to go with size and power.

maybe stone and thorman have a different game plan to us fans

rankin

mcgillvary
cudjoe
turner
mcintosh

leeming
brough
gaskell

ikahihifo
wakeman
ferguson
hinchcliffe
roberts

bench-

rapira
lawrence
clough
taai


clough to go on at loose when leeming comes off and hinchy goes hooker.

taai at prop maybe this time

Well can't say it worked. But leeming was my MOM today.
We lost composure in that middle section of the game in attack, and were some truly awful defensive errors both individually and collectively.
I think I can. Honestly say I'm enjoying RL less and less- sick of the play acting and pushing the rules. Don't know if it's because I'm watching a lot of "honest" junior rugby or what. Watched some old RL last week and it truly was a breath of fresh air, less quick and athletic the players may have been, but they had some skill and you got a good honest game without all the messing about. And yes I'm talking about OUR players.

I was sad to see Leeming stay down after Shenton had hit him late, high and from behind but if he hadn't then we wouldn't have got a peep from the ref of TJ

But Cas were an embarrassment to RL tonight with their antics

Both sides are guilty. The whole game is awash with it. I'm getting fed up- and it is honestly putting me off. Can't make salford next week as my lad has a game and the kick off is either 11.00 or 11.30. Which means getting to Salford for 1.30 will be almost impossible. I'm actually not too disappointed
I'm disappointed in tonight- not with the loss itself but the fact cas didn't have to work hard for the win.

How so? Genuinely want to know an opposing fans views as to our antics?

Constant throwing up of the arms by Cas players in attempts to win penalties.

Playing for penalties using players who are trying to get out of the way at the play the ball.

I don't often agree with brian McDermott but he was spot on last night in his post match interview. It's becoming cringy. Cas tonight were top of the league in it . Wigan are masters at it too.

Agree with this about Cas. Before tonight they had my support to win the Grand Final but no chance anymore. That Gail at 7 is an embarrassment with his cheap shots and grabbing and twisting the neck. Plus the professional foul on Jerry when he was trying to get up and play a fast play the ball after his break, unbelievable why gail didn't get sin binned. And there are a few divers in there. Professional is a kind way to describe their style but they absolutely push the rules to the limit and I cannot believe they get away with some things, maybe this has lead to their rise to the top of the league, I don't know haven't watched them enough but that was god awful tonight.