Couldnt help but feel that Cas were hanging on by their fingernails, even at 8-2 up. Rangi should have knocked that drop goal over easy though, his team mates couldnt have set it up better.

Cas had their chance when Chase fluffed a DG from in front of the sticks.
Leeds took the chance they were given.
Not a classic of high quality rugby, but thrilling none the less. Some excellent defence from Cas, and the man with the x-factor in Chase. However, they just couldnt close the game out.

Bring on Leeds. If we are going to win the Cup, then beating Bradford, Warrington, Saints and Leeds is the way to do it.

Cant wait.

Chase should have run the ball instead of dropping it he would have sucked at least 3-4 players in to him. Then Dixon on Orr would have had a much easier drop goal as most of the players would have excpected Chase to be the person taking the drop goal attempt.

FOR example Pat Richards drop goal V Bulls in the play offs when we made the comeback. Barrett forced 3-4 players in and left Richards with an easy attempt. Chase was getting closed down quickly maybe he should have hit it but the setting up was poor.

They didn't pass it far enough back, RL teams are awful a drop goals.

Hate to say it but RU teams are an example of how to set up for a drop goal.

It is easier to score from 30m with no pressure than from 10m with players running at you.

And yes, RU teams are probably better because they do it more often but we can learn from it.

Yawnion teams probably practice setting up for the drop goal all the time. I sincerely doubt any RL teams devote much training time to it because it's a game situation that comes up pretty rarely and there are far more important aspects of the game, although Stevo would have us believe otherwise

You must have watched a different game to me then.

leeds were poor but it was only good Cas defence and some poor leeds finishing and crap kicking game that kept Cas in the game.

Apart from the Chase moment of magic, the big lad that got tackled short and the charge down drop goal break in the last minute I don't think Cas looked like scoring a try

So Leeds finished poorly and kicked crap. What does that leave them with to do well?

Running forward to largely no avail?

It was a penalty, however I disagree with the concept of 'golden point' in extra time. It should at least be 'golden try'.

No doubt it was a penalty, maguire rightfully milked it for all it was worth

Cas never threatened for large periods of the game, they just had a few good passages of play.

The chase try, being held up just before halftime, and the orr charge down at the end are the only times in the entire game they really threatened.

We could play better than that and still lose by 30+ in the final.

All away from home.

for what?