Quote: captaincaveman "The result was not in question after the first score in the second half, so pretty much everything after that is irrelevant. But key decisions while the game was still a contest definitely went Cas's way. The main one was the shoulder penalty when Lyne and BJB broke clear, which would have been 12-6 to wakey that turned into 12-6 to Cas. I followed the play as well so did not see whether the call was correct or not but that was a very key decision.
according to BS interview we only got 5 pens and three were on the first tackle (probably deliberate)and one was for kicking out on the full.'"
That could've been that Cas were just more disciplined?
I think it's hard to look at a one-sided penalty count and just assume that the ref has hammered one team and let the other get away with everything
If Wakefield earnt a penalty on the first tackle what's the ref supposed to do? Let them go 3/4 more before giving it?
Perhaps the push in the first half was a key point in the first half, but is that to say it was the wrong decision? Like I said - I can't say either way.
I think BS has put a lot of emphasis on the decisions in a lot of his post match interviews to protect the players really - to come out after 2 games and say "we lost everywhere on the field" would be fairly detrimental to the cause. It's much more sensible to say "we were beaten by a side playing well and key decisions going against us". Which is quite smart, as it is not the same as saying the ref got it wrong...
FWIW I think Wakefield will get better and better, although perhaps the boxing day friendly has given some fans a false marker as to where the team really are.
That being said, god knows where Leeds are....
