[quote="Droopy":3frjx1v6]After comparing the 2 sides before kick off and expecting a KR team with a point to prove after their Cas match I thought we would do well to even come close tonight so I left the game immensely proud and upbeat about the season ahead. Powell post match comments are right, the boys are a superb team, showing up for each other and giving everything till the end. Pleasing points for me…we looks so dangerous when attacking out wide, our defence out wide has also massively improved. We can compete with a depleted squad against one of the biggest packs in the league, we have more quality in depth than I first thought. Special mentions to Jowitt, Storton, Pratt and Smith tonight who had fantastic games. Finally, I’m not sure who had a worse game the ref or Jarrod W Hargreaves. Both were awful.[/quote:3frjx1v6] Agree with all that, but on the last part would have Touchie Griffiths as the worst on ground, did not even see Burgess in touch, never saw a forward pass or a high shot.

[quote="PopTart":qk8emuf6]McMeekan playing 80 minutes is ridiculous in today's game. He was good value when others would be getting tired but it will be good when Atoni and Rodwell come back to ease the strain.[/quote:qk8emuf6] It will be interesting to see how DP handles McMeekan when we get some forwards back like you say. I’d love him on the field for the full 80 for his leadership and influence every game but it just isn’t going to happen. Personally I’d play him for the first and last 30mins of the game so he gets a decent break at half time and comes on firing till the finish! Seriously looking forward to getting some of the big guns and strike players back to see how get on.

On Walmsley I slightly change my mind. We definitely benefit from Russell getting us off the line but no one was able to do that today. Walmsley still got over 100 metres when he didn't actually get a run in open play. He doesn't get post contact metres like Russell but he gets to the line fast. He also made a potential try saver on Lewis when he was away. So lots to work on but he did OK in a tough game.

[quote="Another Cas Fan":3qka96hw]I agree that Jowitt has looked really good in his first two games , and was better than Evalds yesterday . However , at the time of writing Evalds was a proven SL FB , Jowitt had performed well at SL level but not to the standards we have seen from Evalds in the past . That said , if he continues to improve then he will be right up there with the best of them , but it is still early days . Perhaps I didn't give him the recognition he deserves , and although I don't think you can judge someone on a season in the Championship , he has certainly improved considerably and looks the real deal at the moment . Good luck to him in the future (except against Cas of course )[/quote:3qka96hw] Classy reply, fair play to you

[quote="PopTart":373d5346]On Walmsley I slightly change my mind. We definitely benefit from Russell getting us off the line but no one was able to do that today. Walmsley still got over 100 metres when he didn't actually get a run in open play. He doesn't get post contact metres like Russell but he gets to the line fast. He also made a potential try saver on Lewis when he was away. So lots to work on but he did OK in a tough game.[/quote:373d5346] I like Walmsley and want him to thrive. He might be an all round better winger than Matty Russell. Would Russell have made that ankle tap? Maybe not. But at this stage in the season, when teams are fit and switched on, and it’s damp and cold, you need someone who can punch their nose through and find their front quickly to swing momentum in your favour. It’s unusual, but we might see Powell picking his wingers based on the conditions and the opposition, which would be a real luxury.

[quote="Big lads mate":25erz7ur]I went into the game and with the players missing that we had I was hoping that we would give it our best and keep the score respectable but came away thinking we could have won that, regarding Hargreaves, what a waste of money he’s proved so far,[color=#FF0000:25erz7ur] I’m 64 and could make more yards[/color:25erz7ur], they should have kept Storton, what a signing he’s been, outstanding[/quote:25erz7ur] Jeez, he's not [i:25erz7ur]that [/i:25erz7ur]bad...... Oh, and I'd ask for a re-count re your age too sunshine....