I don’t think it matters too much. I’m expecting our pack to be strong and really come out with some aggression vs Cas. I can’t imagine they will be happy with that first half vs saints and will want to put it right in the 1st half vs Cas. 

I can’t imagine any of our players will want this home run of defeats to continue either so there should be no shortage of motivation for this one. 

I agree, even with our makeshift spine and they with their strongest team out (which they won't have), we should still roll them. 


With the exception of Saints, I've felt 50/50 going into every league game this year; we'll win if we play well, we'll lose if we don't. 


But we're going on a run of five games now where I'd be really disappointed if we don't win 3 or 4, and it starts this weekend. Spells like this will be the difference between us finishing 6th or 9th.

Well Cas could have Amone and Dezaria in their squad which would boost them.

Well Cas could have Amone and Dezaria in their squad which would boost them.


They also just signed Salabio from Hull so have a new front row it appears. 

I agree. On form we should put 30 on them but in some ways I think that will work against us.


If I were McGuire I would be planning fast line speed early on and really chance our arm in attack especially against anyone out of position 
Hoy and Cini are just made for a 7s type game.
It could catch us out


However if they start getting offside, drop the ball because they don't have the players to do it, they'll just hand us the game.


We have to stick with it too. Our forwards will wear them out so even if they get ahead we should stick to the plan as points will come late in the game.


I really want to win this one to assert some dominance over our neighbour after such a long time

Cas have signed a prop from Catalan in time for our game.
Jordan Dezaria

Hugo Salabio signed for Cas too. Pretty decent pack now. 

I don't think Amone will be signed in time for Thursday nights game. 

I don't know anything about the youngster Stevenson - how old is he, is he anywhere near ready for a big derby game? 
Teams like Wigan and saints never seem to hold back blooding youngsters but we always seem reticent. 
Could always try him and move things about a bit if it doesn't work.  Got to be better than Pittsy at no 6 ( who I rate highly- no criticism of him!).

It really isn't a pretty decent pack now, we should be getting on top of them. 

If you add Amone in, which sounds like he wont be here till next week, so will probably play at magic weekend, then it would be 'decent' 

Dezaria and Salabio don?t add anything amazing to the pack and will be pretty much meeting team mates before the game. 

Looking at their edges we need to be hammering their edges. 


I will be incredibly dissapointed if we don?t win at home vs that Cas team.