Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:08 am  

PrinterThe wrote:

Shouldn't they suit you though? The much mentioned size of your pack should suit a poor weather forward dominated game, especially against a team that likes to throw it about. If anything the weather should've given you a better chance, not hindered you.

If you've got a pack full of massive forwards and you say these conditions don't suit you then you're doing something wrong.

In fairness I agree with the poster you quoted. The wakey pack may be huge, but they're not the old fashioned lumps who trundle it up. They're fast, fit & have a quick ptb to put their backs away. It's the distribution to those backs that isn't quick enough to do the damage it could, but that's another story!

Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:08 am  

Tricky2309 wrote:

If we compare last season against the same opponents with this season against the same opponents we are only 2 points worse off (ie the Wigan loss)

It’s good to hear a bit of comparative perspective from 2017
It would be interesting to see what our points difference is compared to last year too. Better I would think

We are going good imo, we just need to keep the faith we’ve beaten all the teams we should have so far and have run Wigan wire and cas v close

Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:17 am  

FickleFingerOfFate wrote:

Pauli Pauli still has a bit of time on his side regarding performance but Horo is just hampering the development of our own.
PP was and is a gamble but Horo is a seasoned pro with 120 NRL games and another 40 odd for Catalan, so no excuse for him not performing, one might even say, 'why are we signing a mercenary player when a young English player could do as well?'

Pauli is getting better with each game imo
I think the move to him as an impact back row will really work but it will take time to perfect the plays involving him and for his fitness to improve which it definitely is

I would defo like to see more of Batch too, he’s still v young though and his time will come, Horo only on a years contract, to me he’s just filling in while batch does his time in the reserves

Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:22 am  

Webster was exceptional in defence last night
I’ve never seen another centre man mark and contain bill Topou so well

Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:34 am  

Looks like Batchelor will become the next Jowitt.

Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:38 am  

Well for my money its a no brainer. Horo hasn't produced so far so straight in with Batch, that's what competition is all about.
As for Pauli, it would be nice if he could be moulded into an Ali L type player, he has the size but whether he has the skills for out wide, time will tell.

Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:32 am  

Reading some of the comments on here is embarrassing. We went toe to toe with last year's Grand finalists and some people are putting us down for the bottom four. We lost against Wigan and Warrington by 10 points each away from home, though how many would put them down as wins at the start of season. People slagging Horo and Pauli Pauli off, for me Horo's biggest pitfall is he tries too hard and Pauli is just coming to fitness in weather and conditions he will have never experienced. Nobody has mentioned Finn dislocating his finger/fingers, cannot imagine how painful that must be especially for a ball playing halfback.

Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:45 am  

You will get a few moaning especially on here, but the majority know we've a good team which if a few key playing and refereeing decisions had gone our way could have won our last 3 matches. Aslong as we keep focused and disciplined we will alright.

Up the Trin

Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:51 am  

Trinity1315 wrote:

Well for my money its a no brainer. Horo hasn't produced so far so straight in with Batch, that's what competition is all about.
As for Pauli, it would be nice if he could be moulded into an Ali L type player, he has the size but whether he has the skills for out wide, time will tell.

Pauli has the ability to be a very destructive runner with ball in hand and has the size and power to trouble most sides.
However, he doesn't look to be working hard enough in defence.
All too often it's a lazy arm (usually quite high) or a shoulder charge, with no actual attempt to affect a tackle and we can afford the cheap penalties.
On the plus side, he is one of the few players fighting for quick ptb and is gaining a few in our direction.
Chester must be pulling his hair out.

Re: 19 for Castleford : Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:27 am  

Pat Bateman wrote:

Reading some of the comments on here is embarrassing. We went toe to toe with last year's Grand finalists and some people are putting us down for the bottom four. .

1.Realistically we look 5th to 8th.
2. So do Cas