Re: Taking the one point. : Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:18 am  

Everyone I was stood with was screaming for a one pointer. All this talk of Finn's rugby brain and he didn't step up, also Miller can kick them could have took control and had a go.

Re: Taking the one point. : Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:54 am  

IMHO we don't kick enough drop goals and that is why when we need one in a pressure game, like Hull away last year we end up missing them. Friday night would have been a perfect opportunity to not only improve our position in the game, but also practice setting up for a drop goal and kicking one for once.

Luke Gale has kicked a number of drop goals this year most of them before half time. This means in future when it comes to kicking one in a pressure situation Cas will have practiced more than any other team in a game situation and will execute it better.

Re: Taking the one point. : Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:53 pm  

It all seems like a bit of a whine, just for the sake of whining.

It's an absolute certainty we have a dedicated 1 point kicker already primed for the advent of a situation where a DG is not actually just a poor return play.

Re: Taking the one point. : Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:01 pm  

Hampsh and finny were both in position for it! But there was no communication

Re: Taking the one point. : Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:20 pm  

RealSteel89 wrote:

IMHO we don't kick enough drop goals and that is why when we need one in a pressure game, like Hull away last year we end up missing them. Friday night would have been a perfect opportunity to not only improve our position in the game, but also practice setting up for a drop goal and kicking one for once.

Luke Gale has kicked a number of drop goals this year most of them before half time. This means in future when it comes to kicking one in a pressure situation Cas will have practiced more than any other team in a game situation and will execute it better.

then if that's the case then when also should look at the two when we get a penalty

Re: Taking the one point. : Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:53 pm  

snowie wrote:

then if that's the case then when also should look at the two when we get a penalty

It all depends on the context and timing of the game. If it's Widnes at Home then you can understand it if you're 12 points up.

If it's Saints away and you know you're not comfortable then you'd consider it.

Re: Taking the one point. : Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:32 am  

Adam_Harrison9 wrote:

It all depends on the context and timing of the game. If it's Widnes at Home then you can understand it if you're 12 points up.

If it's Saints away and you know you're not comfortable then you'd consider it.

You hit the nail on the head there Adam, although it doesn't really matter who your playing it all depends on the context and timing of the game, we were well on top having scored 20 unanswered points, the confidence in the team was there for all to see surely while in that position and also in that position attacking wise the positive thing to do is to exploit our momentum and their inability to cope with us.

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Re: Taking the one point. : Thu Jul 05, 2018 3:50 pm  

I agree.
The decision to make them drop out again, or in fact go for a try was not a bad one, it just didn't work.
It's easy to say a 1 pointer was better in hindsight but at the time, keeping the pressure on was the better call in my opinion. Just need to be better at it.

Re: Taking the one point. : Thu Jul 05, 2018 4:21 pm  

The disappointing part of it was not Woods kick or that they ran eighty or so metres' with the ball off his kick, but the fact that four of them did the hard bit chased back caught up with the centre who had to pass the ball to the winger who then with ease zig zaged through the lot of them, that more than woody's kick cost us the game along with Tai's double movement try.

Re: Taking the one point. : Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:09 pm  

chissitt wrote:

The disappointing part of it was not Woods kick or that they ran eighty or so metres' with the ball off his kick, but the fact that four of them did the hard bit chased back caught up with the centre who had to pass the ball to the winger who then with ease zig zaged through the lot of them, that more than woody's kick cost us the game along with Tai's double movement try.

Agree - I was livid at that, four seemed to all have got back and across to cut Grace off, then he just waltzed through them.
Anyway back on topic
Danny Brough just took the 1 in this game with Hull. see if its the difference