Anakin always plays well against Cas, be nice to see him get a run.

Cas 19 :-
Castleford Tigers Squad vs Wakefield Trinity – Thursday 18th April
24. Cory Aston
2. James Clare
21. Mitch Clark
5. Greg Eden
11. Oliver Holmes
23. Will Maher
14. Nathan Massey
1. Peter Mata’utia
12. Mike McMeeken
13. Adam Milner
3. Greg Minikin
16. Junior Moors
29. Jacques O’Neill
15. Jesse Sene-Lefao
4. Michael Shenton
34. Daniel Smith
6. Jake Trueman
27. Calum Turner
8. Liam Watts

That trip to Lourdes must have worked wonders for Fifita and Lyne!!

I reckon we have probably more injured now. Think it's 8 unavailable. To lose both halfbacks in the same game is unbelievable! To be fair they are missing both their first choice halves, and have been all season. Millington is a big loss for them. I think the forwards are quite evenly matched, depends whether Woody lasts the full 80, or how long he and Lynne last given they can't be completely right. If we match them up front, then can Rocky and Reynolds cause them enough problems, and control the game?? At least we have cover and back up this season, and Reynolds is a decent goal kicker.....

Fifita wasn't injured, but the attempt was made. Good effort but no cigar.

MCB not being in the squad could change but I'd be ok with Lyne on the wing with Horo inside him.

Team not looking too bad now assuming all 19 named are fit to play

Jowitt
MCB
Arundel
Lynne
BJB
Hampshire
Reynolds
Fifita
Wood
Kopcak
Ashurst
Kirmond
Arona

Subs Crowther ( cover for Wood )
Horo (cover for Lynne )
Pauli
King

Expect Annakin and Hurst will definitely play Monday

Must be the 1st Cas game for a while where Fifita is named in the squad. He usually just surprises everyone (not) when he runs out pre match.

WE look a whole lot stronger than most expected after the Wigan game and with Cas also short on pivots, we may still have a chance here.
Despite our injuries, Trinity will go into the game with confidence, having won 3 on the bounce and with Cas having lost 3 from their last 4, with only a "lucky" win against Wigan to show for their recent efforts, hopefully their confidence will be pretty low.

Actually looking forward to it now.

Come on Trin !

Just a shame Brough and Miller are out, but time for Reynolds and Jowitt to grasp the opportunities in their respective positions.

It's a decent squad considering it's cobbled together nature - but it feels like an uphill struggle without the main playmakers *and* finishers available.

I think we can match them up the middle - but our backs and 3/4's are going to be hard pressed. Never feel confident going into a Cas game - they've got the hoodoo over us good and proper.

Cas have been cobbled together for most of the season themselves and despite an excellent start to the season, they to are desperately short in the halves and at 9. I agree that they have an excellent 3/4 but, as has been the case recently, they are beatable and I agree that had we had Brough and Miller, we should have really fancied this one.

Brough will be a HUGE miss but, lets see what happens.

The bookies are giving us 10 start on the coupon but, lets hope it's a tighter game than that.