Taking the 2 shows where we are at in the first half.

We need to kick the front door down.
Westerman looks gassed and McShane first game for three months. Keep putting pressure on their middle and we might have some joy.

Two points is all that matters now, very scrappy low skilled game. Try apart which was sheer brilliance, it’s a poor showing from both teams.

Seem to have a prop running 2nd row channel yates and musgrove down their left side very wide out

Drinkwater finally picked the right option there,

Anyone explain why Bateman flapped his arms at Watts then just backed off him.

Drinkwater was to blame for that try with two half assed grabs

Thewlis man of the match for me


i'm not a Bateman fan at all, but even before his try i thought he was having a really good game.
Quick question, but when Yates came back on after his Yellow, Musgrove and Harrison were on the field. So who played where, Harrison and Musgrove at Prop, so what position did Yates play at that point?

Drinkwater to blame all day for the cas try. Batemans had a solid game and is improving that's all we can ask of him. Same again next week.

Thewlis has had a great game.

He done nothing wrong but not MoM

Taylor Wray is a special talent.

Vaughan walker and currie went off,

We are now guaranteed a playoff place.

Cas is a tough place to go and play expansive especially on the postage stamp of a pitch. Good win.
Interesting to note that Drinkwater moved to the right straight after the cas Try and then when Williams went off with 5 mins to go Currie ended up playing in the halves.
I thought Currie and Thewlis had a great game. Bateman looked solid. I recall from the early rounds of the season talk that Tai needed to get into shape. Well if that is getting into shape that is unbelievable because he looks as solid as a rock

I remember seeing Tai in his first game against Cats, and thinking “This guy can’t tackle, what is Burgess thinking?”. Well don’t I feel stupid now…

Tai is chiselled when he takes his shirt off. 8 pack. Pure muscle. Hits like a train. One of my favourite players.

Thewlis and Currie were our best tonight I thought. Tai is developing into a real asset.

Great we only conceded the one try. Thought the ref made some poor decisions for both teams. Need to up the intensity next week.

Agreed, I’d throw in CTW too. Assured at the back, great try and an assist. Did his job brilliantly considering it’s so early in his career. Looking forward to his next few games.

Was impressed with him done nothing wrong and once he clicks with Williams the worlds his lobster.

I mean Thewlis MOM all day long, superb player. We look a class act on a day when we were pretty poor. Great squad.

Surprised at some of the comments on here. We weren't slick with the ball but we were bang up for the game, defence was tough and organised bar one decent try. Cas were decent opposition.

Tai and Thewlis were absolute animals in defence on that right side, Senior and their centre will have all sorts of bruises. Bateman, Currie and Walker were excellent, and the Taylor-Wray try was electric.

Decent win.

2nd half we were much better. Sam conceded we "weren't where we needed to be" in the first half. Good defensively.

Two points is two points, first half both teams were guilty of poor plays, cas playing like a team with nothing to play for, Wire just couldn’t get going. Ctw, try was the highlight, which am sure we’ll all agree was a moment of individual brilliance.. Second half, Cas looked done, their middle units were gassed. Wire should have exploited that, and gone for jugular. The points difference on the table might make all the difference come end of the regular rounds. The usual stand out performers did what was necessary to make sure Wire, come back with the points. Bateman seems to be improving game on game, but that will be judged more after the next two games. I like what Powell brings to the team, Yates is never a prop, seems wasted playing him in that role.