A tough assignment, but that's what we need anyway, with the playoffs following on, even if we have some first choice players missing. The performance is more important than what's on the scoreboard at full time.

Playoffs could start a week early for us though, if we win then Cas are out. HullKR and Leeds (given their injuries) have to be viewed as easier fixtures, so Price may view it best to put Cas out now and face the losers of the Leeds KR.

Or, if we were to lose, it would make sure the Leeds vs KR game is a battle royal for that last play off spot… let them fight it out while we have a 24 hour head start on recovery with key players being rested again.

I'd have thewlis at fullback rather than ashton

I would too, but Price favoured Ashton at FB last week, so assume we'll see the same again if Ratchford is to be used elsewhere.

Personally if Thewlis is seen as our future full back, he should play there whenever possible.

Exactly, it baffled me.

I think we have seen enough this year to know you'd get the better performance from each of them, the other way around

I feel bad for matt Davis, I knew on Saturday something bad had happened by the way he was holding his arm, like he'd been bitten by a snake or something.

Yes, I was sat near him when he came off, he seemed to say straight away the bicep had come away from the tendon. Shame for him, he’s come on really well, might give an opportunity to Longstaff in the playoffs?

Sad to say but Thewlis is much better at ball control & safer at the back & Ashton is no doubt a better winger than Thewlis.
Strange selection by Mr Price.

Hilly, Philly and Coopy are back which is good news. Devastating for “Nuggety” Matt Davis. (I’m going to keep using it till it catches on).

if i may, a friends of mine coined the term 'squat people' upon matt davis arrival, usually shouted whenever he or philbin are running the ball in.

i want to say there was someone else as well, but whoever it was evades me.

I agree with you about Thewlis` position long term is fullback.

It looks like Price has decided that Thewlis will play left wing for us for the rest of this season (Unless he changes his mind about Lineham) and that is why he is leaving him on the wing?

oli holmes missing the rest of the season, with a neck injury.

now i'm getting a bit worried, this seems extremely jinxy.

3 new signings all injured, 2 very serious ones.. disappointing to say the least



Looks like we will have no option but to keep hold of Clark & Ashton as Harrison and Minikin will miss a fair chunk of next season.

Next up Powell(y) pulls a face,the wind changes and it sticks like that forever (or maybe that already happened?).

It’s a sign that we shouldn’t let Hill and Mamo go!

Would of happily kept them both out of all the others leaving..

Pity that Benjamin Jullien isn't still with us, as he could have been nougaty.

Absolutely it must be this….why move Josh for one game when he is settled? Definitely long term full back but for now he is in the team on merit as a winger and I think he will remain there for the rest of the season.

Mais oui! (Embarrassing auto correct corrected now!)

Matt Sturm

Does he sing that Randy Newman song? “Squat people got no reason…”

Don't think old Randy would get away with that these days

So am I too brave in thinking we owe Cas one for that embarrassing CC defeat and the play off would be a reasonable portion of that dish that is best taken cold?

It's Short people got no reason, not squat.

Get away with you…