hopefully get the 1st team out on friday night



cas took a hammering against saints, so they will be looking for a big performance, need to stop rangi chase

The last game I go to this year I hope the boys play well. Want to go away on Saturday morning knowing my last night in the uk for 6 months was good.

Says everything about Cas' chances because Lawrence, Grix etc would actually make us a lot stronger.

[iBROWN NAMES 19 FOR CAS CHALLENGE

1) Brett Hodgson
2) Leroy Cudjoe
3) Jamahl Lolesi
4) Paul Whatuira
5) David Hodgson
6) Kevin Brown
7) Luke Robinson
8 ) Eorl Crabtree
10) Keith Mason
11) Lee Gilmour
12) David Fa'alogo
15) Andy Raleigh
16) Darrell Griffin
19) Michael Lawrence
20) David Faiumu
21) Scott Grix
22) Martin Aspinwall
30) Adam Walker
33) Graeme Horne
34) Danny Brough


The Giants will wear their claret and gold home kit for this game.

Castelford Tigers 19 man squad is:
3. Michael Shenton, 5. Michael Wainwright, 6. Rangi Chase, 8. Mitchell Sargent, 9. Ryan Hudson, 10. Craig Huby, 12. Steve Snitch, 13. Joe Westerman, 14. Stuart Jones, 15. Liam Higgins, 16. Paul Jackson, 17. Ryan Clayton, 19. Kirk Netherton, 21. Jordan Thompson, 23. Ryan McGoldrick, 27. Shaun Ainscough, 29. Mike Cooper, 30. Chris Tuson, 31. Jonathan Walker

Referee: Steve Ganson
Video Referee: Ian Smith[/i

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Pretty strong line up, Lunt missing, hope Ganson is as good as last week and lets the game flow.

Why are there 20 names down in a 19 man squad. Is that a prinitng error or do the giants have injury concerns.

loos like an error. The super league website has a 19 man squad (no walker)
lawrence and horne to miss out for me.

They had 20 listed for Salford, yet said Eorl wasn't in the 19 yet also named him.

What is the news on Lunt

hopefully we should have our proper heads on this week and realise that you cannot underestimate any team in this league - should be too strong for Cas but then again ................
Giants by 22 !

Looking at that 19, I would go with:-

1-B Hodgson
2-L cudjoe
3-Jammer
4-Fatz
5-D Hodgson
6-K Brown
7-D Brough
8-K Mason
9-L Robinson
10-A Raleigh
11-L Gilmour
12- Fa'alogo
13-M Aspinwall

14-D Faiumu
15-S Grix
16-D Griffin
17-E Crabtree

Walker, Horne and Lawrence to miss out for me

Think Lunt is out with a wrist injury, I'd go for Bruno over Lolesi based on Bruno's form before the injury.

I'd rather have Lolesi in the centres than Bruno at the moment. Bruno's defence is better but offers little in attack like a centre should. Say that though, Bruno has time on his side and will hopefully improve in that department over the years.

you will put 50 by cas, 9 regulars out, fresh blood in , This game wont be good for the camera's thats for sure,

No Westerman or Chase for us tonight. You will hammer us easy peasy.

I think some of our players thought that last week and look what happened.

These games always end up tighter than predicted. I'll take the two points any way we can get them. One nil if that's what it takes.

I really cant see us winning. Owen, Widders, Ferres, Snitch, Chase, Westerman, Dixon, Evans, Sherwin and Massey all out. Saying that..stranger things have happened.

After what happened to us on Monday if i was a Cas fan i wouldn't be so pessimistic - Salford fans were the same !!

Like Danril says 2 points is 2 points however many we win by, should we win !

You will get 70 by us, no half backs, major unrest in the camp [url=http://castleford.dyndns.org/article.php?id=668look here[/url

We still have to perform no matter who we're playing against, Monday's game only confirms this, which I understand NB and Bumper will have driven into the players.

If they do not perform tonight I fear they'll have a very difficult week.

and Cas are one of those teams we tend to struggle against, especially at home. Lost last year in the league and were very lucky to win in the cup against them. I would like to think we should win but expecting a big score is asking for trouble IMHO no matter which side Cas put out. After all most people would have expected Saints to put 50 or 60 past the side we played at Knowsley Road last year and that didn't happen.

I wish they would turn Ganson's mike down, he is drowning out the atmosphere

Ganson wanted to be the star of the show last night due to it being on SKY. Last Friday against Catalans he had good game and hardly ever blew up

Apart from a silly 10 minutes in the 2nd hald [when we defended 5 sets on our own line, I thought our mate had a decent game. I am of the opinion that he didn't maHe did miss a few though. However, he was consistent to both sides.

Another 'Well Done, Mr G' from me.

Sorry Ivor but with Ponner on this one, thought Mr G had swallowed the pea when they were on our line for about 9 sets!!!!

He is a Primadonna who likes to be the of attention whenever the camera's are there, a good ref in my book is one who is not noticed at the end of 80mins whichever way the result has gone.

Mr Consistent he ain't!!!