37-12

FT

Ruined my day that.
Can't get out due to health issues at the moment so had been looking forward to watching on my iPad all week.
Same issues for years and the club seem oblivious to what customer service actually means.
Glad the lads won

The clubs too busy sorting hotels/flights out for Sydney to be worrying about minor things like this

Two trys from Jack Wells today

He dropped the ball with the try line wide open for what would have been his hat-trick. m.o.m. for me.

Yes, he looks a top player at this level, doesn't he?

Hearing people's woes with Wigan TV, I'm glad I decided to go to the game. Good performance, some lovely tries scored.

There were a lot of players who had big games today which is exactly what the coaching staff would have wanted. I was expecting a fairly tight game but in the end we were just far too good for Cas. Wells was outstanding as you'd imagine. He made some strong carries and his plays with Woods were causing real problems. Our front row was excellent too. Callum Field was probably the pick of the bunch but Kibula, Partington, Kilner, Barnes and Byrne all ran strong.

Harry Smith impressed me with his aggression in defence. Most of our play was going to the left so he didn't make as big a mark on the game as Woods but he did what was required very well. I was also impressed with Sam Grant. When he first came into the side he seemed small and lacking power but he's obviously gotten stronger and his footwork is incredible.

However, one player who is always quality in these games, to the point where he could easily be taken for granted, is Josh Ganson. He could have been man of the match along with several other candidates (I don't think they gave an official MOTM). He's so smart around dummy half, worked tirelessly in defence for 80 minutes and there's a lot of smart plays that start with Ganson's vision and decision making. I'd say Ganson and Wells are the two from this group who are most likely to go on to become top class players.

Congratulations to Wigan you've been the stand out team this year with a good crop of players across the board. You were just too strong for us today but still a great experience for a young Castleford side with the majority still eligible next year and 4 year ones also played in today's team which should put them in good shape for next season.

Wells,ganson and woods are outstanding players at this level and I hope they can on and make the same impact at a higher level

Fantastic performance by the 19’s again. It’s so good to see the talent continuously coming through, great for the future success of the club. For all the criticism the club gets on here surely nobody can fault the youth system, second to none

It would be lovely if the pieces could fall in to place for us in terms of development and we bring players through to the first team in the positions we need. We're well stocked at fullback, wing and centre and we have Williams in the halves who is sensational when on form. The back row is too class so that leaves us needed a smart scrum half, a prop or two and maybe a hooker with a bit more threat.

I'd be looking at giving Kibula a few games in the near future, looks very good and in a position were we aren't that good atm

How did the Ref do?

Why Giant Daz?
Do you know him by chance?

A little bit

Just before the game Wigan and I assume Castleford were informed one hour before kick off that there would only be eight interchanges in the game.
Could it be that the rule was being trialled for next year?

Well if that was the case Rogues Castleford didn't adhere to it as they had 10 interchanges.

Two of them were free because of head injury assessment



I think Wigan also had one.

Are we the only sport which introduces new rules/laws at random points throughout the season?

That’s eight wins in ten years. I have an odd feeling we made the final of the two we didn’t win. Can anyone remember if that is correct?

One year we lost to Leeds in the semi final, 2012 I think?

We lost to Saints last year and I seem to recall us not getting to a final one year.

Incredible record.

Was it not a golden point score last year against Saints?

Was it not a golden point score last year against Saints?

It was, yes. Saints were given a penalty in GP extra time to win it. To be fair, they were the best side all season, I think they won every game, in fact.