[PopTart]

Re: Squad for Cas game : Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:54 am  

We just didn't have the size. Fifita and Scruton were the only out and out props. Arona covering and Molloy covering too.
Molloy went down so we were then even lighter.

Fifita stayed on for long minutes and had a great game but when he went off for a rest they took a hold.

Tried our best but that wasn't our day. They worked out our weak point and hit it hard.
It won't be like that every time.

Need Anderson back with Fifita and Scruton for Warrington. Arona can then cover 4th prop without dropping intensity. Simon would be better if he was back.

Re: Squad for Cas game : Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:01 am  

Just a special mention here regarding Arona.

He has been good for us this year. He can cover front and back row effectively, and like Sio and Ashurst, dont think he has missed a game for us since Chester came in. The only games I think he didnt play in were the wo earlier in the season when he was banned

Re: Squad for Cas game : Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:17 am  

Towns88 wrote:

Aye congratulations on beating as good as 3 lower league sides to get there

You have to play who you are drawn against in the cup

Re: Squad for Cas game : Mon Jul 25, 2016 12:46 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

You have to play who you are drawn against in the cup

I know , my point was more, if given the same draw I'd back us to be there too! That said, good luck on Saturday.

Re: Squad for Cas game : Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:44 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

I know , my point was more, if given the same draw I'd back us to be there too! That said, good luck on Saturday.

How much cash did you lose that year you played Fev?

Re: Squad for Cas game : Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:05 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

I know , my point was more, if given the same draw I'd back us to be there too! That said, good luck on Saturday.

That's such a Cas attitude

If me father was me uncle if me....oh wait a minute

Re: Squad for Cas game : Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:13 pm  

PopTart wrote:

We just didn't have the size. Fifita and Scruton were the only out and out props. Arona covering and Molloy covering too.
Molloy went down so we were then even lighter.

Fifita stayed on for long minutes and had a great game but when he went off for a rest they took a hold.

Tried our best but that wasn't our day. They worked out our weak point and hit it hard.
It won't be like that every time.

Need Anderson back with Fifita and Scruton for Warrington. Arona can then cover 4th prop without dropping intensity. Simon would be better if he was back.

Size has been the issue all year for me which in a way is a compliment to the squad. We do need another big prop to help out Fifita (if he stops) and England but it's our S/R that really gets billie.

In Ashurst, Kirmond and Tupou we have 3 very similar players and all three are on the light side and none are overly pacey. Backing them up we have Anakin and we can all see the issue there and Molloy. None of them are line breakers and none are powerful enough to exhaust the opposition.

The minute I saw us and Cas warming up I feared the worse, I was quite surprised after 60 minutes to still be in it. It wasn't just the size issue, I think because we hadn't pulled away in the first half like we should have minds wandered towards next saturday and I think Cas twigged that.

Re: Squad for Cas game : Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:19 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

Massive? FFS we've done well throughout the season covering injuries and suspensions. Did you miss the game in Perpignan. We've now had to rest a few and ask others to try their best "without getting injured" Reality check required.

Strength in depth - might not be owt to do with it. You could put it down to Powell been a better "polisher" than Chester maybe ?

Re: Squad for Cas game : Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:59 pm  

Tigerade wrote:

Strength in depth - might not be owt to do with it. You could put it down to Powell been a better "polisher" than Chester maybe ?

Last Sunday had more to do with being down to 1 interchange with 3 forwards injured.
We'll see you in the Super 8's but, if we manage a win against Warrington on Sunday, our team may be even weaker than it was on Sunday

Re: Squad for Cas game : Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:29 pm  

Tigerade wrote:

Strength in depth - might not be owt to do with it. You could put it down to Powell been a better "polisher" than Chester maybe ?

Well that's disappointing, I thought that after all the boasting from your mates how you'd beaten us with your reserve team, you at least had come on here to apologise for some of your fans behaviour with the flares on Sunday, especially as you were one of them with the most to say when it happened at your place, apparently not