I don't think we have been as poor as people have made out. You have to give credit to the other sides too.



Cas last night came out as though it was a final. It's something as RL fans we go on and on about. The NRL having that week in week out intensity. Well at the moment whilst the rest of the league may not have that week in week out intensity. Saints and the opposition are providing this. Whether they are stepping up their game for us, or it just so happens that we are catching teams on a good week, they are certainly providing us with a stiff test, which will only benefit us in the long run.

In the last 3 weeks we've played 1st vs 2nd twice and last years league leaders. They're of course going to do things to interrupt our patterns and not let us play the way we want to. We've had as hard a run as any, playing teams in form (when we played Wakefield they were rolling off two 50 point wins) - and we've come through each test so far.



We have made things harder for ourselves at times (the first 60 seconds of last night, for example!) and I don't think we've strung a full 80minute performance together yet, but until august it's about stating intent, and we've certainly done that so far!

No team can be on top form week in week out, but it's certain we'll require to front up from the off next Friday. If our pack get at least parity with their Wigan counterparts I'd expect our backs to win us the match.

Goons are not playing all that well at the moment, its only Matt Bowen whose playing with any form these last couple of games.

Did anyone else notice Walmsley up end a Cas player during the game? I can't remember who it was but he hurt his shoulder and his legs were definitely lifted above the horizontal. I'm hoping he doesn't get a ban for the Wigan game.



Maybe I'm being paranoid but this season I have no idea when someone has done something worthy of a ban.

Bowen should be easy to deal with defensively as he doesn't have the 'slippery eel' effect like Tomkins had. Tomkins struggled against the top sides and bowen is no different so far.



Leeds set the bench mark on how to defend against wigan (umbrella style defence) and we need to do something similar in Friday.

Bowens try return from fullback is the best in the league (match for match)

Your post has no relevance to the one that you're quoting.

I thought Bowen was a fat plodder???



He was in that first round.

They didn't last time we played them, they leaked 22 points to send us into the grand final

Looked pretty good scoring full lengthers in 3 of his last 4 games

At some point in the game Luke Walsh is going to cop a high tackle from one of Wane's thugs So we need to be ready for a bit of Biff?