A very pleasing 2 points that IMO we deserved.
A huge defensive effort with every player impressing me in shutting down the Cas attack. I thought Williamson was outstanding in both attack and defence.
Our attack was a little poor but hopefully this will improve with time. Dorn was invisible for the majority of the game but did well with his 2 scores and Orr's kicking game was generally poor. We were playing very simple tactics today with the forwards dominating I reckon so this isn't a huge concern yet.
Castleford were very poor indeed and only Shenton stood out for me. Special mention for Rangi Chase who had one of the worst games I have seen in ages
Leahy had a shocking game and the penalty count against us was huge (although at times somewhat justified as discipline was poor at times). I will be worried if he is in control of any of our matches in future.
Wells: Solid match, no mistakes, carried the ball well and swept up superbly behind the posts.
Melling: Back to his old form perhaps? A superb game. One of the only players on the field to make a break and didn't make a single mistake under the high ball.
Gafa: Didn't see a lot of ball, OK.
Howell: Caught out a couple of times in defence but carried the ball well.
Sharp: Quiet game.
Dorn: Pounced well for the interception try and looked decent in support. Didn't offer much apart from a dummy or a switch. Tackled well.
Orr: Reasonable, as mentioned earlier, kicked poorly.
Temata/Ward: Solid, workmanlike performances.
Randall: Very quiet, play the ball was too slow and few opportunities. Defended well.
Williamson: Superb.
Robinson: Didn't really notice him much.
Purdham: The usual, although the team seem to rely on him too much when it comes to the 3rd and 4th tackle, when Dorn and Orr should step up IMO.
LMS/Haggerty: Solid.
Kaye/Clubb: Solid.
Overall, pleased, but a lot of work to be done.
