Err yea we're fans, we are gonna be bias, hardly a Eureka moment realising that is it

I really don't want to get involved in people's petty squabbles (not my scene), but I've just watched SL Fulltime & during BJB's 1st try for Wakefield he runs into the referee. Whilst I personally think that this is anything but a punishable offence, can anyone tell me why it is any different to Ablett's alleged offense? If so, we can assume that it is OK to contact the referee on attack, but not if you're a defender.

Nothing to do with bias, just very different incidents. I didn't even condemn Carney and think his ban is harsh. I condemned the refs not doing anything. On this occasion with Ablett the ref can't tell what's happened wrt to it being accidental or not as he's not facing the player and watching the video the ref never stops looking towards the ball even when he's getting back up so doubt he could even be sure who the player was he collided with.

In 2015 there was always a belief that in a one off match Leeds could beat anyone - that team had earned that view based on previous performances - even you cannot say that about the current team?

Quite correct, I make no apologies for once again stating the rhinos squad is the weakest for a long time. It's highly unlikely with this squad we will win any silverware this season. If we do I will be the first to hold my hand up and say I was wrong.

They're all at it!

This hindsight confidence really wasn't prevalent on this board in 2015. Your big thing leading into that season was to point out our failure to beat any of the big teams in the 2nd half of the 2014 season and telling me the CC semi and final didn't count.

Rumours of Rangi Chase not playing due to off field incidents.

<edit> No longer a rumour. Now confirmed that he's definitely not playing.
That didn't take long. It'll be the other one next.

Chase not in the Cas squad.

Sal Paradise in making stuff up shocker! For the 2nd time in a week!!

Not sure how much he'll be missed if at all.
I thought he was pretty anonymous last week.

McShane for Rangi

From Cas Tigers Website

Garbutt, Ward & JJB given until the 11th hour to play the game. Garbutt tore a pec in training. I would hope that if they are carrying the injuries, they don't play, especially Ward & JJB.

Golding
Briscoe Watkins Moon Hall
Mcguire Burrow
Singleton Parcell Cuthbertson
Keinhorst Delaney
Sutcliffe

Walters Ormondroyd Baldwinson Mullally

Yeah, Gale pulls the strings for them.

Garbutt out, Delaney & Handley in the 19.
JJB & Ward must be real doubts I'd have thought.
Does not make our task any easier, even worse if Ablett is banned tonight.
Hard to see past a Cas win.

I don't get the logic in Handley being included when we are short in the forwards. No Mullally or Baldwinson is shocking.

Must be Hall to second row at last

Especially when you consider Mullally & Baldwinson had decent games for Fev at weekend at Delaney was anonymous.

Why are folk surprised?

Where's our 19?

Maybe to be expected if BD's just getting over an injury. That's not to say he should be picked ahead of the youngsters and might be a reason why he shouldn't. Not sure BM won't take that view too when the 17s finalised.

not sure they are surprised . biggest worry for Cas is his drinking partner is Zak

I never said I was confident I said there was a belief on this board that with Sinfield and Peacock in the team that anything was possible and many on here had seen McDermott's attitude to the regular season before.

And there will still be posters naive enough to believe Baldwinson is not treated badly.