North and East Stands both now sold out.

Watched it back on tv now. So many players had great moments in the game. I think it's the thing Powell mentioned, that we are a good team. As a team we kept supporting each other. It wasn't without mistakes but every time it happened someone popped up to support. Add to that the slickness of the passing when we were attacking and the fact that we had a number of 'next player up' players in the team, Powell has built a really tight unit of players. That will stand us in good stead for tougher days. Individually Jowitt was mostly outstanding. His pass for Johnstone was world class in my opinion. His tackle to stop Burgess was outstanding too. His drop out for Tom and his fielding of the kick where he had his foot over the line really shows his Super League quality. Shame he couldn't keep hold of Lewis for the try and the kick out on the full. Pratt really showed his skills. It hasn't been mentioned but he was playing on the right rather than his usual left. Many can't actually do that. He did it and looked outstanding. Sky will be talking about him every game now. Walmsley needs to work out how to get available for a pass when he makes those half breaks if he stays on the right. Pitts made 50 tackles and only missed 1. That alone is outstanding but his leadership on the field can't be underestimated. I like the Croft/Vagana split too. Croft does a lot of hard work and then Vagana comes on and really shook them around when he was hitting the line. McMeekan playing 80 minutes is ridiculous in today's game. He was good value when others would be getting tired but it will be good when Atoni and Rodwell come back to ease the strain.

[quote="PopTart":qk8emuf6]McMeekan playing 80 minutes is ridiculous in today's game. He was good value when others would be getting tired but it will be good when Atoni and Rodwell come back to ease the strain.[/quote:qk8emuf6] It will be interesting to see how DP handles McMeekan when we get some forwards back like you say. I’d love him on the field for the full 80 for his leadership and influence every game but it just isn’t going to happen. Personally I’d play him for the first and last 30mins of the game so he gets a decent break at half time and comes on firing till the finish! Seriously looking forward to getting some of the big guns and strike players back to see how get on.

On Walmsley I slightly change my mind. We definitely benefit from Russell getting us off the line but no one was able to do that today. Walmsley still got over 100 metres when he didn't actually get a run in open play. He doesn't get post contact metres like Russell but he gets to the line fast. He also made a potential try saver on Lewis when he was away. So lots to work on but he did OK in a tough game.

[quote="Another Cas Fan":3qka96hw]I agree that Jowitt has looked really good in his first two games , and was better than Evalds yesterday . However , at the time of writing Evalds was a proven SL FB , Jowitt had performed well at SL level but not to the standards we have seen from Evalds in the past . That said , if he continues to improve then he will be right up there with the best of them , but it is still early days . Perhaps I didn't give him the recognition he deserves , and although I don't think you can judge someone on a season in the Championship , he has certainly improved considerably and looks the real deal at the moment . Good luck to him in the future (except against Cas of course )[/quote:3qka96hw] Classy reply, fair play to you

[quote="PopTart":373d5346]On Walmsley I slightly change my mind. We definitely benefit from Russell getting us off the line but no one was able to do that today. Walmsley still got over 100 metres when he didn't actually get a run in open play. He doesn't get post contact metres like Russell but he gets to the line fast. He also made a potential try saver on Lewis when he was away. So lots to work on but he did OK in a tough game.[/quote:373d5346] I like Walmsley and want him to thrive. He might be an all round better winger than Matty Russell. Would Russell have made that ankle tap? Maybe not. But at this stage in the season, when teams are fit and switched on, and it’s damp and cold, you need someone who can punch their nose through and find their front quickly to swing momentum in your favour. It’s unusual, but we might see Powell picking his wingers based on the conditions and the opposition, which would be a real luxury.