Thur 28th Mar: SL: Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos KO 20:00 (Sky/SuperLeague+)

[LeytherRob]

They really need to do something about players feigning injury hoping for VR intervention. It's getting ridiculous now. 

[dkw]

1 minute ago, Roy Haggerty said:

That was pretty cynical from Westerman, I thought. Clearly trying to get the tackler carded for a fairly innocuous contact. Thought the officials made the right call. 

Westerman should have went off with that green card with that, very cynical as you say.

[meast]

3 minutes ago, Hopie said:

Players stop play to wait for a replay...

It's a terribly cynical tactic to get an opponent into trouble isn't it?

[meast]

3 minutes ago, Roy Haggerty said:

That was pretty cynical from Westerman, I thought. Clearly trying to get the tackler carded for a fairly innocuous contact. Thought the officials made the right call. 

Yep, poor from Westerman that, it's a contact sport ffs, cynical stuff and he should have been penalised for not playing the ball.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Cas testing Leeds line defence now.

[meast]

4 minutes ago, LeytherRob said:

They really need to do something about players feigning injury hoping for VR intervention. It's getting ridiculous now. 

What happened to the green card?

[DavidM]

1 minute ago, meast said:

It's a terribly cynical tactic to get an opponent into trouble isn't it?

Yes . We’re following where the NRL leads again with that one 

[wakeyranger]

Fair play to cas. Playing some good rugby, just need to start making this possession count.

[Roy Haggerty]

What would stop it is the green card. If you think you’ve had a head contact so hard that you can’t play the ball normally, the ref should immediately deem you in need of an HIA and green card you. 
 

 

[LeytherRob]

4 minutes ago, Roy Haggerty said:

That was pretty cynical from Westerman, I thought. Clearly trying to get the tackler carded for a fairly innocuous contact. Thought the officials made the right call. 

It's kind of funny seeing a guy most famous for(on the field that is) his no nonsense approach tk knocking his kneecap back in place in the middle of a tackle so he can continue playing, clutching his face like a premier league footballer. 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Leeds defence under constant pressure - it’s not been the game so far that many were predicting and better for it.

[tiffers]

How many more errors do Leeds need to make before Cas punish them??

[Futtocks]

Cas may regret not getting points from that period of pressure, even if it was just a couple.

[wakeyranger]

Can see Leeds scoring next tbh...

[DavidM]

Cas attack is pretty ponderous and blunt 

[Roy Haggerty]

So often when one side has all the territory and possession but doesn’t score, their opponents then go the length against run of play. Cas need to score. 

[Hopie]

Leeds attack has been terrible, but their defence has been decent. Nil - Nil seems fair so far.

[Futtocks]

Well, the last play of the half was a whole lot of fun, but still no points.

[wakeyranger]

Quite enjoying this one so far. It's much better than I thought it was going to be at least.

[Gerrumonside ref]

How much will making 189 tackles in a half impact on Leeds second half do you reckon?

Edited March 28 by Gerrumonside ref

[MZH]

27 minutes ago, MZH said:

I'm not convinced that we will see a try tonight. Dour.

Scratch that, I'm not sure we will see a point tonight!

[N2022]

If you took away a tackle per possession would you get more play like that last Leeds play?

[Just Browny]

Belting game so far. Pitch is a quagmire, but clean ruck, very few errors and some decent play by both sides. Not clear how Cas score unless it's off a kick though.

[snapski]

Half decent halves and we would be 18 up. 

[Josef K]

I have enjoyed the first half. Cas are missing a player who can create something. You can’t beat the old fashioned stadium when it is lashing it down, but i would sooner have the new so called sanitised Lego built stadiums if it keeps me dry.