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“The players and coaching staff are a little bit frustrated so we’ve got some things to improve on.

“I think sometimes scoring a lot of points is an issue for us because we’re looking for them before we do the work that’s needed to get them.

“We’ve talked about respecting the ball a fair bit more. At times in the second half we were still a little bit loose.

“We want to improve on that significantly in terms of a bit more of a tidier game.

“But there are so many quality players in the team that we’re a real threat when we’ve got the ball in our hands.

“It was a complete mix tonight. It was hard to watch at times but at other times you just sit back and say, ‘Wow.’”

Castleford are top by virtue of their impressive points difference - they have scored 281 in just seven games - and hold a three-point advantage over Wigan, who they face next Thursday.

“We’ve had an outstanding start to the season and are happy with where we are,” added Powell.

“We’ve got some tough challenges coming up. We play Wigan next week and they’ll be fired up after losing a couple of games.

“We’re going to need to be a lot tidier.”

Coach Denis Betts credited his team’s “dogged determination” after Widnes picked up their first Betfred Super League win of the season at Leigh.

The Vikings led 25-24 with only 18 minutes remaining but they produced a final push to hold off the Centurions and secure a 37-24 victory.

Betts said: “To say it was a gutsy performance is an understatement. We had 11 probable starters sat in the stand and lost two players to concussion in the first 20 minutes. For the last 20 minutes I had no subs left. It was a massive effort. There is a dogged determination within the group.”