Match Thread. Featherstone Rovers v Leeds Sunday 31st January 2016

[marklaspalmas]

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[marklaspalmas]

Early 2nd half try to taulapapa, but Leeds in again. Into the last quarter and it's Rovers 22 Leeds 16. Close.....

[marklaspalmas]

Tries to Craven and Hardman in the final quarter see Rovers home. Final score Rovers 32 Leeds 16

[fev4evatiggerneva]

Decent hit out in poor conditions. We look to have plenty of options in attack with briggs thacks and craven, a few games together and better conditions and there going to be very exciting, briggs looks back to his best and ormondroyd is a beast and going to be a real handful this year in the championship, did someone say thackeray can't tackle,think Baldwinson and Achurch would disagree after he shot them 1 after the other.

[ROVERS FOREVER]

Matty Wilde broken leg by the looks. We've got a good team put together here. Think John Davies is one of best signings we've made.

[elppaxr2i]

Yes we played some off the cuff stuff well considering the weather especially in 1st half

It appears already that Briggs Craven and Thacks will be massive assets to us after just 1 game all together

Ormonroyd was massive in the middle

Loosing wildie a massive blow, cant who see our starting hookers will be - Sam day appears out of favour and not liked by JS judging on his pre season mins - 5 mins last week and not even in the team today

Can see us giving Leeds a ring ths week for a hooker

Though saying that was not impressed by any of the potential Leeds players we could have bar Ashton Golding and i include Baldwinson in that list

[elppaxr2i]

Matty Wilde broken leg by the looks. We've got a good team put together here. Think John Davies is one of best signings we've made.

wildie was hobbling about in the clubhouse after the game so no leg break but may be a knee ptoblem

[The Phantom Horseman]

Loosing wildie a massive blow, cant who see our starting hookers will be - Sam day appears out of favour and not liked by JS judging on his pre season mins - 5 mins last week and not even in the team today

Can see us giving Leeds a ring ths week for a hooker

 

 

Apparently Beau Falloon who was due to play today (the only 1st teamer due to play) broke a toe in training this week, dunno if that will affect his availability for next week but might impact on the availability to us of someone like Jordan Lilley, who can play hooker.

Can only guess that part of Sam Day's lack of minutes has been down to Davies being a surprise package at hooker. Day's tiny but he doesn't back down and I hope he's not out of Sharp's plans.

[ROVERS FOREVER]

elppaxr2i, on 31 Jan 2016 - 5:46 PM, said:

wildie was hobbling about in the clubhouse after the game so no leg break but may be a knee ptoblem

That's good to know, better than a broken leg!

[fev4evatiggerneva]

Hope cording gets a good settled stint in the back row this season. Quality player been messed about a bit though since he's been at Fev used as cover in the centres subbing and back row. Keep him in the back row and we will see the best from him.

[elppaxr2i]

WILDIE UPDATE

No leg break - heard summat pop in knee and hip wont be fit next week off to hosp for a scan

[fev4evatiggerneva]

Let's hope it's not ligament damage can be worse than a break. Looked lively early on and the attack a lot more fluent.

[Gazmeister]

It looks as though Leeds like to give Ashton Golden the MOTM before he even plays. Every game yawn.

He was pretty average today and conceded some poor tackles especially in the first half. Will Feath bring him in before Craven? Surely not.

The only player today from Leeds who could slot in is Lilley.

Even if that is at Hooker. 9 seemed a weak point today.

[fev4evatiggerneva]

Don't think golden looked interested for big parts of the game but seemed to instrument there move under the sticks in the second half where he went over for 1 and showed his class when he wanted to. Am pretty happy with craven though and would find it hard to slot him in seen as he's a full back of stand off. Ash Handley the other candidate to come in didn't show much and I'd say Johnson got the better of him a few times, johnson dropped a few balls due to the conditions but would have been round him on a few occasions in better conditions.

[elppaxr2i]

Everyone banging on about Baldy too slotting straight in but thought our four forwards were a lot better than him today and desrve their chance next week, id be unhappy seeing baldy get a spot next week ahead of our own forwards

You can chalk lilley off the DR list for the time being, Leeds dont have any hookers following Falloons injury

[The Blues Ox]

A little birdie tells me you made another re-signing yesterday..............

[leep]

Who would that be then

[plug]

Hope it's barlow from leigh

[oldrover]

A little birdie tells me you made another re-signing yesterday..............

does that mean you got it off twitter

[The Blues Ox]

Hope it's barlow from leigh

 

Doubt Barlow will be playing for anyone for a while.

 

It was non playing BTW.

[Robin Evans]

He's on about poskitt .... at least that's what I assume you're inferring oxy boy

[elppaxr2i]

Poskitt been working with/for MC in a non rugby role regarding an outside rugby business venture for weeks

The carrier pidgeon got held up on its way to Calderdale i assume did it oxy boy? A giant tree in the way?

[Robin Evans]

Poskitt been working with/for MC in a non rugby role regarding an outside rugby business venture for weeks

The carrier pidgeon got held up on its way to Calderdale i assume did it oxy boy? A giant tree in the way?

[The Blues Ox]

Poskitt been working with/for MC in a non rugby role regarding an outside rugby business venture for weeks

 

 

Im not quite sure what the point you are trying to make is. He was still involved with your chairman when he was at Fax.

[elppaxr2i]

Im not quite sure what the point you are trying to make is. He was still involved with your chairman when he was at Fax.

If you say so oxy boy