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First half was decent without being excellent. Davies and Dixon linked up well and the whole of the left side looked excellent scoring all our points down that side. Second half was shambolic and I reckon maybe the worst we've played for a long while. Made so many errors but played with very little intensity and let Sheffield dictate the speed of play. Craven's kicking game pinned us back all half and we didn't look like scoring until the last 5 mins of the game. Hard to pick too many who had good games today but thought Davies was excellent and probably won us the game setting up three tries. Dixon looked good with the ball but was poor in defence. Mo had a million carries but made a fair few errors. Farnworth was decent as was Wildie on return but aside from that it just felt like we played at a slow tempo all game and just continually let them back into the game.

Will be some big changes in the halves this week with Smith coming straight in for Craven. Imagine Dudson comes straight in for George who's out because of a HIA. Wildie and Dixon would be both straight in for me and think we have really missed both players. I'd go PLT, Dixon, O'Keefe, Davies, Pons, Smith, Drinkwater, Jay, Wildie, Farnworth, Ashurst, Taylor, Milner. subs:Ted, Dudson, Baxter, Pellisier. Wouldn't be surprised if there was few rested for the huge Bradford game which is only 5 days later . Will be very strange coming up against DC straight away after he's been such a key player for us. Oldham by 12.

Big fan of Smith especially when he was at London at Super League standard. Takes the line on and really squares up the defence which will really suit Drinkwater and especially PLT. Good solid defender as well. DC has been great for us but has looked hampered with that knee injury for most of this season although he is still class with the ball. Real shame about Logan as he has a huge amount of talent but if your heart isn't in it rugby is too tough to play. Wish him well.

Gutted but seems to have been on the cards for a while. Was outstanding for us in the first half of last season until his broken leg. Sounds like we weren't going to offer him a contract for next season anyway and Widnes is a lot closer for him so makes sense really. The way Riley was limping on Sunday and using crutches would suggest DC surely can't be allowed to leave. He's definitely carrying some sort of injury but aside from Toulouse away has still been playing decent. Logan simply doesn't look comfortable in the halves and to me is simply a full back. Farnworth is the one I simply can't understand if we do let him go. He's outstanding. The right age to kick on as a forward and become a top Championship prop. Being at the game on Sunday at ground level the amount of talk and leadership from him was very evident which you can't really tell at BP in the stand.

Stats- PLT-9 tackles. 2 offloads. 4 tackle breaks. one clean break. one try assist. 20 carries=192m Agoro-one tackle. one miss. 6 tackle breaks. one clean break. 16 carries=153m O'Keefe-12 tackles. 3 misses. 2 tackle breaks. one clean break. 9 carries=89m Davies-13 tackles. 2 misses. 11 carries=87m Pons-5 tackles. one offload. 2 tackle breaks. 15 carries=65m Astley-21 tackles. 2 misses. 5 carries=30m Drinkwater-23 tackles. one try assist. 5 carries=41m J Chapelhow-29 tackles. 3 misses. one tackle break. 7 carries=47m Taylor-33 tackles. 3 misses. 2 carries=24m Farnworth-35 tackles. one miss. 8 carries=72m Ashurst-44 tackles. one miss. one tackle break. 11 carries=75m Lannon-27 tackles. 8 carries=80m Milner-28 tackles. 3 misses. one tackle break. 6 carries=49m subs T Chapelhow-20 tackles. one tackle break. one try assist. 11 carries=89m Baxter-19 tackles. 4 misses. one tackle break. 11 carries=74m Hirst-16 tackles. one miss. one tackle break. 12 carries=123m Pellisier-15 tackles. one miss. 2 carries=11m PLT, Mo, Ted and Hirst fantastic.

He was absolutely unreal for Widnes on Sunday. Definitely a Super League player and good one at that.

Good comfortable win without playing particularly great. First half we let Widnes control the tempo of the game and we didn't really look like scoring aside from a kick. Second half was much better going forward with George and Ted in particular. Felt the wind really affected the passing for both teams so there wasn't much side to side rugby. Thought Baxter had his best game in an Oldham shirt, really got stuck in and played with lots of energy which is all we need from him. Thought Widnes worked extremely hard but with no recognised halves for 75 mins of the game they were never going to look that threatening. Thought Condon looked outstanding for his first game and O'Keefe and Astley actually did very well to contain as much as they did. Think with Wildie and Dixon back in the team over the next few weeks we are ready to take the next step up with our performances.

21 man squad the same as last week so you would expect the same 17. Only change I can really see would be Mo coming back and moving Johnson to the other wing to replace Pons who after a great start has had a couple of tricky games. Been impressed with the toughness of Widnes from what I've seen of them. They've had loads of injuries all across the park but they always seem to turn up and put in a decent performance. Not been to Sedgley Park for a long time but I love their pitch which really allows for plenty of good rugby. Think it's a good chance for our outside backs to show their quality especially after last weeks game where the pitch was so small you couldn't play any rugby. Oldham by 8.

Some of the signings for next season are going to be unreal. Some of the signings I've been told would be the best players I've ever seen in an Oldham shirt. Really hope we can keep the majority of this years squad but you can imagine JT, Dudson, ET retiring. Then Tyrer and Astley simply haven't played enough to know if they're up to Championship standard and be unlikely to stay. We must keep the twins, they've been pound for pound the best signings we've made since BQ and Ford came in. Would happily keep everyone else from the squad but it depends if they want to play every week or are happy to be a squad member such as the likes of Lawton and Moran who we've already seen go out on loan. Think people are going to be surprised how good a squad we'll have next season.

Full video is on the Halifax channel. You could definitely feel the impact of the pitch dimensions when watching the game back. There is just no space out wide so you can condense your defensive line and really reduce the metres of the average carry. I'm a big Aldridge fan but he really struggled in his only stint in the first 15 mins with his passing. He's still very young for a hooker but when Wildie comes back I think we're going to go to another level. O'Keefe is a quality player, just needs game time.

Think if you just click past that page and purchase like normal it does say Sedgley park on the ticket

Stats- PLT-3 tackles. one miss. one offload. 4 tackle breaks. 21 carries=163m Johnson-7 tackles. 15 carries=72m O'Keefe-22 tackles. 2 misses. 4 tackle breaks. 7 carries=56m Davies-7 tackles. one miss. 13 carries=89m Pons-4 tackles. 3 misses. one tackle break. 11 carries=57m Craven-18 tackles. one offload. one tackle break. 7 carries=33m Drinkwater-14 tackles. 3 misses. one offload. one tackle break. 2 try assists. 4 carries=25m J Chapelhow-36 tackles. one miss. 3 tackle breaks. 9 carries=68m Aldridge-15 tackles. one miss. Hirst-24 tackles. one miss. 7 carries=49m Ashurst-38 tackles. 3 misses. one offload. 10 carries=61m Lannon-37 tackles. 2 misses. 11 carries=71m Milner-29 tackles. one miss. one offload. 10 carries=35m subs Farnworth-30 tackles. 3 misses. 2 offloads. one tackle break. one clean break. 15 carries=78m Taylor-26 tackles. one miss. 5 carries=28m T Chapelhow-24 tackles. one miss. 10 carries=54m Pellisier-21 tackles. one tackle break. one clean break. one try assist. 9 carries=76m

Crucial win but a very average performance. Felt we should have controlled that game when we were 13 points in front on two separate occasions but some poor errors and terrible refereeing kept letting them back in the game and by the end we were really hanging on. Farnworth, Pellisier and O'Keefe were excellent. Farnworth was great off the bench was easily our best forward. Pellisier continues to be fantastic off the bench and made a crucial break to set up a try straight after half time. O'Keefe looked excellent considering he has barely played this season and both in attack and defence had plenty of impact.

Don't agree at all with that. Barrow we essentially didn't have our best 7 players available. Think the only change will be Musgrove out and Forster/Baxter coming onto the bench. I'd go: PLT, Mo, Johnson, Davies, Pons, Craven, Drinkwater, Jay, Bailey, Hirst, Ashurst, Lannon, Milner. subs: Farnworth, Ted, Pellisier, Forster/Baxter. Can't wait for this game. Wish it was being played at the Shay as that's one of my favourite away grounds but I think this will be a cracking game. If Mo is struggling then maybe Johnson to wing and O'Keefe into the centres. Halifax are missing a couple of their best players in Woodburn-Hall and Johnson who had a stormer in the reverse fixture but have a few forwards available who they've really missed. Oldham by 6.

Brilliant news. He has been absolutely superb this season.

Stats- PLT-3 tackles. one miss. 2 offloads. 2 tackle breaks. one try assist. 19 carries=124m Agoro-6 tackles. 2 misses. one clean break. 8 carries=49m Johnson-17 tackles. one miss. one tackle break. 7 carries=41m Davies-9 tackles. one tackle break. one clean break. 12 carries=59m Pons-4 tackles.3 misses. one tackle break. 11 carries=65m Craven-18 tackles. 4 misses. 2 carries=6m Drinkwater-14 tackles. one try assist. 9 carries=57m J Chapelhow-13 tackles. one tackle break. 3 carries=29m Aldridge-28 tackles. 2 misses. one try assist. 3 carries=21m Hirst-30 tackles. 2 misses. 4 tackle breaks. 9 carries=50m Ashurst-29 tackles. 11 carries=58m Lannon-34 tackles. 2 misses. one tackle break. 4 carries=34m Milner-16 tackles. 2 misses. 2 tackle breaks. 9 carries=68m subs Farnworth-13 tackles. 6 carries=40m T Chapelhow-24 tackles. 2 tackle breaks. 11 carries=74m Pellisier-14 tackles. 2 misses. one tackle break. 5 carries=46m Musgrove-16 tackles. 2 misses. 2 tackle breaks. one clean break. 10 carries=95m

Agree with all of the above. Such a frustrating loss as I felt we were right in the game but some really poor mistakes and our inability to defend them cost us hugely. They are a very disciplined side and just wear you down with their fitness and combined with the ridiculous heat those last two tries blew out the score. Really thought we were going to win at 14-8 when we were a had a spell on their line but we just didn't do enough at the time and then they scored off a kick to take the game away from us. Thought the pack was great. Hirst has been phenomenal since starting at prop. Ted and Zane off the bench were superb as usual but I thought the stand out was Pellisier off the bench. Absolute dynamite out of dummy half but we really need to support him. He had 4 or 5 key runs and not one player went with him in the second half. Unfortunately thought DC had a bit of a nightmare. Gave away numerous penalties and looked really slow with the ball. Thought PLT got a bit of schooling from Ashall-Bott on how to play at full back as he was unreal. The errors from Pons and Mo were very costly in the first half and we really need to cut those unforced errors out of own game. Lots of positives still but I do think we are probably 4th or 5th best in the league which I would have snatched your hand off for before the start of the season. Massive game next week against Fax.

I'd go PLT, Mo, Johnson, Davies, Pons, Craven, Drinkwater, Jay, Aldridge, Hirst, Ashurst, Lannon, Milner. subs:Ted, Pellisier, Zane, Farnworth Think this might be a cracking game although the heat is going to be a massive factor. Think we've got the pack to match them but their back three worries me especially away from home as they can score from anywhere. Wouldn't be surprised to see Elijah in the team and just let him tackle everything but the pack has been outstanding the last two games and Farnworth has been superb out on dual reg. I reckon we can win this. They are a very disciplined and fit team as they showed in the reverse fixture but I think we look a lot stronger now than six weeks ago .Oldham by 2.

He's a class player and should be starting for us every week. Much better at Loose Forward though than at prop

Stats- PLT-4 tackles. 2 offloads. 13 tackle breaks. 3 clean breaks. one try assist. 23 carries=198m Johnson-4 tackles. one miss. 7 tackle breaks. 2 clean breaks. 17 carries=117m Dean-9 tackles. one offload. one try assist. 4 carries=19m Davies-7 tackles. 2 misses. one offload. one try assist. 17 carries=116m Pons-4 tackles. 3 tackle breaks. one clean break. 13 carries=90m Craven-9 tackles. one miss. one tackle break. one try assist. 7 carries=48m Drinkwater-6 tackles. 3 tackle breaks. 2 clean breaks. 3 try assists. 6 carries=78m Hirst-28 tackles. one offload. 4 tackle breaks. 2 clean breaks. 13 carries=183m Aldridge-16 tackles. one miss. one offload. one tackle break. one try assist. 4 carries=33m J Chapelhow-18 tackles. one offload. one tackle break. one clean break. 13 carries=125m Ashurst-32 tackles. 12 carries=90m Lannon-23 tackles. 2 misses. one offload. 4 tackle breaks. one clean break. 17 carries=140m Milner-8 tackles. one offload. 3 carries=16m subs Dudson-4 tackles. one tackle break. one clean break. 5 carries=40m T Chapelhow-24 tackles. 2 misses. one tackle break. 13 carries=119m Pellisier-30 tackles. one miss. one offload. 5 tackle breaks. 2 clean breaks. one try assist. 10 carries=108m Musgrove-18 tackles. one miss, 2 offloads. 3 tackle breaks. 16 carries=83m Hirst phenomenal. Jay, Ted,, Drinky, PLT and Lannon superb as well

First half was absolutely outstanding. Complete domination right from the first whistle until the hooter. I think we've found the balance of the team now with Craven and Drinky in the halves. Pellisier has been a revelation off the bench and Zane has been excellent but the two quieter signings in Davies and Lannon have been superb and really changed our season. Second half we understandably turned the energy down and hopefully the couple who came off were precautionary. Don't like to say it but I thought Hunslet were absolutely terrible. Jowitt was good as was their 25 at loose forward. George Hirst was phenomenal a prop. Hunslet simply couldn't cope with his physicality. Craven was brilliant at stand off as was Drinkwater. If we play it smart with these two in terms of resting them I think we can have a great end to the season. Thought PLT was great again as well focusing mainly down the middle and let the halves control the ball. The rest of the team was great as well.

Sounds like Johnson will be playing and we're being cautious with Mo and not pushing his injury which makes sense with a few weeks off to fully recover that muscle injury. I'd go: PLT, Johnson, Dean, Davies, Pons, Craven, Drinkwater, Jay, Aldridge, Hirst, Ashurst, Lannon, Milner. subs: Ted, Pellisier ,Musgrove, Dudson. Feel confident on this one if we maintain the standards shown last week. Looking at the Hunslet team they have some handy players but across the squads we have the stronger team and we should be going there and showing our quality. Oldham by 14.

Absolutely terrible squad management. Lawton, Moran and Farnworth should be in our team every week if fit. All should be in our starting side never mind the 17. Forster makes sense to dual reg as he's very talented but needs to play every week. Really hope we don't lose any of these players who were so good for us last year just so we can sign more 35+ aged players.

Stats- PLT-4 tackles. 2 misses. 2 offloads. 4 tackle breaks. one clean break. one try assist. 26 carries=211m Agoro-one tackle. one miss. 2 tackle breaks. 13 carries=104m Dean-6 tackles. 3 misses. one tackle break. 10 carries=33m Davies-2 tackles. 3 tackle breaks. 2 clean breaks. one try assist. 17 carries=134m Pons-3 tackles. 3 misses. 4 tackle breaks. one clean break. 14 carries=85m Craven-19 tackles. 2 misses. 2 tackle breaks. one try assist. 8 carries=31m Drinkwater-15 tackles. one offload. one tackle break. one try assist. 10 carries=47m J Chapelhow-27 tackles. one miss. one tackle break. 5 carries=33m Aldridge-26 tackles. 2 misses. 3 carries=27m Hirst-33 tackles. 12 carries=87m Ashurst-32 tackles. 2 misses. 3 tackle breaks. one clean break. 12 carries=87m Lannon-32 tackles. 3 misses. one tackle break. one clean break. 13 carries=101m Milner-31 tackles. 3 misses. one offload. one tackle break. 4 carries=26m subs Dudson-11 tackles. one miss. one tackle break. one try assist. 4 carries=23m T Chapelhow-20 tackles. one miss. 4 tackle breaks. 14 carries=93m Pellisier-19 tackles. 3 tackle breaks. 4 carries=38m Musgrove-23 tackles. 2 misses. 2 offloads. 3 tackle breaks. one try assist. 17 carries=111m Really just excellent team performance.

Fantastic team performance for 80 mins today. The injuries have really hampered us in the last 6 weeks but today was the first time we had a fully fit backline. The pack were superb both starting and off the bench. The balance of the team just looked right straight away with Craven back in the halves. Musgrove was unreal and brought tremendous impact off the bench. Pons absolutely superb on debut both in attack and defence as they peppered him with kicks in the first half and he took everything with aplomb. Thought Hirst was great again this time starting at prop and think he's really growing into the season. Ted brilliant back in his usual role off the bench. Mo was excellent as always. Lannon looked very good out wide in the second row and could solve our problem there. Pellisier has been a great signing and I think once we adapt to his style we can cause havoc through the middle. Can't wait for Hunslet next week. Come on Oldham