28-29 Jul: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[John Drake]

Discuss this week's Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 28th JULY
Toronto Wolfpack v Featherstone Rovers KO 6.30 (UK time) (TV)
Toulouse Olympique v Dewsbury Rams KO 5pm (UK Time)

SUNDAY 29th JULY
Barrow Raiders v London Broncos KO 3pm
Batley Bulldogs v Swinton Lions KO 3pm
Halifax v Rochdale Hornets KO 3pm
Leigh Centurions v Sheffield Eagles KO 3pm
 

[FearNothing]

31 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this week's Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 28th JULY
Toronto Wolfpack v Featherstone Rovers KO 6.30 (UK time) (TV)
Toulouse Olympique v Dewsbury Rams KO 5pm (UK Time)

SUNDAY 29th JULY
Barrow Raiders v London Broncos KO 3pm
Batley Bulldogs v Swinton Lions KO 3pm
Halifax v Rochdale Hornets KO 3pm
Leigh Centurions v Sheffield Eagles KO 3pm
 

Should be relatively easy to pick the winners, much harder for the scores  

[fevtom]

Toronto by 20

Toulouse by 20

London by 20

Batley by 20

Haliax by 20

Leigh by 20

[bromleybulldog]

Will Leigh have 17 players left by Sunday?

[phiggins]

15 minutes ago, bromleybulldog said:

Will Leigh have 17 players left by Sunday?

Yes, but that 17 will include Derek Beaumont, Keiron Cunningham and Parky Pig.

[dunno much]

Toronto 18

Toulouse 36

London 26

Batley 12

Halifax 42

Leigh 22

[Quinskolar]

No way of telling what sort of side Leigh will put out or what mood their heads may be in. 

[morty]

a full Raiders squad would've given London a game at Craven Park but with all the missing injured players I fear another drubbing

[Snowman123]

Just a note folks with your predictions.

2nd place depends on points /gd.  Toulouse are 18 points clear of London.   Toulouse have to really pile on the points so that London are out of reach.

the problem for Toulouse and the advantage for London is they will have a benchmark to go for on the following day, 

These have to be big scoring games. Both have to win big.  Can Barrow hold London  back on Sunday ?  Will they want to ? 

[ojx]

Toronto Wolfpack v Featherstone Rovers    -  by 12
Toulouse Olympique v Dewsbury Rams    -  by 50
Barrow Raiders v London Broncos    -  by 32
Batley Bulldogs v Swinton Lions    -  by 10
Halifax v Rochdale Hornets    -  by 24
Leigh Centurions v Sheffield Eagles    -  by 2

[tim2]

1 hour ago, Snowman123 said:

Just a note folks with your predictions.

2nd place depends on points /gd.  Toulouse are 18 points clear of London.   Toulouse have to really pile on the points so that London are out of reach.

the problem for Toulouse and the advantage for London is they will have a benchmark to go for on the following day, 

These have to be big scoring games. Both have to win big.  Can Barrow hold London  back on Sunday ?  Will they want to ? 

Barrow might still go down on points difference. They have to make an effort.

[Snowman123]

10 minutes ago, tim2 said:

Barrow might still go down on points difference. They have to make an effort.

How’s Barrow’s squad strength looking and home game record against the top teams ( except the 70 points put the n them by TO ?

 

33 minutes ago, ojx said:

Toronto Wolfpack v Featherstone Rovers    -  by 12
Toulouse Olympique v Dewsbury Rams    -  by 50
Barrow Raiders v London Broncos    -  by 32
Batley Bulldogs v Swinton Lions    -  by 10
Halifax v Rochdale Hornets    -  by 24
Leigh Centurions v Sheffield Eagles    -  by 2

If London score as freely as TO did they will go comfortably to 2nd place. There could be 70 points there 

 

[marklaspalmas]

Toronto Wolfpack v Featherstone by 24
Toulouse Olympique v Dewsbury by 36
Barrow Raiders v London Broncos by 30
Batley Bulldogs v Swinton by 22
Halifax v Rochdale by 36
Leigh Centurions v Sheffield by 16

[Krzzystuff]

Toronto Wolfpack v Featherstone Rovers by 30
Toulouse Olympique v Dewsbury Rams by 40
Barrow Raiders v London Broncos by 8
Batley Bulldogs v Swinton Lions by 6
Halifax v Rochdale Hornets by 24
Leigh Centurions v Sheffield Eagles by 4

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Easy-peasy this week - all home wins except London at Barrow.

[tim2]

The people picking Sheffield must be forgetting about their appalling record against the top 6.

Even if Leigh's squad is thinned by 5 or 6 they should have more than enough against a team who typically concedes 50 points in these games.

[phiggins]

20 minutes ago, tim2 said:

The people picking Sheffield must be forgetting about their appalling record against the top 6.

Even if Leigh's squad is thinned by 5 or 6 they should have more than enough against a team who typically concedes 50 points in these games.

What if it's thinned by 11 or 12? 

[tim2]

Just now, phiggins said:

What if it's thinned by 11 or 12? 

STill reckon they'd win with 11 players.

[Reverend Ram]

My hope that TO would be safe before they face us has been dashed somewhat so we may face a bit of an ordeal. Think Leigh will still have a bit too much for Sheffield (pride for their fans and loyalty to Beaumont should be important and they still have a mathematical chance of making it, as Brother Stottle would no doubt point out, though whether they would want to now is a moot point):

Toronto by 16

TO by 32

London by 16

Swinton by 2

Fax by 24

Leigh by 16

[gittinsfan]

TORONTO BY 42

TOULOUSE BY 56

LONDON BY 46

BATLEY BY 14

HALIFAX BY 28

LEIGH BY 38

[THE RED ROOSTER]

Totally trouted that Derek Beaumont has pulled the plug on Leigh with the club only a win away from the top 4. Anything is possible in sport and some fan messageboards with premature threads ciould be wiping the egg of their face come 4.45 on Sunday. That said:

Toronto Wolfpack by 20
Toulouse Olympique by 20

Barrow Raiders by 4
Batley Bulldogs by 16
Halifax by 26
Leigh Centurions by 12 (but who knows after today)

Its bad karma for me to tip London to win so I never do. but although there is a general consensus on this board I do feel there is an upset coming in one of these six fixtures.

[RayCee]

Toulouse by 20points

Toronton by 18 points

London by 14 points

Halifax by 22 points

Leigh by 26 points

Batley by 16 points

Thanks Fabou.

[Snowman123]

Toronto Wolfpack v Featherstone by 34
Toulouse Olympique v Dewsbury by 26
Barrow Raiders v London Broncos by 60
Batley Bulldogs v Swinton by 24
Halifax v Rochdale by 40
Leigh Centurions v Sheffield by 6

Will Dewsbury roll over and give TO a big enough points win to claim 2nd.  I don’t see them being thrashed enough for that. 

 

[morty]

No team will simply roll over...the Raiders effort against TO was there in spades but the gulf in class was apparent. With a full squad Barrow would've given TO a much closer game but would've still been defeated I think.

[Harry Stottle]

13 hours ago, Reverend Ram said:

My hope that TO would be safe before they face us has been dashed somewhat so we may face a bit of an ordeal. Think Leigh will still have a bit too much for Sheffield (pride for their fans and loyalty to Beaumont should be important and they still have a mathematical chance of making it, as Brother Stottle would no doubt point out, though whether they would want to now is a moot point):

Toronto by 16

TO by 32

London by 16

Swinton by 2

Fax by 24

Leigh by 16

You misread me Padre, a fan and follower of the club yes - for even longer than the 40 years the Israelites wondered the wilderness, making predictions and pre-empting scenarios, not my style, or dare i say "habit".

I have been dissapointed on to many occasions, being a long suffering follower of the team from this parish, I have been let down far to often in the past to expect nothing other than to serve penance and of making an atonement for commiting the cardinal sin of expectation.

God bless you Brother.