Blind side johnny Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Well, I trust that everyone has bought their ticket for this one. Thankfully our early displays this season will have displaced any complacency that might have been creeping in. It is very difficult to evaluate this current Widnes side with there having been extensive personnel changes last year, a new coach and their switch to part-time playing in early 2020. They seem to be a relatively young but good quality side with plenty of skill and a lot to prove, individually and as a team. Against that, have we really gelled yet as we were doing last year at this stage of the season, and do we have a lot more to offer? I fear that this game may be coming just a little too soon for us and predict our traditional defeat by the Chemics. Widnes 28 - 16 Rams Att: not many FTS: Ryder MoM: Sam Day Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Really hard to tell. Widnes got a real hiding last week at Salford. We have got some improvement still, think Widnes will be a good benchmark. Hope we play well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creditwhereitsdews Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hardly a "traditional defeat", BSJ, given that we've turned them over home and away in the last couple of seasons. Hopefully Salford softened them up last week and I reckon we will improve a bit more from last week. A free-scoring affair on the plaggy pitch, but a 32-28 defeat - albeit with plenty of encouragement for the men in red, amber and black. Attendance: Two Scouse scallies who break into the stadium. OurLeague network interruptions: One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Flatter Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I have my ticket, but couldn’t decide whether to go for both ours and the Batley v Oldham matches, paying £4.95 each, or go for the day pass of two matches for £15! In the end I settled for the teatime game. OuRLeague value: 2 games for the price of 3. I think Widnes have players returning to face us and expect they will be too strong for us, especially as they like to throw the ball wide. Widnes 36-18 Dewsbury FTS: Garratt MoM: Fleming Att: full stadium (of air) Legs, Dews, Legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Looking at our squad of 21 announced for the game Rugby-League.com (rugby-league.com) I suspect that we will go with the same starting 13 as in the Whitehaven game with the only possible changes being on the bench. Maybe Beckett will be given the chance in place of Magrin? Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creditwhereitsdews Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Would like to see Bayley Liu get a run, he looked pretty fearsome in that first friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy's mate Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Interesting game for the unbiased neutral.... COME ON WIDNES!!!! Touch Rugby W(h)inger and part-time Super Hero (Thursday mornings by appointment) BATLEY BULLDOGS RLFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Flatter Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I’m guessing that LG’s 17 will be our squad of 1-13, then Day, Hall, Magrin and Beckett, leaving Liu as 18th man. Missing out will be Carr, Greenwood and Tomlinson. Legs, Dews, Legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy's mate Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I hope your day goes nearly as well as our has. Widnes 16 Rams 22 Touch Rugby W(h)inger and part-time Super Hero (Thursday mornings by appointment) BATLEY BULLDOGS RLFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Surprised that Fleming is missing - an injury I hope. A decent first half but some worrying gas starting to appear. Widnes do niggle in the tackle every time though, don't they? It seems that the "six again" rule may have been abolished. One real concern that I have is whenever an opposing coach prepares his side to play us he will be saying "Neither of their half backs will run, ever!" Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distantdog Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 31 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said: Surprised that Fleming is missing - an injury I hope. A decent first half but some worrying gas starting to appear. Widnes do niggle in the tackle every time though, don't they? It seems that the "six again" rule may have been abolished. One real concern that I have is whenever an opposing coach prepares his side to play us he will be saying "Neither of their half backs will run, ever!" I wouldn't worry too much about this match. I suspect this is a case of Widnes not being as good as people think and Dewsbury being better than people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 8-22 didn't see this coming. Cracking effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Widnes looked pretty ordinary and we stuck to our game-plan perfectly. Well deserved. Now lying 2nd in the league - our rightful position. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silcoates Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Superb performance by the rams.Played as a team.I thought two Widnes players should have gone for early baths.In stead of moaning ,like against whitehaven ,all those that saw the game give the coach and players lots of credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy's mate Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Blind side johnny said: A decent first half but some worrying gas starting to appear. I belive Epsom salts will help with your problem BSJ, and thanks for sharing... Touch Rugby W(h)inger and part-time Super Hero (Thursday mornings by appointment) BATLEY BULLDOGS RLFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creditwhereitsdews Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Magnificent across the field, very composed performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Piggy's mate said: I belive Epsom salts will help with your problem BSJ, and thanks for sharing... You had to be here to truly understand PM - lockdown fever!! Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeb1 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 38 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said: Widnes looked pretty ordinary and we stuck to our game-plan perfectly. Well deserved. Now lying 2nd in the league - our rightful position. Could be right BSJ , you and dog's could shock a few of the pretenders this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Flatter Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Piggy's mate said: I hope your day goes nearly as well as our has. Widnes 16 Rams 22 It’s your opportunity next week I believe, but will there be a Widnes backlash? Legs, Dews, Legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Flatter Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I think we did what we had to do when it was required. I would call it a workmanlike team performance. I had a few misgivings near the end when Widnes stepped up a gear, or did we relax a bit and they scored their third try. Butterworth had a good first half, quieter second, Walton played well, but Hall is the new Scott for me. As I watched, I also tuned in to Radio Merseyside and from that, learned when either side had “six again” as their commentators would inform listeners. I have to say that I am not keen on the new ball stealing law, a bit of a “to me, to you” free for all. For Widnes I thought that Grady was their main man, Craven perhaps second to him and Tyrer woke up near the end. Legs, Dews, Legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 A very disciplined performance, made few errors and gave few penalties away. Showed a lot of composure and apart from a couple of last play mixups an excellent performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Well done Dewsbury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I think it's possible that both Dewsbury and Batley will make the play-offs this season, or at least come close. Some of the supposed "bigger names" such as London, Bradford and Widnes have all looked anything but play-off contenders so far, so there are several places up for grabs for the likes of Halifax, Dewsbury, Batley, Sheffield and Swinton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 15 hours ago, Crown Flatter said: I think we did what we had to do when it was required. I would call it a workmanlike team performance. I had a few misgivings near the end when Widnes stepped up a gear, or did we relax a bit and they scored their third try. Butterworth had a good first half, quieter second, Walton played well, but Hall is the new Scott for me. As I watched, I also tuned in to Radio Merseyside and from that, learned when either side had “six again” as their commentators would inform listeners. I have to say that I am not keen on the new ball stealing law, a bit of a “to me, to you” free for all. For Widnes I thought that Grady was their main man, Craven perhaps second to him and Tyrer woke up near the end. I reckon that Tomlinson and Ryder are also worth a mention, especially in defence. I prefer "sound" to "workmanlike". I still feel that sides will be able to defend against us more easily in the knowledge that our half backs don't take the ball to the line or do a lot of running. Maybe that is where the squad development will be more challenging. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Finn did have one dart near the line. Think Finn and Sykes need to do the odd show and go to keep the defence guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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