Wed 3rd-Sun 7th Aug: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[John Drake]

Discuss this week's Betfred Championship games here.

WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST
Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles KO 19:30

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST
Bradford Bulls v Workington Town KO 15:00
Dewsbury Rams v York City Knights KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs KO 18:30 (Premier)
Leigh Centurions v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v London Broncos KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00

[spanishknight]

10 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Batley Bulldogs  by 18

Bradford Bulls by 24
York Knights  by 12
Halifax Panthers  by 16
Leigh by 28
Newcastle  by 14
Sheffield Eagles  by 22
Featherstone   by 18

 

[Oxford]

Which matches are on Telly can't get enough of these games!

[spanishknight]

17 minutes ago, Oxford said:

Which matches are on Telly can't get enough of these games!

Fax v Batley Sunday evening

Edited August 2, 2022 by spanishknight

[Oxford]

1 minute ago, spanishknight said:

Fax v Batley Sunday evening

Brilliant love these two !

[doc]

51 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST
Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles KO 19:30 Barley by 20

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST
Bradford Bulls v Workington Town KO 15:00 Bills by 4
Dewsbury Rams v York City Knights KO 15:00 York by 30
Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs KO 18:30 Fax by 14
Leigh Centurions v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00 Leigh by 24
Newcastle Thunder v London Broncos KO 15:00 London by 10
Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven KO 15:00 Eagles by 18
Widnes Vikings v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00 Vikings by 13. We can do it!

 

[Cw25]

1 hour ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this week's Betfred Championship games here.

WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST
Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles KO 19:30

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST
Bradford Bulls v Workington Town KO 15:00
Dewsbury Rams v York City Knights KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs KO 18:30 (Premier)
Leigh Centurions v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v London Broncos KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00

 

Batley 28-24 Sheffield

Bradford 32-16 Workington

Dewsbury 10-44 York

Halifax 24-18 Batley

Leigh 36-16 Barrow

Newcastle 22-24 London Broncos

Sheffield 30-20 Whitehaven

Widnes 24-34 Featherstone

[crashmon]

3 hours ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this week's Betfred Championship games here.

WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST
Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles KO 19:30

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST
Bradford Bulls v Workington Town KO 15:00
Dewsbury Rams v York City Knights KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs KO 18:30 (Premier)
Leigh Centurions v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v London Broncos KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00

 

[Havenfan10]

3 hours ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this week's Betfred Championship games here.

WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST
Batley Bulldogs 28-12 Sheffield Eagles KO 19:30

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST
Bradford Bulls 16-17 Workington Town KO 15:00
Dewsbury Rams 6-36 York City Knights KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers 44-16Batley Bulldogs KO 18:30 (Premier)
Leigh Centurions 52-10 Barrow Raiders KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder 18-12 London Broncos KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles 24-32 Whitehaven KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings 18-26 Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00

 

[Barley Mow]

Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles - Batley by 7
Bradford Bulls v Workington Town - Bradford by 12
Dewsbury Rams v York City Knights - Dewsbury by 2
Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs - Halifax by 4
Leigh Centurions v Barrow Raiders - Leigh by 18
Newcastle Thunder v London Broncos - Broncos by 12
Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven - Sheffield by 8
Widnes Vikings v Featherstone Rovers - Featherstone by 4

[Piggy's mate]

Fancy Batley tonight against the Gulls, but Fax will be tricky on Sunday

Batley by 14 tonight

Fax by 7 on Sunday

[Fevrover]

42 minutes ago, Piggy's mate said:

Fancy Batley tonight against the Gulls, but Fax will be tricky on Sunday

Batley by 14 tonight

Fax by 7 on Sunday

Batley have done better away then home so it should be a cracking game.

[The Blues Ox]

WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST
Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles Batley by 22

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST
Bradford Bulls v Workington Town Bradford by 18
Dewsbury Rams v York City Knights York by 34
Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs Fax by 4
Leigh Centurions v Barrow Raiders Leigh by 46
Newcastle Thunder v London Broncos Newcastle by 8
Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven Haven by 6
Widnes Vikings v Featherstone Rovers Fev by 10

Huge game for Fax this week and we can't afford to lose otherwise I think Batley will be looking really good for that important 3rd place. Really looking forward to the game and expecting it to be close, Batley have the better pack and we have the better backs so it should make it interesting. I have lost track of which players we have banned or injured but if its the same pack that started against Bradford I think we may get beat.

[Keep The Faith]

Batley by 13

bradford by 6

york by 18 

batley by 2

newcastle by 8 

leigh by 24

Sheffield by 20 

fev by 8

[Keep The Faith]

Just now, The Blues Ox said:

WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST
Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles Batley by 22

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST
Bradford Bulls v Workington Town Bradford by 18
Dewsbury Rams v York City Knights York by 34
Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs Fax by 4
Leigh Centurions v Barrow Raiders Leigh by 46
Newcastle Thunder v London Broncos Newcastle by 8
Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven Haven by 6
Widnes Vikings v Featherstone Rovers Fev by 10

Huge game for Fax this week and we can't afford to lose otherwise I think Batley will be looking really good for that important 3rd place. Really looking forward to the game and expecting it to be close, Batley have the better pack and we have the better backs so it should make it interesting. I have lost track of which players we have banned or injured but if its the same pack that started against Bradford I think we may get beat.

Heard a rumour Keyes and Moore could be missing with one leaving headingley in a moon boot 

[The Blues Ox]

2 minutes ago, Keep The Faith said:

Heard a rumour Keyes and Moore could be missing with one leaving headingley in a moon boot 

Yeah Keyes had a boot on his injured ankle but has been training, Moore possible broken ribs but knowing how he is I would expect he will be able to play if need be. Walmsley and Tangata were left out Saturday as a precaution so I would expect them to be back in the line up and maybe Brad Knowles is brought in which would be nice as it were the batley game he got that horrific injury and to be back playing in such a short amount of time is pretty amazing really.

If Batley had anything about them they would lose tonight to make the game on TV even more exciting. 

[Harry Stottle]

36 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

Yeah Keyes had a boot on his injured ankle but has been training, Moore possible broken ribs but knowing how he is I would expect he will be able to play if need be. Walmsley and Tangata were left out Saturday as a precaution so I would expect them to be back in the line up and maybe Brad Knowles is brought in which would be nice as it were the batley game he got that horrific injury and to be back playing in such a short amount of time is pretty amazing really.

If Batley had anything about them they would lose tonight to make the game on TV even more exciting. 

If Fax lose v Batley then the Fev game will have no meaning, nothing against Batley but just for interest purposes I hope Fax win.

[Oxford]

1 hour ago, Keep The Faith said:

Batley by 13

bradford by 6

york by 18 

batley by 2

newcastle by 8 

leigh by 24

Sheffield by 20 

fev by 8

You didn't say a word ... but  If that's what you wanted!

[tim2]

Tonight's game could go either way, given the turnround and other upcoming games that the two will have an eye on. Sheffield are basically safe so could be playing with more freedom. Batley will be trying to win every game to get as high as possible. It's usually a good match-up.

Draw tonight, then

Bradford by 30
York by 20
Leigh by 24
Fax by 4
London by 6
Eagles by 16
Fev by 10

 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Batley tonight, then

Bradford, York, Halifax, Leigh, Newcastle, Sheffield, Widnes (Fev out of sorts lately).

[Tommygilf]

Sheffield playing really well uphill in the 1st half. Bit of niggle in this game too, Batley have had a man sin binned.

Joel Farrell's fan club out in force, wonder if some have been loaned from Halifax.

12-10 with 3 mins to go in the first half

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

Batley 32 Sheffield 22 FT

[DEANO]

I wouldn’t write York or barrow off from beating batley/fax 

[HaxbyKnight]

56 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

Not sure how many games York have one against the other playoff teams this season.  

York have still to go to Leigh, but the other 5 games are against Dewsbury (a), Bradford (h), Sheffield (h), Newcastle (a), and Workington (h), all very winnable considering the only games York have lost this season have been against the teams currently sitting in the top 5.

[RBKnight]

7 hours ago, ShropshireBull said:

But thats my point.  They will make the playoffs but I dont see them beating any other playoff team as it stands. 

York have beaten Batley and Barrow away this season. Is Fax's run-in in danger of being blighted by injuries and suspensions ? I don't know their remaining fixtures.....