Mon 17th Apr: Ch: Sheffield Eagles v Swinton Lions KO 19:30 (Viaplay)

[John Drake]

Discuss Sheffield Eagles v Swinton Lions here.

[spanishknight]

Eagles by 22

[Cw25]

Sheffield 34-16 Swinton

[The Blues Ox]

Strange game to put on but Eagles by 28.

[Griff]

34 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

Strange game to put on .....

How so?

[The Blues Ox]

1 hour ago, Griff said:

How so?

Likely to be a bit one sided even before we knew how well Sheffield would start the season. Now if it were Swinton V Sheffield I would probably tune in and watch as home advantage might even it up a bit.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

27 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

Likely to be a bit one sided even before we knew how well Sheffield would start the season. Now if it were Swinton V Sheffield I would probably tune in and watch as home advantage might even it up a bit.

Yep agreed I also thought it was a strange one in one way but the Olympic legacy stadium will look good hopefully

Edited April 12, 2023 by Bedfordshire Bronco

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Sheffield by a lot.

[Griff]

17 hours ago, The Blues Ox said:

Likely to be a bit one sided even before we knew how well Sheffield would start the season. Now if it were Swinton V Sheffield I would probably tune in and watch as home advantage might even it up a bit.

Yeah - but everybody gets at least one home televised game so you'd need to pick another Sheffield game.  It was a reasonable choice at the time the fixtures were produced.

[The Blues Ox]

35 minutes ago, Griff said:

Yeah - but everybody gets at least one home televised game so you'd need to pick another Sheffield game.  It was a reasonable choice at the time the fixtures were produced.

I could name at least 6 or 7 that would probably have made better viewing before the season started.

[Griff]

3 hours ago, The Blues Ox said:

I could name at least 6 or 7 that would probably have made better viewing before the season started.

Right.

[tim2]

No Titus Gwaze for Sheffield - two metal plates in his jaw from an illegal elbow by a Newcastle player, who got 1 match.

He's out for 3 months I reckon, and has been one of Sheffield's best players this season.

Anyway, plenty of talent in this Eagles side so they should win by at least 16.

[Piggy's mate]

I see the Swinton coach has been on and voted for them

[blue forever]

On 13/04/2023 at 15:11, Griff said:

Yeah - but everybody gets at least one home televised game so you'd need to pick another Sheffield game.  It was a reasonable choice at the time the fixtures were produced.

Barrow haven't 

[JonM]

3 hours ago, blue forever said:

Barrow haven't 

They will do though. Same for Bradford and Swinton I think  All clubs were guaranteed at least one home televised fixture. Only 12 games were confirmed at the start of the season, with the rest to be announced later, although I think Whitehaven v Barrow in August has already been announced.

Edited April 17, 2023 by JonM

[The Blues Ox]

Started off quite close with Sheffield making a lot of mistakes but not helped one little bit by the officials making that decision to give Sheffield the ball at the scrum. We got 15 minutes entertainment though. 

[Harry Stottle]

Anyone else got an bad quality picture? Or considering this is the first post since kick off with 20mins gone, am I the only one watching?

[Wolfey Rovers]

Not sure how Sheffield got the ball back after going into touch

[Harry Stottle]

1 minute ago, The Blues Ox said:

Started off quite close with Sheffield making a lot of mistakes but not helped one little bit by the officials making that decision to give Sheffield the ball at the scrum. We got 15 minutes entertainment though. 

Seems I was a bit previous, so it's me and thee. And Wolfey.

Edited April 17, 2023 by Harry Stottle

[Wolfey Rovers]

It's a tad blurry to me 

[The Blues Ox]

2 minutes ago, Wolfey Rovers said:

Not sure how Sheffield got the ball back after going into touch

Not a clue here after watching the replay about 3 times, looks an awful decision. No chance he called offside and they chose to take a scrum? Is that even a rule or did I imagine that.

2 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Seems I was a bit previous, so it's me and thee. And Wolfey.

Probably watch to the next try, was a decent game to start with.

[The Phantom Horseman]

5 minutes ago, Wolfey Rovers said:

Not sure how Sheffield got the ball back after going into touch

Think he ruled a strip, though I'm not sure he hadn't already lost it.

[Wolfey Rovers]

Who is the referee? He's having a few moments early on.

[The Phantom Horseman]

6 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

 Or considering this is the first post since kick off with 20mins gone, am I the only one watching?

The Monday night threads have been miles quieter this year. I am sure this reflects the fact that there weren't the same offers for the Premier/ViaPlay coverage this year that we saw last year, and people's finances are even tighter now.

[The Blues Ox]

1 minute ago, Wolfey Rovers said:

Who is the referee? He's having a few moments early on.

Yeah a little bit iffy a number of decisions for both teams.

Looked a nasty head knock, Eagles lad was all over the shop.