Match thread: Championship Round 11: Widnes v Featherstone. Sunday 14th May 2023.

[Wolfey Rovers]

I reckon hau could get an outing. It shows the day he landed straight into training. He might just want to crack on! Which is a great attitude. The more I hear about the kid, the more excited I am to see him on the pitch

[Wolfey Rovers]

Widnes team for Sunday, no halfbacks for them. 

[sentoffagain2]

                  Or Craven.

[Steve Slater]

1 hour ago, marklaspalmas said:

Who replaces Leilua? Hall or Evans.

Otherwise, maybe a very similar looking team to last week perhaps.

 

Hall at left centre, Josh to move over to the right where he is just as adept, but he's a better defender and can help keep tabs on Adam Lawton who is one of their main attacking threats.

[Rovers fev]

Don’t think Joey will be out as long as we think he’s trained this week I’ve seen, could be a tough gig for hau marking Lawton 

[Wolfey Rovers]

26 minutes ago, Rovers fev said:

Don’t think Joey will be out as long as we think he’s trained this week I’ve seen, could be a tough gig for hau marking Lawton 

Or could be a master stroke!

[Phil Briscoe]

JD to centre? He never lets us down wherever and whenever he plays.

[gazza77]

1 hour ago, Phil Briscoe said:

JD to centre? He never lets us down wherever and whenever he plays.

No. Let's play the centre we have in the squad who hadn't been getting a game: Hall. JD is a great flexible option, but we have better centre alternatives. 

[Phil Briscoe]

Fair enough. I just think that of all the positions Hall can play centre is the worst option because he gets found out defensively there. Hopefully won’t be too much of an issue if we dominate on Sunday.

[The Phantom Horseman]

11 hours ago, Wolfey Rovers said:

Widnes team for Sunday, no halfbacks for them. 

Lyons is a half back and started in that position when they put 40 past Halifax. But the point is valid, he'll probably be partnered by Owens whereas their preferred starting halves would be Craven and Gilmore.

[POR]

1 hour ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Lyons is a half back and started in that position when they put 40 past Halifax. But the point is valid, he'll probably be partnered by Owens whereas their preferred starting halves would be Craven and Gilmore.

That's true he was a regular starter at seven but has missed the last three been injured so they put him back in squad cos craven who's played every game in the halves is out

The big question is would he have been included if craven was fit

[Rovers fev]

Wouldn’t mind seeing Brisco to centre, he’s slowed down a little last few year(although ran the length last week) but defensively he’s sound and it lets us maybe go for evans or hall on the wing 

 

[Monkeymagic22]

47 minutes ago, Rovers fev said:

Wouldn’t mind seeing Brisco to centre, he’s slowed down a little last few year(although ran the length last week) but defensively he’s sound and it lets us maybe go for evans or hall on the wing 

 

Might work, but my only doubt would be his passing. He’s played better in recent weeks, I’d keep him on the wing. 

[lingaro]

Batley beat Toulouse  

[jamescolin]

How about Aekins at centre and Hall at fullback. That try that he scored was a real centre effort.

 

 

[sentoffagain2]

39 minutes ago, lingaro said:

Batley beat Toulouse  

Just got back nice way to spend a sunny Sat  for a tenner.For those who do stats on the slope.Batley scored 10 uphill firsr half and 7 downhill second half.Toulouse 12 points downhill and 4 uphill.They were 10 nil down but scored two quick converted tries on 34 and 37 min.Toulouse scored first in the second half to make it 16=10 Batley equalised half way through the second half.Then Batley no 7 dropped a goal 30yards out in front of the sticks with about 10 min left.Quite a few mistakes from both sides.Toulouse passed the ball quicker and more often.And i am pleased to report i thought the ref had a good game.

[POR]

28 minutes ago, sentoffagain2 said:

.And i am pleased to report i thought the ref had a good game.

I suppose S after his effort with us and sheffield he couldn't be as bad again 

[RobLambert]

7 hours ago, Rovers fev said:

Wouldn’t mind seeing Brisco to centre, he’s slowed down a little last few year(although ran the length last week) but defensively he’s sound and it lets us maybe go for evans or hall on the wing 

 

Agree with trying Briscoe at centre.  He played there a bit for Leeds in his last spell with them.  Given his undoubted finishing prowess I just don't think we are utilising him enough.  He rarely gets the ball in much space (apart from returning kicks).  Also defensively against Sheff he was left in impossible 2 v 1 situations for their first 3 tries (although thats another story).   

[POR]

Looking at the forwards  from last weeks 17 I would rest two of our elder  statesmen and replace them with Mckenzie Y and Arama H  I prefer young legs on the plastic 

[Wolfey Rovers]

Hau on the bench! 

[POR]

[The Phantom Horseman]

0-30 full time, can't argue with a clean sheet away from home, even against a toothless Widnes team. Coaching staff will be very pleased at that. 11 from 11.

[Rovers fev]

29 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

0-30 full time, can't argue with a clean sheet away from home, even against a toothless Widnes team. Coaching staff will be very pleased at that. 11 from 11.

Good defensive showing after last weeks shakey effort even if Widnes couldn’t throw shapes at us like Sheffield to nil Any side is a massive achievement 

 

[Rovers fev]

How did arama hau go ?

[bigbaldnmad]

There is a video of him off loading to Conner Jones for the last try, on twitter... sounds like he has an off load in him

Edited May 14, 2023 by bigbaldnmad